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Like every other card in Modern, Walking Ballista is perfectly legal in Legacy. :p

I didn't own anything close to the cards needed at the time to pull that off! And my methods for getting that many tokens also generally enabled me to cut out the middleman and not use Firestorm as a kill spell. But my card collection in 2000 was diminutive. I did go on to experiment with...

I do, I do! :p Well, there's some nuance to this. So I'll say that firstly, the mana system in Magic is a firmly entrenched part of the game's mechanic that has been abandoned in virtually every subsequent CCG/TCG for similar sensible reasons. That's not a coincidence. It has been said that...

In Oscar Tan's primer, there's a mention of another early combo-based Necropotence deck, apparently used by Adrian Sullivan in the 1999 Pro Tour... 4 Necropotence 4 Demonic Consultation 4 Pandemonium 4 Phyrexian Dreadnought 4 Reanimate 4 Mana Vault 4 Dark Ritual 4 Lotus Petal 3 Final Fortune 3...

I didn't note it at the time, but I found some of the stuff Psarketos was posting to be a bit reminiscent of Cocoa Pebbles, where the use of Necropotence isn't directly tied to a long-term control gameplan or to some combo relying on Necropotence itself (like my Necropotence + Zur's Weirding...

So, Necropotence started out as an engine that powered fast, proactive control decks, cutting opponents off from resources and overwhelming them with card advantage. As competitive Magic moved on, important tools in this approach, like Hymn to Tourach, Strip Mine, and Hypnotic Specter became...

UUD, Rakdos Shred-Freak, attack with both Shred-Freaks. Blocks/responses?

Study the Nine Rivers Quest The next time you would draw a card, instead look at the top four cards of your library, then put one into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library.

Vampire Nighthawk, done. Nicol Bolas, God Emperor of Dune: 40 Command Zone: Hand: 5 Library: 50 Battlefield: (T) Swamp (T) Crumbling Necropolis (~ etb tapped. T: add U, B, or R to my mana pool.) (T) Deepskull Summit (~ etb tapped unless I control a swamp or mountain. T: add B or R to my mana...

Yeah, I mentioned it in an article at some point, but I was resistant to "the stack" at first, but came to appreciate it later. That simplifies matters because, back in the olden days, I was definitely more a fan of interrupts than instants. And then there were "mana source" cards. Now they're...

Well, this is what I get for not reading all the way to the bottom of an article. I'd wanted to get some examples of Necropotence being used in late 90's Type 2. The original trappings of the deck had rotated out of the format, but Necropotence was in Fifth Edition, so playing it was an option...

As an apologist for Wheel of Fortune, Timetwister, Regrowth, Tendrils of Agony, Kaervek's Torch, Braingeyser, Yawgmoth's Will, Corrupt, Life from the Loam, Eureka, Exhume, Demonic Tutor, Pox, Replenish, Mind's Desire, Prosperity, etc., etc., etc., I heartily endorse the emphasis in this deck on...

So I initially pooh-poohed the whole concept of the "Brawl" format. While I do have some reservations, I had an interesting conversation about it that did quell some of my initial reaction... Basically, I've been visiting an old local game store I remember from when I was a kid (one of those...

Pack Rat, done. Spidey: 12 Hand: 6 Library: 50 Battlefield: (T) Plains (T) Azorius Guildgate (~ ETB tapped.; T: Add U or W to my mana pool) (T) Azorius Guildgate (~ ETB tapped.; T: Add U or W to my mana pool) (S) Banisher Priest (2/2; When ~ ETB, exile target creature Oversoul controls...

UUD... Dragonskull Summit, attack Spidey with Icefall Regent. Blocks/responses?

Unfortunately, I'd already snapped this picture before Spidey's previous post and am just now getting it here, but yeah, he has reserved the bottom-right coast tile.

Well, I thought was done with this, but lo and behold... It's a little long, but kind of odd with the timing since I happened to bring up Fugitive Wizard in the first place. :confused: Toward the end, Melissa DeTora recapitulates Mark Rosewater's points #3 and #5, which is a bit...

My prediction for the Starter set was about right. I have already built and played with a Canadian Highlander goblins deck at a local game store. I have drawn the card, but I don't think I've cast it yet. My record is poor but I'm just starting out in the format. Looking into some more powerful...

Necropotence as a card was so strongly associated with proactive black control decks that "Necro" was the usual moniker for such decks. They started out taking over Type 2 in 1996, but I think the big reason that the reputation continued while I was playing was mostly due to the prevalence of...

I can't be the only one who thinks Richard Garfield's Saga concepts there look amazing. Bummed out they didn't make it into the set. It really seems like this set could have been so much better and that it was modified into weakness for some reason. I'm guessing that in large part it's meant...