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February 19, 2004

Randomness: Fav Magic Cards

I was reading a bit too much of the ol' Wizards website last night. Besides gaining me a new desire to start an Emperor tourney (Which I am going to do: People I play with, be prepared. It's going to happen.) it got me thinking about which Magic cards I love. There are alot I'm devoted to for pointless reasons... and there is a ton I like for what they do in a particular deck. But let's take a look at some, cause I'm bored. We'll start with a quick rundown of what I'll call my favorite for all the colors and artifacts, and then I'll give some runner's up, if I can actually think of them.

Green

Green green green... you're not a color I play with very much, honestly. I mean, I can respect you. You're a solid color, especially now that you've recieved artifact and enchantment removal. And I've always been partial to the color green, or at least lime green. But I never seem to play you. I wonder why.
Taunting Elf is insanely hardcore, but I don't think I'll pick that one. But gods, that's an awesome card.
Eh, fuck it. I'll come back to it.

Blue

Islands of wetness. Yum. Jonathan is really the Blue whore, but I have been known to throw some blue into a deck now and then (Case and point, my current Shared Fate deck). If I'd actually played with it, my favorite card here would go, hands down, to Battle of Wits. The fact that that card exists just pleases me to no end. But I should probably pick a card I use.
So I suppose I'll go with Psychic Battle. My Shared Fate deck started because of that card, but it never really gets used in the deck, which is a shame, cause it's so insanely fun. Maybe I'm a loser, but I enjoy inflicting Chaos into a Magic game, which is obvious when you see what I'm going to write about for red (Hint: It rhymes with Hance Enbounter).

Red

Red, you so don't feel like my style, but so many of your cards fit me. I suppose I am a bit emotional like you. I follow my feelings, even if they're hardcore stupid. Siesmic Assault is a wonderful contribution that you give to the world (Although Jonathan can't find what's left of that deck...), as is... well... burn spells, which don't suit me but they need to exists, yiss.
But yeah, by far my favorite red has GOT to go to Chance Encounter. There is nothing cooler than winning on sheer luck (even if you do rig the game a bit with Kwark's Thumb). And since I'm such a lucky bastard, it just fits me. w00t.

Black

Since I'm so Pro-white, in general, it's odd to think that my second favorite color is usually Black. My decks always seem to turn White/Black in decks. I suppose I just like the idea of t3h 3vil being used for the forces of t3h g00d. Or I just like their card mechanics. Either way, Black is A-okay with me, at least in it's more recent forms.
I haven't played a real black deck in quite some time, but I must say, looking back at history, I think Organ Grinder is hardcore awesome. Discarding and using them to inflict pain? Oh yeah, baby. There are obviously a million and one better cards in Black (Call to the Grave, Exhume, Shambling Swarm, just to randomly name some) but eh, Organ Grinder is cool.
Although now that I think about it more, I'm going to have to give the favorite crown to a little something I like to call Innocent Blood. One black, both players sacrifice a creature. Simple. Powerful. Ass-kicking. Oh yeah, baby.

WHITE!

I am a white whore. I love white. It makes me all tingly inside. It's defensive, just like me! Of course, I don't make as many white decks because if I did, I'd want to put my favorite cards in there, and then games would take at least three to four years to complete and I'd never win. But here are some favorites.
Some of my serious faves I don't even own quite yet... but the moment I saw them, I wanted to hug them. Silent Attendant, Convalencence, Convalencencent Care (Which I actually recently bought a copy of), Angelic Renewal... They're all so kickass. I also love Shield Bearers, although I haven't had a chance to put my recent full set of Shield Bearers I bought to use. And some of these walls that are coming into my quickly forming wall deck (Alabaster Wall, Shimmering Barrier, Wall of Nets)... it's like a joygasm of white goodness.
For cards I've actually used, Auramancer/Monk Idealist ranks up there, just because I love enchantments. Serra's Embrace is no less than one of the best creature enchantments ever to grace the face of the earth, as is Hero's Resolve. You just can't beat Noble Purpose, either. And if you want to go all old school, Alabaster Potion. Oh yeah.
But one favorite? Allay. I don't know why. It's enchantment destruction with Buyback. But I love it to death. Again, don't ask me why, cause I really don't know. But hot damn. Allay.

Back to Green...

Hm... Nope, still no clue.

Artifacts

With all the Mirrodin-block crepe out there, there are alot of artifacts to choose from. Many are broken (Darksteel Ingot, Darksteel Ingot... did I mention Darksteel Ingot? Oh yeah, and Darksteel Ingot.) and many are kinda sucky (GO TOWER OF CHAMPIONS!). I love sun droplet to death, even though I've never played with it.

Wait, I forgot some white cards I love

Delaying Shield! Fleet-footed Monk! The Cheese Stands Alone! (Wait, that's Unglued...)

Okay, now what was I saying about Artifacts?

I also love the whateverthehellitis in Darksteel that you can draw a card instead of gaining a life when you gain a life... that's hardcore draw power for white, my friends, and I loves it to death. Mindslaver is always just a fun idea (although Mirror, Mirror is so much better... but again, that's Unglued, although if we want to talk about Unglued, then how about that Ashnod's Coupon, huh?) Timesifter is one of the most annoying things ever if you actually get it to work. And the Tooth and Scale of Chiss-Goria please me muchly.
But my favorite artifact really has to go to Crooked Scales. No other artifact I can think of is fun for me to play AND is fairly fair. It definately swings the game in my favor if I use it correctly, even if I don't have Chance Encounter out yet. But at the same time, it's not broken. I think it's kinda hated though. Oh well, it's awesome, and I hug it.

But again, Green...

I'll give up and say Foil Forest because FOIL LANDS RULE!

The end!
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With love,
Matthew "Alex" Long

Posted by poetfox at February 19, 2004 11:30 AM

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