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It's pretty gross how brazen WoTC has been with trying to milk its players the last few years with these variants and releases all while cutting corners across the board. Ugh.

I really only focus on my main cube, everything else I tinker with on Cobra is mostly just a theoretical exercise for fun. I keep my cube updated set to set because its just easier that way, and its fun to participate in spoiler season, but I usually don't pick up cards unless they're really...

Even if there are now better options, FoF is just a much more engaging game experience whenever its cast. Both players have fun with the mini-game of piles and choices so it'll likely never be leaving my cube.

I dislike Un-sets in general aside from the lands so this one is an easy skip for me. Being able to take a break until a real set in February is refreshing. I don't get it, is there a bigger market than I'm aware of for Un-sets? I've been playing Magic actively for around 8 years now and have...

Usually it comes down to how much additional upkeep there is for its inclusion. Like I'm not going to play cards featuring the Energy mechanic, but something like the occasional Eternalize off an Earthshaker Khenra or Champion of Wits is fine since drafters can literally just have part of the...

This looks terrible. No new arts, not a curated environment, and they literally just ran everything through a heavy black/white filter and called it a day. This is most phoned in product I've ever seen. If you want certain singles for aesthetics then go for it (that's what I did for Slogurk in...

I don't play Arena so all my drafting is in paper, but I haven't actually drafted a set since pre-pandemic. Wasn't a fan of dungeons or dice rolling so I refused to play AFR, was excited for MID and went to prerelease but hated tracking day/night in paper so didn't follow up with any drafts. I...

Haven't tried it in cube, have played against it in Modern. If it comes down early ala Stoneforge the card is absolutely miserable to play against. There is so little interaction that actually works against it and such a limited window to deploy it. Every relevant keyword under the sun and it...

Hopeful Initiate Graf Reaver I'm not really too high on Initiate, but I really just want one more 1 drop human than can do extra stuff and this feels okay. I'm not the biggest fan of Usher of the Fallen since it's at odds with my Humans subtheme and doesn't interact with the likes of Champion...

I was on vacation for the majority of last week and was getting caught up with work this week so I wasn't able to dive into the set till now, but man was this set underwhelming. I don't really mind since MID was a banger for me, but I'm really not feeling this one at all. That's a first for an...

No, red hasn't had this type of effect printed again on a new card since the original Faithless Looting. This has been replaced with discard and then draw ala Thrill of Possibility or Cathartic Reunion, but red no longer gets the chance to loot with draw, make a decision, then discard. Every red...

It's mostly unnecessary complexity to me. There usually isn't enough being added in gameplay quality to be worth inclusion in most cases. The non-creatures you listed are less egregious due to fewer interactions with other counter types, but I dislike things like one off representative counters...

Just what every paper player wanted. Even more tedious, and likely useless beyond this set, counters to keep track of. Can I get a barf emoji?

Unless I'm a super lower to the ground B/x Aggro deck with my curve topping off at 4 or a very specific combo deck, I'm likely going to play Grave Titan in every deck featuring black. Hell, I would even splash into it if I saw it early enough and wasn't fully committed. It's still a really...

Not really. On occasion you'll be able to power it out a turn or two early off tokens from a Pia and Kiran Nalaar or Whirler Rogue, but it's mostly a reanimation target. On occasion Clue tokens off a Tireless Tracker let you cast it on T5 in a G/B shell that also has the ability to self-mill and...

Have not played with it in cube for years, but have continued to play with it in an EDH deck. Still pretty strong and swingy, doesn't really create any engaging gameplay scenarios. You either run them over right away if reanimated early or you play it fairly and continue to go wide until you...

Day/Night is fine digitally, super ass in paper. I was excited to try out some Limited this set because I love Innistrad's themes and flavor, but one prerelease was all it took to turn me off. It's just so damn tedious.

I mean, it's mostly because I do still really enjoy playing them when I finally get around to it. Playing through a game like Shadow of the Colossus or making my way through a brand new area in a Souls game is very immersive and the gameplay feels rewarding. It's just that time constraints are...

How do you guys typically approach video games as you've gotten older? More specifically, how do you determine when you want to devote the time necessary to finishing a game? I was never much of a gamer but definitely had more time in my younger years to devote to playing through games. However...

I don't think this is entirely accurate. If your cube is extremely low to the ground and attempting to emulate Constructed with its mana curves and card inclusions then yes, Elspeth is likely too slow to be oppressive if the opponent's board has been fleshed out with proactive and efficient low...