MTG thread

Yeah, this is a big let down coming off of MH2 for me. I was honestly looking forward to the Forgotten Realms set because I have fond memories, but I really dislike some of the choices here.

The card names, for one thing. They just suck.

Heylel said:

Yeah, this is a big let down coming off of MH2 for me. I was honestly looking forward to the Forgotten Realms set because I have fond memories, but I really dislike some of the choices here.

The card names, for one thing. They just suck.

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I think the mechanic is too pushed for a Core set. It also seems designed for EDH as it's purposefully slowed down on all cards so far. I like the flavor and the tropes, but that won't open my wallet.

It's a set full of Emerald Charms with shitty names that are hard to remember. Everything is modal, which means everything is weak. Then you stack on an incredibly parasitic mechanic with dungeons, and you're all set for a Kamigawa level shit show.

The simple fact is that without story, DND isn't fun. They 're trying to evoke tabletop play, but they can only emulate the worst bits.

Heylel said:

It's a set full of Emerald Charms with shitty names that are hard to remember. Everything is modal, which means everything is weak. Then you stack on an incredibly parasitic mechanic with dungeons, and you're all set for a Kamigawa level shit show.

The simple fact is that without story, DND isn't fun. They 're trying to evoke tabletop play, but they can only emulate the worst bits.

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Agreed 100%.
FWIW I think Kamigawa may be better than this set.

Heylel said:

Yeah, this is a big let down coming off of MH2 for me. I was honestly looking forward to the Forgotten Realms set because I have fond memories, but I really dislike some of the choices here.

The card names, for one thing. They just suck.

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Yep. I haven't played Magic for 6 years, but I've been checking in on the FR set because I'm a massive D&D fan (fuck WoTC though) and the naming conventions really do suck. They're almost campy or like something you'd see in a starter set for a new player campaign. I'm not sure how to describe it.

Kamigawa was a pretty cool limited set and had some fun interactions, it was just had a relatively low power level and was coming off of a block with one of the highest power levels ever so it had a very minimal impact on Standard and constructed in general in comparison.

This set seems similar in that low powered modal spells could probably create a fairly interesting limited format, but the set mechanics are so bad that I'm not sure that will actually happen. The set will be pretty lackluster for constructed.

Yes, this set is campy as fuck. But a lot of the cards make me snicker a little bit, from old D&D tropes and gaming memories.

I think a lot of you would be much happier if the set was officially a Universes Beyond set, which it really should be.

OneofOne said:

Yes, this set is campy as fuck. But a lot of the cards make me snicker a little bit, from old D&D tropes and gaming memories.

I think a lot of you would be much happier if the set was officially a Universes Beyond set, which it really should be.

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It should be a stand alone set like Conspiracy. That would help.

In a way I'm glad it's coming out right after MH2. I spent a fortune on actual good cards from that one. If I can skip this set for any format that matters, all the better.

It's just really dumb and capturing all the worst aspects of tabletop culture.

If I buy six boxes of Jumpstart on amazon do they send it in a sealed case?

Powerful MTG decks have never bothered me. Even if I get smoked in say... PTQ's. It's just the nature of the game, and something I have never thought of as bad. I get some cards are busted and such, but I think the answer never should lie in dumbing down sets. It should lie in bans and or better answers as needed.

Still. I am glad they are trying this crossover.

They're not even trying.

what about my +5 holy dancing vorpal luckblade?!?!?

Yea I wasn't joking about the worst set since Coldsnap

This is entirely fandom bait and 0 creative effort behind any of it. Also the cards all appear to suck so far.

It's a nostalgia for D&D set when I wanted a Forgotten Realms set with the things like the Party and Level Up mechanics.

They want D&D nerds to play MTG and vice versa and buy more premium nerd cardboard.

Which is absolutely bananas, because there's not a DnD *or* Magic nerd in the world who hasn't heard of and had an opportunity to play the other game if they wanted to.

Heylel said:

Which is absolutely bananas, because there's not a DnD *or* Magic nerd in the world who hasn't heard of and had an opportunity to play the other game if they wanted to.

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Yeah but a lapsed MTG player who still plays D&D is going to be more likely to buy shitty premium alt card cards because it looks like their childhood D&D manual.

It's 100% cross promotion to increase engagement with both games.

I'm unhappy and angry with how right you are.