I'm a newer player (started playing real magic with RTR) and one of the cards I quickly loved was this one:  It's like, wait, WHAT do I get for 5 mana!? An 8/8!? And then I was able to populate it a few times playing RTR draft and it made my heart sing, hahaha.
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Loving Life Partner posted:I'm a newer player (started playing real magic with RTR) and one of the cards I quickly loved was this one: Technically it costs you 6 and required you to play a land that didn't generate colors in a multicolor format. That said, it was fine if you counted it as a spell, etc. Still, Grove of the Guardian wasn't that great considering all the evasive decks and solid removal in the format and that the 8/8 doesn't have trample. Here's another great card:  Man why won't they reprint this  . Pretty good story involving this: Vampires player Mind Sludges me for 5 cards, I'm on 6 mana and 6 cards in hand and one is Open the Vaults  (also pitched a couple of O-rings to his Mind Sludge for the epic rubs-in).
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Feb 7, 2014 16:39
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Retcon posted:
I wish they had just reprinted this guy instead of printing Nivix Cyclops for RtR. Just 4 of them + 4 YPs and ALL the instants!
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Feb 7, 2014 16:45
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Zoness posted:
Probably because we're currently in a block where this is ridiculously good. I expect it to randomly be reprinted in a set with little to no enchantment presence.
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Feb 7, 2014 16:45
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Count Bleck posted:Probably because we're currently in a block where this is ridiculously good. It was originally printed in the same standard format as Alara block so there was kind of a big artifact presence, including two artifact cyclers, some nice 187 artifacts (Filigree Angel), Oblivion Ring, and Sphinx of the Steel Wind. Also Time Sieve. I really don't think it would be remotely as broken in the current standard. 6 is a pretty tough mana cost to get to and there aren't a lot of particularly great high-cost enchantments to cheat out on-color. If anything it might be the symmetrical effect. Also I was pretty sad Open the Vaults rotated out before Scars rotated in  .
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Feb 7, 2014 16:51
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One of my first decks was White Weenie. Crusades, 8 Pump Knights, 4 White Knights, etc. Used all the prot black to try and murder Necro decks as soon as possible. Won a couple of tournaments with it! Like every noob, I also had a mill deck ... but mine was turbo-mill! I used Ashnod's Cylex, Millstone, Howling Mines and Helm of Obedience! Wrath of God, Energy Arc ... lots of fun ways to not die. Favorite card? Recurring Nightmare! Especially with Peregrine Drake/Great Whale for infinite jerkiness.
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Feb 7, 2014 16:54
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4-way tie between Heartless Summoning, Kiln Fiend, Birthing Pod, and Into the Roil.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:02
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Stasis is also my favorite card but since it has been done, let us go with my second favorite card of all time ever.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:11
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It's gotta be Bitterblossom, I love everything about that card.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:21
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Brimaz is already down to 25 bucks the day of release... This is no Voice folks.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:36
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Got a quick deckbox question. The Forgestoker dragon release card that you got when you chose red, do you enter that as promo or foiled? I also got one from the pre release event deck, as well. So I have them entered one as foiled and one as promo. And the foil has no "set" and is valued at $4. While the Promo is valued at $5.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:39
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Kilazar posted:Got a quick deckbox question. Well, that explains why Forgestoker Promos are 5 bucks. Weird.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:41
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I think my pet card in my cube is Smokestack, because I love drafting the rear end in a top hat pox deck. I love Stasis, especially the art. In fact my current playmat is the Stasis art. I also have a huge soft spot for:  Mind Knives!? That's clearly a Mind Fork.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:49
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Tonde Mo Nai posted:I think my pet card in my cube is Smokestack, because I love drafting the rear end in a top hat pox deck. That is CLEARLY multiple mind knives from the same mind origin.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:50
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Kilazar posted:Got a quick deckbox question. I enter them as a foil promo, since that's what it is. The foil price listed is pulled from TCGPlayer, but it pulls the set foil price instead of the prerelease foil due to how they've coded it. I haven't seen TCGPlayer's API but I'm not sure what they can do about it.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:54
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mcmagic posted:Brimaz is already down to 25 bucks the day of release... This is no Voice folks. Was he higher? I thought he was sitting around $25 on TCG preorder this past week. I am assuming as supply goes down (everyone opening boxes right now) that the price may go up a bit. I am hoping NOT as I want a playset for my W/R Murder deck...
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Feb 7, 2014 17:55
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OssiansFolly posted:Was he higher? I thought he was sitting around $25 on TCG preorder this past week. I am assuming as supply goes down (everyone opening boxes right now) that the price may go up a bit. He shot up to 30. Then creeped back down to 25.
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Feb 7, 2014 17:59
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Anything sunburst is my jam. My first deck used a ton of it and it's probably my favorite mechanic.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:00
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OssiansFolly posted:Was he higher? I thought he was sitting around $25 on TCG preorder this past week. I am assuming as supply goes down (everyone opening boxes right now) that the price may go up a bit. He was at 32 a few days ago.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:01
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mcmagic posted:Brimaz is already down to 25 bucks the day of release... This is no Voice folks. Thank god I'd like a set without shipping $100 on it
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Feb 7, 2014 18:06
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jassi007 posted:Thank god I'd like a set without shipping $100 on it So here's a question. If I get a Brimaz in my box (crossing fingers) do I sell it now and buy what I need later when the price drops? I'm assuming it is going to go down in price but do you think it will hit sub $15 within the month?
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Feb 7, 2014 18:10
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OssiansFolly posted:So here's a question. If I get a Brimaz in my box (crossing fingers) do I sell it now and buy what I need later when the price drops? I'm assuming it is going to go down in price but do you think it will hit sub $15 within the month? If someone could tell you the answer to this with 100% certainty, they should be off getting rich
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Feb 7, 2014 18:13
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I'm on the Winter Orb train. Love the art, love the massive effect. I've always been a fan of single cards that change the game for everyone drastically. Maybe that's why my #2 is Stasis.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:17
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OssiansFolly posted:So here's a question. If I get a Brimaz in my box (crossing fingers) do I sell it now and buy what I need later when the price drops? I'm assuming it is going to go down in price but do you think it will hit sub $15 within the month? I don't have one, but I think if I did I'd take that gamble.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:18
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On the other end of the spectrum, I really really like all of the Eldrazi. I had just restarted playing Magic at the tail end of worldwake, and the first card I saw from RoE was Ulamog and just thought whooooaaa how do I even use this? It was mind blowingly large and expensive, and just really really cool. Also Vent Sentinel. RoE was the best.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:22
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Easily my favorite card is Wildfire I first started playing back during kamigawa/ravnica block. My very first deck was Eminent Domain, this deck was so much loving fun. Id burn you down with wildfire, then take your remaining lands with annex/confiscate, then bludgeon you to death with dragons. My second was WildFire/Vore, id bounce your poo poo, drop a Magnivore, then your you down. I think I liked playing these two decks because It would piss off my opponents to no end whenever I would play them. If you think about it, wildfire is the ultimate goon card.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:23
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Bread Set Jettison posted:On the other end of the spectrum, I really really like all of the Eldrazi. I had just restarted playing Magic at the tail end of worldwake, and the first card I saw from RoE was Ulamog and just thought whooooaaa how do I even use this? It was mind blowingly large and expensive, and just really really cool. In a similar, way older school way, Lord of the Pit for me. Someone randomly dropped one in a casual game against me the other day and it really brought me back. Shivan Dragon too. I actually watched a friend trade a Mox Sapphire for a Shivan Dragon once. Magic was way more awesome when I was 13 and didn't know anything about it.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:28
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I started with innistrad so my favorite cards are either oliva voldaren or heartless summoning. Or my first commander Kaalia.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:30
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moravec posted:I'm on the Winter Orb train. Love the art, love the massive effect. I've always been a fan of single cards that change the game for everyone drastically. Maybe that's why my #2 is Stasis. Plus the German version is "Frostbringer". My cube is all English except for a loving Frostbringer. 
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Feb 7, 2014 18:34
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My pet card has gotta be Voidmage Husher. In casual decks and EDH, I always gotta cram that guy in. He can be responsible for really stupid blowouts that nobody sees coming and then people end up playing around a stupid awkward durdle card and that pretty much rules.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:35
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New answer - anything with Jaya Ballard flavour text:  
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Feb 7, 2014 18:45
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I cast dark ritual a lot when I played casually as a kid
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Feb 7, 2014 18:50
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Current favorite card: Birthing Pod Nostalgic favorite card from high school: Demonic Hordes
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Feb 7, 2014 18:51
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Jitte is my favorite card because I started playing in Champions, and I was awful. Jitte was the first card that I actually realized was good, not because I thought it was cool, but because it was actually good. It helped me win my first FNM with my a White Weenie deck too.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:56
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GonSmithe posted:Jitte is my favorite card because I started playing in Champions, and I was awful. Jitte was the first card that I actually realized was good, not because I thought it was cool, but because it was actually good. It helped me win my first FNM with my a White Weenie deck too. I remember how stupid jitte was. If you played during the kamigawa/rav block you had to have jitte in your deck. I was super lucky and found a kmart that had the precon that it came in. Got a playset of those and inkeyes for like $40.
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Feb 7, 2014 18:59
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I think it's gotta be between Remand and Vendilion Clique, because I enjoy it when my opponents don't have fun I guess.
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Feb 7, 2014 19:02
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Man, I remember how long it took for Jitte to catch on. I read that thing in the spoiler and thought "that card is INSANE." I got my playset at the prerelease for less than $20 overall, because apparently no one had read it. Once I started playing with it, everyone I played against agreed that the card was completely bonkers. I got called out for running 4. My response was "sure, it's legendary. I also want it every single game because it wins games."
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Feb 7, 2014 19:07
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The only card remaining from my original collection is my Force of Nature, which my father bought for me for six dollars and wouldn't let me pay him back. Probably my favorite recent card is Seance, because I ran Seance-Pod for months at FNM and got to re-explain how token copies have the original's CMC every week. I mean, Pod is cool, but Seance was my very special fifty-cent foil baby 
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Feb 7, 2014 19:09
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My favorite card is probably Juzam Djinn, love, love, love the art. I also used to build around Ramses Overdark when I was in college (I'm old).
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Feb 7, 2014 19:09
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Amoeboid Changeling, because look at dat fukken face.
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