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I'm legitimately curious, Shea- what would it take for you to actively enjoy standard, from where it is now?One time, back in 'nam, Sudo was set upon by an entire squadron of charlies. He challenged them all to a game of Pictionary, which he won resoundingly. The charlies were forced to not only surrender the skirmish, but also their world-famous chili recipe, which Sudo sold to Texas for a hefty profit. Sudo is a master of diplomacy.-
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Oh, I was talking about sealed. My frustration actually probably isnt a reflection of the format, but rather has to do with anger at my pool and the fact that I played poorly.
Standard? How about a combo deck that is viable. When is the last time we had a truly viable combo deck in standard that wasn't creature based? How about games that boil down to more than "I played/blinked my overpowered monster with a ridiculous CITP effect more times then you did" how about a format that gives you more options than "Aggro creature, midrange creatures, or control creatures" for archtypes.tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner-
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I mean, I hate this format too, but to say that blinking Thrags is the reason the format sucks is kind of blatantly false. Don't get me wrong, Restoration Angel was a huge mistake and should never have been printed, but the real problems with the format are easy mana, too much life gain, and bad removal.Natirasha is just a vestige, it's Contessa now.-
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chamber Cases are scummy
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Those may be your issues with the format. I've liked plenty of formats with easy mana. And life gain isn't that bad eiher. My issue with this format, like most recent formats, is too many high impact cards. I think it was finkle who said something like 'when I used to play magic it was a game of attrition, and now its a game of haymakers' And I feel like that is my biggest issue with current magic.In post 3003, Natirasha wrote:I mean, I hate this format too, but to say that blinking Thrags is the reason the format sucks is kind of blatantly false. Don't get me wrong, Restoration Angel was a huge mistake and should never have been printed, but the real problems with the format are easy mana, too much life gain, and bad removal.Last edited by chamber on Sun Jul 14, 2013 5:54 am, edited 1 time in total.Taking a break from the site.-
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QFT. I really liked INN-DKA-AVR-M13-RTR Standard. That was a lot of weird fringe decks being really diverse. Now it's just not fun.In post 3004, chamber wrote:
Those may be your issues with the format. I've liked plenty of format with easy mana. And life gain isn't that bad too. My issue with this format, like most recent formats, is too many high impact cards. I think it was finkle who said something like 'when I used to play magic it was a game of attrition, and now its a game of haymakers' And I feel like that is my biggest issue with current magic.In post 3003, Natirasha wrote:I mean, I hate this format too, but to say that blinking Thrags is the reason the format sucks is kind of blatantly false. Don't get me wrong, Restoration Angel was a huge mistake and should never have been printed, but the real problems with the format are easy mana, too much life gain, and bad removal.-
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I didn't say blinking thrags. I was very precise. Like 80% of the meta revolves around playing creatures with ridiculous CITP effects. The person who plays the most of these usually wins. Thrag, resto, acidic slime, angel of serenity. The format is almost entirely about these cards. If you're not running them you're losing to the virtual card advantage they create, and its just boring magic.
Also, I agree with a lot of what chamber said.tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner-
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also, "diversity" is this red herring that people continually bring up to "prove" that a format is fun and healthy. Balls, I say. I would rather play a format with only a couple of completely different decks then one where there are ostensibly 10 decks, but they all have the same fucking game plan
Modern is diverse. Legacy is diverse. Vintage is diverse. All formats where the mana is incredible. Standard is not diverse. Standard is everyone doing the same thing and dressing up in different color prom dresses.tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner-
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For what it's worth, I think it's fairly clear that Standard is bad; it's why I quit playing. I guess I was asking more along the lines of "What's the practical solution?" Power creep is getting out of control, ETB triggers are everywhere, creatures are overtaking actual spells; what does the next block need to introduce to get Magic back to a more enjoyable level?One time, back in 'nam, Sudo was set upon by an entire squadron of charlies. He challenged them all to a game of Pictionary, which he won resoundingly. The charlies were forced to not only surrender the skirmish, but also their world-famous chili recipe, which Sudo sold to Texas for a hefty profit. Sudo is a master of diplomacy.-
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I suppose that, so long as Magic's profit margins are based on "Look at all these fucking overpowered rares", there's no real hope that the trend will reverse itself.One time, back in 'nam, Sudo was set upon by an entire squadron of charlies. He challenged them all to a game of Pictionary, which he won resoundingly. The charlies were forced to not only surrender the skirmish, but also their world-famous chili recipe, which Sudo sold to Texas for a hefty profit. Sudo is a master of diplomacy.-
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Unless they get very good at printing cards that look much better than they actually are.In post 3010, Sudo_Nym wrote:I suppose that, so long as Magic's profit margins are based on "Look at all these fucking overpowered rares", there's no real hope that the trend will reverse itself.Taking a break from the site.-
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I want an entire set where every card is One with Nothing.One time, back in 'nam, Sudo was set upon by an entire squadron of charlies. He challenged them all to a game of Pictionary, which he won resoundingly. The charlies were forced to not only surrender the skirmish, but also their world-famous chili recipe, which Sudo sold to Texas for a hefty profit. Sudo is a master of diplomacy.-
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That is an oddly esoteric statement.In post 3012, Sudo_Nym wrote:I want an entire set where every card is One with Nothing.-
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Gamma! This all-in list is for you:
Creatures (35)
4 Foundry Street Denizen">Foundry Street Denizen
4 Stromkirk Noble
4 Ash Zealot
4 Burning-Tree Emissary
4 Firefist Striker
2 Skinbrand Goblin
2 Rakdos Cackler
4 Lightning Mauler
2 Pyreheart Wolf
4 Legion Loyalist
Spells (8)
4 Dynacharge
4 Krenko's Command
Mana (18)
15 Mountain
2 mutavault
Sideboard (15)
4 Searing Spear
4 Volcanic Strength
4 Traitorous Blood
3 flex slotsSo high, so low, so many things to know.
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For the record, the list I've been messing around with is:
4 Restorarion Angel
3 Angel of Serenity
2 Fiend Hunter
4 Thragtusk
4 Avacyn's Pilgram
1 Sin Collector
4 Farseek
4 Mulch
4 Unburial Rites
1 sever the bloodline
4 Grisely Salvage
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Cavern of Souls
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Temple Garden
2 Godless Shrine
3 forest
4 sunpetal Grove
3 Woodland Cemetary
1 Vault of the Archangel
SB is mostly complete but needs 4 Voice of Resurgence but fuck if I am getting those. I'll probably run 4 other things instead. 4 voice is like 200$ of digital cardboard. O.otout comprendre c'est tout pardonner-
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Well, my list isn't budget. There's a difference between a budget list and a list that is cheap when optimized.
There isn't a single card I don't play in my deck because they're too expensive.
also, what the hell dredge deck is 300? Have you heard of a card called lions-eye diamond?tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner
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