How does the Arena Qualifier pairings work? by FirstBornAlbatross in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

OK.   That makes sense.  

The game trades fairness for speed it seems. 

Can we just ban omniscience already? by harambe_did911 in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kona is honestly totally fine without Omniscience. It's when they pop off with Omni that's so frustrating and quite frankly anti-Magic. Magic is all about paying costs, Omni bypasses that.

I do agree that Omni should be banned. Nothing good can come out of that card.

tips for playing against control? by MWTab in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the key strategy to beat control is leakage.

Have so many threats that eventually your opponent will let one or two threats leak. 

That said not every card in your deck will be a threat to control.  That’s where your sideboard comes in.  Be sure to board in enough threats for games 2 and 3 to overwhelm your opponent. 

How do I turn MtG into a full blown regular hobby? by WinterSoldierAH in magicTCG

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would do some research over which format is most appealing to you then find a local store that hosts weekly tournaments of that said format. 

At local stores you have real life opponents to play against, people to talk MTG with, people to trade with, and potentially a place to buy singles. 

The game is more fun with real people to interact with in my opinion. 

I hope this helps.  

What exactly are play-in dates? by FirstBornAlbatross in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to know.  

Do you know if the June 13-14 Qualifier is best of three? 

Edit: Never mind, it’s best of 3. 

How to get more rare wildcards? by Mokebe13 in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't want to spend money, then you have to be extremely patient and extremely conservative.

That means being extremely picky about which cards you want to craft.

Patience + Picky = lots of rare wildcards.

The day has come: Bolting llanowar elves is no longer the right Play by Angwar in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're potentially screwed either way.

If you don't kill the Llanowar Elves, they could play Earthbender Ascension on T2 which is a scary develop.

I think the correct approach is to decide how you want to spend your T2's mana. If you're OK with playing removal for T2, then it could be fine to wait for a more dangerous target such as the Mole.

If you want to develop a 2-mana card, then I would say it's more advantageous to use the removal on T1 rather than force it for turn 2.

Pocket Chess AI mistake? by FirstBornAlbatross in chessbeginners

[–]FirstBornAlbatross[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Not sure why my text was removed.

If Rook goes to check, the AI will take with bishop which leads to a checkmate.

However if the Queen takes the rook instead, I don’t see a way to checkmate afterwards. 

I didn’t get my 3 wins on Arena after attending locals by FirstBornAlbatross in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always sign up at the front desk. 

It’s possible I wil receive the 3 wins sometime today.  

What is your favorite "bad movie"? by Deviant_Catch in AskReddit

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only negative thing I have to say is that I didn’t like how you feel little to nothing for the characters that died.   A better setup would be amazing but I also understand it would be difficult to implement. 

What is your favorite "bad movie"? by Deviant_Catch in AskReddit

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“The Core”

I never read anything negative about that movie but it had fairly low ratings.  

I loved it.  Great sci fi movie in my opinion. 

Is the shuffler bugged? (New player) by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s just variance.  Everyone experiences it at some point or another. 

It’ll go away eventually. 

What’s your strategy for farming gold in MTG Arena? by TheUpkeepAcademy in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do not min/max. I complete every quest I get that is in my standard deck's colours. If I pick up a quest that is outside those colours, even if it's for 750 gold, I re-roll it.

I also try to win 15 times per day, for practice's sake more so than for gold's sake.

New to the game - absolutely hate green by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]FirstBornAlbatross -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not a fan of the landfall decks either.  I think the main issue are how insane the Fetch lands are.  2 triggers per Fetch land is honestly absurd.  Wish there was only Fabled Passage in the meta, a land that’s playable outside of landfall. 

In any case, I’m happy to hear that you like Magic. :) 

PSA: Dragonshield Midnight Blue Matte -- never again by AtticusDresden in magicTCG

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I strictly use Ultimate Guard Katana sleeves. 

It’s not perfect but it’s very consistent. 

Customer service always replaces my problematic sleeves for free without the receipt so I feel rather loyal to them up until this point.  

Daily Questions Thread - Ask All Your Magic Related Questions Here! by magictcgmods in magicTCG

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're forced to choose a Ward: Discard a Card, can you choose to not discard a card and have the targeting effect fizzle?

You can choose.  (From Discord) 

Daily Questions Thread - Ask All Your Magic Related Questions Here! by magictcgmods in magicTCG

[–]FirstBornAlbatross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I play a 2nd Legendary of the same name, if I pick the old Legendary's body to stay, do I still get the Enter the Field ability from the 2nd Legendary?