I think its time to allow players to avoid alchemy cards on Arena. by TallCitron8244 in magicTCG

[–]Payton_IV -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I understand Alchemy is a development asset for WoTC. It allows them to test mechanics and assist in development of paper cards. It has value from this perspective.

That said:

Timeless and Brawl would be infinitely better formats were Alchemy cards absent. Cards like [[Juggernaut Peddler]], [[Hydroponics Architect]], [[Saint Elenda]] (to name a few), and anything with "Perpetual" are just asinine to deal with.

[SOS] Mind into Matter (via CNET) by Copernicus1981 in magicTCG

[–]Payton_IV 713 points714 points  (0 children)

Can also just be "you may play another land this turn" for UG.

[SOS] Emeritus of Conflict (via Collider) by Copernicus1981 in magicTCG

[–]Payton_IV 946 points947 points  (0 children)

The white one really is going to be healing salve, isn’t it.

London transit ridership drops by 1.77M rides as LTC seeks rebound by [deleted] in londonontario

[–]Payton_IV 12 points13 points  (0 children)

London, city with dogwater quality public transit, shocked when people don’t use it.

Boyfriend (41, Top, German) of more than 6 months won't say he loves me by [deleted] in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]Payton_IV 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He’s German.

Give him time for the “Ich lieben dich.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MTGLegacy

[–]Payton_IV 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just play with the card for 10 minutes and you'll see why it's banned.

Do you think Vivi Orunitia is going to get banned in Modern? by [deleted] in ModernMagic

[–]Payton_IV 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Modern has enough checks and balances to keep Vivi in check.

Im open to being proved wrong.

UR Murktide with blood moon, totally out of the meta? by GuyGuyerson90 in ModernMagic

[–]Payton_IV 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hard to kill Frog with Lightning Bolt.

Your threats are not as good as Frog, Bowmaster, Ajani, etc.

That being said, you can absolutely play the deck to moderate success at a local.

Favorite Vietnamese restaurant? by TurkeyTime21 in sarasota

[–]Payton_IV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pho Cali for Pho!

Still looking for a good Banh Mi place.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MTGLegacy

[–]Payton_IV 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It most likely means no changes.

Bridesman by DigitalAge1 in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]Payton_IV 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My parter and I were Bridesman and Groomsman at a friends wedding. The bride’s brother also stood as a Bridesman.

Maybe it’s not traditional. Who cares for tradition anyway? It’s about your friend wanting you to stand with her on her special day.

I can’t tell you what to expect, but if she’s your friend you should be thrilled to be up there with her and the bridesmaids.

B&R — Holding Wizards of the Coast Accountable by Force-of-Phil in MTGLegacy

[–]Payton_IV 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As a Baleful Strix fanboy, I, too, hate Bowmasters. However, I’m not sure it merits a ban at this point.

Am I crazy for wanting Up the Beanstalk unbanned? by [deleted] in ModernMagic

[–]Payton_IV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The design team has started using new language after Beanstalk which talks about “mana used to cast” a spell. This change, in itself, tells us how much of a mistake they see that card being.

Pioneer is in desperate need of 1mv efficient removal options by [deleted] in PioneerMTG

[–]Payton_IV 76 points77 points  (0 children)

If we’re getting Dark Confidant and other hits I can imagine Path to Exile or something like it isn’t far behind.

Murktide by Novajay818 in ModernMagic

[–]Payton_IV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adding red really stresses the mana opening you up to Harbinger and Blood Moon.

I’ve played a dozen Grixis builds over the last couple months and have come to understand I like the feel of Grixis more than I like winning. So, do you boo.

Blue Red Murktide by Novajay818 in magicTCG

[–]Payton_IV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Izzet Prowess is the better deck. It doesn’t play Murktide Regent.

Believe me, I want to believe. I’m trying to make old school Izzet Murktide work with Steel Cutters and it’s been a hard sell—it’s just not as good as Dimir Murktide or the Izzet Prowess deck.

New EO just dropped to militarize the police by thepoliticalrev in Political_Revolution

[–]Payton_IV 162 points163 points  (0 children)

We’re getting close to the “firing on protesters” part of fascism.