tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post3800668037432190204..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: CCDD 022516—Jury-RigUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-45686309571723259902016-02-26T16:43:11.772-05:002016-02-26T16:43:11.772-05:00I like this, but I wonder if it wouldn't just ...I like this, but I wonder if it wouldn't just be better to go the Dash route. The drawback of using it only once is nice, and makes it very easy to push - but it means the costs are so aggressive (generally) that it would have a much higher variance in how good it is on a board for its Jury-Rig cost, compared to Dash. In addition, it has far more negative feelings. There's a reason Dash returned to hand rather than sacrificed, I think.<br /><br />Still, this is a fascinating mechanic and I think it's very promising.Inanimatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739701478436262740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-75271120142465852802016-02-26T09:34:21.636-05:002016-02-26T09:34:21.636-05:00The comparison to Dash makes me wonder how difficu...The comparison to Dash makes me wonder how difficult this may be to develop. Losing an entire card worth of value means that the Jury-Rig costs will have to be quiet a lot lower to compensate. But will this make extremely fast aggro or combo decks the only beneficiaries of this mechanic?HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-50235500505719694352016-02-26T00:06:40.333-05:002016-02-26T00:06:40.333-05:00I'd prefer to obviate the downside in another ...I'd prefer to obviate the downside in another way, such as "Whenever a Jury-Rigger permanent you control dies, draw two cards."Tommy Occhipintihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495646355536064735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-40938683364349369752016-02-26T00:05:48.388-05:002016-02-26T00:05:48.388-05:00I don't like giving lords to mechanics defined...I don't like giving lords to mechanics defined by a downside that remove the downside (see also Lord of the Unreal). Tommy Occhipintihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495646355536064735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-43825184134003972122016-02-26T00:03:00.072-05:002016-02-26T00:03:00.072-05:00It is very believable that Dash could have started...It is very believable that Dash could have started out as this mechanic, and been developed to its current state.Tommy Occhipintihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495646355536064735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-9576170498579336672016-02-25T20:43:58.338-05:002016-02-25T20:43:58.338-05:00Great mechanic, and largely great designs, except ...Great mechanic, and largely great designs, except for Desert Drakerunner which has active dis-synergy with its own ability. Tommy Occhipintihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495646355536064735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-26434450251699844902016-02-25T20:34:41.301-05:002016-02-25T20:34:41.301-05:00Persistent Mechanic - nice one.Persistent Mechanic - nice one.zefferalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845251416516553492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-78790568142946740132016-02-25T16:04:47.326-05:002016-02-25T16:04:47.326-05:00This seems like a fun mechanic. I'm not a big...This seems like a fun mechanic. I'm not a big fan of the wellspring and and cleric with the higher jury-rig cost but I might feel differently if the first set in the block had lots of jury-rig and they were in the second set. My favorite ones here are the Imperial Guard and Battlefield Engineer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658299210469303843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-34434321653309450612016-02-25T12:19:16.424-05:002016-02-25T12:19:16.424-05:00I'm genuinely not sure. It seems like ONE lotu...I'm genuinely not sure. It seems like ONE lotus petal shouldn't make a big difference to a format, especially if it produces colourless. Most of the uses depend on having a critical mass of fast mana and combo pieces, especially ones which allow you to recur the fast mana from a graveyard.<br /><br />But on the other hand, wizards seem to have followed the principle of NOT printing any 0-cost mana-producing non-lands of any sort.<br /><br />Maybe the problem is, if it's not broken, it tends not to be useful? I'm not sure.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-4218154817224659692016-02-25T11:18:59.608-05:002016-02-25T11:18:59.608-05:00The only thing that might make the 2-life Glitteri...The only thing that <i>might</i> make the 2-life Glittering Totem printable is how unlikely you are to get two of them in your opening hand. I suppose it also matters to the format how many cards become too good when you cast them a turn earlier. IDK. Probably busted.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-17831967843107098202016-02-25T10:39:06.783-05:002016-02-25T10:39:06.783-05:00I tried something similar with "Erupt", ...I tried something similar with "Erupt", see: http://www.magicmultiverse.net/cardsets/507/mechanics I liked the idea, but found it difficult to cost them so casting the jury-rig cost was attractive without being too swingy. You may have done better than I did, I'm not sure.<br /><br />I do like a lot of these! The mechanic can be combined with a lot of different types of creature and enter/leave battlefield effects so there's quite a bit of design space.<br /><br />I have a personal expectation, that anything that looks like a "fixed" Lotus Petal, is going to be broken. Admittedly, that may only be true in eternal formats, in standard Glittering Totem may be fine.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.com