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I misread this, this card is terrible.

@thewhitedragon69 said in MTG B&R Update Incoming!:

We didn't even get the vanilla "Vintage: No Changes" notice. We got the implied non-notice "Vintage: the format WotC won't even acknowledge, let alone give a F about."

They only mentioned the formats they were modifying. There was no mention of Standard /Commander /etc.

@topical_island said in [BBD] The Kenrith Walkers:

@brass-man we are old... I, I simply have no words.

@brass-man said in [BBD] The Kenrith Walkers:

@topical_island I love the idea of saying the game is marketed to 7 year olds by making a reference to a 25 year old kids show. Maybe WotC isn't dumbing things down... Maybe we're just really old.

This is a reason I really like vintage. I can go play vintage with my friends and we have a lot in common, mortgages, kids, money. I've been to a couple tournaments at a bar.
If I went to the standard FNM that draws most of the players where I live I wouldn't have that comradery, I like vintage because I'm old.

@megustalabanana
Lotus, 2 Moxen and Petal is four secondary sources (40% chance in opener) of mana. Math that out with a 4 off card (40% of 40%) and you get about an 11% chance of it happening turn 1 if theres 4 copies in your deck.
Add in stuff like repeal and chrome or opal mox and your looking at 20ish percent.
This isn't a bad turn 2 play.
I think the home is in a mentor shell. Maybe a PO mentor deck without the PO's. Put in some extra Snapcaster/Jaces. Maybe a blue angel 2.0 deck.

More like a [[hanweir garrison]] than a rabblemaster.

I would 100% play this over [[Icatian Javelineer's]].

@vaughnbros I think against the big threats in vintage I would rather have this. Also, this gets rid Blightsteel. Beast within doesn't.

Is the survival player in the top 8 in Pittsburgh anyone here?

Its a few hours away but I wanted to wish everyone a happy new year!

[[Phyrexian Metamorph]] would be great here.

This seems like a solid upgrade to the anti artifact hatebears out there ([[Tin Street Hooligan]], [[Torch Fiend]]), it also blows up bridges and kills most creatures in the format.
While I don't see a dedicated deck that would play it (maybe a sideboard in Mono Red?) It might be worth a look, any thoughts?

This one is almost relevant? Should we keep it?

@13nova said in Keep or Mull?:

Your hand is Tundra, Grafdigger Cage, Swords to Plowshares, Blank Magic Card, , Blank Magic Card, Blank Magic Card, Blank Magic Card.

Mulligan.

I don't think its as simple as that. After side boarding he has 8 (or close to) relevant cards in the match. Having a hand with 2 of them is an accomplishment.

Retrace is an effect that allows you to discard a land to cast an instant or sorcery with retrace from your graveyard.
I think the design is to allow you to acquire lands to then cast sorceries and instants as though they had Retrace.

As an Oath player I really like this, I also like that they will not be doing any thing prior to EW. This was a great move for WotC.

@megustalabanana said in Vintage 101: Survivor - Amonkhet Edition:

@kaluma i really dont understand your last posts... so i have 2 questions for you, so i can understand the whole thing better:
Do you stream aswell? If so...
Does this jeff got more viewers than you?
Somehow i feel i know alredy the answers.... and now i understand your post better.... it actually makes sense xD

I don't want this to get out of hand, but Kaluma (along with a whole bunch of other people here* @wfain) invented the deck and did it witha lot of it streaming so I doubt Kaluma has stream envy. I think jeff is very good at playing popular decks in interesting formats. Most TMD people are more attuned to vintage gameplay than jeff's audience probably is.

Imperial Seal might be worth trying if you face a lot of aggro and need another tutor for tinker.

This is the one that became Almost Blue right?

@vaughnbros said in October 17, 2017 Banned & Restricted announcement:

@blindtherapy

Restrict the island subtype!

TBH I usually only play one basic island. If I needed two I could play a snow covered.

I really appreciate your commitment to good, consumable material and the community all these years. Thank you for these articles Smmenen.