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2011-10-01 06:37:45: jmgariepy edited Infernal Council

2011-10-01 06:37:36: jmgariepy commented on Infernal Council

Random Generator gave me Infernal Contract and Clockwork Hydra. I want to keep adding things to this, but this looks like a good place to stop. I also wanted to make an ante card, but I know that wouldn't make the final cut, so I controlled my hand.

2011-10-01 06:36:13: jmgariepy edited Infernal Council

2011-10-01 06:35:37: jmgariepy edited Infernal Council

2011-10-01 06:35:27: jmgariepy edited Infernal Council

2011-10-01 06:34:32: jmgariepy edited Infernal Council

2011-10-01 06:33:46: jmgariepy created the card Infernal Council

2011-09-30 15:22:10: Alex commented on a card

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2011-09-30 05:00:38: jmgariepy edited Fyndhorn Spear Gatherer

2011-09-30 05:00:20: jmgariepy created the card Fyndhorn Spear Gatherer

2011-09-30 04:41:02: jmgariepy commented on Time-Faced Fink

It's a strange problem. From a flavor perspective, cards that say "Kill target Planewalker" raise the question of "Why didn't you just cast this on your opponent?". The flip side of this argument is that they can print a card that says "Deal 2 damage to target creature or Planeswalker", but that card would be worse than Shock. Why not just make the card say "creature or player"?

But, yeah, I agree. It appears that, since 2009, when they first appeared, the best color to play against Planeswalkers was Red. After all, red doesn't have to mess around with cards like Rootgrapple to take down a Planeswalker. It was already playing Lightning Bolt. Black, on the other hand, can either discard the Planeswalker, or (barring Vampire Hexmage) look at it longingly. So, let's count the permanents that black can't destroy nowadays? Artifacts, Enchantments, Planeswalkers, and few tournament worth Land Destruction spells. If black wasn't so damn awesome in the first place, I'd say it was getting the shaft.

2011-09-29 14:42:08: Jack V commented on Time-Faced Fink

"paying {1} {u} for instant speed, uncounterable removal for Gideon is probably a bit too cheap"

Or maybe just about right :) Actually, I'm not sure. I hear there should probably be better answers to planeswalkers than there are in standard; I don't know if this is better than Vampire Hexmage or Oblivion Ring or Bramblecrash or not. (It's obviously better in a deck that wants the doubling ability, but maybe not if not).

Come to think of it, maybe wizards should be printing more spells that do 2 or 3 damage to a planesalker and fewer that destroy them: even if they say "planeswalker" on, I think "Do 2 damage to target planeswalker" is more flavourful than "destroy target non-creature permanent." (Not that that makes any difference to this card, I was just thinking about planeswalker answers in general.)

2011-09-29 12:50:06: jmgariepy commented on Time-Faced Fink

Wow. You are certainly right about the Walkers. How I missed that is beyond me. I suppose paying {1} {u} for instant speed, uncounterable removal for Gideon is probably a bit too cheap.

2011-09-29 12:47:55: jmgariepy edited Grim Brawler

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2011-09-29 04:55:22: jmgariepy commented on Smoke Spirit

Random Generator gave me Flame Spirit and Power Sink. I'm not sure about hybrid. I'm going to be going through an examination of these cards soon, and see where I want to go with many of them to make them fit the set. Since I can't seem to shake multi-colored. I prefer making the cards mono if I can, but this combination, for example would be very difficult to do. (I could cut the firebreathing and leave this creature as a 2/3, claiming the desire to have a high power is what makes the Flame Spirit part come out... but you get the idea).

One of the things I'll be deciding upon is whether I should support gold, or support hybrid. I'd rather not support both, if I can avoid it. While this card could have easily been gold, two colored activated abilities lends itself better to hybrid. Oh well... I suppose I figure this out soon.

2011-09-29 04:49:52: jmgariepy created the card Smoke Spirit

2011-09-27 11:38:40: Alex commented on a card

2011-09-27 11:37:16: Alex commented on Time-Faced Fink

Interesting rephrasal of Evoke. Different interactions, obviously, but very interesting. Looks like a fine mashup. (Also, awesome both with and against planeswalkers!)

2011-09-27 11:35:17: Alex commented on Allied Golem

You're correct - both that this is breaking a very tough rule in letting red and black destroy enchantments, and also that people are inconsistent about it compared to more or less every other effect. Nobody minds letting blue get +X/+X with Junkyo Bell, or letting white discard with Specter's Shroud, or letting black doublestrike with Fireshrieker, or even letting green get flying with Cobbled Wings. And rare artifacts are allowed to blow up any permanent (Lux Cannon, Argentum Armor, Spine of Ish Sah, Reaper King, Ratchet Bomb).

So yes, it is a very illogical taboo. It's more logical to break it. But it is still a taboo so you're technically stepping outside current design philosophy.

2011-09-27 11:31:27: Alex commented on Racket Buster

Wheee. Wacky card with some potential for fun interactions.

2011-09-26 18:31:17: Link commented on Allied Golem

I do like this card.

2011-09-25 04:59:57: dude1818 commented on Allied Golem

Seems fine to me.

2011-09-24 22:06:16: jmgariepy edited Allied Golem

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2011-09-24 22:04:08: jmgariepy edited Spelunker Haunt

2011-09-24 22:03:58: jmgariepy edited Spelunker Haunt

2011-09-24 22:03:45: jmgariepy edited Spelunker Haunt

2011-09-24 22:03:34: jmgariepy created the card Spelunker Haunt