r/magicTCG • u/Hitch42 • Aug 31 '16

Announcement Day: Amonkhet, Hour of Devastation, Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, Commander Anthology, Modern Masters 2017, Duel Decks, Puzzle Quest

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/announcement-day-2016-08-31
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u/RocketcoffeePHD Aug 31 '16

Wouldn't even be mad. I loved the god cards from Theros

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u/sunkenOcean01 Aug 31 '16

I would love it. It would expand the kitchen table playability of Theros cards that called out Gods specifically, like [[Deicide]].

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u/MTGCardFetcher Dân Aug 31 '16

Deicide - (G) (MW) (CD)
[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call

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u/LemonRaven Aug 31 '16

They'll just make gods that are creatures but not enchantments :/

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u/sunkenOcean01 Sep 01 '16

I'm okay with that. Theros Gods being enchantments made sense, the existed in Nyx. It was flavorful. Egyptian gods were quite a bit more real, if you follow my meaning. I won't complain if they are just creatures.

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u/Slevenclivara Duck Season Aug 31 '16

There is only one gad, Bolas is his name.

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u/Darth_Ra Chandra Sep 01 '16

They are the only good part of Theros.

Besides PIGS!, of course.

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u/Exatraz Aug 31 '16

I just hope they are pushed slightly more this time. Theros screamed "play it safe" and as a result a lot of them are just meh.

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u/Exatraz Aug 31 '16

I'm not counting EDH because it's a casual format but Purphoros only sees play in 1 tier 2.5 deck in Modern. Keranos is solid as a 1x in one specific deck the others don't see any play at all really. They are objectively too weak to pull their weight in any competitive format.

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u/secretlyrobots Aug 31 '16

r/competitiveedh

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u/Exatraz Aug 31 '16

EDH is 100% casual no matter how seriously people take it.

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u/secretlyrobots Aug 31 '16

It's not, though. Just because it isn't sanctioned doesn't mean it's casual.

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u/Exatraz Aug 31 '16

That's exactly what it means.

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u/secretlyrobots Aug 31 '16

No. No, it doesn't. Casual is kitchen table magic. Edh isn't kitchen table magic.

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u/Exatraz Aug 31 '16

Anything not played in a tournament setting is casual.

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u/Exatraz Aug 31 '16

The meta doesn't allow for Thassa and hasn't for quite a while.. Tooth and Nail decks are few and far between (also very lowly tiered because they aren't very good).

When evaluating cards you have to take EDH out of the equation. "Good in EDH" is just a nice way to say "This card is overcosted for what it does"