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Magic: the Gathering |OT| War of the Spark - Enter the Bo-Las (36 Planeswalkers)
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Well that's...interesting. Considerably less interesting than if it were live action, however.
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Here's the thread
Glad it's animated, yeah. Though it's hard to say what it will be like beyond that.
Glad it's animated, yeah. Though it's hard to say what it will be like beyond that.
London Mulligan will be officially implemented with Core Set 2020
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Great news for the game and outside the game today. I wonder how combo decks in Standard will react to the London Mulligan.
If they could go ahead and announce the new format that'd be great.
Standard is already insufferable as is tradition, but I may play the game again just to test the rule.
Standard is already insufferable as is tradition, but I may play the game again just to test the rule.
new mulligan is a step in the right direction
the anime/cartoon is cool too i guess, but it sounds like there won't be anything resembling games of magic there
the cool thing about pokemon/yugioh anime was that it kind of brought the fantasy of the gameplay to life, even if it wasn't accurate
the anime/cartoon is cool too i guess, but it sounds like there won't be anything resembling games of magic there
the cool thing about pokemon/yugioh anime was that it kind of brought the fantasy of the gameplay to life, even if it wasn't accurate
They will announce the new non-rotating format around when the Fall set gets its big roll-out; they need one for Arena to prevent people from having no way to play with their Dominiaria/IXA cards
New mulligan is cool.
Pretty psyched for the cartoon, too. One of the more drab aspects of the actual game is playing and tapping lands but lore wise it's a kinda abstract representation of your planeswalker growing stronger as they visit new places and tap into new mana sources which is a cool idea for episodic storytelling, as in like chandra in episode 1 is on ragatha and she's learning about rage cats and monk culture and her fireballs are x=1 size and then episode 2 she goes to zendikar and spends some time with some kors and learns how to control rock elementals and her fireballs are x=2 and so on.
Also Gideon needs a magical girl transformation sequence for when he becomes an indestructible creature each turn.
Pretty psyched for the cartoon, too. One of the more drab aspects of the actual game is playing and tapping lands but lore wise it's a kinda abstract representation of your planeswalker growing stronger as they visit new places and tap into new mana sources which is a cool idea for episodic storytelling, as in like chandra in episode 1 is on ragatha and she's learning about rage cats and monk culture and her fireballs are x=1 size and then episode 2 she goes to zendikar and spends some time with some kors and learns how to control rock elementals and her fireballs are x=2 and so on.
Also Gideon needs a magical girl transformation sequence for when he becomes an indestructible creature each turn.
The new mulligan rule doesn't really effect winrates on going first or second. That is much more dependent on the natural advantage of going first plus the additional card draw than any marginal effects in hand consistency between the two.
new rule should slightly increase the winrate for going 1st
but the way it does that is by shifting the 5-35% winrate openings (eg. when you mulligan and opponents don't) up to 10-40%, which is better for the gameplay experience
but the way it does that is by shifting the 5-35% winrate openings (eg. when you mulligan and opponents don't) up to 10-40%, which is better for the gameplay experience
I'm wondering what will pay the price for the London Mulligan rule in older formats. Something has to give. Grisselbrand seems like a card that might see the axe in either Modern or Legacy, or both. I feel like Serum Powder will eventually just be broken by some configuration. Are there any cards any of you think might go bonkers once this kicks in? I'm know I'm glad they didn't print a green Urza into the instaban buzzsaw.
I suppose it's possible the new Force will police Modern but I have my doubts. It feels so much more like sideboard material that I don't think it can save degenerate cards and strategies forever and by itself.
I suppose it's possible the new Force will police Modern but I have my doubts. It feels so much more like sideboard material that I don't think it can save degenerate cards and strategies forever and by itself.
no way they left a turn one kill running around in modern.
Force of Negation taking out Neoform.
They'll leave it in for a bit to test it.
"fuck you if you don't play blue"
as richard garriot intended tbh.
Haha yeah, that's Magic from day one.
I wonder how high they can go before the banning. I bet they don't really take off until the mulligan goes into effect.
The black force also deals with it. Clearly Garriot wasn't paying enough attention.
I don't think there's a spot the black force deals with it in a way you can't combo on once you got griselbrand out
Didn't realize the deck played Lightning Storm as a wincon. It does deal with the rest of the win cons though.
Whenever there's a "this deck is the best in standard" article on Channel Fireball with a list and sideboard guide, Arena immediately becomes flooded with those exact 75 and sideboard strategies.
Knowing your opponent's literal game plan makes for a funny situation but holy shit does it get tedious fast.
Four matches today, four matches against that UWB list that got posted with no Thief of Sanity and 4 Bell Haunts main.
Knowing your opponent's literal game plan makes for a funny situation but holy shit does it get tedious fast.
Four matches today, four matches against that UWB list that got posted with no Thief of Sanity and 4 Bell Haunts main.
ctrl-f "worst matchup" then lookup the exact deck they're talking about :D
Anxious to seeing it's really better. The current shitty cardstock was super noticeable when I got back in last year.
I've had more foils become cloudy than become curled. I try to keep my cards sleeved or in a binder, so maybe that's preventing them from curling?
As a sidenote, I have noticed that cards from XLN and RIX feel less crisp than cards from DOM and onwards. WAR especially was super crisp.
As a sidenote, I have noticed that cards from XLN and RIX feel less crisp than cards from DOM and onwards. WAR especially was super crisp.
Magic Story - The Gathering Storm - Chapter One
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Just got the first chapter of The Gathering Storm by Django Wexler via email.
* Ral goes to meet with Bolas, anger welling up about him daring to meet with him now.
* Meanwhile, a woman breaks into Nivix, Izzet headquarters, while Ral is gone, after having his stand-in's memories drained during a date earlier that night. The stand-in is a vedalken named Neero Jak or Jax, the spelling is inconsistent.
* Ral meets with Tezzeret, who is speaking for Bolas. They trade insults.
* Ral turns down the request to help Bolas, so Tezzeret attacks.
* The Accumulater that Ral uses throughout the WAR novel is introduced here.
* Ral easily fends off the attack and Tezzeret flees. Ral realizes that was too easy and it was all a diversion. He rushes back to Nivix.
* The woman breaking into Nivix is under mind control. Despite being a Dimir mind mage, she can't break out of it, and can't help but appreciate the skill behind the spell.
* She breaks into Niv-Mizzet's lab, where he is curled up sleeping. There are traps everywhere, but with enhanced sight, she can see and sneak past them.
* Niv-Mizzet's mind is too well protected to steal anything from, but adding a secret without notice is possible. She does so.
* Mind control forces the woman to step into a trap, despite her efforts to fight back. She becomes encased in ice and the security alarms go off.
* When Ral arrives, Nivix is in lock down. He is sent to Niv-Mizzet's lab.
* Ral explains that he was away investigating a threat to the guild, but Niv-Mizzet reveals he knows he was meeting with Bolas. He also knew Ral was a planeswalker from the beginning.
* From examining the woman's mind, he learns that the Dimir sent her to extract information from him. So he believes the Dimir are aligned with Bolas.
* To defeat Bolas, he'll have to become much more powerful, but the Guildpact won't allow that. This is what the Living Guildpact is for, but Jace is gone. Azor never intended for that position to go to a planeswalker.
* There is one alternative: they can alter the Guildpact itself, but that only works with the consent of all 10 guilds.
* Getting the guilds to agree is Ral's task. If this works, Niv-Mizzet will be separate from and above the guilds, and someone will have to take his place. Ral can consider this his graduation exam.
* Niv has been working on plans for a new project in between the mind mage's capture and Ral's return: an interplanar beacon, as a failsafe. He instructs that it's to be constructed.
* Ral decides to visit Azorius first.
The writing is pretty good, name inconsistency aside. This really should have come before WAR.
* Ral goes to meet with Bolas, anger welling up about him daring to meet with him now.
* Meanwhile, a woman breaks into Nivix, Izzet headquarters, while Ral is gone, after having his stand-in's memories drained during a date earlier that night. The stand-in is a vedalken named Neero Jak or Jax, the spelling is inconsistent.
* Ral meets with Tezzeret, who is speaking for Bolas. They trade insults.
* Ral turns down the request to help Bolas, so Tezzeret attacks.
* The Accumulater that Ral uses throughout the WAR novel is introduced here.
* Ral easily fends off the attack and Tezzeret flees. Ral realizes that was too easy and it was all a diversion. He rushes back to Nivix.
* The woman breaking into Nivix is under mind control. Despite being a Dimir mind mage, she can't break out of it, and can't help but appreciate the skill behind the spell.
* She breaks into Niv-Mizzet's lab, where he is curled up sleeping. There are traps everywhere, but with enhanced sight, she can see and sneak past them.
* Niv-Mizzet's mind is too well protected to steal anything from, but adding a secret without notice is possible. She does so.
* Mind control forces the woman to step into a trap, despite her efforts to fight back. She becomes encased in ice and the security alarms go off.
* When Ral arrives, Nivix is in lock down. He is sent to Niv-Mizzet's lab.
* Ral explains that he was away investigating a threat to the guild, but Niv-Mizzet reveals he knows he was meeting with Bolas. He also knew Ral was a planeswalker from the beginning.
* From examining the woman's mind, he learns that the Dimir sent her to extract information from him. So he believes the Dimir are aligned with Bolas.
* To defeat Bolas, he'll have to become much more powerful, but the Guildpact won't allow that. This is what the Living Guildpact is for, but Jace is gone. Azor never intended for that position to go to a planeswalker.
* There is one alternative: they can alter the Guildpact itself, but that only works with the consent of all 10 guilds.
* Getting the guilds to agree is Ral's task. If this works, Niv-Mizzet will be separate from and above the guilds, and someone will have to take his place. Ral can consider this his graduation exam.
* Niv has been working on plans for a new project in between the mind mage's capture and Ral's return: an interplanar beacon, as a failsafe. He instructs that it's to be constructed.
* Ral decides to visit Azorius first.
The writing is pretty good, name inconsistency aside. This really should have come before WAR.
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That's the cause. That only makes sense as a justification if they were trying to be incompetent. Which honestly... I guess I wouldn't be 100% without shock if that came out. It's a pretty big bungle.
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Prerelease is July 5. There's a week between the end of spoilers and Prerelease. Checking the M19 thread, spoilers only lasted a week, so that means spoilers will start on June 24.
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