Let me start by saying I am very sorry to hear about the loss of loved ones.
Second I would like to say this article was an awesome read and very well written at that. I also think the LGS store idea sounds like a fantastic way to bring people together.
1. the world is a terrible place, and everyone is out to get you.
2. Wizards are vile and evil schemers.
3. Watch out for the thief, he's in cahoots with the priest of mask to steal ALL of the cookies.
Did I miss any?
Oh wait there is 4. You want Pete Jahn's attention and he refuses to respond to your incessant trolling so you interact (reluctantly I imagine) with those who do, hoping to eventually elicit some response from Pete. Which is never coming because trolls don't get fed by the master.
Wasnt one of those Pete Jahn names to get invite the one who fabricated wpn events with fake names in the old ELO-rating system to get invites to the pro tour ?
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Not even the same sport. Show and Tell doesn't require anything else other than Show and Tell and a target in hand. Easily done on turn 2. There's no color requirement, no additional resource on the battlefield needed, no sacrifice involved, no conditions for the target. In fact, Show and Tell is used to cheat Omniscience into play. That's a whole other power play there. Can't really compare that to spending 4 mana + one creature of specific colors to fetch specific targets only, the most egregious of which aren't even legal if not in decks that won't be able to exploit them. Most importantly, how often Natural Order decks win on turn 1-3 the way S&T and reanimator do? Let's compare statistics.
Green Sun's Zenith is just a tutor. It helps the deck to perform efficiently, but it doesn't end the game right there, no more than cards like Summoner's Pact do. You still need a way to pay for the casting cost. And if we talk ramp, inherently ramp-based tribes like Elf still ramp better than GSZ ever allows. If we prevent tribes like Plant to ramp with GSZ, this would just push more players into Elf ramp or Cloudpost ramp.
As I've said many times, certain tools are meant to help lesser tribes (e.g. Plant, Insect) to have a fighting chance against tribes that would still be super-powerful without those tools. But those tools need conditions, are linked to certain tribes and colors. Dropping random fatties from your hand or graveyard onto the battlefield, it's just generic. And it can still be done, only not in the early turns (cfr. Recurring Nightmare, Gifts Ungiven+Unburial Rites, Dream Halls: all healthier, still very powerful versions of the same strategies).
If you're getting rid of Show and Tell/reanimate effects that put from graveyard or hand to the battlefield, you should probably also get rid of the most egregious library to battlefield effects such as Natural Order and the modern-banned Green Sun's Zenith for much the same reason.
As someone who really enjoys token strategies I find this card lacking. If it was costed 3b even it might be more palatable. It really irks me that WOTC prints cards like this. Meh. You might be right about Monoblack if they are running the bad basic lands deck (Coffers, etc.)
The decks you linked were the very first ones played in a competitive event, albeit a one-off, the Wizards Invitational which wound up giving us the Two-Headed Giant of Foriys avatar. That was what the format debuted in.
This year saw the fifteenth anniversary of it being played on MTGO.
The time of the streamer showdown has been changed to 1pm pst. Please make note of that! Congrats to Albert for his hard work, dedication and passion being rewarded, awfully happy for you!
What you're missing is the Gavony Township in the fungus deck. I love Brawl but singleton is what we're trying to replace, and Standard Singleton Tribal is far too restrictive. How many tribes are even doable right now? I vote Standard Tribal Wars.
I haven't often commented on your articles because Pauper and I usually don't see eye to eye, that said I have enjoyed more than a few. I am sorry to hear that you are leaving the pure milieu (but not the fam), and wish you a lot of luck in your new writing gig. Maybe from time to time you can come back and show the younger writers how it is done again.
My Uncle was a Presbyterian minister who had little time for games as I got older (he disliked losing and frankly said so with gusto), but I think despite the fantastical (sometimes superficially antithetical to Christianity) themes of M:TG (he demanded I not play D&D for religious reasons, and that's one reason I never really clicked with religion) I think he would get behind your statement about the gaming community and M:TG in particular. There are a lot of caring souls out there who just need people around them to make them complete.
I've been dealing with a lot of stuff recently, which would explain why I missed the Cathartic Reunion picture, but I am incredibly happy to have asked you to write for us. You added a lot of quality discussion to the site, have an incredibly unique voice and a passion for what you do, not just in magic writing, but other things as well.
Thank you for taking me up on the offer, and I can't wait to see what else is in store for you!
Thank you for this reminder that the MTG community has so much positive potential. In the last few months, I feel like I've seen more glimpses of the lousy side than I care to deal with, but it's important to remember the best and brightest parts. There are a lot of great people in this mix, and using the MTG community to make a better community in the rest of our lives is an opportunity we often overlook.
Let me start by saying I am very sorry to hear about the loss of loved ones.
Second I would like to say this article was an awesome read and very well written at that. I also think the LGS store idea sounds like a fantastic way to bring people together.
Well said Paul Leicht. Still smiling because of your checklist...
I am a big fan of how I asked what the point was and then was asked the same thing by them.
I struggle with things daily.
Ooh ooh lemme take a shot at guessing this one:
1. the world is a terrible place, and everyone is out to get you.
2. Wizards are vile and evil schemers.
3. Watch out for the thief, he's in cahoots with the priest of mask to steal ALL of the cookies.
Did I miss any?
Oh wait there is 4. You want Pete Jahn's attention and he refuses to respond to your incessant trolling so you interact (reluctantly I imagine) with those who do, hoping to eventually elicit some response from Pete. Which is never coming because trolls don't get fed by the master.
There I think that covers them all.
Yes, what is/are my point(s) ?
what is your point?
Yes.
In 2006, Maher was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame as the vote leader in the Class of 2006.[7]
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Maher_Jr.
Thats what wotc do with cheaters in this game...
that was bob maher.
Wasnt one of those Pete Jahn names to get invite the one who fabricated wpn events with fake names in the old ELO-rating system to get invites to the pro tour ?
Very nice opinion section!
PS a couple of weeks ago you meant the “median” not the “mode”.
PT 25A should not be referred to as PT M19
- M19 will have few if any cards in Modern/Legacy decks
- There are no limited rounds
If you're reading this its probably too late but those leagues end TODAY
Thanks! I do! :)
Feel better Kuma!
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Not even the same sport. Show and Tell doesn't require anything else other than Show and Tell and a target in hand. Easily done on turn 2. There's no color requirement, no additional resource on the battlefield needed, no sacrifice involved, no conditions for the target. In fact, Show and Tell is used to cheat Omniscience into play. That's a whole other power play there. Can't really compare that to spending 4 mana + one creature of specific colors to fetch specific targets only, the most egregious of which aren't even legal if not in decks that won't be able to exploit them. Most importantly, how often Natural Order decks win on turn 1-3 the way S&T and reanimator do? Let's compare statistics.
Green Sun's Zenith is just a tutor. It helps the deck to perform efficiently, but it doesn't end the game right there, no more than cards like Summoner's Pact do. You still need a way to pay for the casting cost. And if we talk ramp, inherently ramp-based tribes like Elf still ramp better than GSZ ever allows. If we prevent tribes like Plant to ramp with GSZ, this would just push more players into Elf ramp or Cloudpost ramp.
As I've said many times, certain tools are meant to help lesser tribes (e.g. Plant, Insect) to have a fighting chance against tribes that would still be super-powerful without those tools. But those tools need conditions, are linked to certain tribes and colors. Dropping random fatties from your hand or graveyard onto the battlefield, it's just generic. And it can still be done, only not in the early turns (cfr. Recurring Nightmare, Gifts Ungiven+Unburial Rites, Dream Halls: all healthier, still very powerful versions of the same strategies).
If you're getting rid of Show and Tell/reanimate effects that put from graveyard or hand to the battlefield, you should probably also get rid of the most egregious library to battlefield effects such as Natural Order and the modern-banned Green Sun's Zenith for much the same reason.
As someone who really enjoys token strategies I find this card lacking. If it was costed 3b even it might be more palatable. It really irks me that WOTC prints cards like this. Meh. You might be right about Monoblack if they are running the bad basic lands deck (Coffers, etc.)
You know, the gender of the knights from History of Benalia is not specified, so that could even be a very progressist tale!
Kuma is, as always, correct. Here is the article that announced the birth of Tribal Wars. https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/wizards-invitational-2003-...
The decks you linked were the very first ones played in a competitive event, albeit a one-off, the Wizards Invitational which wound up giving us the Two-Headed Giant of Foriys avatar. That was what the format debuted in.
This year saw the fifteenth anniversary of it being played on MTGO.
The time of the streamer showdown has been changed to 1pm pst. Please make note of that! Congrats to Albert for his hard work, dedication and passion being rewarded, awfully happy for you!
What you're missing is the Gavony Township in the fungus deck. I love Brawl but singleton is what we're trying to replace, and Standard Singleton Tribal is far too restrictive. How many tribes are even doable right now? I vote Standard Tribal Wars.
I haven't often commented on your articles because Pauper and I usually don't see eye to eye, that said I have enjoyed more than a few. I am sorry to hear that you are leaving the pure milieu (but not the fam), and wish you a lot of luck in your new writing gig. Maybe from time to time you can come back and show the younger writers how it is done again.
My Uncle was a Presbyterian minister who had little time for games as I got older (he disliked losing and frankly said so with gusto), but I think despite the fantastical (sometimes superficially antithetical to Christianity) themes of M:TG (he demanded I not play D&D for religious reasons, and that's one reason I never really clicked with religion) I think he would get behind your statement about the gaming community and M:TG in particular. There are a lot of caring souls out there who just need people around them to make them complete.
Thanks for writing.
I've been dealing with a lot of stuff recently, which would explain why I missed the Cathartic Reunion picture, but I am incredibly happy to have asked you to write for us. You added a lot of quality discussion to the site, have an incredibly unique voice and a passion for what you do, not just in magic writing, but other things as well.
Thank you for taking me up on the offer, and I can't wait to see what else is in store for you!
Thank you for this reminder that the MTG community has so much positive potential. In the last few months, I feel like I've seen more glimpses of the lousy side than I care to deal with, but it's important to remember the best and brightest parts. There are a lot of great people in this mix, and using the MTG community to make a better community in the rest of our lives is an opportunity we often overlook.
Best of luck to you in the new gig!