Magic: The Gathering C/D

They're a little different from the other punisher cards in that you still get the creature regardless, you either get creature + effect or big creature, but either way you don't just get nothing like you go when your opponent pays 5 life for Browbeat. Those cards only seemed decent to me in decks that played a lot of burn, where an opponent paying 5 life really was something significant. Given that 5/5+ creatures are difficult to deal with in this Limited format I think cards like Phagarax Giant are going to be interesting there at least. I do think they'll have to really push them to make them playable in Standard but I assume R&D knows that already

also I've been getting into some arguments as to what "devotion for white and blue" means, some ppl locally are saying it means you need 7 white symbols AND 7 blue symbols which to me makes no sense because they'd be nearly impossible to activate. but still I don't know how that card would work with something like Judge's Familiar

it only counts once

also Inspired is just "whenever this untaps, do X", it's not necessarily tied to your top card. at least it explains why they decided to reprint Springleaf Drum

I'm looking forward to drafting around this

http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/products/bng/KDJ)D(jk2m2389/bCXl3Zxdwu_EN.jpg

that looks like one of those uncommons that always goes late but can wreck people if you draft around it

yeah if there if there is anything similar to the ths cantrip auras that could be brutal

well those will still be available in pack 2&3 of drafts

I guess w/ only one bwtg the chance of getting 2+ of these dudes is not high

stupid theros

boringness of theros limited has gotten me fully into modern, my last fetches arrive in the mail today

small set uncommons tend to show up a fair amount since there are fewer of them

oh right

i'm not that bored of theros limited but i've intentionally not been playing it much lately so that i'm not tired of all the cards already for BTT draft

yeah modern definitely feels like the most open and exciting format right now even though the top decks haven't really changed much in the past year. the breadth of 'tier 2'/rogue strategies is really impressive imo

yeah, like jund and friends are safe and reliable good decks but they're not unbeatable, just consistent

the UR delver/pyromancer deck in the t4 at prague seems like a legit 'top deck'. I played w/ my friend playing it yesterday, it's pretty hard to beat if pyro sticks.

yeah that deck looks fun

got a list?

Carlos Moral
Grand Prix Prague 2014 Top 8 – Modern

Main Deck

60 cards

6 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Mountain
2 Mutavault
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Steam Vents
20 lands

4 Delver of Secrets
1 Grim Lavamancer
4 Snapcaster Mage
2 Vendilion Clique
4 Young Pyromancer
15 creatures

4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Pillar of Flame
4 Remand
4 Serum Visions
2 Spell Pierce
2 Spell Snare
3 Vapor Snag
25 other spells

Sideboard
2 Blood Moon
1 Grim Lavamancer
1 Hibernation
2 Magma Spray
2 Negate
2 Shatterstorm
1 Spell Pierce
3 Threads of Disloyalty
1 Vendilion Clique

wow yeah that looks really good

i've been playing this weird amulet deck http://i.imgur.com/vFbW0bB.jpg

its pretty strong actually, but the land sequencing is a complete headache and i am terrible at it

yeah I think a version of that t64d

seems like it would be fun to pilot but I hate non-interactive decks

that one also looks really entertaining, that Hive Mind 'combo' is hilarious

hive mind is just a plan B really, plan A is chaining primeval titans via tolaria west and summoners pact

seems like it would be fun to pilot but I hate non-interactive decks

I love the design of that deck but yeah

That said, I play Robots in Modern and people have made comments to me about that deck being non-interactive, so to each their own

most of my original decks tend to be pretty non-interactive so this is right up my alley. Was interested in building it until I saw the prices of the Titans...barf

how much are primeval titans now?

looks like 10 bucks

not on magic online!

didnt see that they're so much cheaper IRL (which is odd), maybe this could be my paper deck

core set mythics are often more expensive on mtgo, theres also the gp promo in paper which should have some effect on price

it looks like its 24 tickets which is way more than i would've thought though

it was like 10-12 on mtgo in november when my friend and i first built this deck, its had a price spike recently

though i'm actually just playing valakut now because i got tired of thinking

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/fox-developing-a-magic-the-gathering-movie-1201053456/

it's like we went through a time warp and we're back in 1996

yeah wtf

mogis god of Br control decks

Prophet of Kruphix + new U/W god + lots of goofball Inspired triggers seems like it'll be a fun deck

mogis looks really sweet in that gold nyx card frame

i don't know if he's playable but i hope the 2-color gods turn out to be okay since they turn a big chunk of underplayed standard cards into devotion enablers e.g. spike jester, hellhole flailer, rakdos, etc

I wonder if there was a single D&D fan who saw the D&D movie just based off of the name. At least MTG has iconic characters, I suppose.

jfc, they made a sequel to the D&D movie??

http://www.avclub.com/article/fox-plays-its-very-expensive-magic-the-gathering-m-106926

I'm hosting a StarCityGames Invitational Qualifier in February, kind of spooked because I have no idea what to expect.

http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/products/bng/KDJ)D(jk2m2389/i4NkDCksvL_EN.jpg

this is the most transparently pushed card in quite a while

nice. 4 T significant for limited, starts out of range of the cheap common removal with at least a turn to drop an eidolon or chosen by heliod on it to get out of lash/rage range

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=151226&d=1389935211

cant wait to get blown up by the mother of all combat tricks

and yes Brimaz reminds me of Hero of Bladehold, just obnoxiously powerful

I don't think reap is better than dauntless onslaught 90% of the time