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  1. Chriskool

    Sets [OGW] Oath of the Gatewatch Spoiler Thread

    I hope WotC adds wastes to the basics in their cube, but something tells me that MTGO couldn't handle it without a big development push. I like the addition of the 6th color in some cubes and adding Wastes to the basic box will be how I implement the new cards (should I do so).
  2. Chriskool

    The TV Thread

    I've been watching SyFy's adaptation of "The Expanse". It's somewhere around Firefly is terms of quality with a much more driving plot. Like GoT is fantasy for the masses, it aims to be easily consumable scifi. I've not been high on some of the acting/effects but overall have enjoyed it. Prob...
  3. Chriskool

    Sets [OGW] Oath of the Gatewatch Spoiler Thread

    Maybe annihilator works wonders on skin pores. We should take a forum spa vacay to Zendi soon. Do you think Gideon shaves or that his manscaping is simply magic?
  4. Chriskool

    General Sunday January 10th Draft Sign-ups (2PM EST)

    I'd be delighted to join if I am not precluding another individual from enjoying some Magic Online Riptide Cube.
  5. Chriskool

    Sets [OGW] Oath of the Gatewatch Spoiler Thread

    Hugh Jackman refrained from reprising his role as Gideon Jura after he was offered to co-star with Joaquin Pheonix (young Kytheon) in MTG Origins. I heard that the actor that played Khal Drogo was supposed to play BFZ Gideon, but he was lost at sea while filming aquaman and WotC had to...
  6. Chriskool

    General Fight Club

    I really want to see Pain Seer in the same limited format as Lavamancer's Skill. {Q}
  7. Chriskool

    Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight

    I hope abbot becomes cheap so I can buy 6-10 without any qualms. Speaking of perfect red 2s, I love this thing's Goblin Piker impression: Phyrexian Revoker
  8. Chriskool

    Sets [OGW] Oath of the Gatewatch Spoiler Thread

    if you control a legendary creature, legendary land, legendary artifact and legendary enchantment, you win the game and reflect upon what you've made of your life. maybe they thought these would be too good in Legacy enchantress if multiples could sit on the board. Will <> transcend this set...
  9. Chriskool

    General Brainstorming: The RipLab Weekly

    Any developments regarding this initiative?
  10. Chriskool

    Article Learning From Pauper—A Study in Aggression

    In the Midwestern U.S., ante 5-color was popular in the early 2000s. It was a big deck format reminiscent of MTGO's "prismatic": 250 cards, at least 18 of each color required. Ante was until a rare or foil was hit (wtf are mythics?). The way ante affected gameplay was quite interesting, with...
  11. Chriskool

    Sets [OGW] Oath of the Gatewatch Spoiler Thread

    Oath of Gideon's flavor text guess: "One plane, under Heliod, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." My heart goes out to all of Magic's fans whom enjoy the "story". This card seems okay yet lame. I pine for Attunement and its ilk.
  12. Chriskool

    Sets [OGW] Oath of the Gatewatch Spoiler Thread

    I imagine the blue one is .05m tall; something that would cause the average human to get on a chair, screaming. I will do the same when I have a chance to draft this and perform my first poor Mulldrifter impression. Exiling Infest is nifty; wonder how it stacks up to scrying Infest in formats...
  13. Chriskool

    General Brainstorming: The RipLab Weekly

    I will try to hit a few of these a month; I've wanted to pinch pennies for a while. Edit: It's worth mentioning that I've been burned lending under 10$ of cards on MTGO in the past to people I'd interacted with for months. Be wary what people will do for a few free (hundred) dollars. When will...
  14. Chriskool

    Article ChannelFireball: Archetype Design

    I wish there was more content summarizing Standard and Draft formats of yore. My memory is mediocre (so I've forgotten a lot of the MTG periods I've played through); I've also missed a lot of competitive formats as I lost the desire to spend a weekend traveling/sitting in convention centers...
  15. Chriskool

    Sets [OGW] Oath of the Gatewatch Spoiler Thread

    Please can we be ready in a month? :< Trinket Mage Stifle Phyrexian Dreadnought Renegade Doppelganger Vengevine Survival of the Fittest Fauna Shaman Basking Rootwalla etc., et. al.
  16. Chriskool

    Article ChannelFireball: Archetype Design

    whydirt, I will have to give Marshall some ad revenue and give it a listen! Thanks for the visibility into LR. I think this reddit user provides a wonderful testimony as to why singleton isn't a sacred cow: Jason, do any of your plans for CFB articles focus solely on design constraints...
  17. Chriskool

    Article ChannelFireball: Archetype Design

    There is a thread with a lot of discussion on breaking singleton over at the Tomb of Yawgmoth
  18. Chriskool

    General MTGO 'Vintage Cube'

    Non-artifact-based mono white's success rate seems to be inversely related to the skill/flexibility of the other drafters.
  19. Chriskool

    General MTGO 'Vintage Cube'

    It may curb your desire knowing I have yet to lose round one in single elim with mono white or mono red (one of which always seems open unless I force a "fun" archetype). Mono white is often so deep that I can draft a fast hate bear WW and SB into midrange (or add a plethora slower card adv...
  20. Chriskool

    General MTGO 'Vintage Cube'

    I am digging the cube single elim payout structure: win round 1 and entry is recouped. I have been drafting, playing and dropping after a single round win a lot- feels almost like draft on demand mtg!
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