MTG thread
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
Ninen
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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Finally got a chance to see the Masterpiece cards. I agree with pretty much all the hate I've heard so far for them. Readability, color, CAPITALS, etc.
On top of all that, the art is super insipid. Several times I had to go back to an earlier card to make sure they weren't just carbon copying art. Thats a shame. If they want these to feel like super momentous moments worth carving into the side of a tomb; they had the perfect chance to take original printing art for each card (be that alpha, be it weatherlight, be it whatever), run it through a Bas Relief filter, simplify it to the most important lines, and then tint and wash it out into a sandstone'y color.
For the noobs, it'd just be a random scrawl/squiggle/outline, but the easter egg would be there for the older players. "Hey, that reminds me of, oshit, that's from xxxx"
A shitty, 5 minutes in GIMP example:
On top of all that, the art is super insipid. Several times I had to go back to an earlier card to make sure they weren't just carbon copying art. Thats a shame. If they want these to feel like super momentous moments worth carving into the side of a tomb; they had the perfect chance to take original printing art for each card (be that alpha, be it weatherlight, be it whatever), run it through a Bas Relief filter, simplify it to the most important lines, and then tint and wash it out into a sandstone'y color.
For the noobs, it'd just be a random scrawl/squiggle/outline, but the easter egg would be there for the older players. "Hey, that reminds me of, oshit, that's from xxxx"
A shitty, 5 minutes in GIMP example:
Sterling
El Presidente
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Lendarios
Trump's Staff
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ronne
Nǐ hǎo, yǒu jīn zi ma?
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I think he's actually super viable in a u/w control shell for modern. He buys time very well when combined with single target removal, especially given moderns tendency to run large singular threats ala deaths shadow and such. Dumping a supreme verdict with him in play vs any kind of creature strategy sure sounds like winning to me.
Also worth noting the emblem doesn't care about it being this particular gideon, so you could fire off this emblem then slam Jura and go in to full turtle mode, make them commit additional resources to the board, etc.
In standard I'm not sure he'll do much until old Gideon rotates?
Also worth noting the emblem doesn't care about it being this particular gideon, so you could fire off this emblem then slam Jura and go in to full turtle mode, make them commit additional resources to the board, etc.
In standard I'm not sure he'll do much until old Gideon rotates?
drtyrm
Lord Nagafen Raider
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In Standard you can do an opener like:
t1 tapped dual, t2 heart of kiran, t3 new gideon
+1 onto their threat, activate Heart, beat for 4
You have a 3 loyalty Gideon ready to defend with Heart and they have a threat that can't do damage.
Maybe you cut down on 4drop Gideons, lower the curve and go more aggressive?
t1 tapped dual, t2 heart of kiran, t3 new gideon
+1 onto their threat, activate Heart, beat for 4
You have a 3 loyalty Gideon ready to defend with Heart and they have a threat that can't do damage.
Maybe you cut down on 4drop Gideons, lower the curve and go more aggressive?
Wantonsoup95
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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Saw this comment on the new Gideon.
T2: Heart of Kiran
T3: This guy, make emblem, crew heart, swing 4
T4: Crew heart, play BFZ Gideon, make knight, swing 4
T5: Wonder why no one shows up to play Standard anymore.
T2: Heart of Kiran
T3: This guy, make emblem, crew heart, swing 4
T4: Crew heart, play BFZ Gideon, make knight, swing 4
T5: Wonder why no one shows up to play Standard anymore.
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Wantonsoup95
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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3 mana with double black sorcery speed planeswalker removal. And a terrible read the bones spell.
Now a brain geyser but instant speed? Blue white control coming hard, blah.
Looks like standard is out for a while for this guy. They really needed better instant removal. This block just doesn't look fun.
Now a brain geyser but instant speed? Blue white control coming hard, blah.
Looks like standard is out for a while for this guy. They really needed better instant removal. This block just doesn't look fun.
Sterling
El Presidente
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Affinity won't enjoy it being on the other side either. Less exciting in Standard unless there's a lot more activated abilities that haven't been spoiled. Crewing and Evolving Wilds though.