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  1. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    It literally is a 6 mana 3/4 flyer because you tap 5, then tap to sac the castle. That's the supposed "upside" when looking at the card. Otherwise, it's just a colorless land with no other relevant abilities that won't provide you with much help at all. There's no other way to represent it I...
  2. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Would you play a 6 mana 3/4 flyer with an additional cost of sacrificing a land? Good deal 17 years ago.
  3. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Never liked him because if he were top decked on an empty board, it's basically a really expensive kill spell if you don't have 6 in the grave. Too restrictive for me.
  4. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Yeah, this is the only issue I've seen after viewing my Cube. A few green fatties like Prime Time and Poly seem like they'd be terrible to go up against. It does work elsewhere though, destroys a lot of White 4+ drops. I'm running 2 Shriekmaws atm the moment, I think I'll swap one out and see...
  5. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Yeah, I need to run down my list and see all the relevant threats that she can take down. I've heard good things about Pyreheart, haven't used it yet though. However, I feel like part of the appeal is being able to curve it into bigger threats and apply that offensive pressure. You can't really...
  6. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    This set is so sweet though. There's a huge number of cards I'm interested in cubing. Just looking over spoilers thus far I'm looking at: More Prowess dudes is always good, a black three that plays interesting with graveyard strategies AND recursive aggro, some fun red cards, and a greaen...
  7. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    How good is the Menace ability? I've only had experience with using Stormblood Berserker which just runs roughshod on curve with removal in hand. This card is good enough to trade for two cards most of the time (counting that ETB trigger), but will it actually get into the red zone that often...
  8. shamizy

    General CBS

    I'm at $2.6K, no proxies. Pretty kewl since I probably spent only a third of that actually assembling it and trading into pieces. I'm surprised by how much certain cards are worth tbh.
  9. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    The issue I've had with the archetype is actually setting up the engine. Most of the pieces are in the mid-game (Eidolon at 4, Doomwake 5), and it's tough to keep up early if your opponent is especially aggressive. You can't really durdle that hard against aggro with a good curve (unless you...
  10. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    This set is so sweet. Herald of the Pantheon might be enough to push enchantments far enough to work in my drafts more often. Until now, you'd have to luck into a sweet Abzan build just to have enough playables. Now, you can curve this right into Blossoms and keep the good times rolling.
  11. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Abbot of Keral Keep hype, what a great 2 drop for red. I wish it was from Kher Keep though.
  12. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    I'm in love with the new UU merfolk. He's exactly the kind of tempo card I've been looking for. UU Merfolk --> Man-o'-War --> Master of Waves. I want to believe. I love the set so far, there are a good number of cards that I'm pretty excited to get into my Cube. Nothing really making me...
  13. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Kothophed, Hoarder of Souls 4BB Legendary Creature - Demon Flying Whenever a permanent owned by another player is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card and you lose 1 life. 6/6 I love him. Definition of Suicide Black.
  14. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Chandra's parents are awesome. A Siege Gang variant that makes evasive tokens and can sac ANY artifact to fling for 2. This card is sweet.
  15. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Holy crap he's awesome. Literally flips from aggro to control. What a beast.
  16. shamizy

    Card/Deck WWhite Knights

    Not a single one. There has to be a real edge gained if I'm running 2-drops that require such an early commitment, and I don't see any I'd really want in white. Anafenza does seem pretty sweet, will probably try her out sometime. Other colors though? Bloodghast ash zealot eidolon of the great...
  17. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Why do they waste great art on mediocre cards so often? Nils Hamm is great.
  18. shamizy

    General MM2 is amazing, says man who hasn't played with it

    MM2 is the definition of a lottery. I'll probably play a draft or two to check it out since I've got a bunch of store credit, but I would not be a fan of paying for a draft. Sealed is probably your best best of coming out even if you're looking to pull value. 3 packs is too few to reliably hit...
  19. shamizy

    Sets [ORI] Magic Origins Spoilers

    Neat design, but probably too weak. A 5 mana flash Journey to Nowhere (shittier b/c you need to take the hit) isn't all that appealing. If he had a sick body like a 4/6 then maybe, but I'm not holding my breath on an intro pack rare. The flavor is kind of cool though. I hope that this signals...
  20. shamizy

    General Judging the Judges, Pt. 1

    Yeah, he was technically breaking the rule, but it's a stupid rule anyway. He totally deserved the penalty he got as the rules are written, but it just seems so stupid that they can't fix an issue like this when you have cameras available. Yeah, no one would have caught that if they weren't a...
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