Magic: The Gathering - Page 415

On July 10 2013 14:53 Cel.erity wrote:
In a draft, you open 3 packs and see 3 rares + whatever rares get passed to you.

In a sealed, you open 6 packs and see 6 rares, period.

So yeah, drafting would be more efficient if you're hunting for a specific card.

On July 10 2013 17:03 whatwhatanut wrote:


No, you also can get foil rares and mythic rares, in the few sealeds ive done i average maybe 6.5 rares. Especially in the more recent sets that have flipcards and the land could be rare in dgm. Close enuf though i guess.

On July 10 2013 17:03 whatwhatanut wrote:


No, you also can get foil rares and mythic rares, in the few sealeds ive done i average maybe 6.5 rares. Especially in the more recent sets that have flipcards and the land could be rare in dgm. Close enuf though i guess.

On July 10 2013 13:43 Shotcoder wrote:
You specifically said you wanted for aggro decks so you don't get beat for lethal. I don't know how turn 2-3 having a -4/-4 isn't reliable for you as esper, especially on the draw.

On July 11 2013 00:45 micronesia wrote:
Regarding one drop creatures (which I know to avoid unless you have a good reason for one of them), how are these?

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Slitherhead: You can cast it with either of two colors, and later you can create a +1/+1 counter for free, so this seems okay, although only in a golgari deck

Rakdos Cackler: Potentially a 2/2 swinging on turn 2. Good if you are utilizing Rakdos/Unleash. This creature also benefits from allowing you to have either basic land in order to cast it immediately.

Nivmagus Elemental: Only worth it if your deck allows you to utilize the ability, which is unlikely.

Judge's Familiar: A flying 1/1 with the ability to counter a spell, but the counter won't be a surprise, and 1/1 isn't a big enough threat to really be worth it even if you can get it out immediately.

Deathrite Shaman: Good good card, one drop or not. The abilities are great.

Dryad Militant: 2/1 for 1 mana isn't bad, and the card is good if the ability hurts your opponent.

Blistercoil Weird: Soso if you have a lot of instants and sorceries. Otherwise it's just a 1/1 for one.

Boros elite: Good if you are using an aggressive deck, otherwise not that good.

Dutiful Thrull: Can be a good blocker if you are using Orzhov Colors, but that's only good if you know you will be on the defensive

Cloudfin Raptor: evolves and flies, so good for one mana; can be great

Realmwright: I've been told it's bad; I'd think it could be good at least in a case where blue is your main color but you are using several other secondary/splash colors

Shadow Alley Denizen: only worth it if most of your creatures are black and you plan to win with combat damage

Thrull Parasite: good because of extort, and possibly the other ability, although that's unlikely

Foundry Street Denizen: Nah, not worth it

Legion Loyalist: Good and worth it due to haste and battalion ability. This card is useful even mid-late game despite being a one drop

Experiment One: Evolves and can regenerate, so good

Spire Tracer: Only good if you are using a mechanic like cipher a lot, which is unlikely if you have green creatures

Beckon Apparition: A 1/1 flier isn't that useful, but being able to exile a card from your opponent's graveyard might be very helpful against the right opponent

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I tend to overvalue one drops, so please let me know which ones are actually terrible even though I said they weren't lol

On July 10 2013 23:22 Judicator wrote:


That was for Doom Blade. DW is for specific creatures and 1 drops. WP is for catch-many early on. I don't like the terribleness of the card later on when I am building a deck for the later turns. The specificness of the card WP (and it is specific) when it can kill things something I rather not deal with.

Also, it isn't -X/-X, its +X/-X which sometimes is relevant.

Edit:

As for that Sealed vs. Draft debate, I am not following the arguments for Sealed. I don't see how you are getting more value one way than you would another? If you are hunting for specific cards, then draft since you see more cards and there's always a chance people will pass you things they can't play.

On July 11 2013 01:54 Shotcoder wrote:


Still the card is better than doom blade especially since you are looking to main deck the card. It hits every you're concerned about while you'll feel like a moron hold a doomblade when your opponent goes turn 2 Aristocrat or turn 3 Valroz. Plus it will sit dead in your hand if they drop a sire or any of of the black colored bombs.

WP Still should reliably hit 4 toughness creatures up to like turn 4-5 unless you're dumping your hand for 1 for 1 trades.

On July 11 2013 00:22 CruelZeratul wrote:
Hey Cel.erity, did you stop streaming completely?

On July 11 2013 04:50 Cel.erity wrote:


Nope, I try to stream about once or twice a week. My vods haven't been saving because one of my settings got changed, but I changed it back.

On July 11 2013 02:12 Judicator wrote:


You already posted the list of cards that doom blade can't hit and we went through it already so not going to re-hash that argument. I felt like a moron holding doom blade 2 standard cycles ago too, but that doesn't the card is bad. Plus that match up is so much more even if not tilted in Esper's favor at this point with Ratchet Bombs.

On July 11 2013 12:06 Tosstriss wrote:
Which booster pack has the better value in RTR/GTC/DGM because where I go for FNM we get a free booster. Each time I open DGM I always get disappointed with the rares I get.

On July 11 2013 09:54 Shotcoder wrote:


So I don't understand why you play a card that is extremely narrow purposefully. It makes zero sense when the alternatives are better. I'm not rehashing an argument I'm fortifying why it doesn't make sense.

2 Standard cycles ago it was bad vs 2 match ups, now it's plain awful without something like go for the throat to back it up.

Edit: The inclusion of ratchet bomb doesn't make playing bad cards better.

On July 11 2013 12:51 Judicator wrote:


Need the card to kill things before the wrath, and to kill things after the wrath. WP doesn't fulfill that role consistently, not the latter at least.