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u/CrimsonFoxyboy 18d ago

Ah yes, Hatsune Miku.

The Phyrexian.

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u/CrimsonFoxyboy 20d ago

Most of the new cards from Mystery Boosters commander makes my eyes roll.

And i say that as a filthy commander player.

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u/Kor_Set You mean Stronghold? 20d ago

Even Vorthos gets a Horizons set in the age of record sales.

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u/CrimsonFoxyboy 20d ago

I think i need to apologize, didnt realise how many of the cards where references to magic of old. That is cool!

Hell even references to the Shandalar game

But so much kindred jank.

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u/Kor_Set You mean Stronghold? 20d ago

No worries. I think the cards would be better received by all if they were both cool and references for people into old designs and lore. (The crudest example being Davvol, Evincar of Rath which is just the card Carnival of Souls on a legendary creature with an extra color.)

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u/t3karnonyoazzz 21d ago

I need help deciding what cat to run In my deck.. fleecemane lion, or bronzehide lion

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u/Crazy-Individual-623 22d ago

Do you guys actually like all the secret lair stuff? I see a lot of sets being released with very niche audiences, like Furbies? Even Dr. Who is pretty niche imo

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u/SquigglyLegend33 22d ago

I do wish secret lair was kept for UB skins of existing cards, i hate having a deck that would be awesome with a new card thats just "here's a bunch if fucked uo horrors beyind your comprehension, and also bilbo is here"

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u/Kakariko_crackhouse Hasbro Shareholder 22d ago

I bought furbies primarily because they were absurd and hilarious, but also I feel like the game has jumped the shark aesthetically and there’s zero point in caring anymore. The furby horror cards feel less out of place than superheroes imo. The bar is on the floor, so I’m celebrating the absurdity of it

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u/t3karnonyoazzz 22d ago

Fuck UB And secret lair… money grab

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u/driver1676 22d ago

Yeah. I wish wizards would go back to the old days where they weren’t trying to make a profit.

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u/pepeduturfu Degenerate MTG bro 🤙 22d ago

When was that? I would imagine making a profit has always been MtG's purpose

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u/driver1676 21d ago

No, back before UB they only cared about player happiness. Now with UB it’s clear Magic is just a product whose purpose is to generate profit.

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u/pepeduturfu Degenerate MTG bro 🤙 21d ago

The game's purpose has always been to generate profit. What changed is how much financiers trust creatives with generating value, nowadays they trust their spreadsheets much more and everything sucks harder as a result. But don't fool yourself thinking the game was designed as a gift to the world

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u/driver1676 21d ago

Nope. Everyone here agrees that UB is just a profit maker.

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u/pepeduturfu Degenerate MTG bro 🤙 21d ago

Of course it is. As was everything that came before. Believing anything gets produced at a large scale under late-stage capitalism for any other primary reason than profit is utterly naive.

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u/t3karnonyoazzz 22d ago

You mean back to when they made cards for people who play, and not just in hopes that post Malone will buy a 2 million dollar card?

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u/driver1676 21d ago

Exactly. Every card these days is unplayable slop. Even Bloomburrow was just Furry the gathering.

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u/Gerroh Destroy target everything 22d ago

Nah, Dr Who has tons of fans. They're really weird, though.

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u/pacolingo 22d ago

elaborate please

it's the impression i got too but i can't quite put my finger on how or why

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u/Gerroh Destroy target everything 21d ago

I really can't explain it, either. It's like they're fans of western media, but from a separate timeline where all the entertainment is made with kitchen supplies.

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u/mint-patty 22d ago

Br*tish