This is a (fairly) common variant on MTGO (where Pauper itself has a very strong presence). Just as you describe, the MTGO version allows any Legendary creature printed at Common or Uncommon (including the plethora of pre-Mirage commanders reprinted at common or uncommon in the Master's sets an othe...

I think this term, along with "goal," are the definition disconnects causing a majority of miscomprehension for this discussion. Lol, I agree, which is why I was attempting to separate them out earlier. Well, that is only my third post to the thread. The first to which you responded, the ...

...I suffer greatly in multiplayer. ...what I can really do to change whatever about myself such that I don't just come off that kill-on-sight guy. Sorry we sort of hijacked your thread, though at least it is a tangential discussion of differing views on what multiplayer is and means. It's not the ...

Sir, Before I respond, I think we can agree that our play styles are unlikely to be compatible. I think you are probably a great, fun, insightful person who is probably just a bit too competitive for me. No hard feelings and to each their own. Good luck and happy gaming. I think ...playing the strai...

I can't imagine playing these or the Impetus versions except maybe - and a really big maybe at that - in some enchantress builds. I have some of these in a few of my Karona, False God decks, and they work well when opponents don't have a sac outlet for her (I also have Teferi's Veil for when I don'...

People tell me I have this "beautiful mind evil genius" syndrome in 1v1 play and that I suffer greatly in multiplayer. ... I'm just at a loss what I can really do to change whatever about myself such that I don't just come off that kill-on-sight guy. I won't bother to repeat all of the aw...

Joking aside, why IS storm crow such a meme? I remember dreadmaw became a meme because it got reprinted in like 3 back-to-back sets, but why storm crow? Obviously it's pretty bad, but it's not THAT bad, certainly not bad enough to get a reputation on that alone, a la squire or chimney imp. A 1/3 fl...

Many of my decks run Elixir of Immortality , to respond to hate, even when it is not a heavy recursion deck (since I don't want to be accidentally caught in the crossfire of a Scavenger Grounds / Relic of Progenitus meant for somebody else). I try to shop around the unusual suspects for my GY hate. ...

Well, Sword of the Paruns immediately comes to mind. Along with Amulet of Vigor (and Thawing Glaciers , if available). Other things I found in a quick search: Shamen for consideration: Woodfall Primus Gigantomancer Sapling of Colfenor Thelonite Hermit Korozda Guildmage Nullmage Shepherd Shapers of N...

I understand, but I believe the caveat here is that if you put it on the battlefield, it's not cast thus doesn't target. That's why it gets around shroud and hexproof which are basically just targeting restrictions. The last part of your second quote just means that the card you put it on must be a...

Some offensive aura's will work as well. Even something simple as pacifism. Since he just puts the enchantment on the battlefield the ability won't target meaning you can pacify hexproof/shroud creatures. See CR 115.1b and 303.4f 115.1b Aura spells are always targeted. An Aura's target is specified...

Oblivion ring Rest In Peace Stony silence Tainted remedy Liliana's contract Blood moon Stranglehold Ethereal absolution Necropotence Elspeth conquers death No mercy Sphere of safety Authority of the consuls Land tax Smothering tithe Burning sands Crackdown The sickest move with him I think actually...

Rise of the Hobgoblins might work here, both as a sac after casting, and sac to return combat trick. Gravebreaker Lamia seems a nifty way to get things in the yard to recur. Possibly Agent of Erebos for GY hate. If you go the aura route (since you can get them back), you may consider the Dragon cyc...

This I can see the synergy, but I just don't see the interaction with clone effects... When I have seen it used with a clone effect, it was for free-casting multiples of <something>. For example, a mill deck I played against on MTGO used Body Double to copy his milled Palinchron . A turn or three l...

Does Mitotic Manipulation seem worth it or is it best left for the bulk box from whence my copy came? . I would not necessarily call it "bulk" but I would call it niche. I think 30+ islands is rare in mono-blue (the only exception I easily recall is high tide combo - usually with Palinchr...

I got my first Zuberi, Golden Feather at the Mirage Pre-release in Lansing (MI) back in 95(?). I spent the next two hours after the sealed portion trading for as many griffins as I could find and had built Griffin 1.0 before we left for home (and I felt so vindicated when Griffin Canyon came out in ...

In my first response (page 1) I mentioned how I sometimes made tribal versions of problem commanders in an effort to use them in a different (and hopefully less abusive) way. After reading the rest of the thread, I thought "Hmm, I already have a mono-G Seton, Krosan Protector Druid Tribal deck....

No, he's right that black (and white) bordered doesn't indicate canon in story. That's not opinion, that's established fact, and has been for years because P3K has never been canon. That is technically, partially correct. Back before the block paradigm, Mr. Garfield had intended major releases to b...

Saying that what they "really mean" is that silver bordered is not allowed on arena and MTGO is buck wild, considering the secret lair is available on neither of those. Obviously I employed hyperbole to make a point. That said, the Secret Lairs are very much being released on Arena and MT...

Really, this all gets fixed if they reprint them as regular magic cards with in universe flavor and errata the TWD ones to be Godzilla'd. And by regular magic cards, I mean released in a regular manner as well. That would retroactively align these with the other Secret Lairs, just limited edition s...

MaRo's Non-answers : Blogatog Some Answers I've gotten a number of design oriented questions over the last few days about The Walking Dead cards that just got answered on the stream, but as I know not everyone was able to see the stream, I thought I'd repeat the answers here (adding in a little of ...

They actively want to sell people cards, it's not a matter of them thumbing their nose at you Empirical evidence says otherwise. If they actively wanted to sell people cards, why did they stop selling commander product on MTGO after C14 (IIRC)? Along with many other products they support but do not...

limited/unavailable runs, People are ridiculously overstating what limited availability is if each person can order 10-30 of the things. It's nothing at all like the previous circumstances. I wasn't referring to number of cards printed, I was talking about those people who happen to be in a country...

Don't get me wrong, this product is problematic on several levels, but a ban from the RC would only serve as a (deserved, but petty) rebuke of WotC, but more importantly, a punishment to players who like and appreciate these cards. I can't speak to what BeneTleilax meant, but I don't think a pre-em...

I thought WotC learned this lesson decades ago with DragonCon's Nalathni Dragon , and the Harper Prism exclusives Mana Crypt , Sewers of Estark , etc.). If they can break the promise to not print mechanically unique black bordered cards in limited/unavailable runs, why can't they remove the reserved...