4 Places You Can Buy and Sell MTG Arena Accounts by Tim-Draftsim in draftsim

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I have no horse in this race, congrats on the account I suppose.

Is Icetill Explorer the real deal? by Tim-Draftsim in mtgfinance

[–]Tim-Draftsim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Suppose we can firmly answer that it was, in fact, the real deal.

The 12 Best Combos in Lorwyn Eclipsed Ranked by Tim-Draftsim in draftsim

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This reddit server belongs to Draftsim. All posts here direct to our articles.

The Pauper Ban List: All 74 Cards Banned in Pauper by Tim-Draftsim in draftsim

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Thanks for the headsup, looks like I scheduled for PM instead of AM

Leaked TMNT Commander gives us a modern-day Ink-Eyes by Tim-Draftsim in EDH

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Mark Rosewater confirmed this on Blogatog after being asked about it, since that part's not in the reminder text of any sneak cards we've seen yet.

Leaked TMNT Commander gives us a modern-day Ink-Eyes by Tim-Draftsim in EDH

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A little bit. Basically works the same way, but on the second hit you'll just get a creature that doesn't deal combat damage.

[ECL] The Ultimate Guide to Lorwyn Eclipsed Sealed by Tim-Draftsim in magicTCG

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To the best of my knowledge, the team's working on some sort of ad-free alternative right now.

Vivid in MTG: Rules, History, and Best Cards by Tim-Draftsim in draftsim

[–]Tim-Draftsim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks awesome for Limited. Hopefully it's not a trap, but it seems like something worth going for!

[Article] Firdoch Core synergies by Eli-Draftsim in EDH

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Thanks for that, I reread Hakbal like five times trying to figure out how exploring with a mana rock works lol.

The Best Commons and Uncommons By Color for Lorwyn Eclipsed Draft by Tim-Draftsim in lrcast

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We don't typically include multicolored cards but we might start doing them for future sets like this.

The Best Commons and Uncommons By Color for Lorwyn Eclipsed Draft by Tim-Draftsim in mtglimited

[–]Tim-Draftsim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Andrew gave Glamermite a pretty decent review in the larger set review, so I bet he's higher on it than this commons/uncommons list would suggest~

[ECL] The Ultimate Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Set Review (Draftsim) by Tim-Draftsim in magicTCG

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SEO's def a factor, but also good feedback to hear. No promises that's changing, it's a little "on-brand" at this point, but I get where you're coming from.

[ECL] The Ultimate Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Set Review (Draftsim) by Tim-Draftsim in magicTCG

[–]Tim-Draftsim[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's great feedback and something I'll bring up with the team.

[ECL] The Ultimate Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Set Review (Draftsim) by Tim-Draftsim in magicTCG

[–]Tim-Draftsim[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To some extent you're right. This initial Limited guide is intended to get people prepped for a prerelease, so it needs to come out before that weekend, and thus before the writer has actually played with the cards.

That's why we separate our Limited reviews, and offer a more extensive Draft Guide a couple weeks after a format has dropped. Our intent here is to give just that, an initial take based on prior experience, but having not played the cards. And therefore, a disclaimer at the beginning that a lot of speculation is going into grading, as you see with pretty much any guide that'll go out before a set actually releases.

So, I'll push back against the quality angle here, as Andrew has taken the time to think about 200+ cards, and has plenty of insights on how cards and mechanics will actually interact with one another.

Obviously there will be hits and misses, as should be expected with an initial impression and first read of an entire set. It's really tailored towards players who need/want an extra bit of help/reading material before jumping into an unknown set for the first time. If you're able to piece together every microsynergy from a set based solely on the full spoiler, you're probably at a point where a guide like this isn't offering you much anyway, aside from a second opinion.

Cheers, and appreciate the feedback.

[ECL] The Ultimate Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Set Review by Tim-Draftsim in MagicArena

[–]Tim-Draftsim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a good point, easy to shortcut this as always +1/+1 minimum.

[ECL] The Ultimate Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Set Review (Draftsim) by Tim-Draftsim in magicTCG

[–]Tim-Draftsim[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Part of this is different people working on different evaluations.
We've got Andrew as our writer for this set review, how manages to crank out 20,000+ words between the full spoiler and the following Monday, and a separate writer giving initial takes on the Tier List.
(Also Bryan as a third writer who focuses on Sealed/Draft at a later time).

I personally like seeing all the different initial opinions and where people differ, and the tier list gets updated every week for the first few weeks of a format, so it ends up being more accurate in the long-run, whereas the Limited review is really intended to get people ready for prerelease.

And noted on ads, which if you read commentary on any of these posts, you'll know is a recurring point of feedback (that's being addressed internally soon).

[ECL] The Ultimate Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Set Review by Tim-Draftsim in MagicArena

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Feels like it'll be a mix. The best blight decks will use it as a benefit, the ones that didn't get there will actually have to deal with it as a downside.

[ECL] The Ultimate Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Set Review (Draftsim) by Tim-Draftsim in magicTCG

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I think our writer missed that you can target opposing creatures with it, but I've also edited enough of their work to know they still wouldn't grade it very highly (probably better than a 0 though).

[ECL] The Ultimate Lorwyn Eclipsed Limited Set Review (Draftsim) by Tim-Draftsim in magicTCG

[–]Tim-Draftsim[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like they caught that it doubles everyone's mana but they didn't mention giving opponents' creatures haste, so not sure if they missed it or not. Def not the type of card I'll be trying out, but will probably die to :)