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oh i understand entirely sir, ain't no thang
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Now let's discuss how awesome it'd be if they bring back threshold
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i think i missed out on threshold
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what is magic and why has this accumulated multiple pages
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hitoshura" data-cid="513924" data-time="1413059518">
i think i missed out on threshold</blockquote>
Out of judgment block. The ability kicks in once you've got 7 cards in the graveyard
i think i missed out on threshold</blockquote>
Out of judgment block. The ability kicks in once you've got 7 cards in the graveyard
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Played a fuck ton of emperor magic on saturday
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there's a video on youtube of a hard-on bearer opening an alpha starter deck. he pulled a tropical island and a motherfucking lotus. if he gets that shit graded it'll probably fetch 50k+ easily
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Yeah I saw that shit. Once you take out the cost of getting it graded, the 5 or 6k on the deck itself, auction fees and taxes he ain't gonna walk way with much.
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And I read somewhere a graded one went for almost $30k. No idea where that one landed on the scale though.
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i believe that was a beta that graded something like 90 or 95. i'm guessing at this point, there are no alpha lotuses in the wild that even approach near-mint condition, let alone perfect.
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Yeah but the amount of people willing to drop it on a perfect alpha lotus gotta slim to none. Even if I had the $50k I'd rather just go get a lower grade unlimited for a couple grand.
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some other dude is trying to get 100k for a beta lotus that got a perfect 10 from beckett grading.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MTG-MAGICTHE-GATHERING-BETA-BLACK-LOTUS-BGS-10-THE-HIGHEST-GRADED-/310327005845
this company was the one who sold the action comics #1 for a couple million a few months ago
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MTG-MAGICTHE-GATHERING-BETA-BLACK-LOTUS-BGS-10-THE-HIGHEST-GRADED-/310327005845
this company was the one who sold the action comics #1 for a couple million a few months ago
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jesus. i wonder if it'll sell at that price
in other news, i tried out a new deck this evening and was pretty pleased with the results. i had pretty much zero in terms of expectations going in, because it was very much thrown together without a lot of thought. it's pieced together entirely from stuff i've pulled from packs/salvaged from prefabs:
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Battlefield Forge
2 Caves of Kolios
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11 Mountain
2 Swamp
2 Plains
2 Goblin Rabblemaster
2 Krenko's Enforcer
3 Foundry Street Denizen
2 Frenzied Goblin
2 Goblin Roughrider
2 Jeering Instigator
1 Ankle Shanker
1 Paragon of Fierce Defiance
1 War-Name Apsirant
1 Nyx-Fleece Ram
1 Reckless Reveler
1 Grim Haruspex
1 Bloodsoaked Champion
2 Mardu Ascendancy
1 Goblinslide
1 Battle Mastery
1 Brave the Sands
4 Lightning Strike
2 Searing Blood
1 Magma Spray
1 Spite of Mogis
1 Crater's Claws
1 Mardu Charm
2 Rise to the Challenge
1 Coordinated Assault
1 Hordeling Outburst
1 Howl of the Horde
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currently very far from optimized, but i think it's viable. i'd like to take a lot of the one-ofs and sub them out for filling out playsets, but i'm not sure what direction i want to take it in. ideally, i'd start off by swapping the roughriders for two more rabblemasters, but i don't know that i'm looking to spend that kinda money right now. the instant/sorcery section is a bit thrown together as well, probably i'd swap spite and magma spray for a couple more searing bloods, and maybe ditch the rise/coordinateds to double up on claws/outburst/horde.
not too sure on how to approach the mana base, but at least thus far it hasn't given me any issues. the urborgs are probably overkill in this deck as it's rare i'd ever need more than BB in a single turn, but at least they help with color consistency. once prices drop down further, i might snag a couple of bloodstained mires and sub those into those slots. i need to do more matches with it though, as i actually had a couple of mardu banners in where the caves of kolios currently are; when i was hastily throwing the deck together i didn't even realize i had the caves
in other news, i tried out a new deck this evening and was pretty pleased with the results. i had pretty much zero in terms of expectations going in, because it was very much thrown together without a lot of thought. it's pieced together entirely from stuff i've pulled from packs/salvaged from prefabs:
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Battlefield Forge
2 Caves of Kolios
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11 Mountain
2 Swamp
2 Plains
2 Goblin Rabblemaster
2 Krenko's Enforcer
3 Foundry Street Denizen
2 Frenzied Goblin
2 Goblin Roughrider
2 Jeering Instigator
1 Ankle Shanker
1 Paragon of Fierce Defiance
1 War-Name Apsirant
1 Nyx-Fleece Ram
1 Reckless Reveler
1 Grim Haruspex
1 Bloodsoaked Champion
2 Mardu Ascendancy
1 Goblinslide
1 Battle Mastery
1 Brave the Sands
4 Lightning Strike
2 Searing Blood
1 Magma Spray
1 Spite of Mogis
1 Crater's Claws
1 Mardu Charm
2 Rise to the Challenge
1 Coordinated Assault
1 Hordeling Outburst
1 Howl of the Horde
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currently very far from optimized, but i think it's viable. i'd like to take a lot of the one-ofs and sub them out for filling out playsets, but i'm not sure what direction i want to take it in. ideally, i'd start off by swapping the roughriders for two more rabblemasters, but i don't know that i'm looking to spend that kinda money right now. the instant/sorcery section is a bit thrown together as well, probably i'd swap spite and magma spray for a couple more searing bloods, and maybe ditch the rise/coordinateds to double up on claws/outburst/horde.
not too sure on how to approach the mana base, but at least thus far it hasn't given me any issues. the urborgs are probably overkill in this deck as it's rare i'd ever need more than BB in a single turn, but at least they help with color consistency. once prices drop down further, i might snag a couple of bloodstained mires and sub those into those slots. i need to do more matches with it though, as i actually had a couple of mardu banners in where the caves of kolios currently are; when i was hastily throwing the deck together i didn't even realize i had the caves
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I don't know what half those cards are so I'm gonna assume they all came from new sets.
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aye, it's very heavy on khans/15. i bought a full box of the former for myself, and went in half on one for the latter (plus bought a bunch of random boosters to boot). so yeah, that is what comprises the majority of my collection right now, haha.
i'm pretty sure it's standard-legal, might be a few stragglers from the ravnica block in there to weed out, but if i wanted to get my shit stomped at a constructed event, i could probably do that with minimal editing
basically, it really hits its stride if you can get a rabblemaster up along with mardu ascendancy and a denizen or two. ankle shanker grants your field first strike and deathtouch to boot, so if you can get him up in that mix it's pretty much a win unless you run into a board sweep.
i'm pretty sure it's standard-legal, might be a few stragglers from the ravnica block in there to weed out, but if i wanted to get my shit stomped at a constructed event, i could probably do that with minimal editing
basically, it really hits its stride if you can get a rabblemaster up along with mardu ascendancy and a denizen or two. ankle shanker grants your field first strike and deathtouch to boot, so if you can get him up in that mix it's pretty much a win unless you run into a board sweep.
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a buddy of mine is back in town and dropped by before i went to work this morning. he asked me if i was interested in splitting a box of khans, and being very fond of making irresponsible life decisions, i said 'fuck yeah!' without even thinking about it. came home this evening to open my half of the box, and this happened:
gonna sell that foil delta for probably $80-100 and i don't even know what the hell i'll get with it instead. i'm tempted to trade it for another box but i feel like the 60 packs i've already opened from this set should be enough and i should just focus on whatever singles i want/need.
gonna sell that foil delta for probably $80-100 and i don't even know what the hell i'll get with it instead. i'm tempted to trade it for another box but i feel like the 60 packs i've already opened from this set should be enough and i should just focus on whatever singles i want/need.
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Buy more fetch lands!
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yeah, my playset of deltas is only complete with the foil, so i'm for sure going to replace that with a standard. i'm 3/4 for heaths and foothills, but only 1/4 for strands and mires. i might just try and finish out as many of those as i can and call it a day, they'll be the most widely useful cards out of the set by far and will probably only go up in value in the long run.
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The only reason I can really see that justifies buying a box is the fetch lands. But I really don't want or need them that bad.
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so i traded in that foil today, picked up another non-foil delta to complete the playset, a bloodstained mire, a sorin, solemn visitor, an ashcloud phoenix, and an ensnaring bridge. also got a few other odds and ends and decided to get a single pack of khans, which i pulled another flooded strand from. i don't understand how i'm getting so many of these things, almost everyone else i've talked to has barely seen any and i'm only like four away from finishing the full set
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modern masters 2 confirmed for may. $10/pack ::::::::
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/announcing-modern-masters-2015-edition-2014-12-08
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/announcing-modern-masters-2015-edition-2014-12-08
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Not worth it at all. I'm just waiting for more spoilers for the set in January.
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we'll see what makes it in, but i am probably gonna skip buying a box at those prices (assuming it's actually sold at MSRP which i guess is probably a silly assumption).
i'm kind of surprised there haven't been any new spoilers for fate reforged seeing as it's only a month and change away
i'm kind of surprised there haven't been any new spoilers for fate reforged seeing as it's only a month and change away
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I looked like a week ago and there was only 3 cards leaked
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magic has definitely provided me with my best gift-giving opportunity in years. for the three other people in my group that all started up this year, i got everyone a handful of stuff that will work well with some of their preferred decks. for the blue player, i got a kira, great glass-spinner and a time warp. black deck gets a yawgmoth's will and lotus petal. green deck gets a birthing pod and deathrite shaman. and if the previous selections weren't evidence enough, everyone gets a skullclamp, just to drive home the fact that i clearly hate myself. gonna hide them all in resealed packs filled out with other stuff from my collection.
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Skullclamp :::::::::::::::::::::
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Yeah that card is fucking bonkers. I read an article from wizards explaining that the only reason it exists in its current form was because they forgot to play test it before sending the set to be printed
I think I'm gonna go back to the store after work to get one for myself
I think I'm gonna go back to the store after work to get one for myself
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I've got an atog deck full of 1 cast weenie arifact creatures that I can constantly pull back and kill with skullclamp.
Skullclamp + myr servitors = card advantage
Skullclamp + myr servitors = card advantage
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Stormy check out a card game called boss monster. You build a side scrolling dungeon and try to draw in heroes to kill. All the artwork and packaging looks like an old school nintendo game. Its fucking fun as shit.
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I shall look for this thing
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http://a.tgcdn.net/images/products/addi ... _parts.jpg
It runs around $25 for that and there's an expansion that goes for $10. Seriously the only downside is the card stock is a little cheap but I just threw them in some clear ultra pro sleeves
It runs around $25 for that and there's an expansion that goes for $10. Seriously the only downside is the card stock is a little cheap but I just threw them in some clear ultra pro sleeves
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Crux of fate
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budget damnation
also did you see ugin? with some acceleration that shit could be pretty nuts.
i got really excited when i saw there were 20+ new spoilers up, it's just basics and the same cycle of dual land commons that was in KTK
also did you see ugin? with some acceleration that shit could be pretty nuts.
i got really excited when i saw there were 20+ new spoilers up, it's just basics and the same cycle of dual land commons that was in KTK
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I'll probably try building up another dragon deck if this set has some worthwhile ones in it. The ugin is neat and all but I don't get down with planeswalkers.
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Valouros stance might get some heavy use too.
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buncha new spoilers up today.
i like a lot of the red and black stuff they've shown so far, especially soulflayer.
i like a lot of the red and black stuff they've shown so far, especially soulflayer.
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also kolaghan looks pretty badass to throw into a field full of dragons
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Soulflayer would actually work really well in an artifact creature deck.
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speaking of artifact creature decks, my fellating lover just put together some awful piece of shit artifact creature deck. he uses master transmuters to flicker sundering titans in and out to fuck up your landbase, and there's a bunch of wurmcoil engines just because why the fuck not
surprisingly i had the best success rate with my mill deck in that matchup. now that it's got fetches out the ass and a few ensnaring bridges it tends to fare pretty well against anything that isn't prepared for blowing up artifacts, which for some reason none of my friends' decks tend to account for.
surprisingly i had the best success rate with my mill deck in that matchup. now that it's got fetches out the ass and a few ensnaring bridges it tends to fare pretty well against anything that isn't prepared for blowing up artifacts, which for some reason none of my friends' decks tend to account for.
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I built a blue artifact deck just so I could play colossus of akros
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Black is the only color that should have problems removing artifacts. Green and white should always have naturalize or disenchant. Red has some artifact removal but its really not used since its commonly paired with blue/green/white. Blue is all control so you should have something to combat it.
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so far i think the most entertaining artifact creature decklist i've seen was one based around 0-cost spells and an enchantment that lets you draw any time you play a creature. it basically lets you go through your deck until you build enough of a storm counter to kill with grapeshot
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What enchantment is that?
I got a bunch of 0 or 1 casting cost artifact creatures combined with auriok salvagers and skullclamp for draw power so I can get more artifacts to power my atog.
I got a bunch of 0 or 1 casting cost artifact creatures combined with auriok salvagers and skullclamp for draw power so I can get more artifacts to power my atog.
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glimpse of nature, it's the one expensive card in the list and probably the only reason i haven't built it already. i think they run about $25 a piece
oh and my fellating lover's deck has a fucking platinum angel and lightning greaves. i had one game where he was decked out but i couldn't finish it off because of that stupid combo. i managed to win by pulling a devastation tide on my last turn
oh and my fellating lover's deck has a fucking platinum angel and lightning greaves. i had one game where he was decked out but i couldn't finish it off because of that stupid combo. i managed to win by pulling a devastation tide on my last turn
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Lightning greaves is stupidly priced.
I also think rhystic study is completely undervalued
I also think rhystic study is completely undervalued
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Soulfire Grandmaster
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That's gonna be an expensive card. Archfiend of depravity will probably see some use. Dragonscale general will be a bad ass card in any white creature deck.
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Trollandtoad already has the pre orders for soulfire grandmaster at $13