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by Utilitarian
19 Aug 2014, 10:43
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic: The Gathering Online
Replies: 48
Views: 6212

Re: Magic: The Gathering Online

So, I noticed I had a pile of phantom points so I decided to start playing Phantom Sealed on MTGO and man... has anyone else had the experience of people surrendering REALLY easily in these events? I've had opponents scoop to a stab wound while they were still at 16 life with a comparable board pres...
by Utilitarian
18 Aug 2014, 09:57
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread
Replies: 8925
Views: 477836

Re: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread

I'll file this under "ways to show people I know they don't understand the rules nearly as well as they think they do" right after "ways to learn that _I_ don't understand the rules nearly as well as I think I do"
by Utilitarian
13 Aug 2014, 20:35
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: The Magic Venting Thread
Replies: 249
Views: 26651

Re: The Magic Venting Thread

Hi my names James and I just got blown the fuck out. M15 draft. Blue/Red Deck Opponent down to 4, have Welkin Tern and Krenko's Enforcer plus some random bodies. Opponent plays Resolute Archangel and goes back up to 20. Groan. But no worries. I can deal with this. Untap, Stoke the Flames on the ange...
by Utilitarian
12 Aug 2014, 13:11
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: MTG at PAX
Replies: 5
Views: 976

MTG at PAX

So, who all's going to PAX Prime, and do we want to meet up and throw down a draft or some Commander? Seems like MTG isn't going to be a huge feature at PAX this year, don't see any of it on the schedule despite there being like nine YuGiOh tournaments. I'm certainly not going to let that stop me th...
by Utilitarian
10 Aug 2014, 09:40
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Commander/EDH Deck Talk
Replies: 1151
Views: 427815

Re: Commander/EDH Deck Talk

I have an idea. It is very stupid. Maybe more stupid than my current deck. The Bioware Theme Deck! Every goddamn choice card in MtG in one Commander deck! Turn one Vexing Devil: Who wants to pay four life? Anybody? Will of the Council A-Go-Go! So on, so forth. I might also instead call it Crowdsour...
by Utilitarian
07 Aug 2014, 23:01
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

To be clear, in the case of Natural Affinity and Polymorphist's Jest, they're still technically lands, but until end of turn they do not tap for mana. Sadly this does not help me. I wanted some way to turn my opponent's lands into creatures without having them retain land status so they'd be affect...
by Utilitarian
07 Aug 2014, 20:05
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

Just to clarify, any effect that triggers when x "becomes tapped" only does so when the thing goes from an untapped to tapped state, yes?

*edit*

Also, if I cast Natural Affinity and then Polymorphist's Jest, are my opponent's lands still lands?
by Utilitarian
05 Aug 2014, 09:17
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread
Replies: 8925
Views: 477836

Re: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread

With instant speed discard and reanimation you could even surprise someone with Ob Nix.
by Utilitarian
02 Aug 2014, 09:01
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread
Replies: 8925
Views: 477836

Re: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread

Kapol wrote:So... I pulled something neat in my draft. A Jalira without the foil stamp at the bottom. Like, you can tell where it should be, but it doesn't seem to have been put in it's little socket

Seems par for the course for the general much lower quality print runs for m15 cards
by Utilitarian
31 Jul 2014, 09:05
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

Just to be clear: When naming a creature type, one cannot name a creature type that does not exist, or is another card type (IE: "Forest"). Correct?
by Utilitarian
30 Jul 2014, 19:46
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread
Replies: 8925
Views: 477836

Re: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread

What's the best way to cheaply and efficiently get a 5 mana enchantment into play ahead of schedule in Modern?
by Utilitarian
30 Jul 2014, 15:54
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: essay topic
Replies: 4
Views: 704

Re: essay topic

I could see using magic as a tool to teach something like algebra, but it would have to be a tool used along side other teaching and instruction.
by Utilitarian
29 Jul 2014, 23:00
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

If I gain control of a counterspell with Perplexing Chimera, am I able to select the counterspell I just gained control of as the new target for that counterspell? I understand that one cannot normally counter a spell with itself, as it is not on the stack while you are casting it, but at the time i...
by Utilitarian
22 Jul 2014, 11:54
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

What happens if I have two copies of Conspiracy in play, naming different creature types?
by Utilitarian
21 Jul 2014, 12:31
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread
Replies: 8925
Views: 477836

Re: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread

From what I'm hearing printing errors with m15 have been pretty rampant. It's being attributed mainly to the new card format since it now has to support the addition of the foil stamps for rares (or something?)
by Utilitarian
20 Jul 2014, 22:26
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Khans of Tarkir Speculation
Replies: 85
Views: 9161

Re: Khans of Tarkir Speculation

Well apparently Khans isn't a multi-coloured format block. Was confirmation I have heard, from Rosewater that they want to go at least 2+ years between full multicolour blocks.
by Utilitarian
19 Jul 2014, 16:07
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: The Limited thread
Replies: 441
Views: 46566

Re: The Limited thread

Drafted last night. Green red. Felt good about the deck. two kird chieftains, a lightning strike, a cone of flame. Decent selection of 2's and 3's and some fatty top end. Lots of red creatures and the red paragon. Deck only went 1-2, which I was disappointed about but I felt like I was largely outcl...
by Utilitarian
19 Jul 2014, 12:16
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Khans of Tarkir Speculation
Replies: 85
Views: 9161

Re: Khans of Tarkir Speculation

Darksteel Garrison? Fortifications? Interesting idea.
by Utilitarian
19 Jul 2014, 09:26
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread
Replies: 8925
Views: 477836

Re: The General Magic: The Gathering Thread

Anyone noticing some really low quality packaging and card quality issues for m15?

At my store we've been seeing a lot of cards marked with like little white splotches on the back of them, sometimes actually quite large. Yesterday I opened a booster with cards that were upside down o_O
by Utilitarian
15 Jul 2014, 08:12
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

Oh ho, the plot thickens!
by Utilitarian
14 Jul 2014, 21:25
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: M15 Prerelease Experiences
Replies: 42
Views: 4985

Re: M15 Prerelease Experiences

I'm looking forward to drafting this set from a mechanics point of view but I'm a little sad at how low the EV of a pack is in this set. There's very little you can pull that you can even expect to trade for the value of a pack. It's kind of disappointing.
by Utilitarian
14 Jul 2014, 20:24
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

I should have guessed that there was a rule for this.
by Utilitarian
14 Jul 2014, 18:48
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

Purely out of curiously,

if I have an empty library, 1 life, and a laboratory maniac in play and something causes me to draw a card and lose a life, do I win or lose?
by Utilitarian
14 Jul 2014, 16:42
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

So this means that monstrous cards like Polukranos have two abilities that go on the stack right? First an activated ability to become monstrous, and then a triggered ability to fight or whatever, yes?
by Utilitarian
14 Jul 2014, 11:40
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge
Replies: 3185
Views: 339220

Re: Magic the Gathering: Ask a Judge

Just to be clear, the following cards all involve a triggered ability:

Polukranos
Broodmaster Hydra
Genesis Hydra

right?

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