tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post7077490370180585780..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: CCDD 090418—lowlanderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-15021312577752869662018-09-05T15:52:21.064-04:002018-09-05T15:52:21.064-04:00I think by the rules as written, you *can* do that...I think by the rules as written, you *can* do that, right? Spawnsire of Ulamog, in casual settings, lets you get any number of cards?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353307602111785602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-9538487868959790252018-09-05T08:45:56.930-04:002018-09-05T08:45:56.930-04:00Singleton is high-variance.
One benefit of highlan...Singleton is high-variance.<br />One benefit of highlander we lose with lowlander is that it gives you four times as many chances to draw that one souped-up card.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-42248900192216375122018-09-05T08:44:35.742-04:002018-09-05T08:44:35.742-04:00A lot of casual groups are aware of tournament Mag...A lot of casual groups are aware of tournament Magic and build decks according to tournament rules, but you're definitely right that a bunch don't and some of those would think they could own 20 copies of DfE to draw 20 cards.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-6849929117220297782018-09-05T00:16:34.407-04:002018-09-05T00:16:34.407-04:00I was listening to the Beacon Creation podcast on ...I was listening to the Beacon Creation podcast on a brainstorming episode about a The Dark + Ice Age mash up custom set and something from that episode got me thinking of how the heck to execute "this card can be stronger, if you kick out all the copies of it from everywhere". It seems like a cool decision to go "do I want more of this effect or do I need the big effect now?" but I just wasn't able to think of a way to do it that can't be cheated by playing one copy that didn't feel super inelegant. I'm also not even sure if this more interesting than it is in actual play. It may just be correct to always cast the bigger version up front for the same reason mill isn't really a valid way of dealing with an opponent's cards. You wouldn't necessarily have seen the extra copies that game anyway.Enziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155129964324823831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-9505013584379122152018-09-04T22:27:55.282-04:002018-09-04T22:27:55.282-04:00And Vintage. And Commander.
You can mitigate this...And Vintage. And Commander.<br /><br />You can mitigate this problem with lowlander by restricting it to cards above a certain cmc. I think Jay's instinct of 4cmc being the sweet spot is correct. Most of the OP nonsense on the Vintage Restricted List costs 0-2 mana, or is played with mana acceleration/cost reduction that makes it functionally a turn 1-2 card. Assuming no accelerants, by turn 4 the player without the OP 1-of should have at least had time to establish some decent defenses or attempt to execute their own game plan.Jenesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356037137564501914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-33801735886840027772018-09-04T17:09:11.461-04:002018-09-04T17:09:11.461-04:00Lowlander is interesting. I think the correct num...Lowlander is interesting. I think the correct number is 2 main and 2 side for both of these cards, and I'm worried they're both a bit strong at that power level (maybe CU's Mana cost is restrictive enough to balance it).<br /><br />What I don't like about these is that they front load a large amount of variance into just a couple of cards. Both Hearthstone and Yu-Gi-Oh have this problem, where certain very powerful cards can only be played as a single copy, meaning the player that draws their copy is a heavy favorite in the game.Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02090253014943762842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-64972678393846289922018-09-04T15:45:56.862-04:002018-09-04T15:45:56.862-04:00Lowlands is cool way to inject variance into limit...Lowlands is cool way to inject variance into limited and constructed, but I see a couple problems with it. Wizards chooses not to restrict cards in any format but vintage, one of the reasons they do this is it tends to cause too much variance, which these cards can easily tread into. More importantly though, it seems unprintable for casual magic where "cards you own outside the game" is literally the all cards in your collection.Axxlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978784390180005187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-73182236000330493172018-09-04T15:41:44.116-04:002018-09-04T15:41:44.116-04:00Do most casual players even know anything about si...Do most casual players even know anything about sideboards?<br /><br />I would be afraid that any of the Lowlands mechanics would be a complete disaster for kitchen table magic, where Draw from Elsewhere is actually in Cardboard Carapace mode and people are drawing 10+ for three mana or playing 20/20s for 4 with Rando Jr... Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353307602111785602noreply@blogger.com