Marcie and Jon Talk Magic

[Jon]

I'm a bit bummed out though cause Urza's Saga and Upheaval aren't in the game yet. I so badly want those cards in a commander deck centered around that card.

Arena doesn't release ALL cards sadly. It may be one they don't intend? I'm not sure.

 

[MC74]

Arena doesn't release ALL cards sadly. It may be one they don't intend? I'm not sure.

They've slowly been bringing in some of the older cards through their historic & explorer packs. I think they want to take their time and bring them in gradually as the game grows.

 

[Jon]

They've slowly been bringing in some of the older cards through their historic & explorer packs. I think they want to take their time and bring them in gradually as the game grows.

That's fair.

 

[MC74]

That's fair.

Zo-zu please.

 

[MC74]

Hmm, Flood of Tears is a card that's similar to Upheaval, but the big difference is this one doesn't bounce the lands back into the hand. That's not going to work for me. The whole point to having a card like Upheaval in the deck is to float a bunch of mana, then bounce everything back into our hands, including the lands so as to reset the entire board. I'd then replay all my mana rocks and get all my stuff back on the board while my opponent is forced to start all the way back to square one, putting them in a position where it's practically impossible to get back into the game unless they can ramp themselves.

 

[Crystal]

Marcie just being Marcie...

 

[MC74]

Wow, Wizards really laid down the banhammer on the problem decks of Standard.

Banned and Restricted Announcement – June 30, 2025

Announcing changes to Standard, Alchemy, Historic, and Best-of-One Pioneer effective June 30, 2025.

magic.wizards.com

 

[Jon]

Wow, Wizards really laid down the banhammer on the problem decks of Standard.

Banned and Restricted Announcement – June 30, 2025

Announcing changes to Standard, Alchemy, Historic, and Best-of-One Pioneer effective June 30, 2025.

magic.wizards.com

Saw this. Bout time on Cori Steel Cutter honestly.

 

[MC74]

Saw this. Bout time on Cori Steel Cutter honestly.

Same with those Monstrous Rage decks.

 

[MC74]

TIL there was a card called Mox Crystal that was originally supposed to be released for the Mirage expansion, but never became part of the set. It's essentially Sol Ring lite.

Interesting little tidbit to know, @Jon @TD

 

[Jon]

TIL there was a card called Mox Crystal that was originally supposed to be released for the Mirage expansion, but never became part of the set. It's essentially Sol Ring lite.

Interesting little tidbit to know, @Jon @TD

All the Mox's are underrated lol.

 

[MC74]

All the Mox's are underrated lol.

Prices say otherwise, lol. If a card's got the word Mox in the title, you can bet your ass it's gonna be expensive!

Had a discussion with Crystal last night about some reprints being done with the retro card frames. They look absolutely sick imo.

 

[MC74]

 

[Jon]

Ya know... I'm not a fan of the old school frames lol

 

[MC74]

Ya know... I'm not a fan of the old school frames lol

Wait, you prefer the Windows XP look?

 

[Jon]

Wait, you prefer the Windows XP look?

I prefer borderless looks, but yeah, I like the black box because it gives a lot of information about the card and set that you just don't get with the old frames.

 

[MC74]

I prefer borderless looks, but yeah, I like the black box because it gives a lot of information about the card and set that you just don't get with the old frames.

Remember the Future Sight frames?

 

[Jon]

Remember the Future Sight frames?

I liked those! I thought they were sleek!

 

[MC74]

I liked those! I thought they were sleek!

Except for one flaw. It couldn't pass the Progenitus test.

 

[Jon]

Except for one flaw. It couldn't pass the Progenitus test.

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That's fair

 

[MC74]

Noticed we have a new set coming out next month with Edge of Eternities. Looking at the theme of the set and something tells me we're going to be seeing the Eldrazi again.

 

[Jon]

Noticed we have a new set coming out next month with Edge of Eternities. Looking at the theme of the set and something tells me we're going to be seeing the Eldrazi again.

It's a space theme. And vehicles (or any legendary... card... with a power and toughness) will be allowed to be commanders withe that set too.

 

[TD]

I have not been following anything Magic related but just wanna say that the artwork on the Final Fantasy cards is lovely.

 

[MC74]

I have not been following anything Magic related but just wanna say that the artwork on the Final Fantasy cards is lovely.

They are, and like with the Lord of the Rings, I've fallen in love with them!

 

[MC74]

Scored 2 rare wildcards earlier. Used them to craft Unstoppable Slasher.

 

[MC74]

Can't stress enough how insanely good Eidolon of the Great Revel is.

 

[MC74]

Revamped the mono black Necropotence deck. Made a custom brew swapping out some of the old cards for new ones.

Now in the deck:
4x Evolved Sleeper
4x Unstoppable Slasher
4x Bloodletter of Aclazotz
4x Unholy Annex
4x Cut Down
4x Go for the Throat

Staples still in the deck:
3x Necropotence
4x Dark Ritual
1x Demonic Tutor
4x Hymn to Tourach
4x Drain Life

 

[MC74]

A preview of the cards to be released in next months Edge of Eternities set.

Edge of Eternities (EOE) Card Gallery

A visual spoiler of all 30 cards from Edge of Eternities in Magic: The Gathering.

scryfall.com

 

[MC74]

Notice from the inbox says July 29th is when standard rotation hits and Edge of Eternities drops on Arena. That should shake things up a bit.

 

[Jon]

Notice from the inbox says July 29th is when standard rotation hits and Edge of Eternities drops on Arena. That should shake things up a bit.

I'm not done with Final Fantasy yet though!

 

[MC74]

I'm not done with Final Fantasy yet though!

I can't get enough of the Final Fantasy set either, though thankfully the sets after March of the Machine will stick around until 2027.

 

[MC74]

Took the revamped mono black Necropotence for a spin last night against @Crystal. To say the deck slaps would be an understatement.

 

[Jon]

Took the revamped mono black Necropotence for a spin last night against @Crystal. To say the deck slaps would be an understatement.

Poor Crystal!

 

[MC74]

Poor Crystal!

I mean, I helped her get her dailies in, so it wasn't all for nought.

 

[Crystal]

Poor Crystal!

I'm a punching bag in several games, lol, I don't mind, I play for fun and it helps Marcie fine tune things, so why not?

 

[MC74]

I'm a punching bag in several games, lol, I don't mind, I play for fun and it helps Marcie fine tune things, so why not?

We're helping you build a proper deck. Believe that!

 

[Crystal]

 

[MC74]

Solid pulls, hon!

 

[MC74]

A little rant here. Was talking with a friend about the state of the game right now, and we were talking about how there's too many sets per year, which makes it difficult to keep up with the game. Well, it gets worse because I took a gander into how many sets the game gets per year and saw that Wizards increased the amount of sets per year from 4 to 6. That's ridiculous.

Expanding Standard was iffy enough, but Wizards just had to increase the amounts of sets per year to further make a mess of things. This ended up not only making it more difficult to keep up with the sets, but more cards means more room to combine them to make some toxic shit. Cards that were supposed to be rotated out last year ended up staying for an additional year. For instance, an already insane one-drop like Monastery Swiftspear being slotted into Monstrous Rage and Cori Steel Cutter decks.

 

[Jon]

You don't like a set every two months with three of them being overpriced universes beyond!?

 

[MC74]

You don't like a set every two months with three of them being overpriced universes beyond!?

Nope, I believe 3 sets every 4 months is a healthy balance. Far enough apart to give players time to focus on a set at a time, but not too far apart before a fresh new set enters the scene.

Also, I'm not too keen on the Universe Beyond stuff being part of standard if it doesn't fit with the fantasy setting Magic is known for. D&D, Baldur's Gate, LOTR, and Final Fantasy I'm 100% on board with because it stays true with the game's theme. The other stuff, hard no.

 

[MC74]

The next set that could be interesting is Lorwyn Eclisped in 2026. Marvel's Spider Man and Avatar: The Last Airbender.....I roll my eyes at. It's going to be so out of place.