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Originally posted by Skwirlnutz:
Where can I find a list of the Planes/Schemes for Planechase and Archenemy?
We want to add them into our EDH Play Group so I need to know what to buy.

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magiccards.info has a section called extras. Scroll down the list and you will find all the Planes/Schemes. My group really enjoys the chaotic nature of Planechase, spices up the game. I think WotC is doing Planechase again this year with some minor tweaks, should be fun!

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Originally posted by caquaa:
New archenemy due out soon. This time they are adding cards that aren't printed anywhere else to force us to buy it. There are multicolor legends and I bet there will be some legacy playables. Guess its their answer to stuff people won't otherwise buy.

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It's Planechase...

and to those who asked, yes Planechase, Archenemy, Oversized Generals, are all the same size, and Ultra-Pro has made sleeves for them.

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Originally posted by Lord Crovax:
It's Planechase...

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all the same ;p

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Originally posted by caquaa:
all the same ;p

Let other people buy it, pick up some singles, call it good.

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Wish I could, just so much useful stuff for me, then again I tend to enjoy most of the reprints myself so...

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Originally posted by stu55:
I have a set of the promo ones extra if you need them, lmk

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Originally posted by wayne:

Linky? Was he in the draft?

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It just seems like my opponents can constantly pull off 4 color deck and hit all 4 land type by turn 4 or 5, and I would struggle to find spells or hit the right mana in a 2 color deck.

I am not sure if I am really hitting an awful rough patch in this past 2 weeks, or is this very common on MTGO. It just kinda suck to see you drafted/built a decent deck, and get rolled over round 1 because of consistent problem. I've had people who told me MTGO's shuffler is crap, but I seriously doubt that is the case. I am starting to doubt it is my mana/spell ratio that is giving me problem.

Is 17/23 or 13/17 an acceptable land/spell ratio? Someone with great limited knowledge please lend me a hand or give me some insight.

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Originally posted by junichi:

Is 17/23 or 13/17 an acceptable land/spell ratio? Someone with great limited knowledge please lend me a hand or give me some insight.

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those numbers seem fine.. adjust based on mana curve. Thats something to pay a lot of attention to while deck building as well. A bad 2 drop might be better then a decent 4 drop if you need something to hit on the low end.

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Originally posted by caquaa:
those numbers seem fine.. adjust based on mana curve. Thats something to pay a lot of attention to while deck building as well. A bad 2 drop might be better then a decent 4 drop if you need something to hit on the low end.

Keep in mind that random does not mean average. When your deck gets randomized you will get a random draw which means there can be clumps of lands or non lands.

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I am fully aware of random does not mean average. I am just starting to really doubt if my skill is the center of all problem. I usually do load up on 1-4cc with 2 bombs or so, but lately, things just aren't going right no matter what I drafted.

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Originally posted by junichi:
I am fully aware of random does not mean average. I am just starting to really doubt if my skill is the center of all problem. I usually do load up on 1-4cc with 2 bombs or so, but lately, things just aren't going right no matter what I drafted.

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Originally posted by Loathing:
Keep playing and the law of averages should compensate you eventually. But also make sure you aren't remembering the times you got screwed much more than the times you didn't. But yeah, variance sucks when it doesn't go your way, which is why I would probably pick chess or Bughouse if I had to play a game for a living.

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Thanks guys. It does help when I can rant my frustration out.

edit: Just finished another draft, and got knocked out in round 2 game 3, because with 9 cards left in my library and 6 flashback cards left, I hit land land land with 2 burning vengeance in play. This is pretty much my typical MTGO luck.

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I sold off a bunch of stuff last night and scrounged up 16tix. I bought some SOM packs, I now have 40tix and 5 packs. I think this is 6 or 7 drafts later. I've won 2-3, came in second on 2-3, opened a koth and a sword of war and peace in some others. Oddly enough the one I got the sword I lost round 1 to mana screw. Sitting on a hand with 5 removal spells and dying to small creatures. It was sorta frustrating... but then I sold the sword and was a lot happier

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Originally posted by caquaa:
I don't draft innistrad. I'll draft what I think are good innistrad decks, then get beat by the guy w/ 3x travel prep. Next draft I see g/w open so of course I get maybe 1 travel prep. I can't seem to get a coherent deck together often enough. I'll be glad when we get to throw a dark ascension pack into the mix so people don't have as much of the same card in their deck.

I sold off a bunch of stuff last night and scrounged up 16tix. I bought some SOM packs, I now have 40tix and 5 packs. I think this is 6 or 7 drafts later. I've won 2-3, came in second on 2-3, opened a koth and a sword of war and peace in some others. Oddly enough the one I got the sword I lost round 1 to mana screw. Sitting on a hand with 5 removal spells and dying to small creatures. It was sorta frustrating... but then I sold the sword and was a lot happier

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Heh, I wish I could say the same. I went from up 50 tix to down 50 tix in the last 2 weeks. I've won an 8-4 with 3 ghoulcaller's bell main deck, and just lost a draft with 3 burning vengeance and TONS of draw/dig/flashback spells. I think I should just stick with constructed where I've slightly more control of the outcome.

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Originally posted by junichi:
Heh, I wish I could say the same. I went from up 50 tix to down 50 tix in the last 2 weeks. I've won an 8-4 with 3 ghoulcaller's bell main deck, and just lost a draft with 3 burning vengeance and TONS of draw/dig/flashback spells. I think I should just stick with constructed where I've slightly more control of the outcome.

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Last I played constructed was jund standard cause I'd just roll through dailies but I'm not sure what I'd run right now. In paper I run solar flare just because I have a ton of foils for it... if I were to play on mtgo I'd play what I thought was the best deck and I really don't know what that is. Illusions seems really good, but I also like geist of saint traft/humans. Guess I could throw the geist into illusions main deck and call it good.

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Originally posted by caquaa:
Last I played constructed was jund standard cause I'd just roll through dailies but I'm not sure what I'd run right now. In paper I run solar flare just because I have a ton of foils for it... if I were to play on mtgo I'd play what I thought was the best deck and I really don't know what that is. Illusions seems really good, but I also like geist of saint traft/humans. Guess I could throw the geist into illusions main deck and call it good.

Either way, if you want to win tix, constructed will usually be better because the buy in is a lot less steep.

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For constructed, I don't think I would play it on MTGO, since there are quite a few local tournaments available here, and there is no reason for me to have a virtual copy of my IRL deck. I mainly wanted to brush up my limited skill and gain some experience of it on MTGO, but turns out the luck variance is slightly more than I can handle.

I know a lot of people don't agree that limited is more of a luck base format, but when you see your opponent opened Olivia, Bloodline Keeper, and Manor Gargoyle, you can't help but think this format is a joke sometimes.

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Originally posted by caquaa:
Last I played constructed was jund standard cause I'd just roll through dailies but I'm not sure what I'd run right now. In paper I run solar flare just because I have a ton of foils for it... if I were to play on mtgo I'd play what I thought was the best deck and I really don't know what that is. Illusions seems really good, but I also like geist of saint traft/humans. Guess I could throw the geist into illusions main deck and call it good.

Either way, if you want to win tix, constructed will usually be better because the buy in is a lot less steep.

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illusions is prolley the most consistent deck in t2 right now, and yes geist fits in perfectly, just make sure you run 4 delver

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Originally posted by Absurd90:
So whats the best way to get started on drafting (latest set) mtgo? Where should I get boosters/tix? How bad are the taxes on Europeans?

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Originally posted by Timmyhill:
Whats the best way to keep a sales list up todate? Do the prices really have to be updated daily or is it acceptable to post the prices but want to confirm them before selling.

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Originally posted by Timmyhill:
well how often on average would it be good to update the prices then?

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