I only run Chandra, the Firebrand. She's fun, easy to cast, and not oppressive. Her value is very much dependent on your deck, and that's what I look for in a card. I'm gunna be scared if my opponent -2's her, but it's going to be exciting too.
The one with Tamiyo really pisses me off. One thing I like about her is she looks so awesome without being made hot or sexual. Pretty rare for a female magic card.
tamiyo, the moon sage
True, it's not going to be always good like Wasteland, but the point is still you'll be totally happy to play one. The downside is not huge if there's no targets.
Why not a land that sacs to destroy artifacts? The problem with artifacts is they're hard to interact with - just like lands are. If Wasteland is the right card for that job, maybe some kind of artifact analogue would solve this problem? I think a correctly developed card like this could be run...
Ok back to discussing single cards.
Golgari Guildmage
This fits my +1/+1 counter theme (weakly) and the value graveyard strategies I'm still trying to design/develop (intellectually I'm at stage one: "I want a value graveyard strategy", practical I'm several stages ahead: "I guess I'll just...
Actually I do see a negative tone here: People won't stop bashing MTGS. I've said it a lot, but cut it out, dudes. "I was looking for some terrible design i saw on MTGS (sic)", cmon we don't need stuff like that. Post good designs.
Maybe I should post more, I'm an inexplicably positive person.
Actually I wanna back up CML here, I don't think he's out of line. What I really like about this site is people disagree without just shooting down out outside-the-box ideas, or even shooting down really conventional ideas. I...
Yeah that's what I was thinking. I think the utility land draft should just be for the really oddball lands that people wouldn't spend picks on, but would definitely be an enjoyable part of deckbuilding and playing. But then again I don't even use one.
I'm just quoting from facebook right now: "yeh, didnt face many creature strategies.. I think I was more prepared for that sort of front. Also ended up pretty flooded most games.."
He had double Shriekmaw, double Mulldrifter and Crystal Shard it was so awesome! Such a shame.
Nuno: "Green Blue Black with double shriekmaw and mulldrifter as well as the shard. ramp with arbor elf, birds of paradise and deathrite shaman" 1-2 I believe.