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2013-01-11 14:32:17: Alex commented on Mirran Theodolite

Sounds fine to me.

2013-01-11 14:11:43: jmgariepy commented on Mirran Theodolite

I'm going to test this at {1} and {1} . It feels a little too easy with that cost... but I can't imagine any way that this card would be considered broken, besides in combination with goofy combo decks. We'll see if it can take the abuse.

2013-01-11 14:09:11: jmgariepy edited Mirran Theodolite

2013-01-11 09:56:01: Alex commented on Mirran Theodolite

Yeah, this is interesting. The only normal maindeckable use is for reliably drawing lands, but it's nice that it has theoretical other uses for getting to your salvage cards.

It's not really going to let you "curve out" since you have to pay {2} to use it. But it's potentially useful in a deck that wants to get to the late-game, either in Limited or conceivably even in Constructed.

2013-01-11 06:28:30: jmgariepy commented on Mirran Theodolite

Removed the word 'basic'. This card is hard enough to employ... it might as well let you dig for your Urzatron, if that's what you're trying to accomplish with it.

2013-01-11 06:27:56: jmgariepy edited Mirran Theodolite

2013-01-11 05:55:55: jmgariepy commented on Mirran Theodolite

It stays on top of your deck. But you're right, Link... many people won't assume that. Editing.

2013-01-11 05:55:37: jmgariepy edited Mirran Theodolite

2013-01-11 05:54:24: jmgariepy commented on Mirran Theodolite

Tricky card to cost. Ideally, you want players to be able to cast and activate this card for as cheap as possible so they can pick up their early lands. But, man, some games in limited will be dominated by an early theodolite, allowing its controller to just curve out. Sometimes, though, this artifact will be useless.

Other features include brushing past cards you don't want on the top of your deck (note to self: Include a card that lets you look at the top card of your deck often and in common) and the ability to zoom through your deck if you don't have many lands... you might actually get to your Salvage cards again without shuffling if you keep activating this thing. Unlikely, but, you know, if you have a powerful salvage rare it might be worth it.

But the cost... hmm... I'm not sure, but I think this is fine. The name bugs me, though. I probably should drop the word 'Mirran'. I don't like to 'waste' good words... but I doubt Magic will feature many theodolites in the future.

2013-01-11 05:48:17: Link commented on Mirran Theodolite

What do you do with the land card?

2013-01-11 05:46:45: jmgariepy created the card Mirran Theodolite

2013-01-11 05:37:21: jmgariepy edited Field Guide

2013-01-11 04:54:12: jmgariepy edited Junglemind Prowler

2013-01-10 11:13:35: jmgariepy commented on Crash Kit

Well, yeah, as a high and mighty planeswalker, you can do what you want. A lot of the cards in New Mirrodin, though, I think of as story pieces. If Esrael, Agricultural Lead has a crash kit, and she's going to die, she uses it.

I admit, the differences are minor, in both directions. I just can't help overthink things through. Either way is an equally acceptable choice, and that drives me nuts.

Oh, it also occurred to me that I designed a {0} cost resourceful artifact. I'm pretty sure some Johnny out there will thank me. Probably one that likes Krark-Clan Ironworks and bounce spells a bit too much.

2013-01-10 08:41:06: Vitenka commented on Crash Kit

The difference is relatively minor I'd say - you're not likely to leave it equipped to a creature you don't want to regenerate anyway.

I'm not understanding, top down, why can't you choose not to use a crash kit? I mean, morally sure - you ought to. But as an all powerful planeswalker (or whatever you are now that planeswalkers are a thing, a brane walker, whatever) surely you could choose to just let the poor guy die? Or is this some kind of physically attached and automated thing? Which, thinking about it, this is mirrodin, I guess it easily could be.

2013-01-10 06:55:37: jmgariepy commented on Crash Kit

Thanks Dude, switched to the better wording. I'm glad to hear I make sense, even when I'm confusing myself. For those that are curious, I was having a problem with whether or not this effect should be top down or not. I kept wanting to change it to "Sacrice ~: Regenerate equipped creature." because it was better design... but you don't choose whether or not to save someone's life with a crash kit...

Funny thing is, this still bugs me. I couldn't tell you which way is 'right'.

2013-01-10 06:51:35: jmgariepy edited Crash Kit

2013-01-10 06:31:50: dude1818 commented on Crash Kit

Your (now deleted) argument made sense. For technical reasons, it should say "If equipped creature would be destroyed, regenerate it and sacrifice Crash Kit", a la Mossbridge Troll.

2013-01-10 05:56:25: jmgariepy edited Crash Kit

2013-01-10 05:52:22: jmgariepy commented on Crash Kit

Edit: I argued with myself, then decided to change everything. I removed all that, because I figured I was just being confusing.

2013-01-10 05:48:49: jmgariepy created the card Crash Kit

2013-01-07 03:26:32: jmgariepy commented on Nameless Desecrator

Thank you. Comparison to Goblin Gardener, however, made me realize that some players will think of this as a worse Gardener. upped to 3/2.

2013-01-07 03:25:47: jmgariepy edited Nameless Desecrator

2013-01-06 13:31:29: Alex commented on Nameless Desecrator

Oh, this is elegant. You can use it as Craterize in a mono-red deck, or as a Goblin Gardener in a {r} {b} deck.

2013-01-06 05:59:40: jmgariepy commented on Pyroclasm

Oh it's so nice to hit the booster button and feel the set coming together, neh?

2013-01-06 05:58:27: jmgariepy edited Pyroclasm

2013-01-06 05:28:18: jmgariepy edited Pathbreaker Serpent

2013-01-06 05:21:35: jmgariepy edited Junglemind Prowler

2013-01-05 07:09:13: jmgariepy commented on Smallpox

Smallpox is great, flavor-wise, but tricky to employ, since I wasn't planning on killing 1/3 of the Mirrans due to disease. While playing with the flavor in a not spot-on way, it occurred to me that the Mirrans had healers, but no doctors... and that we needed another black Legendary creature. Odd to keep finding late-comers to the cast.

2013-01-05 07:04:40: jmgariepy edited Smallpox