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This is one of those "it's up to interpretation" things, since Tolkien tended to be pretty vague about what his magic does. However, the way I interpret it is that the Ring itself has only one drawback (the fact that it's sentient, malicious, and desires to be reunited with Sauron). Everything...

I've read the books, some of the supplementary materials, and The Silmarillion twice. So yes. I have.

On a less gloomy note... Friendly Rivalry is just cute, and it's probably one of my favorite takes on Legendary Tribal in the set so far — it's already pretty solid if you don't have any legends on the battlefield, but gets stronger if you do. Good show. Mostly posting Simic Legolas: Wait...

I've been thinking about "The Ring Tempts You" (henceforth TRTY), and it just makes me sad. Not the mechanic itself, necessarily, but the fact that it's gotten such a massive backlash for reasons that honestly aren't the mechanic's fault. In practical terms, it's effectively just an upgrading...

Consider: Painter's Servant Vanishing Verse Checkmate, lands.

Stern Scolding is one of those cards that looks mediocre until you realize that it's basically a one mana Essence Scatter in a surprising number of formats.

Mono-Green Galadriel is probably going to end up enjoying some capitalism (cube). I also really hope Council's Deliberation is part of a cycle. I will say, as much as I'm not a huge fan of Legendary Tribal... I do appreciate that Frodo's art makes him look like just some middle-aged guy.

No love for budget Lingering Souls? Hunt for Specimens Pest Summoning as a squadron pick. :p

It's not just a freeze effect - it's two freeze effects, with the second one having an extra rider of discouraging attacks/tapping to use abilities for a turn. I'd give it a try.

Today I learned that the German version of R/B/Y calls Lavender Town "Lavendia". Huh. Is it just English that does the whole "palette town + eight town names that are literally just colors" thing for Gen 1?

I'm honestly surprised at Fable getting a ban, since it seems like (from the outside) that Black is currently dominant thanks to Graveyard Trespasser + Sheoldred + Invoke Despair. Fable's strong, sure, but it's way more flexible than other cards when it comes to what decks it can slot into.

Huge Truck's cool. I also really liked: Everything else felt less like a cute showcase of a scrapped (or stupid) mechanic and more... un-set-y. And not in a good way?

The unfortunate answer? It is shortsighted, because it's focused on maximizing shareholder equity and not the long-term health of the game.

Why isn't it? :swagg:

Aphemia, the Cacophony ... Sorry, went a little off-topic there. Would Grim Flayer satisfy your need for a golgari card that asks you to run more enchantments? :p

Kenessos, Priest of Thassa So. This guy. I like this guy. 1. It's a 1/3 for {1}{U}, which is pretty dang reasonable. 2. +1 to scrying is an interesting effect, especially since it's surprisingly simple to find ways to slip incidental scrying into your cube. 3. Sea monsters are cool, and you're...

There's also... Pharika, God of Affliction

Quite frankly, WotC passed the point where they could continue the game almost indefinitely without ever printing a new keyword something like a decade ago. Don't get me wrong — I also like shiny new mechanics. But I prefer seeing those mechanics get properly explored and not just slapped on a...

I noticed something similar the other day - I had started up a new list, fiddled with something... and the cube got corrupted.