Official M:TG Thread

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-07-24 12:09am

Then you have no taste.

And I find it interesting... every pack of Scourge I have bought, I have gotten a foil... (and the first pack I bought, I got Bladewing the Risen).

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-07-24 02:45am

LadyTevar wrote:
thecreech wrote:David... since your custom title is Colossus of Destruction use should change your avatar to... the avater of might
.... Maybe I can find a pic of the original SerraAngel . . . . . . .

I got three of them.

gravity · Post by **gravity** » 2003-07-24 02:57am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
David wrote: BTW, has any one heard about Wizards discontinuing the "Counterspell" card?
It's bull.

No it's not, Counterpell has been rotated out of eighth edition. Of course, that doesn't affect casual players, but it won't be legal for type 2 tournaments anymore.

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-07-24 02:38pm

David wrote:Personally I like the 7th way better.

7th had some of the best art work. I loved the Shivan dragon and my favorite card the Crimson hellkite is the best looking dragon card to date IMO

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-07-24 04:48pm

David wrote:
LadyTevar wrote:
thecreech wrote:David... since your custom title is Colossus of Destruction use should change your avatar to... the avater of might
.... Maybe I can find a pic of the original SerraAngel . . . . . . .

This is a cut out of the original Serra Angel card.

Yes! This one! I don't like the other.

David · Post by **David** » 2003-07-24 09:38pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Then you have no taste.

And I find it interesting... every pack of Scourge I have bought, I have gotten a foil... (and the first pack I bought, I got Bladewing the Risen).

Really? huh....

David · Post by **David** » 2003-07-24 09:40pm

gravity wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:
David wrote: BTW, has any one heard about Wizards discontinuing the "Counterspell" card?
It's bull.
No it's not, Counterpell has been rotated out of eighth edition. Of course, that doesn't affect casual players, but it won't be legal for type 2 tournaments anymore.

Blue counter decks were owning the tournaments up until the onslaught block came out. This may be an attempt to stop people from creating decks full of core blue counters that cost only 1 or 2 mana.

Baron Mordo · Post by **Baron Mordo** » 2003-07-25 12:42am

David wrote:Personally I like the 7th way better.

Blasphemer.

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2003-07-25 01:09am

I got three of them

And I've got 6. They cost $3 a piece.
I am very suprised that newer players find old cards so interesting. The power gap isn't actually as large as you make it out, and only the most grandious decks cost any more than T2. In fact, at one time, there was a guy playing a T2 deck at the local shop worth more than a T1 keeper deck. Thats right, a $2000 type 2 deck that would rotate out in 6 months. God he was an idiot.

gravity · Post by **gravity** » 2003-07-25 05:38am

thecreech wrote:
David wrote:Personally I like the 7th way better.
7th had some of the best art work. I loved the Shivan dragon and my favorite card the Crimson hellkite is the best looking dragon card to date IMO

Ugh, I thought that most of the new artwork in seventh was terrible. It's trying way to hard to be "realistic", and looking horrible in the process

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aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-07-25 05:38am

Dark Hellion wrote:Ahh, the old opolescense decks, i loved them. Kicking the crap outta people with paralax waves and parralax tides.
Best combo of all time by the way is.... Mox ruby, black lotus, channel, karvaeks torch. First turn, uncounterable win.

If you have a scars of the vetran you can stop this, or if you went first, a healing salve, or a lightning bolt would tie the match

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-07-25 05:45am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
David wrote: BTW, has any one heard about Wizards discontinuing the "Counterspell" card?
It's bull.

Dont forget goodbye disenchant and fog ...

gravity · Post by **gravity** » 2003-07-25 06:06am

aphexmonster wrote:
Dark Hellion wrote:Ahh, the old opolescense decks, i loved them. Kicking the crap outta people with paralax waves and parralax tides.
Best combo of all time by the way is.... Mox ruby, black lotus, channel, karvaeks torch. First turn, uncounterable win.

If you have a scars of the vetran you can stop this, or if you went first, a healing salve, or a lightning bolt would tie the match

Not to mention Force of Will (counter the channel, not the torch).

Dizzy D · Post by **Dizzy D** » 2003-07-25 09:22am

gravity wrote:
aphexmonster wrote:
Dark Hellion wrote:Ahh, the old opolescense decks, i loved them. Kicking the crap outta people with paralax waves and parralax tides.
Best combo of all time by the way is.... Mox ruby, black lotus, channel, karvaeks torch. First turn, uncounterable win.

If you have a scars of the vetran you can stop this, or if you went first, a healing salve, or a lightning bolt would tie the match
Not to mention Force of Will (counter the channel, not the torch).

Or Foil (again counter the channel)

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2003-07-25 10:47am

true, sorry, I am used to competitive MTG terminology, when I say win, i was referring to Kaervaeks torch, as it wins the game, the other cards are just engine.
Go to WWW.Themanadrain. com. One of the best magic sites out there.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-07-25 12:22pm

Ah... the Torch... best XR spell evar.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-07-25 11:09pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Ah... the Torch... best XR spell evar.

I still perfer the original Disintegrate. XR, if creature dies remove from game.

And when I'm playing with a deck that has one of those older ones in it, we play By the Card

David · Post by **David** » 2003-07-25 11:38pm

gravity wrote:
thecreech wrote:
David wrote:Personally I like the 7th way better.
7th had some of the best art work. I loved the Shivan dragon and my favorite card the Crimson hellkite is the best looking dragon card to date IMO
Ugh, I thought that most of the new artwork in seventh was terrible. It's trying way to hard to be "realistic", and looking horrible in the process .

Well like any 350 card set you're going to find stuff you hate and stuff you love. I like the more "realistic" artwork. Some of the best came out with the goblins in the Onslaught block. True some of them still look goofy, but some like Skirk Outrider are just badass.

It will be interesting to see the 8th Ed. when it comes out, as the 10th Anniversary set it's going to incorporate cards all the way back to Alpha. Nearly every set it is represented in it so far, although I wish they would have brought back some better cards than they did.

In any case the 8th card design with the Urza's Thorn Elemental is pretty sweet.

David · Post by **David** » 2003-07-25 11:40pm

aphexmonster wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:
David wrote: BTW, has any one heard about Wizards discontinuing the "Counterspell" card?
It's bull.

Dont forget goodbye disenchant and fog ...

I hadn't seen anything myself about Counterspell but I saw a picture of the latest Sideboard magazine and that was one of the big stories on the cover.

Disenchant is an inferior card.... I won't miss it if it is no longer part of the core set.

David · Post by **David** » 2003-07-25 11:41pm

Note: They are also getting rid of Lanowar Elf

I hope they replace it with another 1/1 that can produce mana.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-07-26 12:42am

David wrote:Note: They are also getting rid of Lanowar Elf

I hope they replace it with another 1/1 that can produce mana.

It was a vote between the Elf and BoP, and the BoP won. Now, I see how the BoP is a more powerful card and all, but honestly... the Elf is a common, the BoP is a rare. Which is better for drafts and all-around fun? The Elf.

Oh, and I got two boosters of 8th today. I sat down and compared them to the old card layouts. Much weeping commenced.

Magic... now sucks...

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2003-07-26 12:48am

True Darkprimus.
Oh, and one thing I have to do that I may never get to do on this board again.
NOOBS!!!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist.
Go back to your kiddy magic.

gravity · Post by **gravity** » 2003-07-26 02:49am

David wrote:Disenchant is an inferior card.... I won't miss it if it is no longer part of the core set.

What the heck? Disenchant is a great utility/sideboard card. Probably not so good for main deck though, unless you know what your opponents are going to be playing.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-07-26 05:03pm

gravity wrote:
David wrote:Disenchant is an inferior card.... I won't miss it if it is no longer part of the core set.
What the heck? Disenchant is a great utility/sideboard card. Probably not so good for main deck though, unless you know what your opponents are going to be playing.

Disenchant was also a really nice card to have around when Magic had those enchantments that turned into creatures when a certain situation arose. Forget what they were called...

At least they still have Tranquility for green....

David · Post by **David** » 2003-07-26 10:06pm

Dark Hellion wrote:True Darkprimus.
Oh, and one thing I have to do that I may never get to do on this board again.
NOOBS!!!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist.
Go back to your kiddy magic.

Quiet you.

I think all the people with the $20 BoP didn't want the value to go down.

I have 2 but never play with them, I prefer the Lanowar elves.