https://nypost.com/2024/10/27/lifestyle/does-jd-vances-favorite-magic-the-gathering-card-reveal-politicians-dark-ambitions/What are the political implications of JD Vance being a Phyrexia enthusiast?
>>486245450he's just like me
>>486245450>black playerEh, could be worse, he could be playing blue.
>>486245547Black blue green white red.
>>486245450Pretty fucking based
>>486245450>skip your drawstep>pay 1 life: draw a card>6 mana costcan someone explain to me how this card was ever viable? what the fuck kind of meta could possibly make this a card worth printing?
>>486245988it's from 25 years ago
>>486245547>he could be playing blue.
>>486246047even so, why would you ever want to trade a free draw for a -1 life draw for 6 hecking mana? i'm clearly missing something right?
>>486245547Black is the only based color in Tranny the Pandering.
>>486246201it doesn't limit how many times you can use it, so you can draw as much as you want on your turn.
>>486246201You combine it with life-enhancement spells. The right combo with Dark Rituals lets you draw cards faster than your opponents.
>>486245450I really wish Magic didn't get all gay. It was fun as fuck in my early to mid twenties playing with my bros. It was like poker night, we just got drunk and high and talked shit about women and minorities. But those days are gone.
>>486246201>why would you ever want to trade a free draw for a -1 life drawbecause a lot of high-level decks focus on getting the right combination of 2 or 3 specific cards to win the game, so being able to cycle your deck is useful. you could cycle through almost 1/3 of your deck with just your starting life, and black can also bring things back from your graveyard and put them into play.
>>486246422>dark ritualenough said. thanks for the reminder
>didn't even go with the OGthis one has better art, too
>>486246511Based. I have this card in my deck. But it's the cheap reprint of it. If stores try to ban me for using it in my white devotion deck then I start pointing out that Mirran Crusader and Phyrexian Crusader still exist and aren't banned and then throw a temper tantrum and then go home and leave a bad review on their Facebook page as well as insinuating one of the members of the staff is a pedophile (in my opinion).
>>486246722he was only 11 when that set came out, probably wasn't playing.
Still the best MTG card art.
>>486246722\>3 black manathat shit is broken as hell
>>486246976I'm the same age as him and I started just when 4th edition came out, which was a bit before ice age
GUYS i just had a thought. if trump vance wins. wizards might send yawgmoth's bargain to the shadow realm like they did with jihad and crusade. this card could skyrocket in price
>>486247138>that shit is broken as hell
>>486247138The best MTG is the broken shit though.It's fun playing with crazy overpowered cards because it brings out surprises and makes the game feel more intense.As the years went on, things got way too soft.Imagine playing in 1994 against a friend and you have a lotus and time walk in your starting hand.That happened. And holy you didn't wanna be the poor dweeb on the ass end of it.
>>486247138>broken as hell
>>486246201Unlimited Draws.You can draw at Instant speed.Dark Ritual, Drain Life, and Corrupt were still in Standard. Meaning you could cheat it out early, and there was plenty of Black Lifegain to keep you rolling.MTG was slower paced back then in general, mostly because creatures were a lot weaker compared to today, and its not like there was anything better at the time (that wasn't banned).
>>486247452that's why we would still play for ante after they banned it, real feelings get hurt when you actually lose property over a game
>>486247515yeah that's around when I stopped playing entirely because those decks were fucking retarded
>>486245450>We asked a random modern day magic player what he thinks of people who played a card he's never played since it was banned two decades ago, then wrote an article about itThis is journalism?
>>486247515now imagine killing your opponent very slowly while you gain life buy card and eat candiesgolgari was so funall the rage quit and pain
>>486245988>explain this cardYou aren't limited to one card. Draw as many as you can tolerate. Gaining life is easy, drawing cards is hard.
>>486247627>yeah that's around when I stopped playingMEOW>hit's one lifeMEOW>hit's one life(x18)(dead)your hate is my fuel
>>486247899Fuck you, nigger.
>>486247575I never did ante, but when I started playing right after IA came out, loser bought the winner a booster.
>>486245988It's for a deck where you steal lots of life, that way you can afford to draw a lot.
>>486248006MEOW>hit's one life
>>486247009>that feel when the future VP probably beat off to this image in the 90s
>>486248080That's a solid wager, but there's something different about playing with a crucial card from your deck removed from play and up for grabs. Makes you sweat.
>>486248124Your games really take 20 turns
>>486245450>What are the political implications of JD Vance being a Phyrexia enthusiast?Like father, like son!
i have the trophy pet btw
>>486248124yeah see when they made the game easy enough for niggers like you to play and win, that's when I left
>>486248301>i have the trophy pet btw
>>486248243if i'm really on the mood to make things funnier, i will use every second of my disposal time even if it's clearly my win>b-but that is anti game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@!@#suffer
>>486248384would
>>486248181Yeah, but we were like barely into puberty.That's some FF8 Triple Triad shit mang.>random draw>oh shit my Seifer card is in play, I lose that and I lose my Holy Wars!>sneak ass Estharfaggot clears the board with Plus rule>lose SeiferGetting good at that game was worth it though.
I have a comfy green and white deck that I stacked full of angels that is my favourite
>>486248315>yeah see when they made the game easy enough for niggers like you to play>30< low iq mono red always existedyou suck
>>486248513I think they were threatened with legal action for promoting gambling activities, and that's why they stopped.
>>486245450Swampfags are the niggers of magic, but at least he doesn't play blue. Redchads master race
>>486248542sorry I didn't realize you were namefagging before, take your attention-seeking troon nigger ass back to >>>/tg/
Magic the Gathering was so much fun back in those days. It was new, so you had to be into RPGs to know what it was. Even girls would walk up and ask us what we were playing. We'd sit in the mall food court for hours playing and never got told to leave.It got ruined like everything else, but damn, it was a fun time. I never dreamed that WotC would ruin D&D like they have, let alone Magic.
>>486248661>orry I didn't realize you we-MEOW>hit's one life
>>486248605Well yeah, you're not allowed to do that in a game aimed at all ages. And considering the value of many cards in A/B/U...You know there's guys out there that lost a power-9 via ante and seethe to this day.
>>486248614>Redchadsred was literally made for low iq's
>>486245450>phyrexiaSo, a vote for Vance is a vote for undead biomechanical waifus, right?
>>486247677>>486247899hardly the most broken combo there is way worse
>>486248886I cant believe you'd call red low IQ when green grug smash exists
>>486245450It was just the most infamous card at the time he stopped playing. People think it's a deep cut, but it's probably the only card he can remember from back when he was 15.
>>486249013if we go legacy one turn kill is the same of flipping a coini don't consider legacy magic sincerely the real game is Draft and we need to bet our Girlfriends
>>486249059I played everything. It was like exploring classes/jobs in jRPGs.
>>486249059well happens that dinosaurs that smash gay mages are based as fuck in fact>muh fireball PeW -pEw!>GIANT DINOSAUR RAPES EVERYTHING AWAY
>>486245450S Tier: Black WhiteNigger Tier: everything else
>>486249141even when kitty oven was legal, so was the risen reefs decks which were a hundred times more annoying
>>486245778>>486245547Blue/red > black/white > allGranted playing with anything beyond 4th edition is pure faggotry
>>486248926That depends, is this elf welcome in the ethnostate?
>>486249324>S Tier: Black Whitenegate.
>>486249374plus this
>>486249437IS GARRUK GONNA HAVE TO CHOKE A BITCH????
>>486247409What fuck kind of faggot game is that card for?
>>486249374>risen reefs decksthat was a good one in fact
>>486249516I loved when they got Lovecraftian with it.
>>486249536if he stop being so useless and appear again in the lore maybe
>>486249516>>486249700
>>486246201As a general rule, the game is basically over if you don't have an active threat on the board and your opponent has significantly more cards in hand than you. If your opponent can draw basically as many cards as they want to answer anything you do, it's so beyond over, it's not even funny.
>>486247409I think it's a restricted/banned card in some formats
>>486250072It got b& from the online version
>>486250072>I thinkit's totally is. it's extremely retarded for it's mana cost and for what it does.
>>486250072it was a huge debacle because they had to ban it from standard within a month or so of release and he was literally the face of the entire set
>>486249385I like red white and blue, but if just two then blue and red
>>486250423this is what happens when you put niggers and women in charge
>>486249516>laying mtg post-planeswalkersI can’t. No one should.
>>486250423>hey had to ban it from standard within a monthlike usually(always) happens
>>486250423They had to ban this little nigger day 0
>>486246113toplel
>>486245450This has been the best election season ever.Perhaps it’s the season finale after all.
>>486250571it's gotten a lot better, at least for now. when planes walkers first came out they were all over the place. Now most decks generally don't have one.
>>486250571>post-planeswalkersyou mean the power rangers?the league of justice?please, kill each one of them
>>486250805o/
>>486250799and hopefully who ever have created that card
>>486245988This card would always be viable unless there was some completely unbalanced aggro deck dominating the meta. Even then, probably.Drawing cards is probably the second most important thing to win right after actually winning.In MTG, much like in real life: most of your life doesn’t matter. Usually, just one point does.Consider a a situation where you have this on the field, 15 life, and there is a card in your deck that can outright win the game if you draw it.Well, if it is in the next 14 cards in your deck, you won.
Does anyone here play Premodern?
>>486246201You get it into play without paying the mana cost. Then draw a third of your deck and win.>>486251213Is that pre new ugly modern border they introduced with Mirrodin?
>>486251126>In MTG, much like in real life: most of your life doesn’t matter. Usually, just one point does.makes sense
>>486248384>>486248451
>>486251494just sacrifice almost everything for Moloch and winis that easy
>>486245988it was supposed to be a "balanced" version of necropotence
>>486251213Interesting you should mention that. I used to play MTG a lot, but stopped when Wizards got super gay, both politically and with all the crossover BS.Anyways, I just discovered premodern and it got me super excited to go back to the roots of the game with Wizards can't mess with it. I just put together UW Landstill.
>>486246113
>>486245785Based as fuckHave em all as well. Any commander suggestions except lord of Nazgûl?
Mtg art used to be kino, now it's even worse than marvel slop.
>>486246201Triskaidekaphile; sheoldred apocalypse; niv-mizzet list goes onCapcha: gayro8
>>486252171Premodern is definitely growing. A lot of people did exactly what you said you did and are now also coming back solely to play the game as it was when it was good.I have a goblins deck, a mono black and I'm trying to make a white all clerics deck but some of the cards are pretty pricey.
>>486245450Phyrexia is communisn.
>>486252731It's still retarded how much the cards cost, and you just know some asshole will cry about proxies because he feels dumb having spent $2000 on paper.
>>486245450kek. this is about him and Trump, the deals made for him to be VP. That's pretty funny mr.vance.
>>486252836Other shit like Commander and Pauper make the prices jump really high on some cards. Legacy somewhat too but no one really cares about Legacy since why even play it when you can play Premodern.
>>486253028Yeah. I'd love to play again but I'm just not willing to spend like that. I'd rather get into something like 40k at that price.
>>486245988>can someone explain to me how this card was ever viable? what the fuck kind of meta could possibly make this a card worth printing?Life is a resource like anything else, just make sure whatever you're going to draw makes them hit 0 before you do.
>>486246113kek
>>486245450What is the point of this card? You'd still be drawing a card, except now you have to pay life for it.Is this just a very specific, very niche counter to "during your next upkeep/draw phase" conditionals?
>>486253117Do you happen to know any good streaming channels for online tournaments or a jewtube channel with them? I've been kind of struggling to find good recent stuff to watch even though there are always a ton of online matches happening.
>>486253541Oh nvm, I realized it's an enchantment and you can pay the cost/draw card anytime, multiple times per turn.
>>486246201Between Channel Fireball and Ancestral Recall, there are two lessons from alpha that have become central to all TCGs:1) Card advantage wins games2) The only life that matters is your last life.Yawgmoths bargain (and more acutely, necropotence) combined these concepts so thoroughly into a single card that they effectively win games the moment they hit the field.
>>486246722>>486253652and remember that it's the toned down version of this.
>>486252779>Phyrexia is communisn.Blatantly wrong. Phyrexia was lead by an arch-dictator. Granted he did turn himself into a fart cloud of black mana or something.
>>486253550Noo i don't keep up with magic so much. The last time I really played was early 2019. They released that set where every pack had a planeswalker and I thought it was dumb.
>>486254182Unfortunate.Thanks anyway, man. Keep on enjoying Premodern and good luck with your UW Landstill deck.
>>486249661Put your floppy taco away, Rudy.
>>486246722Might be half the man’s cost but you have to wait until your discard step to put the card in your hand. Slow is deadly IMO
Gwent is the only card game
>>486245988>Hm... How could having 19 cards in my hand help me win the game?Sure, it costs 6, but come the fuck on you froggy retard
>>486245450sorry but im more of a yugioh guy myselfLava Golem ALL DAY
>>486256951FUCK YOU NIGGER>t. still seething 20 years later that Solemn Judgement does not negate that bullshit double tribute
>>486245988Card advantage is worth far more than life dipshit, you can ramp into it with a ritual easily and the cards go instantly into your hand unlike necropotence>>486245547Only scrubs think blue sucks. The weaknesses are very apparent when you learn to play around it>>486251213It's great
>>486257428>Only scrubs think blue sucksno one thinks blue sucks, but blue players are dirty sneaky nigger jews. that's how blue players play and that's simply how the color operates. probably the only archetype more hated than dirty sneaky blue players is land destruction
>>486247009You should buy them out so my alpha goes up.
>>486257777Countering isn't even dirty, it's usually trading 1-for-1 and does nothing against permanents already on the field. Anyone who isn't a child plays all five colors Land is a resource like anything else, anyway. It can be ramped or destroyed. That's why MtG strategy is more interesting than most other TCGs. If you're worried about a land destruction meta you run counterspells or mana rocks or birds of paradise or rituals or fetches or spirit guides or teferis response or enchantments that give them hexproof. Dozens of options that aren't whining like a faggot
>>486246952>insinuating one of the members of the staff is a pedophile (in my opinion).kek
>>486245450I never got into MtG enough to play at a highly competitive level, so although I thought black cards were cool, I never understood the strategy behind them? Like this card for example, you already draw a card every turn yet this makes you pay 1 life to draw it instead. What's the strategic benefit of something like this. And a lot of black cards had these same self-destructive effects to them, I thought they looked cool but never understood their point. Do competitors even use black cards in tournaments?
>>486257777Your thinking of white/blue which is even better
>>486245450That's a faggot card - I've been playing Necropotence since 1996 when Ice Age Came out and I had 25 revised dual lands in collection.
>>486245988>6 mana costThis was an era where you packed 4 dark rituals, 4 grim monoliths and 4 vampirc tutors in your black deck. Then quickly trigger the attached combo.
When yawg's came out it was a powerful deck. Memory jar, tinker, lots of powerful shit from that era.But gaea's cradle with priestess of titania/elves and plow under was the strongest play from that era.
>>486260858it's funny to see brainlets out themselves when they see a card that lets you draw a busted amount of cards and can't think of a way to make it work
Urzas had a LOT of broken shit but god damn that era was so much more fun than the game is now.
>>486261106Some of the newer stuff is fun. Swarming them with flying 3/3 lifelink first strike cats and running your entire deck off two lands.
>>486261312i just hate how so much shit gets banned, they cant keep anything straight.. standard always seems to be 3 deck typesand fuck i wish i had never sold my cards lol... started playing in 94 and had good shit... urza's was the best time for mono green
>>486249059Based red chads
absolute nastiest shit you can ramp into and you could do it on turn 3 lol
>>486260931memory hole
>>486261552god damn it didnt copy them all
>>486261312And then bosscat comes out and puts the flying cat swarm to great use. And those raptors that let you play 2 cards a turn for 2 mana which brought out more priests and cats, or free bolts to nuke your own cat to transform ajani. Modern Horizons 3 was the most fun I had in ages.
>>486247409man it's such a shame that all that cool, grungy old fantasy art has replaced with this kind of faggotry
>>486245988you can draw 19 cards for 6 mana at once or more in the best case
>>486261312>leftist meme
>>486249283>doesn't draw a land on turn 3>auto-lose
>>486249059Black > Red = Green > White >>> A pile of shit >>> dead niggers >>>>> niggers >>>>>>> Blue
>>486252358I've got you covered.
>>486264880>calls the KKK "prejudiced">retards think this is racistit's all so tiresome.
>>486252503lol same faggot set that has nigger Aragorn
