tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post4869038180729801844..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Meet the Top 8: Alex WernerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-58972377414438912152018-03-26T14:14:46.029-04:002018-03-26T14:14:46.029-04:00Combat Celebrant and Aphetto Alchemist with artifa...<a rel="nofollow">Combat Celebrant</a> and <a rel="nofollow">Aphetto Alchemist</a> with artifact lands _almost_ work, but not quite. zefferalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845251416516553492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-58949067684570735592018-03-25T02:44:38.506-04:002018-03-25T02:44:38.506-04:00(To be a bit more precise, I'm looking for a s...(To be a bit more precise, I'm looking for a solution that involves seeing no cards other than those 2 land and 2 creatures, and wins by attacking for lethal damage on turn 4 even through a billion life and an icy... although I'd be interested to hear solutions that win via any other method if any such might exist.)Alex_Wernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036894696923687532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-79376712353338400382018-03-25T02:40:19.626-04:002018-03-25T02:40:19.626-04:00Sam's answer is the intended one, although I&#...Sam's answer is the intended one, although I'm a bit sad that there are now additional answers, since any answer that involves onaqf jvgu bgure is obviously awesome. I'm trying to think of a simple fix that keeps my answer working while eliminating the other two... hmmm... I guess your opponent could also have ensnaring bridge in play? But then he could negate his own swords? And every additional bit of detail makes the puzzle less interesting.<br /><br />Anyhow, since y'all like puzzles, here's another one:<br /><br />Things aren't looking good for you this game, as you have mulliganed down to 1 on the draw. Here's how the first few turns of the game go:<br />Opponent's turn 1: Play a land<br />Your turn 1: Play a land<br />Opponent's turn 2: Play a land<br />Your turn 2: Play a land, cast a creature (hand is now empty)<br />Opponent's turn 3: Play a land<br />Your turn 3: Draw a creature, cast it (hand once again empty)<br />Opponent's turn 4: generate an unbounded loop, use it to gain a billion life. Cast an icy manipulator. Leave a land up to activate the icy manipulator. Plow under your two lands. (But after that, has no further action other than the icy, can't gain additional life).<br />Your turn 4: Win the game, no matter what opponent does<br /><br />What were your two creatures?<br /><br />(Note that the answer is not something like "well, the first creature was an elvish visionary, drawing a black lotus, and the second one was another elvish visionary, drawing ancestral, and then you cast doomsday, yada yada". You saw no cards other than the two lands and two creatures mentioned.)<br /><br /><br /><br />Alex_Wernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06036894696923687532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-79095332385594124502018-03-23T09:31:04.214-04:002018-03-23T09:31:04.214-04:00That is absolutely gorgeous. Well done, Sam, and w...That is absolutely gorgeous. Well done, Sam, and what a puzzle, Alex!HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-54106582112779123302018-03-23T08:15:07.258-04:002018-03-23T08:15:07.258-04:00Doh! Oops. Thanks.Doh! Oops. Thanks.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-66808567817240751712018-03-23T07:28:39.225-04:002018-03-23T07:28:39.225-04:00Their creatures have hexproof, sadly.Their creatures have hexproof, sadly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941977219304581236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-36747738136833363642018-03-23T06:46:31.198-04:002018-03-23T06:46:31.198-04:00Cards I really wanted to work but didn't:
tim...Cards I really wanted to work but didn't:<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">timestream navigator</a><br /><a rel="nofollow">deal damage</a><br /><a rel="nofollow">Release the Ants</a><br /><a rel="nofollow">Siege of Towers</a>/<a rel="nofollow">Mimeofacture</a><br /><a rel="nofollow">Malignus</a><br /><a rel="nofollow">Form of the Dragon</a>Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-60677513252900841492018-03-23T06:31:01.560-04:002018-03-23T06:31:01.560-04:00Ooh, I found another possible answer. Soratami Mir...Ooh, I found another possible answer. <a rel="nofollow">Soratami Mirror-Mage</a>. Am I right? It looks like you can bounce itself in response to removal, and bounce all the opponent's creatures, and then pling for 1 every turn until the heat death of the universe.<br /><br />Alas, what we don't know is when the opponent has 'enough mana' to cast their spells, do they have enough mana from lands to re-cast their creatures, and are their creatures actual creature cards not tokens? If so, even if they can just play a 1/1 every turn, then you won't be able to bounce them forever. But if not, you could win? :)Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-17539414214939421402018-03-23T06:01:37.576-04:002018-03-23T06:01:37.576-04:00Oh, of course! It makes sense it would be somethin...Oh, of course! It makes sense it would be something quirky like this.<br /><br />From the way the problem is phrased, I expect that you're intended to end up attack a googolplex times. I doubt there's a way of turning 100 100/100 or a 100 million lands into a googol damage, and if so, any other win would just be straight-up win regardless of opponent's life total and there aren't many of those in one card even with 'infinite' mana.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-60686547728116333142018-03-23T05:33:05.088-04:002018-03-23T05:33:05.088-04:00Oh! Yes, I missed that you only got the tokens if ...Oh! Yes, I missed that you only got the tokens if it survived for the ability to resolve.<br /><br />And yeah, if you're waiting to do a googolplex damage, doing several trillion a turn doesn't feel that much faster than doing 1 a turn, even though it really is.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-5342650447192083332018-03-23T01:41:59.072-04:002018-03-23T01:41:59.072-04:00As the first card I spent $20 on, I'm pretty t...As the first card I spent $20 on, I'm pretty tickled with this answer.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-91886676771745777112018-03-23T00:27:36.269-04:002018-03-23T00:27:36.269-04:00Vagrerfgvatyl gurer'f n irel genpgnoyr jnl gb ...Vagrerfgvatyl gurer'f n irel genpgnoyr jnl gb jva ba gur fnzr ghea jvgu guvf nccebnpu! Whfg teno Oebbq Zbavgbe, Ryqenmv Qvfcynpre, naq Synlre Qebar gb perngr na vasvavgr ybbc gung oheaf gur bccbarag bhg. Vs gurl rire gel gb Cngu gb Rkvyr bar bs gubfr perngherf, lbh pna npgvingr Fcnjafver ntnva trggvat gjb pbcvrf bs Abg Bs Guvf Jbeyq (bar gb rng gur Artngr naq bar gb pbhagre gur Cngu).lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-16182823136281785292018-03-23T00:01:56.213-04:002018-03-23T00:01:56.213-04:00But I agree, this is also a valid solution and pos...But I agree, this is also a valid solution and possibly the fastest available. I don't know of any card that wins in a realistically-playable number of turns, unless you count Pasteur's.lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-15272449606228235522018-03-22T23:56:59.010-04:002018-03-22T23:56:59.010-04:00Grpuavpnyyl lbh bayl qner npgvingr vg sbe K = 25 z...Grpuavpnyyl lbh bayl qner npgvingr vg sbe K = 25 zvyyvba(vfu) orpnhfr gur bccbarag jvyy Cngu va erfcbafr. Fb lbh pna "bayl" nggnpx sbe 625 gevyyvba(vfu) cre ghea.lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-89273556039754437082018-03-22T20:00:19.014-04:002018-03-22T20:00:19.014-04:00All this giberish will teach me to post pictures o...All this giberish will teach me to post pictures of Emrakul in the future.zefferalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845251416516553492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-78976150866304893432018-03-22T19:43:19.446-04:002018-03-22T19:43:19.446-04:00Grpuavpnyyl, nal fbyhgvba gung vaibyirf nggnpxvat ...Grpuavpnyyl, nal fbyhgvba gung vaibyirf nggnpxvat jvgu perngherf cebonoyl vfa'g ybtvfgvpnyyl srnfvoyr qhr gb gur gvzr pbafgenvagf bs gur urng qrngu bs gur havirefr. N tbbtbycyrk vf n IREL ynetr nzbhag bs yvsr. Gung fnvq, Znfgre bs gur uhag vf n terng pubvpr. Wobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494097707732649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-28447347307102521212018-03-22T19:28:25.455-04:002018-03-22T19:28:25.455-04:00I think you got it. At first I thought Arzngn, Teb...I think you got it. At first I thought Arzngn, Tebir Thneqvna would also do the trick, but once it gets Path'd there's no way to force through an unbounded amount of damage.lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-65352931919573969322018-03-22T19:19:48.304-04:002018-03-22T19:19:48.304-04:00That's what I came up with too, but it's f...That's what I came up with too, but it's fewer than 10 years old. I think Sam has the right answer.lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-44265192036642439972018-03-22T17:55:08.355-04:002018-03-22T17:55:08.355-04:00That is a clever effect, but even if it was instan...That is a clever effect, but even if it was instant speed, I think Negate trumps it.Pasteurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058331124653341978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-24938091428743392922018-03-22T17:50:25.697-04:002018-03-22T17:50:25.697-04:00"Activate this ability only during your upkee..."Activate this ability only during your upkeep", too slow, sadly.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353307602111785602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-41539424445742784012018-03-22T17:48:30.283-04:002018-03-22T17:48:30.283-04:00This is an insane answer to the puzzle, but I thin...This is an insane answer to the puzzle, but I think it works:<br /><br />Znfgre bs gur Uhag. <br /><br />Trarengr n zvyyvba Jbyirf bs gur Uhag nf lbhe thl trgf Fjbeqfrq. Vs gurl nggnpx, oybpx nal nggnpxref jvgu 100 jbyirf naq xvyy vg, hfvat lbhe "onaqf jvgu bgure" novyvgl gb bayl ybfr bar jbys. Rnpu ghea, nggnpx jvgu 10,000 jbyirf onaqrq gbtrgure, naq vs gurl oybpx, ybfr bayl bar jbys naq xvyy ng yrnfg bar bs gurve perngherf. Ercrng hagvy gurl eha bhg bs perngherf naq/be qvr.<br /><br />Onaqf jvgu bgure, zbfg cbjreshy novyvgl va gur tnzr???Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353307602111785602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-37983875647779694352018-03-22T14:29:42.002-04:002018-03-22T14:29:42.002-04:00Ulqen Oebbqznfgre looks like it should work: you s...Ulqen Oebbqznfgre looks like it should work: you should have enough blockers and still keep attacking for about 2.5 quadrillion damage every turn. But it will still take going on a googolplex number of turns to whittle the opponent down to zero :)<br /><br />But that's more recent so there must be an earlier answer as well.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-60401996317655833772018-03-22T14:24:30.210-04:002018-03-22T14:24:30.210-04:00This can’t be the intended answer though as it was...This can’t be the intended answer though as it was printed within the last 10 years. So there’s at least one more answer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941977219304581236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-16350641448841564182018-03-22T14:19:47.207-04:002018-03-22T14:19:47.207-04:00Think I’ve solved it!
Fcyvggvat Fyvzr fubhyq qb g...Think I’ve solved it!<br /><br />Fcyvggvat Fyvzr fubhyq qb gur gevpx. Gurl pna arire Fjbeqf bar juvyr lbh unir zbafgebhf znan bcra, naq lbh pna znxr zber guna rabhtu gb puhzc gurve 100 nggnpxref naq unir n srj yrsg bire. Tvira rabhtu gvzr lbh’yy riraghnyyl or noyr gb penpx onpx sbe n tbbtbycyrk.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941977219304581236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-73237503364204468942018-03-22T13:56:18.572-04:002018-03-22T13:56:18.572-04:00Oh, cool! I love the draft format.
And that puzzl...Oh, cool! I love the draft format.<br /><br />And that puzzle is very me. I will return with progress if I make any :)Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.com