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[PeregrineV]

"Today's spoilers"




Embermaw Hellion

Type: Creature - Hellion
Rarity: Rare
Trample
If another red source you control would Deal Damage to a permanent or player, it deals that damage plus one to that permanent or player instead.

[PeregrineV]

Daethblade Predator

Deathtouch

Whenever Deathblade Predator deals combat damage to a player, that player loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

[Natirasha]

I am 12/10 mad the Aurora was made into a stupid giant EDH spell.

Not even an interesting one!

[InflatablePie]

new rules for Pro Tour Origins

- if a player mulligans, they may Scry 1
- standarized layout for Feature Matches (and encouraged off-camera) - lands behind creatures, all cards facing you, etc.
- head judges can review recorded video to aid in judge calls

[Klazam]

uh
explain the scry one

[InflatablePie]

103.4. Each player draws a number of cards equal to his or her starting hand size, which is normally seven. (Some effects can modify a player’s starting hand size.) A player who is dissatisfied with his or her initial hand may take a mulligan. First, the starting player declares whether or not he or she will take a mulligan. Then each other player in turn order does the same. Once each player has made a declaration, all players who decided to take mulligans do so at the same time. To take a mulligan, a player shuffles his or her hand back into his or her library, then draws a new hand of one fewer cards than he or she had before. If a player kept his or her hand of cards, those cards become the player’s opening hand, and that player may not take any further mulligans. This process is then repeated until no player takes a mulligan. (Note that if a player’s hand size reaches zero cards, that player must keep that hand.)

Then, beginning with the starting player and proceeding in turn order, any player whose opening hand has fewer cards than his or her starting hand size may scry 1.

This rule will make its debut at Pro Tour Magic Origins, which takes place July 31–August 2. This is the only tournament during which this rule will be in effect for now. After the Pro Tour, we will have more information regarding when this rule will be implemented everywhere else.

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[Sudo_Nym]

I keep hoping they'll institute Partial Paris as the mulligan rule. Would make for more playable hands, I think.

[Klazam]

I keep hoping they'll institute Partial Paris as the mulligan rule. Would make for more playable hands, I think.

as a unrepentant combo player, i'd love this.

as a decent magic player, no.

[kdowns]

It's going to be interesting with this new scry rule, especially since I like playing combo decks.

[Klazam]

so optimal play is to mull to 6 if your hand is borderline because of the scry?

[Natirasha]

No...drawing 7 is functionally the same as draw 6+Scry 1 except you get to draw the scry card instead.

[Klazam]

for a "keep" hand, yeah, but for hands that could go either way, it is now better to mull because you get 6.5 cards?

[Natirasha]

Scry isn't really 6.5 cards.

I really don't think the Scry effects the keep-or-mulligan thing at all.

[theelkspeaks]

planning to play draft or sealed Origins at a pre-release event the weekend of the 11th/12th. Anyone have any good resources to share, especially with a focus on Limited and/or Origins specifically?

[hasdgfas]

planning to play draft or sealed Origins at a pre-release event the weekend of the 11th/12th. Anyone have any good resources to share, especially with a focus on Limited and/or Origins specifically?

The Limited Resources podcast is what I listen to. They talk a lot about Limited, and will have a full common/uncommon set review at some point the week leading up to prerelease.

[Natirasha]

Would anyone be interested in me doing a limited set review?

[theelkspeaks]

planning to play draft or sealed Origins at a pre-release event the weekend of the 11th/12th. Anyone have any good resources to share, especially with a focus on Limited and/or Origins specifically?

The Limited Resources podcast is what I listen to. They talk a lot about Limited, and will have a full common/uncommon set review at some point the week leading up to prerelease.

Thanks, that looks amazing!

Would anyone be interested in me doing a limited set review?

That would be pretty awesome!

[Siveure DtTrikyp]

The scry affects hands of 6 cards because you can probably keep sketchier hands on 6 mana. Other than that I don't think it has an enormous effect.

[GreyICE]

for a "keep" hand, yeah, but for hands that could go either way, it is now better to mull because you get 6.5 cards?

It raised the threshold of "what is a keepable hand" certainly. How much? Not as much as you'd think, imho.

I think it mostly cuts down on the mull to 5s, which is good, because it's quite difficult to come back from mulligan to 5.

[PeregrineV]

Would anyone be interested in me doing a limited set review?

That would be cool.

[DeathNote]

I am in Germany and can not find magic singles lol. Found two stores so far but they only had packs

[PeregrineV]

Really great pre-release weekend. More details as I get to typing them up.

[Espeonage]

Did you guys see the updated banlists. Like WOAH.

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Nothing changed.

[theelkspeaks]

Played my first 4 paper MtG events by playing 4 Pre-release Sealed events this past weekend!

Played Red/White Fatties, Blue/White Fliers and Tappers, Red/Green aggro, and Green/White Fatties. It was pretty fun and I'm glad to be starting playing "real" events! Went 2-2, 1-2, 1-3, and 2-2 in match records, with a couple really exciting games including one where I had to hold off with a bunch of 2/2s off of Zendikar's Roil until a 14-creatures per side board.

[hasdgfas]

I'm traveling down to Chicago for the SCG Open this week. It's my fourth ever Competitive event after a PTQ, a PPTQ, and a GPT. Looking forward to it.