Magic the Gathering: No UBThe Only Thing My LGS Has in Stock is Aetherdrift EditionPreviously on...>>98062418This is a general for a version of Magic the Gathering that excludes 3rd party IPs, these cards are known as "Universes Beyond". This thread is not a duplicate of any other general, it is not a fork of any specific general. There is growing support for versions of Magic formats that exclude UB, for example Planar Standard. This general is the place for those discussionsThis general is as legitimate as D&D Old School Renaissance threads and it exists for similar reasons.Discussion of Magic the Gathering where no set or release that required 3rd party IP licensing can be mentioned. That includes Universes Beyond and Secret Lair.The ONLY Magic sets this year:>Lorwyn Eclipsed, January 23 2026>Secrets of Strixhaven, April 24 2026>Reality Fracture, October 2 2026Thread Question:What's the stock situation in your LGS? Lorwyn, Strixhaven, EoE, and Tarkir are all gone from my LGS. Only in-universe stock they have is Aetherdrift
>>98127132>TQthe same at mine. They still have MKM, though. And MH3, somehow. Supposedly they're getting a new supplier that they'll be able to keep things in stock more? We'll see.
>>98127132TQdidn't look at boxes that closely. just saw very little in universe boosters left. the store binder however, full of hat sets. everyone wants to keep SOS, lorwyn, EOE cards to themselves
>>98127230but SOS and EOE are also hat sets
>>98127149>And MH3Some good pulls in that at least.Only thing worth pulling in DFT is fucking verge lands>>98127234Incorrect sir
>>98127296>Harry Potter hat (to the point that the rest of the plane might as well not exist)>Star Trek hat
>>98127300hat set is hat set when they wear hatscapenna hats and suits on everyone for no reasonthunder junction cowboy hat on characters that don't normally wear that shitmurders of fedora manor againand that's it unless you count aetherdrift where the cars are the hats but at least they had a story reason thereeoe or sos had no single repeating object on a character for 0 reason. tezzeret looked normal in space and so did the walkers on strixhaven
>>98127361>SOSschool uniforms>EOEspace suitsalso, you know, Liliana
>>98127374tez had no spacesuitonly two had a "uniform" and lilianas disguise hardly looks like one. and the black ral also had a story reason so no, no hats on everyone for no reason
>>98127397Liliana is clearly dressed up to match the plane, Strixhaven is definitionally a hat set.
>>98127300>>Harry Potter hat (to the point that the rest of the plane might as well not exist)We've had this argument so many times. I'm tired boss.>>98127374>>SOS>posts STX
>>98127427it's not like SOS expanded beyond the hat set nature of STX
>>98127433>it's not like SOS expanded beyond the hat set nature of STXWell it didn't put any characters in a hat for a start.Honestly man I can't even be bothered with this argument, can you just kill yourself? I'd genuinely prefer this thread just 404 instead of suffering you shitposting for hours on end about what is or isn't a hat set
>>98127454I accept your concession.
>>98127401definitely for a reason. and she is the single characternot a hat set
>>98127472every walker in a hat set dresses up to match the plane for a REASON (usually just going undercover), but they're still playing dress up to match the plane.
>>98127361>capenna hats and suits on everyone for no reasonI don't remember any of the walkers wearing hats on capenna.
>>98127492Elspeth wears a little flapper crown thing
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>>98127492>>98127497Vivien also has a little hat
Ixalan is also a hat set/block/plane but /tg/ isn't read to come to terms with that because it's a cool setting
>>98127468You really rekt xirs asshole their
>>98127517pre 1900 historical is fair game
>>98127597So OTJ is fine? The Wild West is pre-1900.
>>98127599No because that isn't basing itself on the historical wild west, it's basing itself on the movie genre of westerns
>find a common that might go in my deck>check prices online>oh it was printed in the Eldraine precon? I dismantled that and don't remember it>go to my Eldraine box>it's in thereIs there a better feeling? No postage, no waiting, just instant gratification like a dragon on a hoard
I thought this was a Magic thread why is everyone talking about their hats?
>>98128339Magic is hats and hats are Magic
Is there a version of this that doesn't dump to grave? I can't slot in any more recovery and I'd rather shit went to bottom than to grave
>>98127597The time/era is not the defining factors if you take that there has to be magic built into your setting; DSK is fine. Hat sets are narrow focused, or at least they overdo a thing (aesthetic, mechanic, tribe) that shouldn't be so prominent in a good setting. MKM and OTJ are the best examples, but DFT and STX can be considered hat sets too.
>>98128339hats beyond took over. might need a split at some point
>they think hat set means literal hatsAre you all retarded?
>>98128546Scryfall "this creature enters look top library land bottom"Yields this and a few three drop equivalentsAnd if you don't mind shuffling there's Gatecreeper Vine, Sylvan Ranger, Environmental ScientistMost people who play Satyr Wayfinder do so for the graveyard synergy, since you're seeing/gaining access to more cards when you put them into the graveyard.
>>98129484Thanks, didn't see that one when I was looking on Scryfall
>>98129464well we are still playing Magic The Gathering in 2026
>>98130246Not me, I'm playing Lorcana. Is this not the Lorcana thread?
>bounces your entire fucking existence in you're pathpsssht nothing personell kid
>building pic related>playtesting>sometimes it's good sometimes it's not>tweak the decklist>order some new cards>casually re-read Yannik>I've been misreading it this entire fucking timeHoly shit I feel like a total tard. I think maybe because I was previously running Quirion Beastcaller I thought Yannik worked the same way where it only redistributed the counters that were on the creature. Didn't realize it was its power regardless of counters. I have a fucking Kalakscion which is a 7/2 and I should absolutely be running it. I wasted so much fucking time trying to get creatures to enter with +1/+1s
>>98130309Why do you think this is a good card anon?
>>98130324did i say it was? i do think it's extremely fun though if it goes unchallenged
>>98130349There's a lot of cards that do similar things
>>98130324Not him but Venser is really good because he's both Remand and Man o war. He's highly flexible. If you get something like eldrazi displacer on the field it's over for the opponent
>>98130309Venser + Naban + Ephemerate was my shit back in the day. I tried again with Harmonic Prodigy when that was released and it was so funny bouncing three lands per turn.
>>98130377You'd shit bricks for blue's version of Bolt Bend
>>98127497And she looked very cute in it!
>>98127614As if pirates from Ixalan were close to historical ones, conquistadors were vampires and South American natives could commute with dinosaurs.Nigger your logic is senseless and you're either retarded or just shitposting in bad faith. Either way just fucking stop.
Thoughts on this art? I always thought it was hideous digital rubbish but over the years people have said it's good, or hot, or whatever. I get the card is powerful but I always found the art repulsive. Is it just me?
>>98131383titties
>>98130320It's always interesting what cards have an absurd power/CMC ratio but stupid drawbacks. I run Lupine Prototype in Gisa for similar reasons.
>>98131383Is it digital? I met Steve Argyle and he was based AF. He gave me that playmat too.
>>98131490The textures on the lace and belt vs the skin give me an inconsistent feeling. I remember Wizards sharing original sketches which looked 1000x better than the printed version. The belt and bracelet feel very digital tacked-on. By comparison the skin reminds me of early CG like Reboot or the Cover of Dance of Death, it's that type of tone imo. Something is wrong here.
>>98131241>conquistadors were vampires and South American natives could commute with dinosaurs.That's the fucking fantasy element you absolute shit-for-brains retard
>>98131383Garbage, but at least it isn't as blatantly traced from a photo like a lot of Magic art. Pic related among one of the absolute worst culpritsThings to look out for>highly detailed person with very realistic lighting>against a background they are not interacting with in any way at all>recognizable real world objects (here it's steampunk goggles)>aspects not in the original photo are noticeably drawn worse (here the hair looks very flat and unrealistic compared to the crazy realistic eyes and hands etc)Pisses me off every time I see it
>>98131571Spot on analysis, anon. I can't unsee it. Who is your favorite artist that you would say consistently puts out good art?
>>98130361what ETB land bounce cards are there
>>98131571>>recognizable real world objects (here it's steampunk goggles)It's funny, now that you say that I can see that his model likely had a head band of some kind to compress the hair/head, but the goggle part in the front was added on top. Steampunk goggles weren't exactly commonplace when the art was commissioned in like 2000, so I find it unlikely that they were drawn from life. (also they feel tacked on when looking closely)I almost think it works for Braids, in part due to nostalgia and in part because she's meant to be an uncanny and disturbing character.
>>98130324>Mtg babbies exist who don't even know the power of VenserBack to commander with you
>>98131571>using references or live models is bad nowShit, I'll inform the classical masters.
>>98127497>>98127504>>98127510These are all very different styles of headwear and not particularly associated with a specific themepark theme, but I must concede there are indeed hats that are not part of the walker's typical wear.
>>98131585>Who is your favorite artist that you would say consistently puts out good art?There's a lot that catch my eye every now and then.As much as people crow about Rebecca Guay I think her best work was in the late 00s.Sam Guay has done some good work on Deadly Cover Up and Change of FortuneIain McCaig's All That Glitters and Claim the Firstborn are goodOlena Richards did the Bitterblossom Secret Lair which is beautiful, as well as the framebreak Pearl Medallion which is also exceptional.Probably my favorite piece at the minute is still Demonic Counsel by Babs Webb but to date she's hardly done any MtG art at all>>98131639It's the difference between using a reference and blatantly tracing
This is not a hat.
>>98132359correct, since it's not even the real ral which is an actual reason
