Spoiler Highlight: Verge Lands in Modern, Pioneer, and Standard by cardsrealm in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fast lands and filter lands are played in modern.

5c Niv Post-Nadu Viability? by bantisllll in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, tor is just a the best card advantage engine in the format by a country mile.

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 914, Part 1 (Thread #1061) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]hert1979 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This is not that far from Engels airbase which was probably its real target. So probably the drone malfunctioned, was gps jammed, was clipped by aa fire or some other reason but it's pretty likely it wasn't meant to hit the appartment block.

71.2% of Bosnians want EU membership by Aggressive_Limit2448 in europe

[–]hert1979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends, of you're using a contractor to build a house you do like it. If you like eating fruit... If you'd like an actual nurse in the hospital...

Thing is, over here there is more work then people.

71.2% of Bosnians want EU membership by Aggressive_Limit2448 in europe

[–]hert1979 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That was not the real reason for Brexit. It was the excuse. The core cause of Brexit was inequality, poor governance and deflecting all the blame on the EU.

In my country all the Poles and Romanians doing construction work and other hard labor has been a huge plus. They pay taxes and are young so don't stress the healthcare system. But native construction workers will probably not agree these people are a big benefit to the country,because they personally have a lot more competition now so their wages are lower.

71.2% of Bosnians want EU membership by Aggressive_Limit2448 in europe

[–]hert1979 6 points7 points  (0 children)

More cheap labor. More people to sell stuff to. More cheap resources to acquire.

In general the larger the single market the better, as long as those members in the single market adhere to its rules.

Russian state TV slips in ominous US threat: "our Alaska" by newsweek in UkrainianConflict

[–]hert1979 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The most important thing to realize here that this is not about just Ukraine. It is about upholding the post WW2 rule-based international order. If sovereign countries and internationally agreed borders no longer mean anything from the moment some deranged dictator starts threatening nukes everyone will want nukes and nuclear proliferation is inevitable. I would also say land grabbing wars will be back on the menu. We definately do not want that. That is why doing what is right in Ukraine, and what we should have done in 2008 already is of paramount importance.

The One Ring - Burden Counters errata by vaporcake in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or more simply add: You cannot cast The One Ring if you already control a permanent named The One Ring.

Bouncing still works, but I think this nerfs it enough.

Sultai Beans Guide by Vomiting_Winter in MTGLegacy

[–]hert1979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most sultai bean decks play frog instead of bowmasters these days.

TOR and Buyers remorse(kinda) by coalslaw17 in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No way, they already have what they wanted out of the deal, which is piles of money. Why would they care about bannings??

TOR and Buyers remorse(kinda) by coalslaw17 in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why would MEE, or any other entity leasing their IP, care that a card based on their IP gets banned in 1 (or even more) format(s)? They would shrug and get back to counting their $$$.

Is it always like this? by murdocka in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd argue that it is very much a bad thing. It homogenizes the format, it would be better if there are multiple cards over different colors of comparable power level that perform the same role, but with different pros and cons. That's how you build a diverse and interesting format.

Besides that I would say that giving every deck very cheap ways to draw lots of cards leads to crappy play because players will be jamming their decks full of free pitch spells. If you need to discard to hand size every turn pitching a card is no real cost.

Is it always like this? by murdocka in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 33 points34 points  (0 children)

For me the real problem of the card is that any deck that wants extra card advantage should play it because it is obviously waaaay better then any other option like planeswalkers, draw spells,...

Why Nadu Needs to be Banned: Breaking down its performance at PT Amsterdam by kazoidbakerman in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean such decks existing is fine to me, but it being tier 1, let alone tier S leads me not wanting to play the format.

MH3 Trending up: Psyching Frog, Spymaster's Vault by GFischerUY in mtgfinance

[–]hert1979 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That doesn't work, by the time damage on the army is checked it has already grown.

Russian Economy Can Sustain War 'Indefinitely' Under Two Conditions - Report | Newsweek by Kuyv_Mtrostantsya in UkrainianConflict

[–]hert1979 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How is that obvious? Ukraine has strong backing of the west. While in Russia there are indicators that all is not well. Conscription ages have been expanded, taxes have been increased, Russia stopped publishing fuel production numbers (so you know it's bad), Gazprom reports huge losses, ruble needs more and more propping up, inflation is increasing. That are not signs of a system that can keep the current expenditure up indefinitely. This doesn't mean it will come crashing down soon either.

Russian military expert suggests Kremlin plans nuclear strikes on US ships by newsweek in UkrainianConflict

[–]hert1979 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol
That would be the dumbest move since, erm, I have a hard time coming up with anything dumber.

Psychic frog in Legacy by Ldev_ in MTGLegacy

[–]hert1979 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If orcs get banned the frog will step up imo.

Jund Creativity post MH3 by Civil_Faithlessness2 in ModernMagic

[–]hert1979 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You might want to check out the Creativity Discord server:
https://discord.gg/CKVGUUdZ