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  1. Oversoul

    Magic Memories: Wheel of Fortune

    My most prolific use for Wheel of Fortune would easily be in red Burn decks, which is a little odd to consider because, before I built "Wheel in Flames" I had not used Wheel of Fortune in a Burn deck in years. I first used Wheel in a Burn deck in either 1998 or 1999, kept it up through about...
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    Magic 2013 Event Decks: Spidey (Sweet Revenge) vs Oversoul (Repeat Performance)

    UUD, Forest, Elvish Visionary, Llanowar Elves, done. Spidey: 20 Hand: 4 Library: 44 Battlefield: (T,T) Mt x2 (T,U) Island x2 Burning Vengeance (Whenever I cast a spell from my graveyard, ~ deals 2 dmg to target creature or player) (U) Armored Skaab (1/4; When ~ ETB, put the top four...
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    Ixalan Double-Faced Card Stock

    I don't know whether that video will turn out to be the best presentation of what's wrong with that announcement, but it's to-the-point and he's one of the most popular Magic video people. Personally, I haven't really delved into this issue because I have, apparently, been one of the lucky...
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    Magic Memories: Wheel of Fortune

    I'll get back to our regularly scheduled programming in a bit here, but here's a brief aside... My previous post linked to my "Wheel in Flames" article from January of 2015. In that article, I noted that the reliance on Wheel of Fortune prevented my deck from being a budget list, as the card...
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    Magic Memories: Wheel of Fortune

    Psarketos beat me to the punch. This aspect is huge. One meme I've noticed is for players to sarcastically state, "Symmetrical effects are always fair." Wheel of Fortune can't be broken: everyone gets to draw cards! A sentiment that rings hollow when you see me cast all of the spells in my hand...
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    Warhammer Quest: The Sylvan Epic

    Anyone can eat waybread. I think most of the party is already carrying some, which was purchased at an encampment on the journey to Loren. Waybread functions like normal rations except it doesn't spoil quite as easily.
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    Magic Memories: Wheel of Fortune

    For a few years now, I've had my very own copy of Timetwister, a card that has a special place in my heart, despite being generally regarded as the worst out of the "Power 9" and not really in the same league as the other eight. I didn't make one of these threads for Timetwister and I probably...
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    Warhammer Quest: The Sylvan Epic

    "No, but judging from the contents, I'd guess that it was packed in a hurry when someone was fleeing from the goblin invaders. I doubt that the original owner is still alive."
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    Magic 2013 Event Decks: Spidey (Sweet Revenge) vs Oversoul (Repeat Performance)

    UUD, Forest, Borderland Ranger revealing Forest, done. Spidey: 20 Hand: 5 Library: 45 Battlefield: (T,T) Mt x2 (T) Island (S) Armored Skaab (1/4; When ~ ETB, put the top four cards of my library into my graveyard) Graveyard: Evolving Wilds, Evolving Wilds, Island, Fettergeist, Think...
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    Warhammer Quest: The Sylvan Epic

    In one universe, Ty opens the backpack and the booby trap inside triggers an explosion, killing everyone in the party except Throg. In another, Ty raises the flap on the backpack to reveal a bizarre magic lock with a large slot in the shape of an axe-head; the party looks at the lock, looks at...
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    Feedback Thread: A Timing Attack on Modern Theory

    Ah, but I built that deck when I was in high school, which was before the Legacy format existed. :p Well, in the first place, I hinted at this before but don't think I spelled it out: I suspect that a clean "theory of everything" in Magic does not exist and isn't possible. I mean, in...
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    Feedback Thread: A Timing Attack on Modern Theory

    My feedback on MetaEsper is somewhere on a spectrum from aloof fascination to gushing enthusiasm, but I want to actually explore some specific nuances and options at some point. Like I said before (in a thread, but I forget which one), I'm into decks that approach the game from different and...
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    Magic Memories: Lion's Eye Diamond

    While I do like the story, I suspect that it is apocryphal. But even if it isn't, my reason for bringing it up was to illustrate the concept that giving humans more to work with sometimes blinds them to options that they would notice if they were actually given less, options which they might be...
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    Magic 2013 Event Decks: Spidey (Sweet Revenge) vs Oversoul (Repeat Performance)

    UUD, Plains, Elvish Visionary, done. Spidey: 20 Hand: 6 Library: 50 Battlefield: (U,T) Mt x2 Graveyard: Evolving Wilds, Evolving Wilds Exile: ======================================================================================= Oversoul: 20 Hand: 7 Library: 50 Battlefield: (T) Plains...
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    Warhammer Quest: The Sylvan Epic

    -Dorgath's disappointment has no effect. -Throg hacks at the dead snotlings. This has the effect of making a mess. -Carrow points out the futility of Throg's action. This has no effect. -Ty finds a backpack.
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    Magic Memories: Lion's Eye Diamond

    Some of the most powerful tools to use with Lion's Eye Diamond were well-known before the card existed I mentioned this before. The most important examples are ones that would go on to be used with LED once people actually bothered with the card: Wheel of Fortune, Timetwister, and Demonic Tutor...
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    Magic 2013 Event Decks: Spidey (Sweet Revenge) vs Oversoul (Repeat Performance)

    Draw, Forest, done. Spidey: 20 Hand: 6 Library: 52 Battlefield: (T) Mt Graveyard: Evolving Wilds Exile: ======================================================================================= Oversoul: 20 Hand: 7 Library: 52 Battlefield: (U) Forest Graveyard: Exile:
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    October 17th, 2017 Banned/Restricted Announcement

    Although the note in the previous announcement was more intended for Vintage, I think Legacy players expected that "no changes" would apply to them too with the announcement scheduled right before Eternal Weekend. So really, that's no surprise. But they failed to even mention Legacy (again), and...
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    October 17th, 2017 Banned/Restricted Announcement

    https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/october-17-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-10-17 No changes to any formats. Once again, Spidey is slow on the draw. I thought about waiting but I want to whine about Legacy!
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