Magic the Gathering: Online

[SHAFT]

I've played a ton of Magic the last few days. MTGOtraders.com is awesome.

I created a mono-blue counter deck, and a lot of times people will quit on the first or second turn. I don't get it? Every single color has a gimmick available to it that your opponent has to deal with.

[Latrinsorm]

Change your avatar back to the four ladies inspecting each other, and the duels will follow.

[Tgo01]

Change your avatar back to the four ladies inspecting each other

Agreed.

[SHAFT]

How's that? That should do the trick.

[Latrinsorm]

Two thumbs up for mono blue.

[Glitch]

I draft a couple times a week. Super excited for Vintage Masters. I started playing in '94 and have since quit and sold collections like 12 times.

Favorite formats have always been Legacy and Draft (and Vintage before it was called that). Glad to have a chance to play proper magic again.

[SHAFT]

I'm winning about half the games I play in classic. I love the fact that you can find a game whenever. Also, the software tells you what is banned or restricted for certain formats.

[Androidpk]

I miss my Lim-Dul's paladin.

[Mtenda]

Modern is where it's at.

[Androidpk]

Modern is where it's at.

I haven't played since Alliances but I had a pretty sweet black deck.

[SHAFT]

If someone would like to play at any point, please send me a pm.

[Hydra]

Modern is where it's at.
This, though I do hate me some Tarmogoyf...and Pod.

Modern does have many viable, and fun deck options. Not either of which is my current favorite deck, which uses Hedron Crab and Glimpse the Unthinkable.

Ok, so the Crab deck is fun to play, but not to play against.

[Glitch]

Modern is where it's at.

Other than being an eternal format that wizards can actually support in the physical realm (thanks to the reserve list), Modern just hasn't been able to grab my attention. I haven't actually played it since it was first introduced, so my opinion could change, but I feel like if I want a limited resource pool then I'd rather play standard or limited. If I wanted a massive pool, I'd rather be in vintage/legacy.

It doesn't help that the mana bases are currently so expensive. Now that I have a decent collection of shock land reprints, maybe in a year or so when they reprint fetches I can work my way in. I think another part of my aversion is the decks that tend to make it to the top. I don't really like looks of pod or twin, and I've never been a big fan of affinity, scapeshift looks meh, lots of meh for my play styles. The only deck I'm really interested in is the Ad Nauseum/Phyrexian Unlife combo deck, mostly just because I think it seems cool and has an "older magic" feel to it.

[Mtenda]

Other than being an eternal format that wizards can actually support in the physical realm (thanks to the reserve list), Modern just hasn't been able to grab my attention. I haven't actually played it since it was first introduced, so my opinion could change, but I feel like if I want a limited resource pool then I'd rather play standard or limited. If I wanted a massive pool, I'd rather be in vintage/legacy.

It doesn't help that the mana bases are currently so expensive. Now that I have a decent collection of shock land reprints, maybe in a year or so when they reprint fetches I can work my way in. I think another part of my aversion is the decks that tend to make it to the top. I don't really like looks of pod or twin, and I've never been a big fan of affinity, scapeshift looks meh, lots of meh for my play styles. The only deck I'm really interested in is the Ad Nauseum/Phyrexian Unlife combo deck, mostly just because I think it seems cool and has an "older magic" feel to it.

I just don't like standard because it's a money pit. Most of the time you are buying high and selling low once rotation comes around. Also there are fewer competitive lists and worse cards. Not a fan of limited cause I just don't like playing bad cards/decks though I do enjoy the process of drafting and building. The nice thing about modern is that the card pool is so large that you can make some viable decks even on a budget. Cards that were once king in standard and now only second best in modern can be had for pennies. If you are good at building decks with synergy then you can slap together some winning budget decks.

There are a ton of viable dual lands that can be used if you can't afford the fetches right now and the upside of those is they can't be as easily shut down to specific hate. Painlands are underrated IMHO. Best value in dual lands. I say screw the stock lists. Try modern with a rogue $20 deck. Half of the people are just copying those stock $1,000 lists and really lack imagination or the ability to see multiple lines of play. You can catch them by surprise with a good homebrew, sideboard skills and some experience.

[Glitch]

Modern does appeal to my rogue sensibilities, so there's that. I've always been a rogue deckbuilder and do prefer to go my own way. I still wind up using some pretty pricey decks though and the Spike in me can't stand to use pieces that are second-rate.

I agree on the Standard money pit, and Standard is pretty shit right now. I just draft so much that I basically have all I need to build a Theros block deck at the moment (I came back to magic when Theros came out, after having quit the last time around the end of Lorwyn), once Ravnica rotates, I'll have all I need from drafting to be current in Standard and I can probably start working on Modern from there.

Since on MODO I can use my winnings to play in the next limited tournament, I'm not spending that much to play and build a standard collection with it. I tend to 3-0 about half the Theros block drafts now, and 2-1 the others (swiss). On a good day I can walk out ahead, like when I pulled a foil elspeth a while back and sold it for 35 tickets, paying for a couple weeks of drafts. On a bad day I'm down a max of 5 bucks for a 3 hour game.

I'm a big fan of limited. I think it's a great skill builder for deck construction, tight play, and understanding the statistics of mana bases and draw steps. It also creates a level playing field for those who haven't invested the requisite dollars into a top tier deck.

[SHAFT]

So I just got home from work and logged in, I see they started the vintage format, but where is the classic format? My classic blue deck is also gone. I'm assuming classic = vintage?

[Glitch]

I believe Classic became Vintage, yeah.

[SHAFT]

I believe Classic became Vintage, yeah.

Curious to see the prices for vintage cards when they come out Friday. I'm expecting stupid prices for the Power Nine.

[Androidpk]

Curious to see the prices for vintage cards when they come out Friday. I'm expecting stupid prices for the Power Nine.

They're digital cards though right? I always thought the high costs of some of the cards was because they were rare. Supply/demand.

[Mtenda]

They're digital cards though right? I always thought the high costs of some of the cards was because they were rare. Supply/demand.

Same principle applies online.

[Androidpk]

Same principle applies online.

Yeah but unless they limit the number of cards they sell there is no supply/demand issue :D

[Glitch]

Digital prices tend to be lower than physical but many are still valuable, specifically mythic rares. People draft enough that normal rares are consistently opened and sold to bots, lowering most of their value except for the extremely powerful ones (thoughtseize, mutavault, etc.) Mythics are rare enough to still hold a decent value though (at least the chase ones). A booster pack of VM will cost $8 I believe, and the odds of opening a piece of power are 1:53. The cost of a packs as well as the scarcity of the cards and their history will cause them to hold a decent value. How much will likely depend on the community reaction to online vintage and how much people draft in the next few months before the packs are taken out of the online store.

[Glitch]

Yeah but unless they limit the number of cards they sell there is no supply/demand issue :D

They're only making VM packs available in the online store until Khans comes out, about 3 months from now I believe. After that, there is no guarantee when they'll bring them back. The limited release schedule will create scarcity.

[SHAFT]

Just had another guy who was very angry that I use counters. He had a deck loaded with dual lands, strip mines, and tutors. Fucking people.

[Glitch]

I've been fortunate enough to have very few bad interactions online. People in drafts tend to ignore each other, or just use the Hello and Good Luck premade script.

I did have one guy who was just an utter ass though, insulting my draft picks and going on and on about how I was just winning off the bad luck of my opponents, etc. It felt good to win that one, that's for sure.

[Mtenda]

Just had another guy who was very angry that I use counters. He had a deck loaded with dual lands, strip mines, and tutors. Fucking people.

Ironically "those" people are much more common in the "Just For Fun" Room. I pretty much only play in the Tournament Practice room nowadays and people rarely speak unless it's about strategy. There are far fewer easy wins there though.

[Glitch]

Ironically "those" people are much more common in the "Just For Fun" Room. I pretty much only play in the Tournament Practice room nowadays and people rarely speak unless it's about strategy. There are far fewer easy wins there though.

You don't get better taking down easy opponents though. :)

People practicing for tournaments are generally looking for a cross section of good decks to practice against, so they're gonna be more happy about facing a control deck. There's always going to be some asshole though, in any room or any tournament of a large enough scale.

[SHAFT]

I really want to buy some dual lands, but with the vintage set being released next week I suppose I should wait and see if I pull any in some packs.

Anyone here play legacy or vintage?

[Glitch]

I really want to buy some dual lands, but with the vintage set being released next week I suppose I should wait and see if I pull any in some packs.

Anyone here play legacy or vintage?

I don't play (legacy/vintage) atm, but plan to try to collect enough through vintage drafts to be able to play. I'll probably put together Vintage Dredge so I can compete in some 8-mans and try to win more VM packs.

If it hasn't been said before, don't open packs, it's never worth it. Either enter drafts or sealed events with unopened packs or sell the packs. Use tickets to get singles if you're looking for something in particular.

[Ceyrin]

I'm not much of a vintage or legacy person myself. I have the cards, I just don't like the format(s). People say it's great because you have such a deep card pool to draw on to build decks, but the 'good decks' all contain the same cards, because they're inherently more powerful. I find the format to generally be the most stale of them all. People are either unwilling or unable to explore it. I'm a miracles player, fwiw, though I also put helm/RIP combo in for fun.

Modern, standard and limited are the formats I prefer. I feel like experimenting in modern and standard isn't as punishing and has more room for creativity. I'm currently in the process of building a B/W midrange deck for modern using cards like Geralf's Messenger, Restoration Angel, Blood Artist,and Athreos. Thoughtsieze and Inquisition of Kozilek for disruption and a few other slots I've yet to work out. In standard, my current pet project is making a deck that can play Keranos, God of Storms and doesn't get raped by Lifebane Zombie.

I have mixed feelings about Vintage Masters (and the introduction of a rarity beyond mytic), but I really don't play much MODO so I ultimately don't care. I'm one of those people that thinks the shuffler isn't right. My argument is that it's too perfectly random. It lacks the human element that cardboard shuffling doesn't. Additionally, I'm not interested in doubling up my collection. I prefer cardboard and the human element. Reading people is something you can't do on MODO, beyond a mechanical analysis of their possible plays based on their deck/draft colors.

To the guy who said he was going to wait to start getting into modern after RtR rotates. Get the shocks ASAP. They'll only continue to spike over the next few months.

Also, anyone here planning to go to GP DC?

[Glitch]

I'm one of those people that thinks the shuffler isn't right. My argument is that it's too perfectly random. It lacks the human element that cardboard shuffling doesn't. Additionally, I'm not interested in doubling up my collection. I prefer cardboard and the human element. Reading people is something you can't do on MODO, beyond a mechanical analysis of their possible plays based on their deck/draft colors.

I actually like the shuffler online. I like shuffling in real life too, but frankly I wind up having to shuffle my opponents decks way too often as it seems like no one is willing or able to sufficiently randomize.

Normally I would say I prefer physical as well except that it's way more expensive and way less convenient. I like playing face to face usually, though my local stores have a disproportionate amount of annoying people now. If I could use my packs won to enter the next draft, I'd be playing a hell of a lot more physical limited. If I didn't have to buy into physical cards, pay more money for a standard tourney than online, and then take the time to sell them on e-bay pre-rotation, I'd play a hell of a lot more physical constructed.

I grew up playing magic face to face, but I've also learned to really appreciate the online aspect.

As far as shocks, yeah that's always been my plan since I returned during Theros. Pick up shocks once RtR rotates and get my fetch collection when they reprint.

[Glitch]

I'm not much of a vintage or legacy person myself. I have the cards, I just don't like the format(s). People say it's great because you have such a deep card pool to draw on to build decks, but the 'good decks' all contain the same cards, because they're inherently more powerful. I find the format to generally be the most stale of them all. People are either unwilling or unable to explore it. I'm a miracles player, fwiw, though I also put helm/RIP combo in for fun.

I sort of agree. There's not much innovation as the format is so wide and the "best stuff" has been pretty much solved. That being said, there's still a great amount of diversity in how the decks actually work and win. You need to be pretty proficient to post results with your chosen deck.

Looking at the two most recent SCG Legacy Open top 16's: Death and Taxes, Elves, Delver, Sneak and Show, High Tide, Belcher, Miracles, ANT, Burn, Reanimator, Lands/Depths, Dredge, Maverick, MUD, Merfolk. That's a pretty diverse format.

MN has also always had a very healthy Legacy scene, so I'm biased as my magic friends are still into playing it all the time. I simply can't afford to buy in and don't have the cards I used to. That's likely to never change as a direct result of the reserve list, hence MODO.

[Ceyrin]

Let's be fair here, nobody really plays High Tide or Maverick anymore. I do like Death and Taxes, and if I could get my hands on some (more) Karakas' I'd be in.

I bascially don't buy legacy cards unless they're NM, and trading for them (at much of any condition) is an ordeal. People cling to their legacy staples like grim death, myself included. I have some extra duals I don't use and they're all mint, like pack-fresh, but I can't move them for what I want most days.

Also, I think you're working too hard to squeeze all the value you can out of standard cards. E-baying is tedious, and usually not worth it unless they're high-dollar cards. Just take the loss to move them at your LGS for cash or trade credit and move on. It's less work, and if they're cards you used, you probably got your value out of them via playing with them and winning with them.

[Glitch]

I would have said no one plays High Tide anymore, but it's put up results pretty often in the last few months. I thought that deck was dead the last time I quit Magic in like '08.

[SHAFT]

I was hesitant at first to get into the online game. I love the fact that I can shop, buy the cards, and have them show up within minutes. Add the cards you want into a deck and get into a game.

I can't say I want to deal with physical cards anymore to be honest. I can't say I want to go into shops and sit at a table with people and play either. I've become very antisocial in my old age. As a returning player that has contend with all of the newer rules, I love that the computer tells me what to do and when.

Also, they're releasing the power 9! Im excited for the vintage masters. Doing some drafts tomorrow, even though I have no clue how a draft works. I'll figure it out.

[Mtenda]

I was hesitant at first to get into the online game. I love the fact that I can shop, buy the cards, and have them show up within minutes. Add the cards you want into a deck and get into a game.

I can't say I want to deal with physical cards anymore to be honest. I can't say I want to go into shops and sit at a table with people and play either. I've become very antisocial in my old age. As a returning player that has contend with all of the newer rules, I love that the computer tells me what to do and when.

Pretty much this. So much instant gratification online. If you haven't already you should check out these websites-

mtggoldfish - metagame stats and stock-like tracking apps for cards
mtgsalvation - has a magic Wikipedia and forums for strategy discussion and whatnot
mtgowikiprice - gives you buy and sell prices for bots

[Androidpk]

I can't say I want to go into shops and sit at a table with people and play either. I've become very antisocial in my old age.

That is actually a big reason why I wouldn't want to get involved in wh40k tabletop gaming, asides from the silly prices of the game pieces.

[SHAFT]

Pretty much this. So much instant gratification online. If you haven't already you should check out these websites-

mtggoldfish - metagame stats and stock-like tracking apps for cards
mtgsalvation - has a magic Wikipedia and forums for strategy discussion and whatnot
mtgowikiprice - gives you buy and sell prices for bots

Thank you. I will definitely check them out. I need all the help I can get at building decks.

[Ceyrin]

As a returning player that has contend with all of the newer rules, I love that the computer tells me what to do and when.

So long as it's doing it properly. There are bugs that sometimes don't cause cards or interactions to function properly, costing players who DO understand the rules and make plays accordingly to be penalized as a result.

Also, it really bugs me the way the Bestow mechanic causes weird graphical issues and card overlap that is misleading or wrong.

[Ceyrin]

That is actually a big reason why I wouldn't want to get involved in wh40k tabletop gaming, asides from the silly prices of the game pieces.

Is there a way to play authentic WH40k without buying the miniatures? I'd love that.

[Androidpk]

Is there a way to play authentic WH40k without buying the miniatures? I'd love that.

No. I'd be all over that if there was though. Unfortunately selling minis is GW's cash cow.

[Ceyrin]

Yeah, no doubt. Those molds have paid for themselves a million times over.

[Divinity]

Pucatrade.com is a site I use to trade my MTG cards and keep inventory at the same time. Might want to check that out if you have physical cards you're wanting to trade or just see how much they're worth.

[Ceyrin]

Pucapoints aren't money...

[Hydra]

Is there a way to play authentic WH40k without buying the miniatures? I'd love that.

I guess you could set up a game on Roll20. It has customizable maps, tokens and die rolls. Is it authentic? Well, it's generic, as the system is set up to play any RPG online, and it isn't GW approved and if you can do it and have fun, GW will hate you for it.

[Hydra]

Pretty much this. So much instant gratification online. If you haven't already you should check out these websites-

mtggoldfish - metagame stats and stock-like tracking apps for cards
mtgsalvation - has a magic Wikipedia and forums for strategy discussion and whatnot
mtgowikiprice - gives you buy and sell prices for bots

I use mtgsalvation to track spoilers in the run-up to new set releases. I would also add:

starcitygames - meta-game, deck database, and a mix of casual and competitive articles (including Abe Sargent's The Kitchen Table).

I'm looking forward to playing in the Vintage Masters sealed queue sometime over the weekend. Does anyone know the frequency of the bonus rares?

[SHAFT]

Pulled from the Wizards site:

"Magic Online's upcoming expansion, Vintage Masters, introduces the Power Nine at a special rarity. So how often will you see one of the Power Nine in your booster pack?

To answer this, we need to start out by understanding the size and rarity distribution of Vintage Masters. Here's the breakdown by quantity at each rarity:

Special: 9
Mythic rare: 30
Rare: 105
Uncommon: 80
Common: 101

That's right, the Power Nine are so powerful and so format warping in Limited that we had to put them in their own rarity above mythic rare, a rarity we're calling Special.

Now here's the relationship between each of these:

In each booster pack you'll see:

10 common
3 uncommon
1 rare or mythic rare
1 premium foil card (any rarity, including the extremely rare premium foil Power Nine card); OR 1 Power Nine card

You will open a Power Nine card about once in 53 packs. A specific Power Nine card is about twice as rare as a specific mythic rare.

That's an oversimplification of what is a surprisingly complex system that goes way over my head. I think of it as Erik Lauer–level math, which far surpasses Trick Jarrett–level math. I'm just here to tell you about how awesome the set is and how awesome it will be to play with the Power Nine on Magic Online!"

[Hydra]

Pulled from the Wizards site:

"Magic Online's upcoming expansion, Vintage Masters, introduces the Power Nine at a special rarity. So how often will you see one of the Power Nine in your booster pack?

To answer this, we need to start out by understanding the size and rarity distribution of Vintage Masters. Here's the breakdown by quantity at each rarity:

Special: 9
Mythic rare: 30
Rare: 105
Uncommon: 80
Common: 101

That's right, the Power Nine are so powerful and so format warping in Limited that we had to put them in their own rarity above mythic rare, a rarity we're calling Special.

Now here's the relationship between each of these:

In each booster pack you'll see:

10 common
3 uncommon
1 rare or mythic rare
1 premium foil card (any rarity, including the extremely rare premium foil Power Nine card); OR 1 Power Nine card

You will open a Power Nine card about once in 53 packs. A specific Power Nine card is about twice as rare as a specific mythic rare.

That's an oversimplification of what is a surprisingly complex system that goes way over my head. I think of it as Erik Lauer–level math, which far surpasses Trick Jarrett–level math. I'm just here to tell you about how awesome the set is and how awesome it will be to play with the Power Nine on Magic Online!"
So, about two in every three boxes of boosters. Awesome!

[Glitch]

Or 1 in every 18 drafts, assuming some dummy doesn't pass you one. :)

Also there are no booster boxes online.

[Glitch]

Also I can't believe they put City In A Bottle as a mythic. wtfwizards

[SHAFT]

http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/06/13/game-of-thrones-writer-taking-on-magic-the-gathering

[SHAFT]

I'm going to predict that these power 9's will be go from $100-$400 each on the secondary markets. If I pulled some Id keep them however.

[Hydra]

Or 1 in every 18 drafts, assuming some dummy doesn't pass you one. :)

Also there are no booster boxes online.

I know there aren't boxes online. I was just using that as a unit of measure.

One of the reasons I'm going to be playing sealed is because I don't want to open a pack that has one of the power nine and another card that would be a better fit for my deck. I'm not going to pass the power nine card, but if I don't win that tourney it will bug the crap out of me that I passed the other card.

That and I think I'm better at sealed than I am at draft.

[Glitch]

I know there aren't boxes online. I was just using that as a unit of measure.

One of the reasons I'm going to be playing sealed is because I don't want to open a pack that has one of the power nine and another card that would be a better fit for my deck. I'm not going to pass the power nine card, but if I don't win that tourney it will bug the crap out of me that I passed the other card.

That and I think I'm better at sealed than I am at draft.

This is generally why I play Swiss Drafts. I can still pick the money card out of my packs and generally go 2-1, or sometimes even 3-0. Granted getting first or second isn't as rewarding in swiss, but you're also not ejected the moment you lose. So if you play the best deck in round 1, you still get a chance to win 2 packs.

I like sealed a lot as well, but I prefer the dynamic of draft. Sealed tends to be bomb or jank deck with generally not much in-between. Being able to keep all the things you open is the bonus. The payouts aren't really any better.

[Divinity]

Pucapoints aren't money...

Youre right. They're not. It's a trading site so they use the monetary value of the card and convert it to points. I brought this up if people are wanting to TRADE cards they wouldn't use for those they would want to.

[Hydra]

Just opened a Black Lotus.

[Mtenda]

Just opened a Black Lotus.

6668

Kobe!

[SHAFT]

Just opened a Black Lotus.

Did you pass it?!?!?!

[Hydra]

Did you pass it?!?!?!

Well, I'm playing sealed, so no, and even if I was playing draft and someone removed my brain and I did pass it, I wouldn't admit it.

[Hydra]

I see some bots are offering 185 tickets for the Lotus. Crazy!

[SHAFT]

I drafted a really good black/red earlier and in my second match I forgot to attack. Would've ended the match. Forgetting to attack is no bueno.

Doing some sealed events tomorrow. Seems like a better deal but they're not as available. I haven't gotten anything good in 6 packs yet.

[Hydra]

I went 1-3 in that sealed event. The best play I had was a turn 1 Blastoderm, but because I was on the draw my opponent was able to stall it until the fadding counters came off. I lost that game. Best play may opponents had was a turn 2 Wild Mongrel and a turn 3 Imperial Armor. I had an Aftershock in hand but never got the second red source.

Oh well, like I told one of my opponents, even if I lost, I still won by getting the Lotus.

[Ceyrin]

Just opened a Black Lotus.

Winner winner! Chicken Dinner!

[Warriorbird]

Just opened a Black Lotus.

All worth it.

[Ceyrin]

About to do this 9am sealed Premier, because I can't help myself. I took a look at the spoiler, and the set looks fun to play with. Cracking power is a bonus.

[Ceyrin]

6671

Was kinda hoping that'd be bigger...

[Glitch]

Just opened a Black Lotus.

Nice! I opened a Karn and some other crap.

[Androidpk]

6671

Was kinda hoping that'd be bigger...

Is that Windows 95?

[Glitch]

6671

Was kinda hoping that'd be bigger...

... That's what she said?

[Ceyrin]

It's 7, with the display scheme meant to look like 95/xp

[Ceyrin]

Basically it's a U/G tempo deck with Ephemeron... which is a total house.

[SHAFT]

I'm doing another vintage sealed tonight. Someone else join in

[Ceyrin]

Premier? If so, give me the event number, in case you're not EST, so I can find it and see if it's a time that works for me.

[Ceyrin]

Also, I think this card name sums up this set/format.

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=197026&type=card

[SHAFT]

Premier sealed vintage, event #7195118

[Ceyrin]

That's late enough for me I might be able to actually make it.

[Glitch]

Well so far one draft and one sealed and approximately $0 worth of cards. Huzzah!

[Androidpk]

You're a failure if you don't pull another black lotus soon.

[Tolwynn]

Anyone interested in picking up some MTGO cards for silver, shoot me a PM.

[SHAFT]

Anyone have any interest in a timetwister?

[Tolwynn]

You can get 25 tickets for a timetwister fairly easily

[SHAFT]

Yeah I figured I'd check here first, see of anyone wanted to trade for it.

[SHAFT]

Just ended a game with a black lotus > yawgmoth's will > dark ritual > sorin's vengeance. That was fun

[Glitch]

Managed to actually win a thing. First draft sucked, first sealed sucked. This one I got a Force of Will and drafted a mono-white deck that did phenomenally well.

[Glitch]

For anyone that's been drafting Vintage Masters, what have you been doing well with? I've gone 3-0 with two different white weenie decks and 1-2 with anything else (a green/red stompy and a black/blue aggro control).

Also have an underground sea, a plateau, force of will, 2x ancient tomb, and a foil balance now. No power yet :(

[SHAFT]

For anyone that's been drafting Vintage Masters, what have you been doing well with? I've gone 3-0 with two different white weenie decks and 1-2 with anything else (a green/red stompy and a black/blue aggro control).

Also have an underground sea, a plateau, force of will, 2x ancient tomb, and a foil balance now. No power yet :(

I bought a bunch of the P9. Got a few extra Timetwisters from packs.

My vintage deck is doing really well. Hit me up if anyone wants to play.

[Glitch]

Everyone in my pod must have been afraid I wouldn't have enough burn.

http://i.imgur.com/X4yLKsY.jpg

[Glitch]

First 3-0 with a non-Battle Screech deck turns out to be this junk. Current pack count = 54, current power = 0.


http://i.imgur.com/2WnOmbx.png

[Latrinsorm]

If my study of Yu-gi-oh has taught me anything, there's going to be a critical moment in the d-d-d-d-d-duel where your elves and goblins turn on each other because the heart of the cards. Just letting you know now.

[Glitch]

If my study of Yu-gi-oh has taught me anything, there's going to be a critical moment in the d-d-d-d-d-duel where your elves and goblins turn on each other because the heart of the cards. Just letting you know now.

My deranged hermit and his squirrel tokens kept the peace between warring tribes.

[Hydra]

Just about anything that gives you squirrel tokens should be played more.

[SHAFT]

This was fun. Turn 7 victory, 5 player free for all.

Basically a Rite of Replication on the Colossus > Time Walk > Yawgmoth's Will, repeat. Game over.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x176/shaft4783/yeah.png (http://s184.photobucket.com/user/shaft4783/media/yeah.png.html)

[Glitch]

Needs more Darksteel.

[Glitch]

He didn't have the edict. :)

http://i.imgur.com/wILSlr5.png

[Kaldonis]

Used to play highlander 5-color for a decade or so. Finally started playing Commander with Doran and we found a local play group in Tokyo.

I'm also a huge fan of Block Party and really can't understand why it hasn't caught on at all since they first introduced it at DCI invitational in 1999 (and a few times since). 60 card decks, many of which can be easily made for like $10 or $20, and no matter who you are or when you started playing, you've probably got the cards for a few high quality decks.

My Mirage Block x-colored black Necrophilia is amazing. Barrow Ghoul, Circling Vultures, Song of Blood, Ertai's Familiar and a bunch of other chumps.

[Glitch]

http://community.wizards.com/forum/magic-online-general/threads/4110251

Huzzah, VMA until Khans.

[SHAFT]

Love the guy who dropped a G on magic online, then is bitching cause they reversed their decision.

[Glitch]

Love the guy who dropped a G on magic online, then is bitching cause they reversed their decision.

Lol, yeah. They even said multiple times they were reconsidering the announcement after players got up in arms. Also it's probably better for the long-term health if they keep the games going longer. He's likely to get his money back at some point anyway.

In other news, I 3-0'd with this abomination:

http://i.imgur.com/Bqienzb.png

[Hydra]

I believe Wizards sunsets the old client today. Anyone particularly sad about this? Anyone really happy to see the old client go?

[SHAFT]

I believe Wizards sunsets the old client today. Anyone particularly sad about this? Anyone really happy to see the old client go?

I enjoy playing on the beta client more than the old, but I hate that the beta doesn't allow for starting handicaps. Really hoping they add it soon.

[Glitch]

So I wasn't able to fully swing W/G Auras or U/G Madness and wound up with some Frankenstein's monster. With a Sol Ring and a Time Walk though, how can one lose?

Side note, Edric + Aether Mutation is sick.

125 packs for the first power.


http://i.imgur.com/0D5xyOv.png

[SHAFT]

Love me some time walk!

[Glitch]

It's always satisfying to have a great curve in limited. Flawless victory with this one.

http://i.imgur.com/nudlnis.png

[Latrinsorm]

Reminds me of my pack rats deck. So many rats. Soooo many rats.

[SHAFT]

Glitch, how are you liking the new client?

[Glitch]

I've been using V4 since I got back into online play, probably 5-6 months ago. Last time I played, 5-6 years ago, I used V3 and was fine with it as well. V4 has issues like saving my resized windows, occasional deck submission bugs in limited, memory leaks, etc., but overall has been fine.

Honestly, I think the majority of the complaints from players sound like my news feed when Facebook changes shit. People just complaining because things are different. After a few months of V4, I installed V3 and tried to use it a couple times and I couldn't figure out where anything was and thought it was a terrible system.

I expect to see the legit problems fixed much quicker now that they killed V3. Overall I'm pretty indifferent though, I like V4, some people hate it a bunch. I don't know if it was right from a business standpoint to force everyone to switch like that, but now it's here and people are starting to adjust to it.

[Glitch]

Reminds me of my pack rats deck. So many rats. Soooo many rats.

You can never have enough rats, unless you're Europe and it's the middle ages.

[SHAFT]

I was pretty shocked at the hate v4 got. I love it compared to v3. The old client looks like something from 1998.

Just wish they'd add starting handicaps....

[Glitch]

http://ammcjd.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/waynes_world-2.jpg

[Glitch]

Starting in like 1-2 weeks MODO is having a Tempest block flashback draft. It lasts 2 weeks. Right now Wastelands are ~125 bucks online, are uncommon in Tempest, and have historically never been cheaper than 50 bucks a pop. Probably worth queuing a couple up.


Also, after about 200 packs I finally managed to open my second piece of power. VMA leaves in a little under 3 weeks, hopefully I can find one more before then.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t31.0-8/10648901_10152393844048253_2173856808344334679_o.j pg

[SHAFT]

Mox jet is sexy! Congrats.