Yeah, I love this super flavourful implementation of assassins. I mean, nothing against Royal Assassin, but, you know.
Sets [M15] Magic 2015 Spoilers
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How strong is Royal Assassin in riptide cubes? I love any excuse to run an old nostalgic card.
FlowerSunRain
Contributor
Cool card, but constantly having to represent 4 mana is a lot. Without the threat, a one toughness three drop isn't getting any work done. It might be worth something.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Notice the designer credit. I have a feeling some asshole was like "I want a black card with hexproof, first strike and deathtouch" and they were like "LOL HERE FUCKER"
Laz
Developer
I will admit, I hate this designer credit business. I understand that someone comes up with an initial concept for a card, but I would like to imagine that along the way dozens of people test, touch and tweak that concept, such that the final card merely reflects that initial concept to some greater or lesser extent. This way seems to hold individual designers responsible for what is actually the result of an entire group of people. Sure, it can be interesting for some individuals to get an impression of the 'design style' of certain Wizard's employees, but that sort of information can be sought, rather than pushed out to the public for no reason.
Also, are we going to see designer credits on cards like Rumbling Baloth? "Hurr Durr How about we make a 4/4... and cost it at 4 mana?" "What a concept! Designer credit for you on that brilliant non-obvious idea!"
these arent wizards employees, the credit is only getting put on 1-off cards they got outside designers to do
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pardo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pardo
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Chief Creative officer at blizzard?
"okay guys, we need to make arthas a magic card. Hmmmm..."
Uh... alright, I guess...
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
What's with all the support for my Tajic, Blade of the Legion all of a sudden?
I would like to take a moment to ring the BULLSHIT alarm on how upset I am with the oversight that Soul of Shandalar completely WRECKS Soul of Zendikar in a vacuum scenario...
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
On second thought, I really like Soul of New Phyrexia! It's a cubable artifact dude that doesn't completely dominate games if tinkered out, like Wurmcoil Engine and co.!
Also, Shandalar beats Zendikar any day of the week, of course it's better!
Also, Shandalar beats Zendikar any day of the week, of course it's better!
oh is maro's article up? let me try and find it
also holy red mythic, batman
um Um UM YEAH??
I like the wandering bard a lot as a card, but he's very slow.
The mining goblin is the occasional red contol-ish card we see. I don't hate it.
I'm depressed by ob nixilis being an edh card, I like his original card a lot.
Warden of the beyond is neat. 4/4 vigilant for 3 yo
This is some bizarre design to see in a core set. I mean, it's not complicated but it gives me that Future Sight vibe...
Warden of the beyond is neat. 4/4 vigilant for 3 yo
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Yeah notice the design credit.
There's probably enough paths/ORings that he's gonna be on most of the time, right?
There's probably enough paths/ORings that he's gonna be on most of the time, right?
New Ob Nixilis definitely has the 'stop fucking around and play hundred card singleton you idiots' vibe to it to me.
The designer cards seem pretty hit and miss; the misses all seem to be trying too hard. Sirlin's is great (the sphinx). Goblin techies is a mess, but hey, diablo 3 lead designer, surprise I guess? Isaiah Cartwright is/was on the guild wars skill balancing team, so it doesn't surprise me his design is neat.
The designer cards seem pretty hit and miss; the misses all seem to be trying too hard. Sirlin's is great (the sphinx). Goblin techies is a mess, but hey, diablo 3 lead designer, surprise I guess? Isaiah Cartwright is/was on the guild wars skill balancing team, so it doesn't surprise me his design is neat.
It seems like they're putting a lot of effort into making M15 feel "new".
FlowerSunRain
Contributor
So aggressive mining lets you draw lots of cards, but you can't play lands. If only there was a card thatDid something about that.
Probably too narrow for my cube.
I guess Warden of the Beyond is a fixed Brimaz, King of Oreskos? Sort of? White 3 drops need to hit for 4 and be unboltable? Is that the standard now?
Soul of Shandlar and Soulbond seems like nice to me. Maybe too pushed, but probably just right.
Probably too narrow for my cube.
I guess Warden of the Beyond is a fixed Brimaz, King of Oreskos? Sort of? White 3 drops need to hit for 4 and be unboltable? Is that the standard now?
Soul of Shandlar and Soulbond seems like nice to me. Maybe too pushed, but probably just right.
Onderzeeboot
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Grillo_Parlante
Contributor
I like jalira, master polymorphist; its nice to have another blue sacrifice outlet, and it looks like it could be a really fun build around for me.
Cheap cost / equip cost, potentially annoying effect? There are a lot more 'designed by' cards in this set than I thought there would be. We pop culture now / soon.
Are these cards sized by playability? If they are, I think you hit the nail on the head.