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Dragon's Maze Previews

Postby aeric90 » 10 Apr 2013, 05:45

Wizards has revealed 16 cards so far for Dragon's Maze.

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/dragonsmaze/cig#

So far there are a lot of WHAAAAAAT?! cards. Like:

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Postby Drecon » 10 Apr 2013, 06:15

That master of cruelties is hilarious. I don't know yet if it's any good but the ability is really strong if you actually get to use it.
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Postby ArchieO » 10 Apr 2013, 06:44

Put master in a Kaalia of the Vast Commander deck and you have some pretty broken interactions. Other than that I don't think advent of the wurm is going to make as big a splash in standard as people think. Vorel is cute and will be fun in limited and commander but nowhere else, Exava looks like an absolute bomb in limited, Melek is way to overpriced for what he does, Tesya is to slow to be a real bomb, 7 mana is a lot! Ruric is probably my favorite so far, if you stick him against a control deck then they are in serious trouble!
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Postby aeric90 » 10 Apr 2013, 06:50

Tesya actually fits perfectly into my deck both thematically and mechanically and considering most Orzhov decks are running 3 or 4 Crpyt Ghasts cost isn't much of an issue.
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Re: Dragon's Maze Previews

Postby Yaxley » 10 Apr 2013, 06:59

ArchieO wrote:Put master in a Kaalia of the Vast Commander deck and you have some pretty broken interactions.

In that your opponents will punch you and your nose will be broken. :P
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Postby Geoff_B » 10 Apr 2013, 07:40

I dunno. I bet there's a card somewhere that triggers an appropriate curb-stomping ability when your life total goes down to a certain amount (for example 1) :D
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Postby ArchieO » 10 Apr 2013, 09:13

Geoff_B wrote:I dunno. I bet there's a card somewhere that triggers an appropriate curb-stomping ability when your life total goes down to a certain amount (for example 1) :D


Well if you play deaths shadow you would get a 12/12 for 1 black mana and you would activate all fateful hour cards, other than that i can't think of any

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ArchieO wrote:Put master in a Kaalia of the Vast Commander deck and you have some pretty broken interactions.

In that your opponents will punch you and your nose will be broken. :P


True, I run a tribal elemental Animar deck so I don't need to worry about being punched.

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Postby DSmaster21 » 10 Apr 2013, 09:30

There is a card that if your life is one you win. Zendikar block if I remember correctly.
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Postby Jenelmo » 10 Apr 2013, 09:34

You are thinking about Near-Death Experience and it only triggers in your upkeep.
So you have to have it in play, then they have to hit you with the master and then you have to survive to your upkeep
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Postby Drecon » 10 Apr 2013, 10:28

I think it's a pretty safe bet that if they go through all the trouble of using that guy to get you to 1, they're gonna have a burn spell in hand.
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Postby DSmaster21 » 10 Apr 2013, 11:02

So you have to attack yourself. How hard can that be?
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Postby SomeCallMeTim » 10 Apr 2013, 11:19

I can't decide if I like the fuse cards so far or not...I think the majority of them will be too slow if you want to use both 'cards', but they're flexible? Beck and Call is 8 mana together in some tough colors...but drawing four cards is crazy!

Thoughts? I think they have potential, but it's tough to draw a definitive line on them right yet. I want to see them in action.

Also, do you think that three color decks will be more prevalent in limited? You have a pick from 10 guilds first pack, then 5 next pack, then 5 different guilds the last pack...it seems like you may need to supplement your deck with more colors unless you can go heavy mono colors in one of the later packs. -shrug- just rambles.
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Postby Drecon » 10 Apr 2013, 13:32

DSmaster21 wrote:So you have to attack yourself. How hard can that be?


You just need Mindslaver and an opponent that has Act of Treason or something like that in his deck.

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Postby Matt0Wolfy0Hegi » 10 Apr 2013, 14:38

card list for the wizards-spoled dragons maze cards, for any that havent seen them yet
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/dragonsmaze/cig
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Postby Shinneh » 10 Apr 2013, 14:58

Don't we get LRR's spoiler card tomorrow?
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Postby ArchieO » 10 Apr 2013, 15:21

Matt0Wolfy0Hegi wrote:card list for the wizards-spoled dragons maze cards, for any that havent seen them yet
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/dragonsmaze/cig


More up to date list found at http://www.mtgsalvation.com/dragons-maze-spoiler.html, wizards take a day or two to update the cards spoiled on outside websites
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Postby Drecon » 10 Apr 2013, 23:53

Trostani's Summoner is ridiculous. Four creatures for 7 mana is a lot.

Anyone seen Turn&Burn yet? My inner Izzet mage is doing a tiny tiny dance.
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Postby Dubious_wolf » 10 Apr 2013, 23:56

The summoner is a mana curve-out, in and of itself...
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Postby Dubious_wolf » 11 Apr 2013, 00:02

SomeCallMeTim wrote:I can't decide if I like the fuse cards so far or not...I think the majority of them will be too slow if you want to use both 'cards', but they're flexible? Beck and Call is 8 mana together in some tough colors...but drawing four cards is crazy!

Thoughts? I think they have potential, but it's tough to draw a definitive line on them right yet. I want to see them in action.

Also, do you think that three color decks will be more prevalent in limited? You have a pick from 10 guilds first pack, then 5 next pack, then 5 different guilds the last pack...it seems like you may need to supplement your deck with more colors unless you can go heavy mono colors in one of the later packs. -shrug- just rambles.

These will be the go to spells in limited me thinks. They basically take a small set and expand the number of cards in the set.
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Postby Drecon » 11 Apr 2013, 05:21

LRR spoiler is up on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Wk09dJY44

It's probably gonna get it's own thread soon but I just wanted to be the first to say: awesome card (and awesome vid too, as always)
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Postby ArchieO » 11 Apr 2013, 05:45

Drecon wrote:LRR spoiler is up on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Wk09dJY44

It's probably gonna get it's own thread soon but I just wanted to be the first to say: awesome card (and awesome vid too, as always)


Agree awesome vid, I am super, super pumped to play this guy, he has the magical 4 toughness, and 4 grinds man 4 grinds, Love this card!
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Postby Lemegeton » 11 Apr 2013, 07:15

seriously are wizards trying to break their game or something. some of these cards are ridiculous. Standard is about to get a serious kick in the ass.

that Dimir guy is insane. imagine pulling him AND a mind grind in limited. you are going to clean house.

also the Golgari Blanka is going to be insane in my ghoulgari deck. its based around getting dudes in grave = cast ghoultree very cheaply + essence harvest/sac to jarad. so with golgari blanka i can scavenge my ghoultrees for 10/10 ,for what should be very small cmc, so i have even more guys to use. just imagine having a ghoultree in my grave and i draw one and play him. scavenge the guy in the grave thanks to blanka and now i have a 20/20 ghoultree. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Kapol » 11 Apr 2013, 13:20

I'm not sure if that's how it works Lemegeton. The card specifically says Ghoultree costs (1) less to cast for each card in your graveyard. Since you're not casting it, but scavenging it from your graveyard, I think it'll always cost 7G. It's ability doesn't alter it's actual casting cost from my understanding.
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Postby Lemegeton » 11 Apr 2013, 13:40

yeah i have been thinking about that one myself after my initial reaction to the card and you are right :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

can still make use of blanka though to scavenge other guys onto a ghoultree so it will hit for more than 10
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Postby Geoff_B » 11 Apr 2013, 13:47

Blanka?

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