Dies to Removal

I knew it was something on March 1 - I just didn't know (or really care) what it is.

Also, isn't 3 hours away exactly where you want to be while she's giving birth? I've been there... it ain't pretty.

The sense. I'm making it.

The wrath my wife would lay upon me if I were to miss the birth of my third child would bring about a worldwide event of epic proportions.

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together...mass hysteria!

Basically, I'm taking one for the team. It's a thankless job.

I hope BNG brings some sweet stuff and makes PyroBlack even better.

There is no reason whatsoever to play Kiora in Modern, she doesn't stand a chance there

Opponent gets a token.

L2P

Also this, come on DTR

Is watching your wife give birth a mistake? Be honest.

@ group: Another slightly odd question. Can a player Rapid Hybridization their own Thrassa to just get a flash 3/3?

Yup, the target is valid.
Another "trick" monoU players do with Rapid Hybridization is killing a non-green, non-red creature of yours, then target with Tidebinder Mage the resulting token.

Opponent gets a token.

L2P

Also this, come on DTR

Yeah, I assume that means learn to play, which is a little harsh.

Is watching your wife give birth a mistake? Be honest.

Strange question unless you're asking because you're wondering if you should watch your SO give birth in your future. In that case, I'll answer.

Some men can't handle it. They see blood and nasty stuff everywhere and faint on the floor. Especially with c-sections. They always keep an extra chair in the OR for daddies who start to feel a little woozy during the procedure.

If you're brave enough you'll look over the blue curtain and see your wife's stomach is cut up and the doctor has his hand in there up to his elbow trying to get the baby out. That's when you really find out what you're made of. Me? I have a strong stomach. I was all up in there taking pictures with my DSLR as these
blood-covered wrinkly babies came out of my wife's stomach with her flesh hanging off to the side.

Opponent gets a token.

L2P

Also this, come on DTR

Yeah, I assume that means learn to play, which is a little harsh.

It does mean learn to play, but I was agreeing with him.

Is watching your wife give birth a mistake? Be honest.

I don't know... how turned on do you think you'd be by watching your woman blow a hairy bubble out of her vagina while likely pooping herself? Unless the answer is "very" then it's probably a mistake because that's not an easy mental image to get out of your head and eventually she's going to want to have sex again.

JS: It may be harsh, but that's not exactly a complicated rules question. Knowing that abilities on the stack resolve even if the permanent that generated those abilities is removed from play is right up there with knowing how Double Strike works.

On the other hand, if K8 is agreeing with me then I should probably be ashamed of myself.

I sorry.

My skills at teh Magics have rusted. Things that actually matter have been taking up all of my time for about six months.

Unacceptable

My skills at teh Magics have rusted. Things that actually matter have been taking up all of my time for about six months.

Same here. First event back after a few months was a GPT and I scrubbed out hard. I need to start playing online again to keep in practice.

What iz competitive Magick?

Magic is the only thing that matters

Hell yeah. Tap mana acquire females.

Tap females, make magic.

Another "trick" monoU players do with Rapid Hybridization is killing a non-green, non-red creature of yours, then target with Tidebinder Mage the resulting token.

Awesome synergy that completely validates playing a UU 2/2 in the main.

Mono U players are geniuses.

Blue is the brilliant yet misunderstood man's color.

Another "trick" monoU players do with Rapid Hybridization is killing a non-green, non-red creature of yours, then target with Tidebinder Mage the resulting token.

Awesome synergy that completely validates playing a UU 2/2 in the main.

Mono U players are geniuses.

Blue is the brilliant yet misunderstood man's color.

What I find ironic is that when Mono-Blue Devotion first
came about all these Control players picked it up simply because it had blue in it and began praising all the different interactions it has and how fun the deck is, how complex the synergies are. These are the same people who said aggro is dumb and is just turn dudes sideways.

Guess what? Mono-Blue Devotion is a fucking aggro deck. If you're going to call aggro dumb, I'm going to call you hypocritical for liking Mono-Blue Devotion. Sure, it has a couple little twists like those tricks with Rapid Hybridization and Cyclonic Rift, and oh look you can make things unblockable with Thassa to draw cards through her bident, but none of that is any more "complex" than knowing how to use Magma Jet properly, sequencing your plays, knowing how to Rampager correctly, or Boros Charm, etc. etc. etc.

^ The truth.

It's dangerous to speak such truths, raspy.

Mono U is not aggro because it doesn't have W, R, or G in it. Duh.

Another "trick" monoU players do with Rapid Hybridization is killing a non-green, non-red creature of yours, then target with Tidebinder Mage the resulting token.

Awesome synergy that completely validates playing a UU 2/2 in the main.

Mono U players are
geniuses.

Blue is the brilliant yet misunderstood man's color.

What I find ironic is that when Mono-Blue Devotion first came about all these Control players picked it up simply because it had blue in it and began praising all the different interactions it has and how fun the deck is, how complex the synergies are. These are the same people who said aggro is dumb and is just turn dudes sideways.

Guess what? Mono-Blue Devotion is a fucking aggro deck. If you're going to call aggro dumb, I'm going to call you hypocritical for liking Mono-Blue Devotion. Sure, it has a couple little twists like those tricks with Rapid Hybridization and Cyclonic Rift, and oh look you can make things unblockable with Thassa to draw cards through her bident, but none of that is any more "complex" than knowing how to use Magma Jet properly, sequencing your plays, knowing how to Rampager correctly, or Boros Charm, etc. etc. etc.

You're just envious of such
mastery.

Another "trick" monoU players do with Rapid Hybridization is killing a non-green, non-red creature of yours,
then target with Tidebinder Mage the resulting token.

Awesome synergy that completely validates playing a UU 2/2 in the main.

Mono U players are geniuses.

Blue is the brilliant yet misunderstood man's color.

What I find ironic is that when Mono-Blue Devotion first came about all these Control players picked it up simply because it had blue in it and began praising all the different interactions it has and how fun the deck is, how complex the synergies are. These are the same people who said aggro is dumb and is just turn dudes sideways.

Guess what? Mono-Blue Devotion is a fucking aggro deck. If you're going to call aggro dumb, I'm going to call you hypocritical for liking Mono-Blue Devotion. Sure, it has a couple little twists like those tricks with Rapid Hybridization and Cyclonic Rift, and oh look you can make things unblockable with Thassa to draw cards through her bident, but none of that is any more "complex" than knowing how
to use Magma Jet properly, sequencing your plays, knowing how to Rampager correctly, or Boros Charm, etc. etc. etc.

You're just envious of such mastery.

Nah, I'm just dumbfounded at all the control players I face when I'm on R/x aggro/tempo/devotion/whatever who call my deck dumb even when I beat them 2-0. These are the same players who picked up Mono-Blue and laugh because Master of Waves having pro-red is the most genius tech evah.

To put into perspective how goddamn dumb most mono blue players are, I hit someone with a Blood Baron while they had Master of Waves out yesterday.

To put into perspective how goddamn dumb most mono blue players are, I hit someone with a Blood Baron while they had Master of Waves out yesterday.

Watch out, the "Blood Baron is bad" police (Z) might be nearby.

To put into perspective how goddamn dumb most mono blue players are, I hit someone with a Blood Baron while they had Master of Waves out yesterday.

Buh? Is there some part of this scenario I'm missing?

Ok you are definitely going to have to explain why that's bad Alex.

I totally meant to say Exava, lol. I've been sorting cards all morning.

I totally meant to say Exava, lol. I've been sorting cards all morning.

haha ok that makes more sense now

The worst is when the blue player swings for lethal, lets you go to blocks while they have exava on board, then you kill whatever turning thassa off and go to 1, untap and kill them.

Most magic players are bad.

The January edition of Gunning for Tactical/Practical is up!

So, Blood Baron is actuall Exava, while I guess Exava is actually Thassa.

Things are getting complicated.

Welcome to Fires of Salvation, where literacy will not necessarily help you to understand the banter.

The January edition of Gunning for Tactical/Practical is up!

Read it and threw in a little editorial comment.

You should think about keeping a link with a description of the latest article in your sig.