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2012-09-17 10:36:51: Jack V commented on Scryb Ranger

LOL. Yeah, this is a green prop-blue knight is funny. Is Vodalian Riddlemaiden the blue entry?

But yeah, I'd like to see an actual knight.

(I guess references to Gawain and the Green Knight should be avoided unless they're really funny?)

2012-09-17 10:03:35: Alex commented on Song of Serenity

Hee, I remember Song of Serenity. It's got pretty art. I've never played it though, sadly. Wants to be paired with things like Wanderlust, I guess.

2012-09-17 04:35:43: jmgariepy edited Scryb Ranger

2012-09-17 04:34:50: jmgariepy commented on Scryb Ranger

Reprint of Scryb Ranger, and, I'm sorry to say, part of the Knight cycle with Blood Knight and gang. I'm sorry to say it, because it totally breaks the cycle, not even bothering to cost {g} {g} , or, you know, be a knight.

I'm pretty sure the wisdom enabling got the better of me here (plus the pro-blue). It's funny how a decision like this can keep bothering you. Right now, I'm kicking myself. But, very shortly, I'm going to ditch this card and design real live green knight.

2012-09-17 04:30:13: jmgariepy edited Scryb Ranger

2012-09-17 04:30:04: jmgariepy created the card Scryb Ranger

2012-09-17 04:28:42: jmgariepy commented on Sylvan Archivist

I'm still very split on this card. My original thought process is that I just wanted a card that smoothed out Eternal Witness's casting cost, and make it more open ended and approachable. When you think of it that way, the card seems fine. When you compare the card to Gravedigger, however, the card is kind of embarrassing.

So what did I learn when people drafted this card? Eternal Witness is broken, and no one cares. People waved this card around like it was a long lost uncle. Funny what powerful abilities on sensible costed cards can do to people's sense of color-pie fairness.

2012-09-17 04:22:36: jmgariepy edited Sylvan Archivist

2012-09-17 04:22:26: jmgariepy created the card Sylvan Archivist

2012-09-17 04:21:11: jmgariepy commented on Sosuke's Summons

Reprint of Sosuke's Summons. I don't know how noticeable it is, but there's a snake sub-theme popping up in blue/green uncommons and rares. It's there partially to help balance the red/white soldiers theme, and the black/white thrull theme in common. Those themes were there to help alternate draft strategies for people who weren't focusing on hellbent or wisdom. Green/Blue also has a minor problem, but not as much, since you can play Green/Blue wisdom, or Green/Blue Hellbent. That being said, the color combination is a little scatter-brained, so I gave it a little bump with a tribal theme in uncommon.

2012-09-17 04:18:03: jmgariepy created the card Sosuke's Summons

2012-09-17 04:17:27: jmgariepy commented on Song of Serenity

I had a lot of auras in set, so I gave people an extra thing to do with them in draft... turn them into Pacifism.

2012-09-17 04:16:34: jmgariepy created the card Song of Serenity

2012-09-17 04:15:17: jmgariepy commented on Perfect Shot

A sweep card in green to help wisdom. Originally this card was a common, but there were 3 anti-flying cards in common, so I pushed this one up. Being able to put multiple cards in your hand is a pretty good trick in this set. I saw one player insist to his friend that if he was going to play Perfect Shot in his Green/White wisdom deck, then he should have more flying creatures... you know, for an emergency target.

2012-09-17 04:11:57: jmgariepy created the card Perfect Shot

2012-09-10 13:42:50: jmgariepy commented on Enchantress's Promise

Whoops on the wording. I'm sure it had to do with doubling back on the editing and not removing loose words.

And yeah... that thought occurred to me to. By 'do something' I meant "Other than draw more damn cards". But, really, dropping 2/2s into play would have made more sense given my rant.

2012-09-10 13:41:16: jmgariepy edited Enchantress's Promise

2012-09-10 11:10:04: Alex commented on Enchantress's Promise

I'm amused that, if your aim was to let an enchantress deck actually do something, you ended up with gain life as the reward...

Also, that wording is kinda horrible. It'd be rather clearer without the "an".

2012-09-10 11:08:44: Alex commented on Alter the Bones

This has got a bit more flavour. It's something like Polymorph or Pattern of Rebirth.

2012-09-10 03:04:48: jmgariepy commented on Parasite Elemental

Oh, weird. It turns out that I designed Evil Maro (roughly) 4 years ago. Go figure. Funny thing is, I was thinking "You know, Evil Maro with a flavor change would make sense in an expansion to 20XX."

2012-09-10 03:02:37: jmgariepy edited Parasite Elemental

2012-09-10 03:02:10: jmgariepy created the card Parasite Elemental

2012-09-10 03:01:15: jmgariepy commented on Harmonize

Reprint of Harmonize because... well... hmm. I don't know why. I got to admit, this is a pretty loose spot. I'm quite sure this has something to do with wisdom, and I probably chose to add this early on. By now, though, Wisdom enablers are everywhere, and I don't feel like I need something so... blatant.

2012-09-10 02:59:58: jmgariepy created the card Harmonize

2012-09-10 02:58:26: jmgariepy commented on Ferralize

Part of the pitch land cycle that continued through Brushfire. Obviously, this is me fixing Bounty of the Hunt a touch. Unlike Lust for the Hunt I stuck to straight combat trick... though a bit more likely to be used by casting it straight up.

2012-09-10 02:55:53: jmgariepy created the card Ferralize

2012-09-10 02:54:56: jmgariepy edited Enchantress's Promise

2012-09-10 02:54:35: jmgariepy edited Enchantress's Promise

2012-09-10 02:54:09: jmgariepy commented on Enchantress's Promise

Inspired by Enchantress's Presence, which took a look at Enchantress style cards and asked "Why are they always creatures and never enchantments?". I always kind of wondered "Why do they always draw cards?". I mean, drawing cards is nice and all, but if you have a deck full of enchantments that draw you cards, your deck isn't exactly going to do anything.

2012-09-10 02:52:31: jmgariepy created the card Enchantress's Promise