Magic the Gathering Arena

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Gotta make sure all the brothaz in the hood who play steal Magic cards feel included, homie.

 

[Thac0]

I crafted arclight phoenixes and I'm playing them in historic now. Should've crafted the fuckers ages ago, they're not incredibly good but JUST LIKE ALWAYS Izzet decks are the most fun to play and I'm having a good time with them. I do feel stupid I didn't buy historic anthology 1 when it was on sale though, bunch of cards I'd like in there. Main thing holding me back from trying some mono black is not wanting to craft Phyrexian Arena and shit. And of course I'm jonesing for Serra Ascendant for mono-white fug u luka

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/depictions-racism-magic-2020-06-10

hahahahhahaha

Son of a bitch. Changing the multiverse ID on Invoke Prejudice is criminal. The stars were fucking aligned when it was assigned 1488.

Harold McNeill is somewhere between Fedoria Edgelord Provocateur and genuine Neonazi. So this is a lot less of an accident and more an unfortunate easteregg.

 

[spectre]

EDIT:
Okay, I can see why this one is a big nicht nicht in 2020

Oh I actually missed cleanse in the upload. Its the one that annoys me the most, since nothing apart from the colour black references it is about niggers POC.
Is protection from Black racist now? Hexproof from black? Destroy target black creature? Counter black spell? Those are very fundamental mechanics to the game.

Not to mention, there's that entire color which isn't okay to be. They really dropped the ball on this one and I think it's time for lukaszek to step up and get vocal, make them do the right thing.

Let's suppose for a second it isn't about color, if Cleanse isn't okay, they should also remove Planar Cleansing once the shit is out of the bag. All kinds of cleansings must go.
Whatever the fuck is racist about Pradesh Gypsies? Or is it just the word itself? If so, they should cut all the Pygmy XYZs. Calling shit pygmy because it's small, what is this the 1980s?
Vertically Challenged Hippo, now this has a certain ring to it.

And Stone Throwing Devils? What's the story here? Is the act of throwing stones bad and we don't want to promote it?
Or were certain stone-throwing people offended that the card calls them devils? Does wotc want to imply that you're not actually a devil if you throw the occasional stone?
Seriously, unwrapping the logic behind these things is a chore.

 

[Thac0]

EDIT:
Okay, I can see why this one is a big nicht nicht in 2020

Oh I actually missed cleanse in the upload. Its the one that annoys me the most, since nothing apart from the colour black references it is about niggers POC.
Is protection from Black racist now? Hexproof from black? Destroy target black creature? Counter black spell? Those are very fundamental mechanics to the game.

Not to mention, there's that entire color which isn't okay to be. They really dropped the ball on this one and I think it's time for lukaszek to step up and get vocal, make them do the right thing.

Let's suppose for a second it isn't about color, if Cleanse isn't okay, they should also remove Planar Cleansing once the shit is out of the bag. All kinds of cleansings must go.
Whatever the fuck is racist about Pradesh Gypsies? Or is it just the word itself? If so, they should cut all the Pygmy XYZs. Calling shit pygmy because it's small, what is this the 1980s?
Vertically Challenged Hippo, now this has a certain ring to it.

And Stone Throwing Devils? What's the story here? Is the act of throwing stones bad and we don't want to promote it?
Or were certain stone-throwing people offended that the card calls them devils? Does wotc want to imply that you're not actually a devil if you throw the occasional stone?
Seriously, unwrapping the logic behind these things is a chore.

If you let me to a bit of brain damage, since a lot of Europeans are racist against Gypsies, Gypsie and all local translations are considered racist. Our german Zigeunerschnitzel (Gypsy Cutlets) is now called Schnitzel nach Balkanart (which is literally wrong Balkan is not Gypsies)

I think Stone Throwing Devils are Muslims. Hilarious that Wotc are the first ones to make the connection, who is the racist now?

 

[Dawkinsfan69]

well they just gave me a big list of funny ass old cards to look up

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

You gotta admit though that Crusade art was pretty fire.

 

[spectre]

If you let me to a bit of brain damage, since a lot of Europeans are racist against Gypsies, Gypsie and all local translations are considered racist.
Our german Zigeunerschnitzel (Gypsy Cutlets) is now called Schnitzel nach Balkanart (which is literally wrong Balkan is not Gypsies)

Right. I just read you shouldn't say Eskimo either, which means I wasn't too far off and we should also say goodbye to Vertically Challenged Pyromancers etc.

I think Stone Throwing Devils are Muslims. Hilarious that Wotc are the first ones to make the connection, who is the racist now?

Seeing how Talmud also recommended this practice, yeah, better err on the side of caution, WotC. Don't wanna mess with both of them.

Does that a good bunch of Goblins being a crude reference to suicide bombing also have to go?

 

[Thac0]

The names most people use for the color combinations. 4 colour has no agreed on names. 5 colours is usually called rainbow.

The colours are also abbreviated with
G - Green
U - Blue
W - White
R - Red
B - Black

So MonoU is blue only.

Manacosts are written down by replacing the coloured pips with the respective letter. Colourless mana with a number So invoke prejudice costs UUUU, Crusade costs WW and Prades Gypsies cost 2G.

just some usefull terminology for reading guides.

 

[new fucking guy]

not calling wedges ana ceta dega necra and raka raka after cards from apocalypse smh

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Harold McNeill is somewhere between Fedoria Edgelord Provocateur and genuine Neonazi. So this is a lot less of an accident and more an unfortunate easteregg.

I know he's loopy as hell, but at the same time I don't much care when it comes to Magic artists. His art is (In my opinion of course) good and interesting to look at when it comes to Magic cards. Sure, he makes Hitler stamps in his spare time, but something as generic and simple as Fog gets this result out of him while every other art for Fog is just "CAN'T SEE SHIT IT'S FOGGY". Same reason I hope they keep hiring Terese Nielson even if she says "Gas all trannies sex war now" or whatever. And I guess I should be kind and spoiler tag card art just so it doesn't take up yonks of space.

Spoiler

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

How is Harold McNeill not a member of Codexia?

 

[Thac0]

not calling wedges ana ceta dega necra and raka raka after cards from apocalypse smh

Current wedge names are awfull, only one I like is Abzan. Sadly everyone uses those now.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Dawkinsfan69]

not calling wedges ana ceta dega necra and raka raka after cards from apocalypse smh

These are badass I'm referring to all as such from now on

 

[Thac0]

Daniel:

The cooler Daniel:

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Thac0]

http://www.mythicspoiler.com/m21/cards/sporesilkweaver.html

Probably constructed playable new Spider. Rejoice Tarantulos-Eduardo-Sanchez , this will be the second best Spider in standard.

Effect is reach+ hexproof from blue. Also when it is dealt damage it heals you for one and makes a 1/1 Saproling.

Very optimistic that this is good enough to into sideboards, it obliterates Monored and hexproof from blue is some nice gravy. Although it is the worst hexproof, as it does not stop countterspells.

 

[spectre]

lukaszek
Looks all right, can't really test it cause I only have one Desecrated Tomb. I used to play the shit out of Muldy back in the closed beta, it was good fun figuring out how to use up all the permanent types every turn most efficiently.
If you want a second (maybe a third one) one in your life, I'd look to maximise value here.

For land, I always found that single or double Memorial of Folly was super useful as a backup plan to restart the recursion engine.
I'd also swap Llanowars for an equal number of Mind Stones, should still ramp you rather nicely and you can recur that as an artifact for additional cycling.
At this point, you only need a re-usable enchantment for Muldrotha to feel appreciated. Unbridled Growth was perfect back then, you'd have to settle for the blue or black omen, most likely.
As a final piece of the puzzle, I'd have some kind of a replayable creature removal. Massacre Waifu is always nice, so is Plaguecrafter.

If filling the graveyard is the problem, I'd say skull prophets are to blame for not digging deep enough. If you want a more efficient engine, I'd go with something like Thirst for Meaning or Tamiyo.

 

[Dawkinsfan69]

been trying to get back into ranked standard (BO3) and over the past few days all of my matches have been complete RNG screw feels shit ughhhh

I should just stick to my custom brew unranked decks and look forward to ixalan draft

 

[Scruffy]

play rdw, i ranked to platinum doing the daily quests with it and it was a breeze

 

[spectre]

The platinum queue was chock-full of Winota alternating with GBR Food and GR aggro, not a great environment for RDW unless you go overboard with scorching dragonfires to kill every Devil and Priest on sight, maybe even get a redcap Melee for winotas and spellbreakers.

Flash was the solution to the above in Bo1, along with the odd WUR mutate contraption I bumped into.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[spectre]

Forgot to list the two kosher flash builds. I have little interest in ranking up past Diamond, but I might just try it if they continue to bring the money home.

Spoiler

Deck
4 Gilded Goose (ELD) 160
4 Nightpack Ambusher (M20) 185
4 Quench (RNA) 48
3 Brazen Borrower (ELD) 39
4 Mystical Dispute (ELD) 58
3 Frilled Mystic (RNA) 174
3 Island (MIR) 336
4 Breeding Pool (RNA) 246
2 Fabled Passage (ELD) 244
3 Temple of Mystery (M20) 255
3 Castle Vantress (ELD) 242
2 Unsummon (M20) 78
2 Arboreal Grazer (WAR) 149
1 Essence Scatter (IKO) 49
2 Shark Typhoon (IKO) 67
1 Thornwood Falls (M20) 258
4 Sinister Sabotage (GRN) 54
2 Zagoth Triome (IKO) 259
2 Blast Zone (WAR) 244
3 Growth Spiral (RNA) 178
2 Ketria Triome (IKO) 250
2 Forest (ANA) 65

Deck
3 Pouncing Shoreshark (IKO) 64
4 Cunning Nightbonder (IKO) 219
4 Quench (RNA) 48
1 Negate (RIX) 44
2 Ashiok's Erasure (THB) 43
4 Stonecoil Serpent (ELD) 235
4 Dirge Bat (IKO) 84
2 Swamp (ELD) 261
4 Sea-Dasher Octopus (IKO) 66
6 Island (MIR) 336
2 Mystical Dispute (ELD) 58
2 Castle Locthwain (ELD) 241
4 Temple of Deceit (THB) 245
4 Watery Grave (GRN) 259
2 Blast Zone (WAR) 244
2 Fabled Passage (ELD) 244
2 Zagoth Triome (IKO) 259
1 Omen of the Sea (THB) 58
2 Heartless Act (IKO) 91
2 Brazen Borrower (ELD) 39
3 Sinister Sabotage (GRN) 54

Sideboard
3 Duress (M19) 94
2 Starlit Mantle (THB) 67
3 Mystic Subdual (IKO) 57
1 Heartless Act (IKO) 91
2 Negate (RIX) 44
4 Cry of the Carnarium (RNA) 70

I one game, I let in a turn 2 thought erasure. The poor sod took a peek at my hand and conceded on the spot.
The UG one was rebuilt not to suck vs. aggro. Sometimes you will still lose when you just won't draw your fourth land or the Ambusher to stabilize,
but Gelded Geese can keep you alive for a rather long time blocking a weenie and gaining 3 life every turn.

Given the meta, I begrudgingly accept the need to move some Carnariums to the mainboard in the UB version.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG