RashallFiremane Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 yeah my blue deck with the four walls of frost also runs seven different sphinxes and two Stormtide Leviathans, it runs pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakosMIchio Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 By the art for the set it seems like a battle for Ravnica between Planeswalkers.Favorite set for me would be any of the Kamigawa sets because the cards do work but you have to read them with other cards like the 5 myojin deck I am making, each card works in a huge complex puzzle.Favorite card is Ob Nixilis, the fallen from Zendikar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Wall of Frost is pretty annoying. But only because I dislike all the cards that make games go long. I would rather play three 10 minute games than one hour long game.The people I play with are not anywhere near as competitive as I am. I have had to shift my play style and decks to match their definition of fun. The biggest change this caused was the need to remove disruptive spells that stopped their decks from functioning. It works out alright since they do the same, but when I play with other people, I need to tighten up my decks first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RashallFiremane Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 By the art for the set it seems like a battle for Ravnica between Planeswalkers.Favorite set for me would be any of the Kamigawa sets then you should be happy to know that the new planeswalker is from Kamigawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 I flipped my lid to see a Soratami! What the heck did they do to get a spark? For that matter, where is my Planeswalker - Toshi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 I was on a break during Kamigawa, but I love that planeswalkers tie the planes together, and keep some constants between the sets even when making a move as radical as Mirodin to Innistrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceStorm Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 My vampires run off of Erdwall Ripper, Markove Blademaster, and Curse of Stalked prey. I just recently transformed it into red/black Vampires. The only thing I'm kicking myself for is not doing that sooner. It works really well. Only problem is it takes turn 3 to get started because almost everything costs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 My vampires run off of Erdwall Ripper, Markove Blademaster, and Curse of Stalked prey. I just recently transformed it into red/black Vampires. The only thing I'm kicking myself for is not doing that sooner. It works really well. Only problem is it takes turn 3 to get started because almost everything costs 3I've got a friend that has a similar deck, and the blademaster with a whispersilk cloak is pretty scary. I'm trying to convince him to add some one-drops, even if they are as lame as "pulse tracker", just to give him some early game. Pretty much the only good one-drop vampire is "Stromkirk Noble", which is expensive, and he only has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceStorm Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 well, my early games run off of flame slash, doom blades and terrors. The can't hit me if they don't have anything to hit me with Another card I forgot to mention that with Blademaster is completely broken, but I also have Sword of War and Peace in that deck. It is insane. I've one hit killed someone with that card before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Yeah, double strike is a fun mechanic. Pretty crazy stuff happens with it. I have gotten off to some insane starts with kor duelist. I wouldn't mind owning ANY of the swords, let alone War and Peace. I drafted an Umezawa's Jitte recently, but I'm thinking about selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RashallFiremane Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 found out I got a 147 card deck, that works somehow amazingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I've got a friend that has a similar deck, and the blademaster with a whispersilk cloak is pretty scary. I'm trying to convince him to add some one-drops, even if they are as lame as "pulse tracker", just to give him some early game. Pretty much the only good one-drop vampire is "Stromkirk Noble", which is expensive, and he only has one.Pulse Tracker is an amazing one-drop. You choke on your lies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 While I admit that "lame" isn't a fair description, neither is "amazing". I've seen it shine in multiplayer, but I haven't been terribly impressed with it in a duel yet. The modern era of vampires is still pretty new, and we don't have much to compare it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I wish there was some way we could all play online. I'm sure there might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I wish there was some way we could all play online. I'm sure there might be?I wish my real life collection was also available on Magic the Gathering Online without haven't to repurchase them all. As it is, I doubt that I will ever join MTGO. Magic is one of the few strategy games that I play mostly for the social aspect. I played chess and go online all the time, but MTGO doesn't really appeal to me. Although, if we were on it, it would be fun to play you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davroth Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 There is this: http://store.steampowered.com/app/49470/It's supposedly good, I don't have windows, so I wouldn't know.Yeah, I played that a lot as a kid. It's a great game, surprisingly still unmatched as far as TCGs go. I can't effort playing it anymore, though, but I sometimes play drafts when I feel like it. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 The newer players that I have talked to have enjoyed duels of the planeswalkers, but I haven't heard what any of the veterans think of it. My only taste was when I worked on some of the puzzles. I think I did 8 puzzles that required zero thought. I just played efficiently. One puzzle required a few moments of critical thinking and had a satisfying conclusion. And one puzzle had 4 of us stumped for 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Playing MTG online for free?http://www.magic-league.com/download/apprentice.phpBlam. I will accept payment in internet hugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceStorm Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 The newer players that I have talked to have enjoyed duels of the planeswalkers, but I haven't heard what any of the veterans think of it. My only taste was when I worked on some of the puzzles. I think I did 8 puzzles that required zero thought. I just played efficiently. One puzzle required a few moments of critical thinking and had a satisfying conclusion. And one puzzle had 4 of us stumped for 20 minutes.I actually dislike Duels of the Planeswalkers very much. Mainly because the game doesn't let you come up with your own strategies and such. You "have" to play the planeswalker deck to it's style and it gives you little margin for customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 I actually dislike Duels of the Planeswalkers very much. Mainly because the game doesn't let you come up with your own strategies and such. You "have" to play the planeswalker deck to it's style and it gives you little margin for customization.Heh, yeah. I heard that the newest version is actually going to give you control over what land you tap. It was a shock to me that that wasn't already a feature. My understanding is that it has been a successful recruiting tool for new players, and that is a very good thing for the game. It doesn't seem to be designed with the veteran player in mind, but it seems to do well with the target audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakosMIchio Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Heh, yeah. I heard that the newest version is actually going to give you control over what land you tap. It was a shock to me that that wasn't already a feature. My understanding is that it has been a successful recruiting tool for new players, and that is a very good thing for the game. It doesn't seem to be designed with the veteran player in mind, but it seems to do well with the target audience.It does help recruit new players, but it doesn't give the full experience. I am hope that they put EDH into the new one, for it has the greatest challenge and it is fun to see what people do while playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconofChaos Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 There is this: http://store.steampo....com/app/49470/It's supposedly good, I don't have windows, so I wouldn't know.I haven't played the 2012 version, but if it's anything like the previous version it's incredibly limited. Almost no customisation. You get a few pre-made decks, and you can unlock cards to add, but you can't take cards out. Would not recommend.Playing MTG online for free?http://www.magic-lea.../apprentice.phpBlam. I will accept payment in internet hugs.Ah, I've played Apprentice before. Was okay. A little disappointed that it doesn't do damage calculations or anything automatically, but I guess it's like the real game that way.Only sets up to future sight though, which was a couple of years back at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 It does help recruit new players, but it doesn't give the full experience. I am hope that they put EDH into the new one, for it has the greatest challenge and it is fun to see what people do while playing.I have a friend who probably would never have tried the game except for the video game. Now he regularly hosts a Saturday night get together with about 8 people showing up. It gave him a taste, and that was enough to drive him into the physical game quite strongly.As for EDH, that is not a newbie friendly format. It adds lots of extra rules, and dramatically increases the number cards that you must read for the first time. In my experience, after the first game a new person plays, if they are still interested, they want to play the first deck that they tried several more times because they are starting to get used to how it works. With EDH, you could get through a whole second game without seeing more than a handful of cards that you recognize. It is a wonderful format, but it is for after you have the basics down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesh Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Has someone already posted a link to the "Magic cards with Googly eyes" site?http://magiccardswithgooglyeyes.tumblr.com/I find this endlessly entertaining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Krackle Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Has someone already posted a link to the "Magic cards with Googly eyes" site?http://magiccardswit...yes.tumblr.com/I find this endlessly entertaining...Oh my God I'm dying. I hit Rakdos Guildmage and I'm dying.Edit: Jar of Eyeballs. I'm dead. You've killed me, weesh. You've killed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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