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caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6430 Posts
August 19 2014 15:23 GMT
#55801
it's limited and a core set, so it's mostly about not dying early and value. convoke is a new mechanic that makes stuff like stoke the flames and triplicate spirits good. channel fireball has a video of good cards to look out for to guide you in the draft:
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
August 19 2014 15:25 GMT
#55802
On August 20 2014 00:08 WaveofShadow wrote:
Blast people and summon guys? Can handle.

Keep in mind though I'd consider myself a little above straight newbie (whether I am or not is a different story).
Any mechanics I should look out for?
Strategies based on the theoretical card pool?

It's a core set draft so the archetyping tends to not be that complicated. Though it'd still probably be useful for you to once-over the card list just to know what's in the pool.
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jcarlsoniv
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States27922 Posts
August 19 2014 15:28 GMT
#55803
On August 20 2014 00:01 caelym wrote:
wow that's an amazing deal. must. not. impulse. buy.


Yeah, it made no sense NOT to buy it.

Plus I've never owned any sets of polyhedral dice, so this is awesome
Soniv ||| Soniv#1962 ||| @jcarlsoniv ||| The Big Golem ||| Join the Glorious Evolution. What's your favorite aminal, a bear? ||| Joe "Don't call me Daniel" "Soniv" "Daniel" Carlsberg LXIX ||| Paging Dr. John Shadow
Alaric
Profile Joined November 2009
France45622 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-19 15:52:20
August 19 2014 15:45 GMT
#55804
So the way convoke works is why green is pretty noob-friendly in this block with all the creatures/token spam they do, and red because goblins are cheap as heck?

Triplicate Spirits looks expensive, but I don't know much about spell pricing in MtG, what would you expect something like that to cost without the convoke rule?
(I assume the tokens enter untapped so you can use them to convoke other shit on top of it. Iirc lands enter the field untapped but creatures do?)

TL;DR Triplicate works as "reduce that thing's cost as much as you can and play it asap, get 3 white lands for your ramp (and if you've got buffs they can use them+Flying for face later)" ?

Edit: Cone of Flame is like 7 years old, is that still in the current block's pool in drafts? Oo
Cant take LMS hipsters serious.
Cixah
Profile Joined July 2010
United States11285 Posts
August 19 2014 15:48 GMT
#55805
My most winning draft colors are green white Triplicate decks. It hinges strictly on the number of Triplicate Spirits I get, and if you see a Cone of Flame take it and try and play it especially early in the draft. That spell is just too house.
Hug The Goat! Hug the Goat! Hug the Goat!
AsmodeusXI
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States15536 Posts
August 19 2014 15:53 GMT
#55806
On August 20 2014 00:48 Cixah wrote:
My most winning draft colors are green white Triplicate decks. It hinges strictly on the number of Triplicate Spirits I get, and if you see a Cone of Flame take it and try and play it especially early in the draft. That spell is just too house.


Oooooh Convoke is a cool mechanic. Never seen that one before.
WriterTL > RL. BNet: Asmodeus#1187 - LoL: DJForeclosure - Steam: asmodeusxi | www.n3rddimension.com
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35174 Posts
August 19 2014 16:01 GMT
#55807
On August 20 2014 00:53 AsmodeusXI wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 20 2014 00:48 Cixah wrote:
My most winning draft colors are green white Triplicate decks. It hinges strictly on the number of Triplicate Spirits I get, and if you see a Cone of Flame take it and try and play it especially early in the draft. That spell is just too house.


Oooooh Convoke is a cool mechanic. Never seen that one before.

Good old Ravnica.

On August 20 2014 00:28 jcarlsoniv wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 20 2014 00:01 caelym wrote:
wow that's an amazing deal. must. not. impulse. buy.


Yeah, it made no sense NOT to buy it.

Plus I've never owned any sets of polyhedral dice, so this is awesome

The randomness of the color would drive me crazy. 0/10, would not buy.
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
August 19 2014 16:04 GMT
#55808
Too many random dice. Who needs that many d12s or d8s?
It's your boy Guzma!
Cixah
Profile Joined July 2010
United States11285 Posts
August 19 2014 16:08 GMT
#55809
All permenants will always enter play untapped unless an effect on the card or an effect in play says otherwise. (Shocklands will always enter play "Tapped" but the trigger to pay 2 life untaps them).

Triplicate Spirits and green white are good because of the curve it can present. T1: Plains, 1 drop, T2, Forest, 2 drop, T3: Land, Cast Triplicate spirits by tapping 3 mana and 2 creatures. Go off to the races. Add in that you have some of the best combat tricks in the game with the fact that your guys are small with evasion or massive vanillas and you can get out of hand much before you opponent drops a threat that you need removal for (Which you will have not much of because you are green white).

Cone of Flame was reprinted in the M15 set I believe strictly for draft purposes. I don't expect it to see much play in standard.
Hug The Goat! Hug the Goat! Hug the Goat!
AsmodeusXI
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States15536 Posts
August 19 2014 16:10 GMT
#55810
On August 20 2014 01:04 Requizen wrote:
Too many random dice. Who needs that many d12s or d8s?


Lots of swords have d8s!

And d12s... well... I mean... Barbarians need hit dice I guess.

On this note, running to get my PHB at lunch today and eating Chinese food whilst digesting the book. EXCITEMENT.
WriterTL > RL. BNet: Asmodeus#1187 - LoL: DJForeclosure - Steam: asmodeusxi | www.n3rddimension.com
mordek
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States12705 Posts
August 19 2014 16:21 GMT
#55811
That sounds a like a fantastic lunch.
It is vanity to love what passes quickly and not to look ahead where eternal joy abides. Tiberius77 | Mordek #1881 "I took a mint!"
WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
August 19 2014 16:23 GMT
#55812
Yeah I'm familiar with Triplicate; played a black/white deck in the magic 2015 demo. Mostly used triplicates for the ability to sacrifice them later on for huge buffz (and another card that summons two 1/1 soldiers or something?) but yeah it's a good card.
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killerdog
Profile Joined February 2010
Denmark6522 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-19 16:25:51
August 19 2014 16:25 GMT
#55813
On August 20 2014 01:01 Gahlo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 20 2014 00:53 AsmodeusXI wrote:
On August 20 2014 00:48 Cixah wrote:
My most winning draft colors are green white Triplicate decks. It hinges strictly on the number of Triplicate Spirits I get, and if you see a Cone of Flame take it and try and play it especially early in the draft. That spell is just too house.


Oooooh Convoke is a cool mechanic. Never seen that one before.

Good old Ravnica.

Show nested quote +
On August 20 2014 00:28 jcarlsoniv wrote:
On August 20 2014 00:01 caelym wrote:
wow that's an amazing deal. must. not. impulse. buy.


Yeah, it made no sense NOT to buy it.

Plus I've never owned any sets of polyhedral dice, so this is awesome

The randomness of the color would drive me crazy. 0/10, would not buy.

You just have to buy 10 packs, then you can just pick a colour and only use that.

Having different colours can be useful too, lets you roll for different things in the same throw of the dice
Requizen
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States33802 Posts
August 19 2014 16:31 GMT
#55814
Just a friendly reminder that Ret Paladins are the best.
It's your boy Guzma!
Frudgey
Profile Joined September 2012
Canada3367 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-19 16:42:26
August 19 2014 16:40 GMT
#55815
On August 19 2014 22:10 jcarlsoniv wrote:
Frudgey, stop using your Terran voodoo to make this day worse than a Monday

Why am I responsible for making this day worse than a Monday? Is the fact that I am a Terran player really that bad? Are you going to judge me for the champions that I play in League of Legends as well?

In unrelated news, Happy Tuesday everyone!
On August 20 2014 01:10 AsmodeusXI wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 20 2014 01:04 Requizen wrote:
Too many random dice. Who needs that many d12s or d8s?


Lots of swords have d8s!

And d12s... well... I mean... Barbarians need hit dice I guess.

On this note, running to get my PHB at lunch today and eating Chinese food whilst digesting the book. EXCITEMENT.

You're eating both the Player's Handbook and Chinese Food today? You're much more of a man than I am. To be expected of course, you are staff for Team Liquid and I heard the requirement to be staff on Team Liquid was to be more manly than a lumberjack.
It is better to die for The Emperor than live for yourself.
Alaric
Profile Joined November 2009
France45622 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-19 17:06:12
August 19 2014 16:46 GMT
#55816
It's not you Frudgey, it's frown-face-soniv. You made his mondays better, so for him there's going to be the next worst day that's now worse than a monday, so he focuses on that.
Cant take LMS hipsters serious.
WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
August 19 2014 16:49 GMT
#55817
On August 20 2014 01:46 Alaric wrote:
It's not you Frudgey, it's frown-face-soniv. You made his mondays better, so for him there's going to be the next worst day that's now worst than a monday, so he focuses on that.

casting golem soniv >>> frown-face soniv > drunk belligerent soniv
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Cixah
Profile Joined July 2010
United States11285 Posts
August 19 2014 16:52 GMT
#55818
Drunk Soniv is my favorite Soniv.
Hug The Goat! Hug the Goat! Hug the Goat!
Frudgey
Profile Joined September 2012
Canada3367 Posts
August 19 2014 16:58 GMT
#55819
Thanks for the moral support Alaric. I've still been listening to the music you gave me; it's that good!

Drunk Soniv seems like he'd be pretty entertaining. Is he going to be drunk while he casts the best of seven? That'd make for some good commentary for sure.

Me personally though, the thought of getting drunk terrifies me. The thought of not being 100% aware of my actions doesn't still well with me. That, and I fear what kind of person I'd become if drunk. I haven't been drunk before in my life though, so these thoughts are (irrational?) speculation at this point.
It is better to die for The Emperor than live for yourself.
WaveofShadow
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada31495 Posts
August 19 2014 17:00 GMT
#55820
On August 20 2014 01:58 Frudgey wrote:
Thanks for the moral support Alaric. I've still been listening to the music you gave me; it's that good!

Drunk Soniv seems like he'd be pretty entertaining. Is he going to be drunk while he casts the best of seven? That'd make for some good commentary for sure.

Me personally though, the thought of getting drunk terrifies me. The thought of not being 100% aware of my actions doesn't still well with me. That, and I fear what kind of person I'd become if drunk. I haven't been drunk before in my life though, so these thoughts are (irrational?) speculation at this point.

Being afraid of getting drunk seems like making a big deal out of losing your virginity.
Once it's done you realized how dumb you were to make a big deal in the first place.
twitch.tv/waveofshadow ||| Winner of AHGL's So You Think You Can Cast! ||| Juicy Dad for lyfe ||| 'idk i get a kick out of stupid things' - Jarms Yarng
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