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Topic: The Post for Magic Stuff, Part XLI
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wayne
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posted September 14, 2010 01:12 PM
        
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Originally posted by stu55:
The green isn't deep enough. The red lets you play better cards in Bolt and 2 shiv embrace while not having to play things like Ornithopter and Runed claw bears. The Lich is not really playable in limited so the extra artifacts aren't worth it
I'll take your word for it. I thought that the Ornithopters were worth playing due to the Steel Overseer, Warlord's Axe and Lich. I dislike enchantments because they never serve me well, at least for drafts.
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marriedwithchildren
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posted September 14, 2010 03:05 PM
So I just got a PM from a member offering me his 1x Metalworker for my 5x Elvish Spirit Guide. Was I wrong to counter his offer with my 1x Elvish Spirit Guide for his 1x Metalworker?It's not like he's a noob or anything he has 100+ refs. I just sick of ridiculously lobsided offers is all. __________________
[QUOTE]Originally posted by frizzash:
are u intrested in beta black loutus ? my cuzin says its rare but i dnt realy like it so ill trade it to you.[/QUOTE]
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Bannanaise84
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posted September 14, 2010 03:10 PM
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Originally posted by marriedwithchildren:
So I just got a PM from a member offering me his 1x Metalworker for my 5x Elvish Spirit Guide. Was I wrong to counter his offer with my 1x Elvish Spirit Guide for his 1x Metalworker?It's not like he's a noob or anything he has 100+ refs. I just sick of ridiculously lobsided offers is all.
It should be 3x Elvish Spirit Guides for 1x Metalworker.
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JoshSherman
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posted September 15, 2010 07:59 AM
 
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Originally posted by wayne:
I dislike enchantments because they never serve me well, at least for drafts.
I tend to be right there with you on that unless we're talking about Pacifism or Mind Control. Shiv's Embrace, however, is the rare kind of aura that gets my attention that's for my creatures. It gives +2/+2, which by itself would probably suck, but also provides flying to a color that is low on fliers. And firebreathing to boot. It and Armored Ascension are the only two M11 enchantments for my creatures I'd consider running main. Volcaninc Strength can be good from the side, but I'd only run it main if I was low on playables, but at that point I'm probably going to lose anyway.
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nderdog
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posted September 15, 2010 08:47 AM
So, I have successfully verified that limited ratings can indeed go below 1500.__________________
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DerangedHermit
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posted September 15, 2010 09:00 AM
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Originally posted by nderdog:
So, I have successfully verified that limited ratings can indeed go below 1500.
Aim for the 1300's!
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nderdog
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posted September 15, 2010 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by DerangedHermit:
Aim for the 1300's!
If we get another Portland GP someday, I'll plan to run every round until the cut, and I'm sure I can make it!  __________________
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iccarus
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posted September 15, 2010 10:49 AM
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Originally posted by nderdog:
So, I have successfully verified that limited ratings can indeed go below 1500.
Did you at least have fun getting there? __________________
Wisconsin - smells like dairy air!
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OGB
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posted September 15, 2010 10:55 AM
What is the best way to clean ink marks off of a card? Specifically, cards that have had their entire white border inked.__________________
My sig: just another victim of dallaswilliams.
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yakusoku
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posted September 15, 2010 10:58 AM
That's going to be really difficult/impossible. You need a solvent that will remove the new ink, but not the ink of the old card and not eat into the card too much. Any method you use, you really should try to ink a basic land and try it out before even dreaming of touching an inked card. You can try bleach and a cotton swab. I know I've had some limited success removing sharpie marks from other materials this way.
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OGB
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posted September 15, 2010 11:00 AM
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Originally posted by yakusoku:
That's going to be really difficult/impossible. You need a solvent that will remove the new ink, but not the ink of the old card and not eat into the card too much. Any method you use, you really should try to ink a basic land and try it out before even dreaming of touching an inked card. You can try bleach and a cotton swab. I know I've had some limited success removing sharpie marks from other materials this way.
I would definitely try it out on another card before. Bleach/cotton swab sounds good. Here's another preference question: The inked card is an Underground Sea. Should I even attempt it at all, or leave it inked and call it a day? __________________
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nderdog
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posted September 15, 2010 11:46 AM
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Originally posted by iccarus:
Did you at least have fun getting there?
Definitely! I think it's safe to say that you can't really get that low of a rating in limited without really enjoying playing and having fun. Until the GP, I don't think I ever played a limited event outside of pre/release events, so getting to toy with the new cards is always exciting for me, even if I can't properly evaluate the cards. __________________
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yakusoku
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posted September 15, 2010 12:05 PM
quote:
Originally posted by OGB:
Here's another preference question: The inked card is an Underground Sea. Should I even attempt it at all, or leave it inked and call it a day?
I've never tried to de-ink a card, but with an Underground Sea, that's a pretty risky proposition. If you successfully clean it up, it's still probably going to be noticeable to some degree. If you ruin it in the process... well, that's a pretty big chunk of change. I wouldn't touch it if I were in your shoes. I actually managed to mar a card pretty badly back in the day trying to clean up a white border marked with some stain. Instead of a small spot on the corner, there was a faded spot plus abrasions on the borders.
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CubFan81
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posted September 15, 2010 12:26 PM
I wouldn't think cleaning it up would make it worth that much more than it is now since the cleaning efforts may be just as noticeable as the inking already there.On another note, I found out that I had 4 DCI numbers. The one I've been using for the past 2 1/2 years and then the ones I got back at the Stronghold Pre-release in Atlanta, the one I got at the Planeshift Pre-release in Chicago, and the one I used for a couple weeks in Springfield when I faced (and got blown out by) Affinity at two consecutive FNMs in 7 of 8 matches. Interesting things I learned: I went 0-3 at the Apocalypse Pre-release and finished 274th out of 279 people. I somehow participated in a Legacy tournament back in 2005 (which would have been maybe a week or two after I tried getting back into Magic) that had 8 total players. I went W-W-L-L-L, and had the same opponent in rounds 4 and 5?
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DerangedHermit
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posted September 15, 2010 12:35 PM
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Originally posted by CubFan81:
I somehow participated in a Legacy tournament back in 2005 (which would have been maybe a week or two after I tried getting back into Magic) that had 8 total players. I went W-W-L-L-L, and had the same opponent in rounds 4 and 5?
Maybe it was four rounds, you made the cutoff (probably top 4 or something like that), and then you faced the same guy in top 4?
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TimeBeing
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posted September 15, 2010 03:07 PM
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Originally posted by CubFan81:
I wouldn't think cleaning it up would make it worth that much more than it is now since the cleaning efforts may be just as noticeable as the inking already there.On another note, I found out that I had 4 DCI numbers. The one I've been using for the past 2 1/2 years and then the ones I got back at the Stronghold Pre-release in Atlanta, the one I got at the Planeshift Pre-release in Chicago, and the one I used for a couple weeks in Springfield when I faced (and got blown out by) Affinity at two consecutive FNMs in 7 of 8 matches. Interesting things I learned: I went 0-3 at the Apocalypse Pre-release and finished 274th out of 279 people. I somehow participated in a Legacy tournament back in 2005 (which would have been maybe a week or two after I tried getting back into Magic) that had 8 total players. I went W-W-L-L-L, and had the same opponent in rounds 4 and 5?
Email wizards they will merge them for you.
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CubFan81
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posted September 15, 2010 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by DerangedHermit:
Maybe it was four rounds, you made the cutoff (probably top 4 or something like that), and then you faced the same guy in top 4?
Yeah, thought about that. Probably what happened but still curious how an 8 person tourney has anything more than 3 rounds any way. quote:
Originally posted by TimeBeing:
Email wizards they will merge them for you.
Already did. That's how this all came out as they wanted me to verify who I was and they had 4 numbers with my name and birthday. Still crazy to think about all the Magic I used to play and virtually none of it was in any actual tournaments.
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Bannanaise84
Banned
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posted September 15, 2010 07:26 PM
Hey all, I just thought of a good Scars of Mirrodin combo.Play Throne of Geth, then Prototype Portal, exiling Memnite. You get tons of free proliferating!!! GO POISON/PLANESWALKERS
[Edited 1 times, lastly by Bannanaise84 on September 15, 2010]
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iliketrain
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posted September 15, 2010 07:37 PM
<3
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caquaa
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posted September 16, 2010 03:08 AM
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Originally posted by Bannanaise84:
Hey all, I just thought of a good Scars of Mirrodin combo.Play Throne of Geth, then Prototype Portal, exiling Memnite. You get tons of free proliferating!!! GO POISON/PLANESWALKERS
go go card disadvantage and horrible cards. Also, why copy memnite when you could just copy the throne?
[Edited 1 times, lastly by caquaa on September 16, 2010]
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Bannanaise84
Banned
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posted September 16, 2010 04:33 AM
Because it wouldn't cost anything to play more copies of memnite.
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coolio
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posted September 16, 2010 05:19 AM
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Originally posted by Liq:
Went to GP Portland. Dropped after Round 6 (at 8pm).My Sealed Pool (cards) What would you all have built?
brittle effigy
steel overseer
assassinate
black knight
doom blade
grave digger x2
rotting legion x2
royal assassin
sign in blood
acidic slime
cudgel troll
giant growth
giant spider
llanowar elves x2
spined wurm
runeclaw bear
mind rot
brindle boar x2
hornet sting
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nderdog
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posted September 16, 2010 08:16 AM
Looks like my run of epic fail continues. Apparently when I shifted my Jund deck from Standard to Extended for last night's tournament, I wasn't thinking my land base through quite so much and replaced all of my basic lands except for 1 Mountain with my Extended non-basics. I did not realize this until my first game when I attempted to use my Verdant Catacombs.  Lost both of my played rounds 2 games to one. Luckily I got a bye so I didn't go 0-3. Even with the land snafu, Jund shouldn't be losing to 2 Standard decks, mono-white deck revolving around Emeria, the Sky Ruin and Sun Titan to keep playing stuff from the graveyard and the other being a weird sub-par Elves deck that relies on Strength of the Tajuru. Oh well, I should have Prismatic Scapeshift built for the next Extended event in 2 weeks. __________________
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psilence6k
Member
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posted September 16, 2010 01:27 PM
To contrast nderdogs tale of woe, I went 5-0 last night in a 22 person tourney playing my build of Monument Jund.Feels good to get a few more games in there with "the beast" before it rotates. BBE -> Thrynax: You will be missed :*(
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nderdog
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posted September 16, 2010 01:28 PM
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Originally posted by psilence6k:
Bituminous Blast -> BBE -> Thrynax: You will be missed :*(
Fixed.  __________________
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