[DO NOT TRY TO SELL IN HERE] Pimp Legacy Decks

[sdematt]

Dealing the cardboard crack, yo.

-Matt

[nedleeds]

I bought 4 juzams from 2 italian guys in a greek diner in Yonkers in like spring of 1994. They bought my coffee. No troubles. They may have buried the original owner somewhere in the Adirondacks ... but still a 5/5 for 4 was the best at the time.

[Bed Decks Palyer]

There was a time when IKEA sold the glass beads for 9 crowns per box of ninty, while the usual local game stores had them for 49 crowns per a set of fourty. I bought two rucksacks of the IKEA ones and dealt them like crazy. Sadly, they went out of red ones (the primary V:TeS color choice) pretty fast, lest I'd bathe in money.
Best part was selling them to a random girl in a pub (she got them into aquarium) and then when the pub closed, we went to some music club where I walked around wearing hood and asked "hey, do you need something?". But I don't think I dealt anything there.

http://zjgems.com/B453.jpg

[James_Hetfield2]

I contributed 1 Beta Dual to Matt's set!

Why oh why did I open you in 2003 :(

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/13987268415_3d55c5a881_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nj1pAg)

[big_ticket]

I contributed 1 Beta Dual to Matt's set!

Why oh why did I open you in 2003 :(

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/13987268415_3d55c5a881_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nj1pAg)

wow maybe for the excitement opening an beta lotus

[James_Hetfield2]

wow maybe for the excitement opening an beta lotus

Thats actually some Alpha action (no bar code), but yeah that was of one of the reasons of course. Sadly the best things I pulled was a Lord of Atlantis and a Demonic Tutor, it was that bad. I woulda even took a Royal Assassin or something.

[r3dd09]

Some good stories and cards. I should be posting some stuff soon.

My sketchy meetup was probably buying 4x JTMS online for a rando (for states) that I've never met or talked to and having him meet me at my work around 10PM. Car pulls up, parks, and 5 nerds (stereotypical nerds) jump out looking all tough. Kid hands me the cash and I hand him the cards. I ask why did he bring all his friends. He said he was afraid that I was going to jump him... and I quote " after seeing you, we were worried you'd still screw us all up". If you've ever met me, you'll find this funny.

[Megadeus]

Some good stories and cards. I should be posting some stuff soon.

My sketchy meetup was probably buying 4x JTMS online for a rando (for states) that I've never met or talked to and having him meet me at my work around 10PM. Car pulls up, parks, and 5 nerds (stereotypical nerds) jump out looking all tough. Kid hands me the cash and I hand him the cards. I ask why did he bring all his friends. He said he was afraid that I was going to jump him... and I quote " after seeing you, we were worried you'd still screw us all up". If you've ever met me, you'll find this funny.

"Before we get started, would anyone like to get out?"
-Captain America: Winter Soldier

[Occam]

Might have something nice to post soon. Preliminary version of my deck is almost done :) It looks pretty good.

[Markers]

Mail from Dan Frazier this week...

Only 4 cards to go and I have my 13th completely signed set complete. All of those are either on their way to the artists or on their way back to me...

http://i.imgur.com/9ZJuMoD.jpg?1

[Yan]

Maybe it's not exactly "pimp", but it was my first project to make one of my decks look different. At least it's consistent ;) Everything in German (no, I don't speak German at all), no foils (hate 'em), fetchable lands in white boarders for easier finding. (...and okay okay, money issues too :P) At least it looks good to me :)

http://oi61.tinypic.com/34gtt38.jpg
http://oi60.tinypic.com/2m5mc5l.jpg
http://oi58.tinypic.com/2hq8nps.jpg
SB:
http://oi60.tinypic.com/2lsefer.jpg

[nedleeds]

I love it! Dreadnoughts should always be Deutsche !

[sdematt]

Maybe it's not exactly "pimp", but it was my first project to make one of my decks look different. At least it's consistent ;) Everything in German (no, I don't speak German at all), no foils (hate 'em), fetchable lands in white boarders for easier finding. (...and okay okay, money issues too :P) At least it looks good to me :)




God I love Dreadstill. Your deck looks sweet!

-Matt

[Megadeus]

100% German is sweet. Plus what's Nought to love about the deck?

[guillemnicolau]

Updating my ANT deck with some ink. The list is from the last LCL winner, Manuel Gomez.
Enjoy:
Maindeck:
http://i.imgur.com/WiIe2ij.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kFCyI3H.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0X7evnN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Rjw4DS0.png
http://i.imgur.com/FYbiMl4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ImUezph.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xvyokSg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ed47TSV.jpg
Sideboard:
http://i.imgur.com/K4KnlnH.png
http://i.imgur.com/I1SMgfo.jpg

[HammafistRoob]

God I love Dreadstill. Your deck looks sweet!

-Matt

<3

@Yan- Looks tasty. Sorry I haven't really looked over the sideboard guide with much thought yet... I've been a major.procrastinator lately. I'm definitely giving it a more thorough look this week if my buzz ever wears off. GO BRUINS!!!

[Occam]

Okay. Started a little side project around the middle of last year to see if a Legacy storm deck can hit six figures in value. I made certain concessions to value and playstyle, but here is a very preliminary look at what I have. Wasn't intending to post these, so excuse the shitty photos. That is also why some are still in toploaders etc, it was more of a stocktake than a picture exercise.

- 1 petal and 1 crit are not in the main.
- All cards below are foil when possible, older cards which can be korean are as such
- Duresses are round bordered, none of that square-bordered crap
- Basics have normal corners and backs
- Misplaced 1 probe, it is a sdt until I retrieve it later this week
- Missing 1 jp foil delta, done deal, coming in soon
- Removed all duals (3 in main, 1 potentially in board, because they are becoming white bordered and I don't have all of them now. The ones I have or have incoming are NM+, BGS9 and 9.5.)
- Have the full IT set, but only playing 3 in the main to cater for DD in the side and sdt competing with wish and IT for mana in turns 2 and 3
- Cards with duplicates at the back are misprints -- normal jp foil versions at the back
- Have something in mind for the two non-misprint brainstorms, drits will soon become a set of misprinted foils with the MM pic
- Using spanish doubloons as storm counters, not pictured here.
- When the white bordered dual flip happens, the goal will be met (with some to spare)
- I really don't feel like debating the composition of the list. Just accept it. Chances are, I have the cards to play whatever list I wanted to anyway.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/mblands_zpsb9933359.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/mblands_zpsb9933359.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/mbbus_zps214f7693.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/mbbus_zps214f7693.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/mbcan_zps71a2469b.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/mbcan_zps71a2469b.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/65d1f587-bea0-4a82-a02c-20255d26fb8f_zpse4b88e06.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/65d1f587-bea0-4a82-a02c-20255d26fb8f_zpse4b88e06.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/mbpr_zps4510267b.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/mbpr_zps4510267b.jpg.html)

Tokens:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/gobtkn_zps10486154.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/gobtkn_zps10486154.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/tknhr1_zps842a0074.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/tknhr1_zps842a0074.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/tknhr2_zps8adb64ec.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/tknhr2_zps8adb64ec.jpg.html)

Composition of tokens (in order):

All Minigishi.
1 x First series
1 x Fourth series
2 x Fourth series (5 goblins)
8 x Foil fifth series
1 x Seventh series
1 x Ninth series
1 x Tenth series
1 x Eleventh Series

The first series goblin is extremely rare, the 4th + 5th ones are worth quite a bit too.

[Occam]

Board is now:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/sb1_zps85d76220.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/sb1_zps85d76220.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/sb2_zps166e24de.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/sb2_zps166e24de.jpg.html)

Still in flux, although I expect PiF and potentially the swarms to make way as I don't see enough of the decks swarm is good against. Bayou, carpets, confidant, decay/chain are cards I am considering as replacements. Same with DoN if D&T dies down.

Some closeups:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/landshr_zpscf92cfe8.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/landshr_zpscf92cfe8.jpg.html)
These + other wb duals are form the bulk of the value.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/basicssub_zpsc602146f.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/basicssub_zpsc602146f.jpg.html)
Combinations of basics which didn't make it, in decreasing order of preference.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/bluelands_zps3e24b263.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/bluelands_zps3e24b263.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/miscutbasics_zps4435c385.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/miscutbasics_zps4435c385.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/gurus_zps6fbde37f.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/gurus_zps6fbde37f.jpg.html)

This island was made for storm, looks completely screwed up AND is double printed with lotus petal's text.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/isl_zps7913ac37.jpeg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/isl_zps7913ac37.jpeg.html)

Misprint LED closeups:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/led1hr_zps504dcad8.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/led1hr_zps504dcad8.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/led2hr_zps1bc09a63.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/led2hr_zps1bc09a63.jpg.html)

[Occam]

Same LED, miscut to show white on back, normal front:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/led2hr2_zps24e4cf04.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/led2hr2_zps24e4cf04.jpg.html)

Brainstorms:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/bs1hr_zps7abd11be.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/bs1hr_zps7abd11be.jpg.html)
Probably the most offcentre foil BS I have seen (do not know of any foil ones which show a second card
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/bs2hr_zps4aa84542.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/bs2hr_zps4aa84542.jpg.html)
Brainstorms are a weak spot in my collection :( Have other misprints, but wanted MM pictures.

Dark rituals:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/drits2_zps63c68cc6.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/drits2_zps63c68cc6.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/drits1_zps8d5b626b.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/drits1_zps8d5b626b.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/1467275_10100715213168887_1323532704_n_zps291105d2.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/1467275_10100715213168887_1323532704_n_zps291105d2.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/dr4hr_zpsb7df6785.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/dr4hr_zpsb7df6785.jpg.html)

Last one has an upside down back. Plan here is to replace the first two.

Was considering using some of these as filler/killer tokens:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/stuff_zps24d31e6c.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/stuff_zps24d31e6c.jpg.html)

Naughty/Nice is misprinted (with wrong text and missing date)
Pokemon test print
Arcanine has a magic back
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/20140425_230107-1_zps8368803c.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/20140425_230107-1_zps8368803c.jpg.html)

Was thinking of buying a 3d Whelp to use as a goblin token too, but was juuuust outbid.

Other random crap which I was considering:
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/spares_zps1f56732d.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/spares_zps1f56732d.jpg.html)

So, still extremely preliminary as a bunch of cards still need upgrades and 1 delta is still missing. A good start, though, one would imagine.

[Occam]

Well, that took a while :)

[jandax]

Mopping up is going to take a while,too....

I don't even

[Quasim0ff]

That is beyond insane. Oh my god.

[r3dd09]

Did you not pick up those mana symbol coins?

Like I said yesterday, beautiful stuff :)

You still need to send me that email

[Occam]

Speaking to the seller, but don't think he is selling enough of those. Will probably just pick them up first.

Will send it across.

[TheAardvark]

Forgot I had these:


http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa183/daaardvark/DSCN16321.jpg (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/daaardvark/media/DSCN16321.jpg.html)


I know I used to have more, but I guess they got lost in moves, etc. I had a chance to buy an unopened display box of them a long time ago, but passed because I thought the price was high. I kind of regret it, since I think these tokens are nifty. They pop up on Ebay sometimes (and there is a box on there right now), but I just don't know if I can justify the purchase anymore. :/

[r3dd09]

Speaking to the seller, but don't think he is selling enough of those. Will probably just pick them up first.

Will send it across.

If you don't pick them up, should get someone to make something similar. I thought they'd be perfect for keeping mana in a unique/awesome way

[nedleeds]

Well following up Occam is always a beating. But ... if you don't like foil one of kind albino Jay Leno photo card on back Underground Seas then I present mostly signed, mostly russian Zoo from this weeks legacy

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FgygG-89blE/U1vwlNacR0I/AAAAAAAADLs/nBzBgUzxOYg/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1360.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vp8Mg71rjOs/U1vwk3TW9ZI/AAAAAAAADLo/W5g0Yy3abIM/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1361.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ee0hecGdMM0/U1vwkiyFf9I/AAAAAAAADLk/BZOOaF0W4wI/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1363.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DBu_EZbax4c/U1vwmrmNxNI/AAAAAAAADL4/nD_K4IeRIss/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1364.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VKOhTBADAmY/U1vwnTarpwI/AAAAAAAADMA/iBkp7XcgN04/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1365.jpg

I decided on actual Wald and not cheating Wald in the hopes maybe I would next level somebody and they'd just assume the opposite.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IfRn3-_eHFU/U1vwneqgH2I/AAAAAAAADME/UB_-yczzkRI/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1366.jpg

Sideboard geared towards economically depressed legacy scene.

Also ......... the perfect fit project rages on. I did my black stuff. I have alot of black cards.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3MrvA0gn0q8/U1vx3ZfqlgI/AAAAAAAADMU/UPWssi7y3ns/w1600-h800-no/IMAG1359.jpg

somebody out there has to have a 4th Russian Hellcarver Demon for me ...

[Hidetaka]

Occam, you can't mention using doubloons as counters and withhold pics!

Finally found WB swords to replace my FBB German ones.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/hidetaka/f64adeaf-68fa-47a4-9202-fe6056179e1f.jpg

Some custom [or just cute and japanese] tokens.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/hidetaka/IMG_0078.jpg

Forests I got for BUG before realising that matching Swamps don't exist :rolleyes:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/hidetaka/f65c3577-9660-4502-83d2-9deed51e3c8b.jpg

"Misprint" on the left and the randomest find in a binder of mostly casual junk at a PTQ on the right.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/hidetaka/50637744-72c7-46ff-80f7-9b2a66d1edca.jpg

[nedleeds]

... and as long as I'm double sleeving like an ape I might as well snap some pictures ...

Black sorceries

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sGV8CWqZ99A/U1wJu5W_eiI/AAAAAAAADM0/iiy95Kqt3Dk/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1368.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zzd6KgiLIjw/U1wJu9Ha-BI/AAAAAAAADNE/dB9tOGsL6IM/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1369.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BqJv4lzFcnc/U1wJvPSsKRI/AAAAAAAADM8/lqIj4dY5hBI/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1370.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w8tBOBxlw2I/U1wJwPh6EQI/AAAAAAAADNM/IV9lSi0BgOQ/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1371.jpg

Unmask makes me hard.

Black Instants and things that Perish Men.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DKLauKr-E4w/U1wJw5g7i3I/AAAAAAAADNQ/tEf9SZTpFmM/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1372.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-XO4hVPg_pOo/U1wJxsubXGI/AAAAAAAADNk/XR4YPvgR2l0/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1373.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8kXUWIAWmZw/U1wJyo9EzlI/AAAAAAAADNs/ExS4Y2WV18s/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1375.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-S6NrpSwpA40/U1wJzXT3QqI/AAAAAAAADNw/DXYan96H8mA/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1376.jpg

Schwartz Enchantments.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ROyOw6KqpxI/U1wJ1AmRVoI/AAAAAAAADOA/q7HBnBauXuM/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1378.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BC7tFVc0GRU/U1wJ1VS0oOI/AAAAAAAADOI/i6ptWyKFB_s/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1379.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Fhe32YuYr5o/U1wJ2avkuKI/AAAAAAAADOQ/yy2Pdp82Gcs/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1380.jpg

[Megadeus]

Why do you own tendrils of agony? I can't see you ever casting that card lol. On the other hand, I need to see those poxes get cast

[r3dd09]

I really like those portal forests... but can't justify them at their current price. (Yes, I just said that)

I got one package in, but I'm going to wait a page or two before posting as I don't want to be on the same page as Occam for obvious reasons.

[nedleeds]

Why do you own tendrils of agony? I can't see you ever casting that card lol. On the other hand, I need to see those poxes get cast

Because they are Ranken Der Pain, and Kobolds.

[Occam]

Occam, you can't mention using doubloons as counters and withhold pics!



Haven't gotten enough yet :) This is all pretty preliminary. Next time round the delta will be there, the counters will be there, perhaps the summer duals will be there too. And I'll be using an actual camera.

[coraz86]

... and as long as I'm double sleeving like an ape I might as well snap some pictures ...
(ridiculous hotness)


Fucking gorgeous, and well done, man. I need someday to meet you IRL so I can genuflect before your binder.

Although, much as I love your Spinning Darkness, may I ask why you didn't go with German? I love my Wirbelnde Dunkelheits. (Sorry for the shitty picture :frown:)

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff384/coraz86/IMAG0002.jpg

[big_ticket]

wow nice cards
i hope i get some beta duals

[GoblinZ]

I really like those portal forests... but can't justify them at their current price. (Yes, I just said that)

I got one package in, but I'm going to wait a page or two before posting as I don't want to be on the same page as Occam for obvious reasons.

I have some simplified Chinese portal lands. It is worth about 8 to 9 USD in China, but I guess it might be harder to find in America.

[r3dd09]

I have some simplified Chinese portal lands. It is worth about 8 to 9 USD in China, but I guess it might be harder to find in America.

People were guying them around 18 each at GP Phoenix. Granted, I know I can get them for less, but I'd rather hoard other lands. ;)

[Rocco111]

@Yan: Awesome deck and stock list! :D Incidentally I am on my way to get my UR Stiflenought Full-Germanized too... Damn tough! So I can only but tip my hat when I look at what you achieved so far! -especially those beautiful Bolts...:cool: -

Regarding Occam's deck, sorry but this is just absurdly awesome! I mean, if you ever bring this to a tourney, do you also come with a bunch of bodyguards? :laugh:

[Bed Decks Palyer]

Maybe it's not exactly "pimp", but it was my first project to make one of my decks look different. At least it's consistent ;) Everything in German (no, I don't speak German at all), no foils (hate 'em), fetchable lands in white boarders for easier finding. (...and okay okay, money issues too :P) At least it looks good to me :)


Well done, man, well done! I like the consistency (all-German, no foils), very pretty! Also, the names are really nice and being UR only, the deck looks very elegant.

Right now I can't imagine a single card from the ARN-ATQ-LEG-DRK that you may need (maybe Chain Lightning, but that's about it), yet it's possible there's something I'm missing. Do you think there might be any trouble with the need for some obscure early expansions card you may lack in German?
Btw, I faced this trouble when building the Chinese RUG, but it was even worse, of course, as the Chinese prints started post-Alliances, thus leaving me without the obvious duals and FoWs, but also without some other stuff like for example blackbordered Pyroblasts or w/e.

It annoyed me so much that at the end I simply percolated the deck through MagicCardsTranslator and was done with the thing for good.

Speaking of which...

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p219/BedDecksPalyer/rug-01_zpsd0b8a8ca.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p219/BedDecksPalyer/rug-02_zps13f5ac58.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p219/BedDecksPalyer/rug-03_zps7b6fb684.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p219/BedDecksPalyer/rug-04_zpsbb8054ae.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p219/BedDecksPalyer/rug-05_zps5f30f89f.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p219/BedDecksPalyer/rug-06_zps58baa00c.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p219/BedDecksPalyer/rug-07_zps8c63a541.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p219/BedDecksPalyer/rug-08_zpsc1218382.jpg

The last one UNL Bolt is drying at the alterer's. Got some sideboard, too.

[Yan]

Thanks guys! :) I honestly wasn't expecting so much love for a "dead" deck and 0 foils :D

I thought about continuing to UR Delver and getting all that stuff in German too, but then I realized the Chain Lightnings so I put that plan on hold for a moment. Other than that I can't really think of anything that doesn't come in German.

[Quasim0ff]

Speaking of which...


The last one UNL Bolt is drying at the alterer's. Got some sideboard, too.
I cannot tell, are the duals actual betas, or bb'd UNL?

[Bed Decks Palyer]

Thanks guys! :) I honestly wasn't expecting so much love for a "dead" deck and 0 foils :D

I thought about continuing to UR Delver and getting all that stuff in German too, but then I realized the Chain Lightnings so I put that plan on hold for a moment. Other than that I can't really think of anything that doesn't come in German.

What is Chain Lightnin good for that Forked Bolt isn't? That one damage? You're pimping, you must do some sacrifice. :smile:
I mean, CL deals one dmg more, but it may backfire and kill your own dude, moreover as long as you use FB to clean the path for ground pounders or get rid of Thalia/MoR/bearofchoice, it isn't that of a difference. Then there are always the other crap-bolts choices, like Feuer/Eis, Einäscherung, Guerillataktik or Bauchschuss.

Once again, nice and consistent deck, really beautiful. Speaking of which...

...Occam, I guess that you either got a permission to carry, a pair of gorillas or simply nerves of steel. :laugh:
I'd quadruple sleeve this insane pile, maybe even using the Ramses Extra Premium as suggested by nedleeds. A question, though: what's special about the ICE snow basics?



I cannot tell, are the duals actual betas, or bb'd UNL?
The latter. I'm cheap pimp. :tongue:
Bolts are also bb'd UNL. I'm not willing to pay 200 crowns per one damage.

[Phelix]

There should just be bb sleeves,

[Higgs]

Black bordered perfect-fits, innovation of the year :)

[Bed Decks Palyer]

Black bordered perfect-fits, innovation of the year :)
I swear I already thought about it. In fact I was surprised that there's no producer that already invented them.

[Occam]

@ BDP: They are blue albinos (not to be confused with sunfaded cards). Picked them up from a member here, same as the second albino sea -- they can identify themselves and take credit if they want to. Hence, this is the first place that gets to see the deck :)

[Bed Decks Palyer]

@ BDP: They are blue albinos (not to be confused with sunfaded cards). Picked them up from a member here, same as the second albino sea -- they can identify themselves and take credit if they want to. Hence, this is the first place that gets to see the deck :)

Now I see it. What plate is missing? Magenta?

[Mr.C]

Now I see it. What plate is missing? Magenta?

Yep, Magenta.

[nedleeds]

Got around to perfect fitting old bordered, black, men.

First possibly my favorite German named card ever (Spinning Dunkleheit's are pretty cool as well, but for me Weatherlight is Korean and will always be Korean)

The Aasfresser. Now I have gold ink signed Aasfressers. Just the best.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qQSPjxiM1CI/U161r_9H6TI/AAAAAAAADO8/jHzsaG0BFQ4/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1385.jpg

Next. My favorite creature ever. Black Knight ... and other men who act like Black Knight. All signed, German/Korean/Alpha/Beta where possible. Extra backup Korean Black Knights in case WotC ever makes a Leyline of You May 8 Black Knights in Your Deck and Put them On the Battlefield card.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5N4YyyksZPA/U161te_6QnI/AAAAAAAADPI/Ek8QmhDdqlg/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1386.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aPNrdKXHBoE/U161uaW2PRI/AAAAAAAADPU/stJd6sqru_c/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1387.jpg

<sigh> Scuta ... why did you have to be in Standard the same time as Repulse and Jilt.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EPVq3ZcETrc/U161vOKw9YI/AAAAAAAADP4/zYCbbzu3I38/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1390.jpg

Arab Black Men

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gfWgavDbQ2Y/U161vkTuQ3I/AAAAAAAADPk/7qGSkk-fAdA/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1391.jpg

I <3 Zombies

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_-loz0nL0nY/U161wb8I55I/AAAAAAAADP0/IDVv435xto0/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1392.jpg

rk post gems

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-FvZ0l7W7bQE/U161xvDEwfI/AAAAAAAADQE/KyyJCtkrI60/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1394.jpg

[Megadeus]

The Time Spiral set symbol on Avatar of Woe looks so weird...

[nedleeds]

I think Russian Time Shifted cards look weird and awesome which is why I generally prefer them. The exception being something beta'able, like Lord of Atlantis. Avatar of Woe was from Prophecy which is and was a steaming pile of shit, so Time Shifted Russian trumps Prophecy German/T-Chinese.

It also reminds us she is modern legal.

[Smarty744]

I swear I already thought about it. In fact I was surprised that there's no producer that already invented them.

The collectors probably pay off the sleeve company's to protect their collection.

[big_ticket]

wow really loved the juzam :eek:
one of my fav card back then

[Secretly.A.Bee]

The collectors probably pay off the sleeve company's to protect their collection.

Yes, I'm sure they as a collective hired a dastardly team of ruthless lawyers and are holding the patent hostage.

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[Occam]

Now I see it. What plate is missing? Magenta?

Depends on what kind of printing was used. If it eas an additive model, only blue was present. For a subtractive model, yellow and magenta would be missing.

[Rome]

Still a long way to go!

http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/img6676tvymbh143l.jpg

[J.V.]

Depends on what kind of printing was used. If it eas an additive model, only blue was present. For a subtractive model, yellow and magenta would be missing.


I believe Wizards use sheetfed offset. It is probably an 8 or 12 color press. So it may well be missing more than that. alternately the anilox chamber could have been damaged causing certain inks to be metered off completely.

[Esper3k]

As always, still a work in progress (I know, I know, need to get rid of those crappy wb lands...)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kt7pODxQAkE/U2Al3rbpQDI/AAAAAAAAE7U/FN--UwF9AyQ/s640/image.jpeg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y8P8gJkk47Y/U2Al5tIwCrI/AAAAAAAAE7c/V5_suPmqfkw/s640/image_1.jpeg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4ORhHE8j19c/U2Al4052MeI/AAAAAAAAE7o/0Uv6gBnwO_I/s640/image_2.jpeg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6JMumW98PqM/U2AmG4rWGsI/AAAAAAAAE8I/Dz7fVOxhPvw/s640/image_3.jpeg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LyxuDgVhppo/U2AmHWh592I/AAAAAAAAE8Y/v6YPhdDxHvE/s640/image_4.jpeg

And of course, no Legacy deck is complete without its singleton sideboard!

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pZHMZSGhHy4/U2AmIhbN1ZI/AAAAAAAAE8o/pzjKwg8yLWE/s640/image_5.jpeg

[thecrav]

And of course, no Legacy deck is complete without its singleton sideboard!

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pZHMZSGhHy4/U2AmIhbN1ZI/AAAAAAAAE8o/pzjKwg8yLWE/s640/image_5.jpeg

I see a two of!

[danyul]

Super hero Ponders?

Death/Sandman/Loki Liliana?

Bro your deck makes me want to be a better person.

[sdematt]

Super hero Ponders?

Death/Sandman/Loki Liliana?

Bro your deck makes me want to be a better person.

Jeff's response:

http://scribemeetsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/as-good-as-it-gets-jack-nicholoson-melvin-udall-hero.png

[danyul]

Time to hop into the altered cards thread for some inspiration...

[Esper3k]

Time to hop into the altered cards thread for some inspiration...

Yeah I got my Lilianas back from Steve Argyle, so I figured I'd post up what I have right now since it'll be awhile before I BB out those duals, heh. There are two more Lili's I have posted over in the Altered cards thread. So far, it's interesting getting people's reactions to them simply because everyone likes different ones.

[danyul]

Just feed my that juicy comicbook shiz and I'll be your BFF.

So Mister Argyle himself did those alters? Is that pretty pricey?

[Megadeus]

Does every BUG Delver deck have a mana base as bad as that? I need to start waste/surgicaling those USeas

[thecrav]

Just feed my that juicy comicbook shiz and I'll be your BFF.

So Mister Argyle himself did those alters? Is that pretty pricey?

http://steveargyle.wix.com/steveargyletemp#!card-alterations-faq/c153h

[Lord_Mcdonalds]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pZHMZSGhHy4/U2AmIhbN1ZI/AAAAAAAAE8o/pzjKwg8yLWE/s640/image_5.jpeg

Is that death from sandman on that Lilly?

[Esper3k]

Just feed my that juicy comicbook shiz and I'll be your BFF.

So Mister Argyle himself did those alters? Is that pretty pricey?

I'm just a little bit of a comic book nerd, yes :)

Yup, all 4 of my foil Lilianas are altered by Steve Argyle. There are great artists out there that do alters (some of that stuff in the Altered card thread is cray cray), but it's generally my own preference to get alters done by the artist themselves (thus the Dan Scott alters on the Ponders and Susan Van Camp doodles on the Hymn to Tourachs).

For Mr. Argyle's work, as theCrav posted, it varies in range depending on the quality of what you want done. The ones I had done recently (there are much better pictures of them in the Altered card thread) were Wonderflonium alters. Since they were on foil Lilianas, I wanted to have a little nicer ones done and that particular option has him using acrylic paints instead of the normal paint pens you normally get if you get stuff done at a GP or convention.



Does every BUG Delver deck have a mana base as bad as that? I need to start waste/surgicaling those USeas

Hah pretty much every Delver deck has a horrible manabase (although yes, BUG has the worst but it's somewhat mitigated by DRS).


Is that death from sandman on that Lilly?

Yes, sir!

[gRR!!]

Hey there folks,

Today, in Super Secret Tech (http://ooh---shiny.blogspot.com/), the pimp version of the winner deck of the 2013 Catalan Legacy League final tournament. Enjoy!

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/gRR_RRg/Pimp%20MtG/2014043001UWMiracles1_zpseb45be1d.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/gRR_RRg/Pimp%20MtG/2014043002UWMiracles2_zpsbef911e1.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/gRR_RRg/Pimp%20MtG/2014043003UWMiracles3_zpsd0720661.jpg

And the sideboard:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/gRR_RRg/Pimp%20MtG/2014043012UWMiracles-Sideboard_zps553a1e22.jpg

[Megadeus]

That deck is... Quite impressive.

[Cynicath]

Wow. If I had infinity money, I would have that same Miracles deck... Beautiful!

[JPoJohnson]

Wow. If I had infinity money, I would have that same Miracles deck... Beautiful!

2 Unexpectedly Absent in his 60 is an interesting play I wouldn't personally take, but I agree that it is a gorgeous set of cards!

[Secretly.A.Bee]

I like it in place of the blasts that a lot of people who play the deck have opted for recently. I think blasts are good for big events like scg opens/invitational, gp's and etc., but unless your meta is hyper-competitive, it is my opinion that absent is a more relevant choice at a local level.

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[Megadeus]

Cards sweet. I approve. I kinda forgot it existed

Also WTF is up with the person who did Swan Songs sig? It literally looks like a 4th grader wrote that

[Quasim0ff]

These fluster storms are so insane. Hardest sig to get, from recent illustrators..

Also, insane deck!

[Esper3k]

These fluster storms are so insane. Hardest sig to get, from recent illustrators..

Also, insane deck!

Are they that hard to get? I'm just curious if it's because Erica Yang doesn't show up to GPs or conventions? Her signature with the little hearts is pretty cute though :)

[Quasim0ff]

Are they that hard to get? I'm just curious if it's because Erica Yang doesn't show up to GPs or conventions? Her signature with the little hearts is pretty cute though :)
Yeah, she has a fairly rare signature.

[nedleeds]

Cards sweet. I approve. I kinda forgot it existed

Also WTF is up with the person who did Swan Songs sig? It literally looks like a 4th grader wrote that

He's coming to GP Atlanta! Good times!

[MoxMonkey]

Cards sweet. I approve. I kinda forgot it existed

Also WTF is up with the person who did Swan Songs sig? It literally looks like a 4th grader wrote that

Still better than mark zug or stephen daniele!

[nedleeds]

Wayne A. Reynolds and Mike Bierik would like to have a word.

[Megadeus]

wayne a. Reynolds and mike bierik would like to have a word.

war

[Sloshthedark]

war

everytime I see his signature I get a Waffen SS cover of Burzum playing in my head =D ... and no I don't suffer with sympathies for SS or Spell Snare...

[Rome]

Here is my Dark Depths Combo Deck. It is nothing special, but i like it. I hope i will get the whole Deck signet soon :)
Main Deck:

http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/img6678dt1aj9rqlp.jpg
http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/img6681t6usrgfdk2.jpg
http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/img6682tdhm067v4l.jpg

Sideboard:

http://www.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/img66858byujqh0dk.jpg

[guillemnicolau]

I just got those today..
http://i.imgur.com/RYnYuVw.png

[pingpong]

Now those are some spicy leds

[Secretly.A.Bee]

Those are sweet. Godamm, boi.

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[shrubs]

Gorgeous LED's, crispy. Good lord.

I imagine she's a harder signature to get? Not that I'm considering getting my beat-to-crap LEDs signed...

[Aesir]

Hey there folks,

Today, in Super Secret Tech (http://ooh---shiny.blogspot.com/), the pimp version of the winner deck of the 2013 Catalan Legacy League final tournament. Enjoy!

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/gRR_RRg/Pimp%20MtG/2014043001UWMiracles1_zpseb45be1d.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/gRR_RRg/Pimp%20MtG/2014043002UWMiracles2_zpsbef911e1.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/gRR_RRg/Pimp%20MtG/2014043003UWMiracles3_zpsd0720661.jpg

And the sideboard:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb224/gRR_RRg/Pimp%20MtG/2014043012UWMiracles-Sideboard_zps553a1e22.jpg

Beautiful deck, really.
http://www.somegif.com/gifs/1361358306636416611.GIF

[nedleeds]

Couldn't decide whether I wanted to play green white creatures or prison last week as I played both.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TAJDcj5pSjw/U2fzg_EUqxI/AAAAAAAADSk/2JekdArNpn8/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1426.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hDIg9nA2T74/U2fzgdSw1xI/AAAAAAAADSo/EZ-nKXI2xzg/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1428.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ftUFGpBLlWE/U2fzgqFHuMI/AAAAAAAADSg/3JmGuXwl1k4/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1429.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vGqp4psuDic/U2fzi9LD8zI/AAAAAAAADS0/W22wEQQgmM4/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1430.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r2SzUOZ_aIA/U2fzjG-WbGI/AAAAAAAADS4/fmvxIyyigQk/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1432.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6A0S4KJaDXk/U2fzkKnXlII/AAAAAAAADTA/CgbywXrvj7M/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1433.jpg

Edit: camera is pooping on some flashes ..

[bakofried]

Hoo dat's spicy. Homebrew shenanigans? You posting that anywhere?

[ween]

Since listening to the discussion on last weeks podcast I was hoping to see something like this show up :laugh:

[Megadeus]

I got the shit kicked out of me by it playing dead guy. STP your mind censor to be able to crack my fetches? Restoration Angel? GG

[nedleeds]

Hoo dat's spicy. Homebrew shenanigans? You posting that anywhere?

Uh here, 4 posts up? :eyebrow:

[bakofried]

Sorry, just meant in terms of write-ups about tournament experience - I wasn't so dense as to not see the list in all its glory.

[Nekrataal]

Miracle Deck. 50% altered so far ... more in progress

Full view? Click here! (http://www.gamersdungeon.de/pics/miracledeck.jpg)

http://www.gamersdungeon.de/pics/miracledeck.jpg

[Hidetaka]

I'm beginning to think I might have a problem.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/hidetaka/002.jpg

[Bertrand Hustle]

I'm beginning to think I might have a problem.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/hidetaka/002.jpg

When you're THIS (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Channel-Collection-10-000-Channels-Summer-Magic-Beta-Alpha-FTV-E-/400701116337) bad you're gonna need to get help.

[Hidetaka]

That's some crazy and unsuccessful speculation :tongue:

or just a hobby...

[nedleeds]

Sorry, just meant in terms of write-ups about tournament experience - I wasn't so dense as to not see the list in all its glory.

If I thought I could squeeze one grain of knowledge from this board in the decks forum I would. Given the influx of the last 2-3 years I don't.

[Megadeus]

@Nekrataal the Delta and the Top Middle Rest in Peace are my favorites., Very Nice.

[pochy]

still work in progress as you can see... i'm at half of it probably xD... (needs 4 deathrite, 2 divert, foil fetches and upgrade on brainstorms and bolts). I like these gitaxian more than others, the last stifle is arriving in the mail, and i'm not going to buy foil wastelands cause i love these altered ones to much.

http://i.imgur.com/EsnKDrp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5sC3J3i.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/l8H7oOI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ESPQqAq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5IoDbhU.jpg


and this is a pic of my full altered canadian, before i sell a big part of it to a friend

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/049/8/3/mtg_full_altered_deck_by_eddy_pochy-d5vdug6.png

[Undomian]

I like it, Italian isn't something you see people do intentionally very often.

[r3dd09]

Now that I've waited a few pages, here is what I got in the mail last week

http://i.imgur.com/oWtpvGUl.jpg?1

And got this assembled last week.

http://i.imgur.com/Xu3Kmnbl.jpg

If you follow me on twitter, you know this thing caused me a lot of stress. All peachy now.

[blackberrybold]

Okay guys, incoming challenge.
Who is the first to post a Playset (or more :D) of the Judge Foil Forces

and a recent upgrade for modern tron:
http://s7.directupload.net/images/140508/xnr9phhq.jpg
http://s7.directupload.net/images/140508/temp/xnr9phhq.jpg (http://www.directupload.net/file/d/3616/xnr9phhq_jpg.htm)

[Whippoorwill]

Now that I've waited a few pages, here is what I got in the mail last week

Beautiful German fetches!


Okay guys, incoming challenge.
Who is the first to post a Playset (or more :D) of the Judge Foil Forces

My bet would be Smallfish.

[sauce]

Judge foil fows are not pimp because they are Judge foils. A true pimp knows this and would still go with original art over Judge foils.
Judge foils are automatically worse than original art foils (if exist). If original art foils were never made, then you go with original art non foil or alpha/beta if possible.
Judge foils are basically the lowest possible pimp right after white bordered cards and FTV. I would place FNM stamped foils equivalent to Judge foils in terms of pimpness.

I have setup a strawpoll to let people rate judge foils in terms of pimpness:
http://strawpoll.me/1657757

[Megadeus]

Sure, but if someones rule is: Foil the deck out, then Judge foil is their only option

[danyul]

Judge foil fows are not pimp because they are Judge foils. A true pimp knows this and would still go with original art over Judge foils.
Judge foils are automatically worse than original art foils (if exist). If original art foils were never made, then you go with original art non foil or alpha/beta if possible.
Judge foils are basically the lowest possible pimp right after white bordered cards and FTV. I would place FNM stamped foils equivalent to Judge foils in terms of pimpness.

I have setup a strawpoll to let people rate judge foils in terms of pimpness:
http://strawpoll.me/1657757

This poll is great. 3/4 votes are for your poll being bad. The trolls never take a day off!


Sure, but if someones rule is: Foil the deck out, then Judge foil is their only option

And here we are! The true reason why these will get scooped up, regardless of how gross the art is or how staunchly you hold on to your weird Beta-only preferences. The quest for full foil-dom can take over your mind, soul, and wallet. It's a mythical beast that must be captured and tamed and RIDDEN INTO VICTORIOUS BATTLE. And knowing that you will never, ever be able to finish your deck because of that one card is just the most annoying feeling ever.

If you've never fanned out your foil deck only to hear some cardtard exclaim "Oh hey! Where are your foil dual lands?! LOLOLOL!" then you just might not be able to relate. THE FOILING QUEST MUST BE COMPLETED. AT ALL COSTS. This desire is so strong, and this sickness so powerful, that YES. YES. We will even fuck with Judge foils. Or, god forbid, the dreaded and shameful FNM foil...

ENTER JUDGE FOIL FOWs. The saving grace of all those sadomasochistic :u: mages who have their hearts set on pimping out anything involving blue fetches and counterspells.

[JPoJohnson]

The straw poll results are what I expected with having that fourth option haha.


And here we are! The true reason why these will get scooped up, regardless of how gross the art is or how staunchly you hold on to your weird Beta-only preferences. The quest for full foil-dom can take over your mind, soul, and wallet. It's a mythical beast that must be captured and tamed and RIDDEN INTO VICTORIOUS BATTLE. And knowing that you will never, ever be able to finish your deck because of that one card is just the most annoying feeling ever.

If you've never fanned out your foil deck only to hear some cardtard exclaim "Oh hey! Where are your foil dual lands?! LOLOLOL!" then you just might not be able to relate. THE FOILING QUEST MUST BE COMPLETED. AT ALL COSTS. This desire is so strong, and this sickness so powerful, that YES. YES. We will even fuck with Judge foils. Or, god forbid, the dreaded and shameful FNM foil...

ENTER JUDGE FOIL FOWs. The saving grace of all those sadomasochistic :u: mages who have their hearts set on pimping out anything involving blue fetches and counterspells.

This is so exactly perfectly written.

[Quasim0ff]

Judge foil fows are not pimp because they are Judge foils. A true pimp knows this and would still go with original art over Judge foils.
Judge foils are automatically worse than original art foils (if exist). If original art foils were never made, then you go with original art non foil or alpha/beta if possible.
Judge foils are basically the lowest possible pimp right after white bordered cards and FTV. I would place FNM stamped foils equivalent to Judge foils in terms of pimpness.

I have setup a strawpoll to let people rate judge foils in terms of pimpness:
http://strawpoll.me/1657757

That is possibly the most biased questionnaire I've ever seen.

You categorized all non-judge-foil foils and A/B together? Lmao.

[sauce]

That is possibly the most biased questionnaire I've ever seen.

You categorized all non-judge-foil foils and A/B together? Lmao.

If the bias is that Judge foil is not as pimp as A/B and non-judge-foils, then yeah?

[Secretly.A.Bee]

Beautiful German fetches!



My bet would be Smallfish.

And I'd put money on markers.

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[death]

So much talk about a card that's not even that rare.

[Phelix]

First to post a playset of:
Alpha fungusaur
Alpha animate wall

[Lemnear]

and this is a pic of my full altered canadian, before i sell a big part of it to a friend

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/049/8/3/mtg_full_altered_deck_by_eddy_pochy-d5vdug6.png

The placeholder cards are adorable!

[Quasim0ff]

If the bias is that Judge foil is not as pimp as A/B and non-judge-foils, then yeah?
Lmao, you really got no clue what you're talking about, do you?

[snorlaxcom]

Judge foil fows are not pimp because they are Judge foils. A true pimp knows this and would still go with original art over Judge foils.
Judge foils are automatically worse than original art foils (if exist). If original art foils were never made, then you go with original art non foil or alpha/beta if possible.
Judge foils are basically the lowest possible pimp right after white bordered cards and FTV. I would place FNM stamped foils equivalent to Judge foils in terms of pimpness.

I have setup a strawpoll to let people rate judge foils in terms of pimpness:
http://strawpoll.me/1657757

Assuming you are referring to Wasteland, Goblin Piledriver, Dark Ritual, Sinkhole, and Imperial Recruiters? Those are some crap, but Judge Cradle/Intuition > Korean.

[Markers]

And I'd put money on markers.

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Thanks but I doubt that I can beat the people here. I might have 1 (or 4) at some stage but buying Judges right after release is a bad move in my experience.

All of them look nice and will at some stage be at my home.

Here are my current Judge cards (both signed and unsigned):

http://i.imgur.com/cy1jErg.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/5RLlB3c.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/WdvjvB9.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/UD1f9jd.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/Ia2XL9Y.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/wXDHOTx.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/9zzNPj6.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/IcYW558.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/7AFjqIk.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/79vMEtZ.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/2XPZ5wh.jpg?1

Nothing too fancy and a lot of cards could use a sig but since it's only a side project to get the promos signed (you surely understand)...

1/2

[Markers]

and here is the rest:

http://i.imgur.com/92dmpxD.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/TaWJ0Pw.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/fvxnbHY.jpg?1

The Karmic Guides are currently on their way to get signed...

[socialite]

Erica Yang's signature is awesome, I need to find a way to get mine signed.

[sauce]

The MPR wasteland is legit. http://magiccards.info/mprp/en/1.html
So is the FNM swords to plowshares. http://magiccards.info/fnmp/en/12.html

Anything that has the "DCI" foil stamp or "FNM" foil stamp is a tier below in pimpness.
FTV foils are even lower than those.

Noble hierarch http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/87.html is more pimp than http://magiccards.info/jr/en/66.html because of the ugly judge set symbol.
The borders on the judge foil Noble hierarch is better than the Conflux foil, but the set symbol makes it less pimp.
Same thing for Bob and SoFI. Borders infinitely better, set symbol infinitely worse.
Original foil > Judge foil.

Now, things like Karakas and Show & Tell, which had no original foil. Those I prefer the original non foil, because the foil versions are hideous with a huge swoosh stamp and set symbol.
Just unplayable imo.

[nedleeds]

Foils look like dogshit poke-duelmasters cards.
Judge foils look like dogshit poke-yu-ghi-oh cards, the worst being the original art in a new border with the foil bukkake process slapped on.
FNM foils are just as bad but they reflect the fact that you may go to FNM which makes you a barnacle.

The quest for all foil is fruitless anyway until the reserved list gets zapped. At some point your deck whose only non-foils are duals will be a steaming pile of marked.

Beta / Korean / Russian / German Signed > All

[Koby]

Assuming you are referring to Wasteland, Goblin Piledriver, Dark Ritual, Sinkhole, and Imperial Recruiters? Those are some crap, but Judge Cradle/Intuition > Korean.

Thats like, your opinion, maaaannnn!

[snorlaxcom]

Thats like, your opinion, maaaannnn!

I would hope eveyone is stating thier opinion without writing imho every post.

[death]

My foil deck with 24 non-foil/Beta stacks flat as fuck. No curling at all whatsoever, zero issues.

[mishima_kazuya]

The MPR wasteland is legit. http://magiccards.info/mprp/en/1.html
So is the FNM swords to plowshares. http://magiccards.info/fnmp/en/12.html

Anything that has the "DCI" foil stamp or "FNM" foil stamp is a tier below in pimpness.
FTV foils are even lower than those.

Noble hierarch http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/87.html is more pimp than http://magiccards.info/jr/en/66.html because of the ugly judge set symbol.
The borders on the judge foil Noble hierarch is better than the Conflux foil, but the set symbol makes it less pimp.
Same thing for Bob and SoFI. Borders infinitely better, set symbol infinitely worse.
Original foil > Judge foil.

Now, things like Karakas and Show & Tell, which had no original foil. Those I prefer the original non foil, because the foil versions are hideous with a huge swoosh stamp and set symbol.
Just unplayable imo.

If I ever the get the money, I will play Sneak and Show with "ugly", "Yugioh-esque" foils just to troll all of you.

And it will be great :tongue:

[Fry]

My Death and Taxes deck only has 4 non foils in the 75, and they are Karakas, the shooting star in the text box is horrible and I refuse to acquire cards that have it (unless I get an excellent deal on it for flipping purposes). Judge Promos that use the old frame, such as Hierarch, SoLaS, and SoFI are awesome. I double sleeve my decks and I've never had any issue with either foils, or non foils be marked because of curving, or for anything else for that matter.

My opinion is get things as foil as possible without making it fugly (No FNM stamps, no FTV, no shooting stars across the entire text box).
I use the original foil printing, and on special cases I may use a judge instead of the original foil printing (Like Hierarch, SolaS, SoFI, and soon to be SoFF)
I like my decks to use UNhinged Foil basics, delving into Foil Zendikar basics for EDH
When the foiling options have been eliminated I go for original printing.
I dislike foreign, so everything must be English.

(Cyrillic is an awesome looking language though, so I collect whatever foil Russian things I can get at bulk foil rates)

Everyone has their own tastes, above is mine. I don't care if you despise my choices or absolutely love them, but they are my choices, let the choices of others be left alone...
Though with that said, there are some tastes that I dislike (foreign, but I respect it, just don't want it for myself), but I don't ridicule anyone for having tastes that differ from mine.

[Vedast]

The MPR wasteland is legit. http://magiccards.info/mprp/en/1.html
So is the FNM swords to plowshares. http://magiccards.info/fnmp/en/12.html

Anything that has the "DCI" foil stamp or "FNM" foil stamp is a tier below in pimpness.
FTV foils are even lower than those.

Noble hierarch http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/87.html is more pimp than http://magiccards.info/jr/en/66.html because of the ugly judge set symbol.
The borders on the judge foil Noble hierarch is better than the Conflux foil, but the set symbol makes it less pimp.
Same thing for Bob and SoFI. Borders infinitely better, set symbol infinitely worse.
Original foil > Judge foil.

Now, things like Karakas and Show & Tell, which had no original foil. Those I prefer the original non foil, because the foil versions are hideous with a huge swoosh stamp and set symbol.
Just unplayable imo.

"Pimp" is subjective. I prefer old frame over new frame even if it's a Judge promo, like Crucible of Worlds. Mainly because "modern" foils aren't that differentiable from non-foils as in the case of old cards (where's the star?!). To be pimp, a card has to be easily differentiable from more common versions.

In the case of Force of Will, there isn't even an Asian version, so I'll take the new foil one. It gets a bit more complicated to me when I have to choose between original Japanese/Korean and a later foil version (that's the case for Wasteland, Intuition, Gaea's Cradle, etc.)

[sauce]

Most "pimp" is not subjective. What people like is subjective. There is a level of "pimp" that is/can be agreed on by majority of players.

It's like saying Ferrari is subjectively (vs objectively) more "pimp" than a Nissan 350Z. It is not. It is in fact objectively more "pimp".
Just like with cars, in magic, there is a certain level of PRESTIGE or what some may call "pimp". While you can only afford some level of "pimp", you may have a bias towards it since its all you can afford.
A lot of people fall into this type of thinking. "What I can afford is prettiest TO ME". They tend to ignore the other (more pimp) options because they cant afford them.
This leads to the thinking that "pimp" is subjective.

Here is a guide that I think a lot of people can agree with.

Basics (in level of prestige):
Summer > Guru > Arabian Nights Mountains > Foil Unhinged > Beta > Apac/Euro/etc. > FBB > MPR > Foil Zendikar > etc.

Duals:
Summer (mostly unattainable but here as a placeholder) > Beta > Alpha > FBB > Unlimited > Revised

Fetchlands:
Original Onslaught Foil > Zendikar Foil > Original Onslaught > Original Zendikar > Judge Foil

All other cards:
Beta/Alpha (if available) > Original art black border (ie: Kird Ape) / Foreign version (korean, etc) > Original Foil (STP/Wasteland) All languages > Original non foil black border (Karakas, Dreadnought, Show & Tell) > Judge foil > FTV foil> White border

Unsigned vs Signed card
This one is the only truly subjective category IMO. Some dealers do not like them, some do like them. Some people consider signed cards "destroyed" and/or "ugly". Others covet them.
I will not rate them because of that.
Same with altered cards.

Edit:
Added FTV foils

[Occam]

Eh, didn't even consider summer basics -- there are a lot of options for basics out there, unlike duals. I'd only stick with summer throughout if it were for purely value-related reasons, and even then that applies mainly for duals, because there are more expensive versions of most other staples.

So, yeah. It's subjective.

[nedleeds]

Most "pimp" is not subjective. What people like is subjective. There is a level of "pimp" that is/can be agreed on by majority of players.

It's like saying Ferrari is subjectively (vs objectively) more "pimp" than a Nissan 350Z. It is not. It is in fact objectively more "pimp".
Just like with cars, in magic, there is a certain level of PRESTIGE or what some may call "pimp". While you can only afford some level of "pimp", you may have a bias towards it since its all you can afford.
A lot of people fall into this type of thinking. "What I can afford is prettiest TO ME". They tend to ignore the other (more pimp) options because they cant afford them.
This leads to the thinking that "pimp" is subjective.

Here is a guide that I think a lot of people can agree with.

Basics (in level of prestige):
Summer > Guru > Arabian Nights Mountains > Foil Unhinged > Beta > Apac/Euro/etc. > FBB > MPR > Foil Zendikar > etc.

Duals:
Summer (mostly unattainable but here as a placeholder) > Beta > Alpha > FBB > Unlimited > Revised

Fetchlands:
Original Onslaught Foil > Zendikar Foil > Original Onslaught > Original Zendikar > Judge Foil

All other cards:
Beta/Alpha (if available) > Original art black border (ie: Kird Ape) / Foreign version (korean, etc) > Original Foil (STP/Wasteland) All languages > Original non foil black border (Karakas, Dreadnought, Show & Tell) > Judge foil > FTV foil> White border

Unsigned vs Signed card
This one is the only truly subjective category IMO. Some dealers do not like them, some do like them. Some people consider signed cards "destroyed" and/or "ugly". Others covet them.
I will not rate them because of that.
Same with altered cards.

Edit:
Added FTV foils

Nice summary of pimp. You could further elaborate on your treatise on pimp by including foreign but it gets murky. For example

Original Onslaught Foil > Zendikar Foil > Original Onslaught > Original Zendikar > Judge Foil

How pimp is a German Foil Polluted Delta to a German person? Maybe the majority of Germans consider English or Japanese more pimp. But to a sub set of 'mericans the German Delta kills it and is worth 150% of an English one.

One other pimp aspect is ... can you just fire up a website and immediately buy it. E.g. an English Foil Dark Confidant might be pimp, but I can go buy 4 in the time it took me to post this from 15 different vendors. But finding Russian ones and getting them signed by Bob Maher is much harder, and the resultant product whilst desirable to less total people is basically unique and so to the people who do value it - the spike is higher.

Then there is the aesthetic of foil, you either like it or you hate it. I personally hate it, maybe because I started earlier ... they just don't look or feel like Magic cards to me. Same with the new border, but that unfortunately can't helped.

[Arianrhod]

I've hoarded up a good amount of german foil Zen basics, which are very high on the pimp scale for me -- but english foil Zen basics don't rate very highly for me.

[god_campbell]

Sure, but if someones rule is: Foil the deck out, then Judge foil is their only option

This is what I adhere to, I much prefer the original art but only if I can get it in foil, otherwise foil>non foil. I will be happy to own of those fows as I have been waiting on fow foils for infinity years, so I will suck up the art being less then ideal.

[Vedast]

I prefer Alpha basic lands over any other version. And obviously Alpha over Beta in any other case. Alpha not only is rarer but it's the original.

In general I prefer the first printed version. In Japanese if it exists, and foil if it exists. There are some exceptions, like Brainstorm. I prefer foil Japanese over Ice Age. And Force of Will probably will be another exception. When Mana Drain gets its foil promo (I bet they will release it, as there's also a new art for it on MTGO), I'll still prefer my English Mana Drains.

I really don't get how people wants something like an "ugly" new art new frame foil Demonic Tutor over an Alpha one.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/yawg07/DCIDemonicTutor.jpg

http://hipstersofthecoast.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/tutoralpha-e1357824965465.jpg?w=476

[nedleeds]

One card defines how awesome black is in Magic: The Gathering, and was exactly how the game's creator envisioned things. The other looks like the CGI box art to a Diablo Expansion.

[H]

I like both, but in different ways.

I hate the old frame in foil, so if I want a deck foiled, I want it new boarders. If it's non-foil, I want it to be Alpha/Beta.

[Bed Decks Palyer]

Most "pimp" is not subjective. What people like is subjective. There is a level of "pimp" that is/can be agreed on by majority of players.



Thank you, professor! But please, there must be many more of what you may learn us on what is pimp.... what is pimp, baybee don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no moar. What is pimp, baybee don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no moar, wow-uh-wow-uh-wow-uh-uh-yeah, yea-yea-yeah, wow-wow, what is pimp.

[Secretly.A.Bee]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/11/adujepes.jpg

Came in the mail today.

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

[nedleeds]

Enough fighting about cards. How about play mats. I got some new ones because the last 3 sets have had barely any magic cards with text on them.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Tvg0zM5TdDQ/U25X9ZpuyxI/AAAAAAAADUQ/9Rh1phP-o4Y/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1440.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TEgSUfcsf_k/U25YCelpKiI/AAAAAAAADUY/VMrqqjRKOgs/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1441.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9jjzn9hF5CA/U25YOwuWqVI/AAAAAAAADUg/lwUTzba4OBE/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1442.jpg

Also ... I randomly got this done @ ECCC ... I had put my stuff to get signed in it and realized Tedin and Hudson were there, so here's a pimp box

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FxUHX3FqJqY/U25YSBBDoYI/AAAAAAAADUw/ziw27sn29-c/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1443.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KwTib4lexNs/U25YVzjuxoI/AAAAAAAADU4/U2B6NSOossE/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1444.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VlIvIcfDO7s/U25YXRiqyRI/AAAAAAAADVE/uQvb-0PhBUU/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1445.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mI4McptONlM/U25YXjYCOzI/AAAAAAAADVI/vTH7FRMAX7Q/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1446.jpg

[Esper3k]

Doom approves.

The "Let off some steam, Bennett." scene would've been awesome too.

[nedleeds]

Yeah but it's not the same without the audio. I thought that cap summed up Commando pretty well. I've got a 4 barreled rocket launcher, there are like 9 dead hispanics behind me and a burning jeep, I'm coming to find you in your mansion and fucking destroy you, then I'm going to kill Bennett, rescue my daughter and bang Rae Dawn Chong until my dick falls off.

Doom rules.

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_medium/9/99951/2871560-doom_it_was_beneath_me_fantastic_four_611.jpg

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/11115/111151555/3698072-vsultroniv.jpg

Going third person and all caps.

[Quasim0ff]

Awesome Doom-playmat.

In case you want to get rid of it, my inbox is ready for you! :)

[Esper3k]

Yeah but it's not the same without the audio. I thought that cap summed up Commando pretty well. I've got a 4 barreled rocket launcher, there are like 9 dead hispanics behind me and a burning jeep, I'm coming to find you in your mansion and fucking destroy you, then I'm going to kill Bennett, rescue my daughter and bang Rae Dawn Chong until my dick falls off.

Doom rules.

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_medium/9/99951/2871560-doom_it_was_beneath_me_fantastic_four_611.jpg

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/11115/111151555/3698072-vsultroniv.jpg

Going third person and all caps.

Sue is way too good for Reed!

[r3dd09]

I love when this whole "what is pimp" talk comes up.

The post by sauce just made me chuckle. "Most "pimp" is not subjective. What people like is subjective. There is a level of "pimp" that is/can be agreed on by majority of players."

Everything is subjective. Even if you have the money to get whatever you want. Eventually you'll come to a point where everything is just cardboard that has cash signs on it. Thankfully I've hit this point. no attachment.

Love the Arnold mat, Sean. Baller.

[bfeingersh]

Yeah but it's not the same without the audio. I thought that cap summed up Commando pretty well. I've got a 4 barreled rocket launcher, there are like 9 dead hispanics behind me and a burning jeep, I'm coming to find you in your mansion and fucking destroy you, then I'm going to kill Bennett, rescue my daughter and bang Rae Dawn Chong until my dick falls off.

Doom rules.

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_medium/9/99951/2871560-doom_it_was_beneath_me_fantastic_four_611.jpg

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/11115/111151555/3698072-vsultroniv.jpg

Going third person and all caps.

Just in case you forgot who was in charge here...

http://ifanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Spidey-Super-Stories_53_GM.jpg

[AlmostGrown]

Most "pimp" is not subjective. What people like is subjective. There is a level of "pimp" that is/can be agreed on by majority of players.

It's like saying Ferrari is subjectively (vs objectively) more "pimp" than a Nissan 350Z. It is not. It is in fact objectively more "pimp".
Just like with cars, in magic, there is a certain level of PRESTIGE or what some may call "pimp". While you can only afford some level of "pimp", you may have a bias towards it since its all you can afford.
A lot of people fall into this type of thinking. "What I can afford is prettiest TO ME". They tend to ignore the other (more pimp) options because they cant afford them.
This leads to the thinking that "pimp" is subjective.

Here is a guide that I think a lot of people can agree with.

Basics (in level of prestige):
Summer > Guru > Arabian Nights Mountains > Foil Unhinged > Beta > Apac/Euro/etc. > FBB > MPR > Foil Zendikar > etc.

Duals:
Summer (mostly unattainable but here as a placeholder) > Beta > Alpha > FBB > Unlimited > Revised

Fetchlands:
Original Onslaught Foil > Zendikar Foil > Original Onslaught > Original Zendikar > Judge Foil

All other cards:
Beta/Alpha (if available) > Original art black border (ie: Kird Ape) / Foreign version (korean, etc) > Original Foil (STP/Wasteland) All languages > Original non foil black border (Karakas, Dreadnought, Show & Tell) > Judge foil > FTV foil> White border

Unsigned vs Signed card
This one is the only truly subjective category IMO. Some dealers do not like them, some do like them. Some people consider signed cards "destroyed" and/or "ugly". Others covet them.
I will not rate them because of that.
Same with altered cards.

Edit:
Added FTV foils


If I disagree with you because I like English foils more than anything else, does that make your post invalid? What is nice for some, may not be nice for others. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. "Pimp" magic cards are subjective to each individual. Some people will share preferences, some won't. Every category is subjective; no "If's" "And's" or "But's" about it.

[Tyrio]

Sue is way too good for Reed!

You're out of control. Reed is fantastic.

[cdr]

I thought this was awful nice of Andy Heckt (only mailing I've received since becoming inactive):

http://i.imgur.com/L2KHhKo.jpg

[sdematt]

Large pile of German and Russian stuff came in the mail. I'll post pics soon. :)

-Matt

[Jay_Gatz]

You're out of control. Reed is fantastic.

In name maybe.

[r3dd09]

Just in case you forgot who was in charge here...

http://ifanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Spidey-Super-Stories_53_GM.jpg

I'm not a fan of comics, but this is the best thing I've seen in a long time.

[Megadeus]

That last panel had me rollin

[nedleeds]

Found this on my phone from the last Atlanta SCG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pu--YB5-gTM/UxTrh2KDs0I/AAAAAAAAC1E/03QG7WSdmUo/w1600-h800-no/IMAG1175.jpg

[Occam]

People who've watched Commando and think it worked due to Arnie instead of the legend that is John Bennett have missed the point tbh :)

Anyone knows of a place which carries these now? Need a couple more of the black ones.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/20140513_104302_zps693e56f4.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/20140513_104302_zps693e56f4.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/20140513_104315_zpsaca8d92a.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/20140513_104315_zpsaca8d92a.jpg.html)

[Secretly.A.Bee]

Those are the titties. How much do they go for? Also, nedleeds, you have posted that before.

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[Undomian]

I got some mail today...

http://i.imgur.com/Ru78gLq.jpg

After more than 2 years of searching, I finally found a large quantity of the basic lands I've been looking for! Honestly, those make me happier than the Volcanic Island.

[nedleeds]

Was bored. Bought a box of russian journey into dicks. Did not get $120 worth of cards. Not shocked. Still got some playable stuff.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4YbTdsvrd6A/U3Gvbg7H5nI/AAAAAAAADVw/szLE6ZkH3yU/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1451.jpg

[nedleeds]

I got some mail today...
After more than 2 years of searching, I finally found a large quantity of the basic lands I've been looking for! Honestly, those make me happier than the Volcanic Island.

I wonder about Chinese Tempest print runs, I've gotten ahold of multiple Korean starters over the past 4-5 years but rarely see Chinese. Tempest may have been Hong Kong and Taiwan only and a smallish run, but Korean has more "value" so it gets eBayed and MOTLed around a little more.

It also took longer to find 4 Chinese Wastes than to get 8 Korean ones.

[Megadeus]

To be fair to your Journey into Nyx box, Russian Mana Confluence is the only Russian version of "City of Brass" that is available isn't it? If so, the all Russian dredge/storm/whatever else players may actually be able to drive the Russian ones up kinda high. Also Russian Master of the Feast is sick. I kinda want some.

[nedleeds]

Well it's a shitrag aesthetics wise compared to City of Brass, the art is some fucking random mouse movements and color diarrhea in photoshop ... but in most cases it's the better card, especially in vintage where City in a Bottle is a thing. I am happy with those pulls. I'll need 4 x Korean ones I think for Vintage though because they need to match undiscovereds, but these 2 russian ones should be sufficient for legacy. The fat demon is OK, but it's tough imagining he'll ever be good enough to play ... even with chains out they are looting all the things that neuter his drawback cost more than him (uba mask, lotion-t). True Youthful Knight will get some run and maybe guy who snipes delver all day in cavern of humans.

[Michael Keller]

People who've watched Commando and think it worked due to Arnie instead of the legend that is John Bennett have missed the point tbh :)

"I love listening to your little piss-ant soldiers talk tough. They make me laugh. If Matrix were here, he'd laugh too."

[Yonthan]

I wonder about Chinese Tempest print runs, I've gotten ahold of multiple Korean starters over the past 4-5 years but rarely see Chinese. Tempest may have been Hong Kong and Taiwan only and a smallish run, but Korean has more "value" so it gets eBayed and MOTLed around a little more.

It also took longer to find 4 Chinese Wastes than to get 8 Korean ones.

i agree, i am looking for traditional chinese myself, but it's much easier to spot korean/japanese ones.

[Undomian]

There's a lot of Chinese stuff floating around on MKM but, as an American, its a pain to ask a third party to order a ton of playsets of random Chinese stuff from an equal amount of sellers there.

[zinedrei]

i live in HK and the locals here prefer Jap & English cards more than trad Chinese.
done even try to start with simplified Chinese ones :)
actually, even in drafts, English boosters cost more than trad Chinese.

problem here is that the legacy scene is dead, and you'll only see old cards in EDH decks.
everyone's binders is just chuck full of Standard legal cards or EDH staples.
i dont play EDH so I dont know if Wasteland is a staple since I haven't seen a Chinese Wasteland as well.

so in HK, it's Russian (no way to get them here) > Jap / Korean (a bit of preference since it's easier to get Jap cards than Korean ones) > English > trad CHinese > simplified Chinese

[barcode]

There's a lot of Chinese stuff floating around on MKM but, as an American, its a pain to ask a third party to order a ton of playsets of random Chinese stuff from an equal amount of sellers there.

It's also painful paying in Euro.

[nedleeds]

i live in HK and the locals here prefer Jap & English cards more than trad Chinese.
done even try to start with simplified Chinese ones :)
actually, even in drafts, English boosters cost more than trad Chinese.

problem here is that the legacy scene is dead, and you'll only see old cards in EDH decks.
everyone's binders is just chuck full of Standard legal cards or EDH staples.
i dont play EDH so I dont know if Wasteland is a staple since I haven't seen a Chinese Wasteland as well.

so in HK, it's Russian (no way to get them here) > Jap / Korean (a bit of preference since it's easier to get Jap cards than Korean ones) > English > trad CHinese > simplified Chinese

Taipei is much the same, a ton of limited and miserable standard. They were getting EDH going last time I was there, but after taking a fucking beating from my mostly old Clique deck they started the next league as EDH with 'Modern Plus Commander / Planechase Sets'. Failure.

I got a bunch of T-Chinese I had no luck finding in the US whilst I was over there and generally everyone was happy to swap their TC stuff for Engrish.

[thegrinningdemon]

Another 9 cards closer...

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee156/thegrinningdemon/Mobile%20Uploads/DD9B45FA-BD8F-40A4-8B4B-5892A452A6DD_zpsbtwsfgnu.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/user/thegrinningdemon/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DD9B45FA-BD8F-40A4-8B4B-5892A452A6DD_zpsbtwsfgnu.jpg.html)

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee156/thegrinningdemon/Mobile%20Uploads/70B02A53-D2C4-4D09-AF80-9D05CD88B56F_zpsx7gye8gp.jpg (http://s234.photobucket.com/user/thegrinningdemon/media/Mobile%20Uploads/70B02A53-D2C4-4D09-AF80-9D05CD88B56F_zpsx7gye8gp.jpg.html)

[Arsenal]

Is that playmat custom?

[Esper3k]

Is that playmat custom?

I think it's one of those limited playmats that Ultra Pro mailed out to random people?

http://www.cardtitan.com/catalog/ccg_accessories-playmats/ultra_pro_mox_playmat/60463

[thecrav]

Is that playmat custom?

The playmat in that picture is the mtg pimp version of the humblebrag.

[HammerAndSickled]

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/20140513_104315_zpsaca8d92a.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/20140513_104315_zpsaca8d92a.jpg.html)
Nothing's more badass than photographing on top of a Nietzche book. End of story.

[JPoJohnson]

People who've watched Commando and think it worked due to Arnie instead of the legend that is John Bennett have missed the point tbh :)

Anyone knows of a place which carries these now? Need a couple more of the black ones.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/20140513_104302_zps693e56f4.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/20140513_104302_zps693e56f4.jpg.html)
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff281/twol84/20140513_104315_zpsaca8d92a.jpg (http://s239.photobucket.com/user/twol84/media/20140513_104315_zpsaca8d92a.jpg.html)

I have never seen these. I'm assuming they released them for all 5? That would be awesome to get a playset! What are they even referred to as?

[r3dd09]

I have never seen these. I'm assuming they released them for all 5? That would be awesome to get a playset! What are they even referred to as?

Yes, they're available in each color.

[nedleeds]

My tezzeret I've been playing on and off since GP Atlanta and the printing of Uncle Skills.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bvkjCofoVTM/U3Z5TDri5OI/AAAAAAAADWg/erzMC6PIBrQ/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1455.jpg

Don't think i'll ever get the sol lands and wastelands signed, but the rest of the mana base is signed ... micheal monte moore was difficult to find ...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ij124z6A9SQ/U3Z5TB3dtsI/AAAAAAAADWc/_5_oPTzV-ZQ/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1456.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UQKUbQ3mjYU/U3Z5UgeUy0I/AAAAAAAADWs/fGn2iKVyuTM/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1457.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-85FkQdEThyM/U3Z5Vo-GayI/AAAAAAAADW0/gvvYtRMCQUE/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1458.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xs07UXZk1QM/U3Z5VrF2PHI/AAAAAAAADW8/98Js1N9bJY8/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1459.jpg

felt nostalgic and put THE Abyss back in the last couple of weeks ...

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hNfZoW2MKHo/U3Z5YJgeFPI/AAAAAAAADXQ/Qad4V15Pm3U/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1461.jpg

two great tastes that taste great together ...

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uPEOxo6YGgI/U3Z5Yp1qNYI/AAAAAAAADXY/6f8J78PSGfs/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1462.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5pCxIMDTjpI/U3Z5Yxle_PI/AAAAAAAADXU/R-n9gXkIvzM/w1113-h666-no/IMAG1463.jpg

board ...

[Lord_Mcdonalds]

Curious, are they simply that hard to get signed (I know wasteland is)

[nedleeds]

Well none of them are going to be state side that I know of at any event. So getting them signed likely involves their representatives, mailing then across the ocean, etc.. Now that a Korean City of Traitors is worth (???) I don't know $200? I'm not going to stick them in a mailer. I could insure them but even if I got the claim ... there are no Korean CoT to buy. See eBay

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=city+of+traitors&_sop=16

It's a bunch of jap garbage and english ones ... 1 auction for german and 1 for t-chinese ...

[Markers]

Curious, are they simply that hard to get signed (I know wasteland is)

Kev Walker isn't signing via mail and only appears like once or twice a year at a big tourney.

Colin MacNeil...Well, it isn't impossible but a lot have tried and failed...

[big_ticket]

loved the guardian beasts
feels old right now

[mort-]

There they are.
http://mortr3d.funpic.de/Kaertchen/Bolts.jpg
http://mortr3d.funpic.de/Kaertchen/Brainstorms.jpg

[John23]

i live in HK and the locals here prefer Jap & English cards more than trad Chinese.
done even try to start with simplified Chinese ones :)
actually, even in drafts, English boosters cost more than trad Chinese.

problem here is that the legacy scene is dead, and you'll only see old cards in EDH decks.
everyone's binders is just chuck full of Standard legal cards or EDH staples.
i dont play EDH so I dont know if Wasteland is a staple since I haven't seen a Chinese Wasteland as well.

so in HK, it's Russian (no way to get them here) > Jap / Korean (a bit of preference since it's easier to get Jap cards than Korean ones) > English > trad CHinese > simplified Chinese

Hey,

I was wondering if in HK people prefer T-Chinese much more than S-Chinese? In which region use traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese? Also is it hard to find Foil Polluted Delta Simplified Chinese?

Thanks!

[Tylert]

There they are.
"Insert nice pics"

Are these Beta lightning bolts?

[MoxMonkey]

Are these Beta lightning bolts?

yes they are.

[blackberrybold]

yes they are.

poor bolts :/
nothing more cool than Beta, especially NM copies

[Secretly.A.Bee]

I disagree. Those are some of the coolest bolts I have ever seen.

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[mort-]

poor bolts :/
nothing more cool than Beta, especially NM copies

Actually, the copies I sent were NM. I really do not know what happend there :(

[Secretly.A.Bee]

What condition are they? I guess my eyes are worse than I thought because I was under the impression that they were nm.

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[mort-]

What condition are they? I guess my eyes are worse than I thought because I was under the impression that they were nm.

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

Well.. the photo doesn't show it correctly I guess, but the borders look pretty used on some of them. The cards were packed really good, but maybe it was some kind of movement usage while being shipped? Like I said, I don't know. The Brainstorms are still same condition, so I don't think Mr. Rush damaged the Bolts.
Oh well, nothing I can do about it now. I'm still very thankful that he took the time and did those wonderful alterations :)

[ivanpei]

Wow Christopher Rush has a knack for altering! Those look great!

[big_ticket]

how much it costs you to alter that to mr.rush?

[zinedrei]

Hey,

I was wondering if in HK people prefer T-Chinese much more than S-Chinese? In which region use traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese? Also is it hard to find Foil Polluted Delta Simplified Chinese?

Thanks!

hi,

local HK players generally prefer traditional Ch cards.
in fact, it will be a bit hard to trade or sell stuff to them if your cards are in simplified Ch.

HK and Taiwan use trad Ch and only in mainland China is simplified being used.
so best bet is to find the cards in an event in mainland.

[mort-]

how much it costs you to alter that to mr.rush?

Depends on how big the alteration is, starting at 35$ I think. Also, another package that arrived this weekend:
http://mortr3d.funpic.de/Kaertchen/Swords.jpg

[ween]

Not Legacy sorry, but... der Sturm (thanks Julian!)

http://i.imgur.com/vjZ079Z.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/wfuih0o.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/0XJjpQH.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/9j7unvV.jpg?1

[Loxmatii]

ween, what about full russian storm? (((= :cool:

[ween]

I wish!

Serum Visions and Desperate Ritual weren't done in Russian :(

If they unbanned Seething Song/Rite of Flame and Ponder/Preordain we'd be set.

[Julian23]

Not Legacy sorry, but... Das Storm

It would be "der Sturm" in German, it's masculine :cool:

[ween]

That's what I get for trying to be clever I guess

Thanks for clarifying :smile:

[phazonmutant]

I wish!

Serum Visions and Desperate Ritual weren't done in Russian :(

If they unbanned Seething Song/Rite of Flame and Ponder/Preordain we'd be set.

Unfortunately Coldsnap was not printed in Russian. Only English, Romance languages, German, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese I believe (edit: the FAQs (http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/productarticle.aspx?x=mtg_tcg/coldsnap/productinfo) are only in those languages). I don't know if I've seen a Portuguese Coldsnap card though...

[ween]

Unfortunately Coldsnap was not printed in Russian.

I could be wrong, I was going off This (http://magiccards.info/cs/ru/96.html)

[nedleeds]

No Russian Coldsnap despite siberia. Russian Dark Depths would be a fucking beating. Conspiracy is even worse, English, Jap and Mainlander.

[socialite]

Personally I'm happy Conspiracy is not being printed in Korean. I was pissed at the prospect of having to replace my Foil Misdirection set with a Korean Foil set using that terribad artwork. #1STWORLDPIMPPROBS

[Fry]

Unfortunately Coldsnap was not printed in Russian. Only English, Romance languages, German, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese I believe (edit: the FAQs (http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/productarticle.aspx?x=mtg_tcg/coldsnap/productinfo) are only in those languages). I don't know if I've seen a Portuguese Coldsnap card though...
I could be wrong, I was going off This (http://magiccards.info/cs/ru/96.html)

According to the Gatherer there is Russian Coldsnap...
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Languages.aspx?multiverseid=121217

[snorlaxcom]

According to the Gatherer there is Russian Coldsnap...
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Languages.aspx?multiverseid=121217

That's what I was going off of, but have yet to see any pimp counterbalance. RAV (2005) block was printed in Russian which led me to assume Coldsnap (2006) followed suit.

[Bertrand Hustle]

According to the Gatherer there is Russian Coldsnap...
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Languages.aspx?multiverseid=121217

Gatherer is not entirely accurate.

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Languages.aspx?multiverseid=23181

No Sterling Grove Japanese printings listed here.... Hareruya has had Japanese Groves for sale and I've never seen them sell fakes.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[sdematt]

No Russian Coldsnap, otherwise I'd have Russo C'Balances.

Japanese Invasion exists.

Gatherer is wrong, I'm right. etc.


-Matt

[Bertrand Hustle]

No Russian Coldsnap, otherwise I'd have Russo C'Balances.

Japanese Invasion exists.

Gatherer is wrong, I'm right. etc.


-Matt

Okay, good to know it wasn't me just going crazy. A TON of Chinese printings are missing as well. Both Simplified and Traditional. Wizards really needs to step up their game on Gatherer.

[phazonmutant]

Gatherer is not entirely accurate.

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Languages.aspx?multiverseid=23181

No Sterling Grove Japanese printings listed here.... Hareruya has had Japanese Groves for sale and I've never seen them sell fakes.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

You're right, gatherer sucks. I've been working on a spreadsheet with information about when sets are released and in what languages. Here's a link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ogAco0sLD_KCYYEs65jQIRzYFCD1kN4cbubAjTYmWAg/edit?usp=sharing

Feel free to leave some comments if you think something is wrong or shitty. As far as sources, mostly the Librarities threads and pages for the obscure stuff. Wikipedia for after 8th ed.

[Bertrand Hustle]

You're right, gatherer sucks. I've been working on a spreadsheet with information about when sets are released and in what languages. Here's a link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ogAco0sLD_KCYYEs65jQIRzYFCD1kN4cbubAjTYmWAg/edit?usp=sharing

Feel free to leave some comments if you think something is wrong or shitty. As far as sources, mostly the Librarities threads and pages for the obscure stuff. Wikipedia for after 8th ed.

Sorry to derail the thread a ton, but great link. I may contribute at some point. Probably going to HK and Japan again this summer so I'll add anything I find with pic proof etc then.

[Davran]

You're right, gatherer sucks. I've been working on a spreadsheet with information about when sets are released and in what languages. Here's a link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ogAco0sLD_KCYYEs65jQIRzYFCD1kN4cbubAjTYmWAg/edit?usp=sharing

Feel free to leave some comments if you think something is wrong or shitty. As far as sources, mostly the Librarities threads and pages for the obscure stuff. Wikipedia for after 8th ed.

I see you have Chronicles listed there with a Japanese release. I had exactly one pack of Chronicles a relative bought me as a gift way back in the day that I'm pretty sure is/was Chinese, not Japanese. If I remember, I'll post some scans later - but I do still have what I think is a Chinese black-bordered Dakkon Blackblade, Urza's Mine (sphere art) and Petra Sphinx that I haven't been able to find any evidence were ever printed in Chinese or even Japanese. I've been mildly curious if they're actually legitimate cards for a while now, so if anyone has any insight I would definitely appreciate it.

[r3dd09]

I'm super sad that Conspiracy isn't being printed in German. Guess that saves me the trouble of tracking down German foils...

[snorlaxcom]

I'm super sad that Conspiracy isn't being printed in German. Guess that saves me the trouble of tracking down German foils...

^This

[talermacher]

I see you have Chronicles listed there with a Japanese release. I had exactly one pack of Chronicles a relative bought me as a gift way back in the day that I'm pretty sure is/was Chinese, not Japanese.
You are wrong, spare yourself the hustle.
http://www.magiclibrarities.net/sets-reprint-sets.html

This is quite useful ... up to a certain point.
http://www.magiclibrarities.net/sets.html

[nedleeds]

I see you have Chronicles listed there with a Japanese release. I had exactly one pack of Chronicles a relative bought me as a gift way back in the day that I'm pretty sure is/was Chinese, not Japanese. If I remember, I'll post some scans later - but I do still have what I think is a Chinese black-bordered Dakkon Blackblade, Urza's Mine (sphere art) and Petra Sphinx that I haven't been able to find any evidence were ever printed in Chinese or even Japanese. I've been mildly curious if they're actually legitimate cards for a while now, so if anyone has any insight I would definitely appreciate it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxS8NhWA41Q

Japanese only. You got one in the Vanguard gift box along with some other various language packs. At the time they were fairly sought after, the City the Blood Moon and the Erhnam, not sure any of them are desirable anymore. Maybe if you were into non-foil Jap with old-borders -- it's the only Blood Moon and City of Brass of that ilk.

[rooneg]

Japanese only. You got one in the Vanguard gift box along with some other various language packs. At the time they were fairly sought after, the City the Blood Moon and the Erhnam, not sure any of them are desirable anymore. Maybe if you were into non-foil Jap with old-borders -- it's the only Blood Moon and City of Brass of that ilk.

That explains why my Japanese City of Brass with the right art were so damn hard to find!

[Davran]

Japanese only. You got one in the Vanguard gift box along with some other various language packs. At the time they were fairly sought after, the City the Blood Moon and the Erhnam, not sure any of them are desirable anymore. Maybe if you were into non-foil Jap with old-borders -- it's the only Blood Moon and City of Brass of that ilk.

Thanks for the info - I did have a couple other random language packs too, I've got an Italian Arcane Denial floating around in an EDH deck somewhere, and a German Land Tax that makes me happy in a special kind of way. I guess that explains the one random Vanguard avatar I've had in my collection for as long as I can remember too...

I actually am somewhat interested in it - having one Japanese BB Urza's Mine in my modern UW Tron deck seriously makes me want more. I've never seen them for sale anywhere...but I haven't exactly looked that hard either since pimping out a modern deck I sometimes play isn't exactly high up on my "shit to spend money on" list. Out of curiosity since you guys are way more into this stuff than I've ever been: where would I find more?

[rooneg]

I actually am somewhat interested in it - having one Japanese BB Urza's Mine in my modern UW Tron deck seriously makes me want more. I've never seen them for sale anywhere...but I haven't exactly looked that hard either since pimping out a modern deck I sometimes play isn't exactly high up on my "shit to spend money on" list. Out of curiosity since you guys are way more into this stuff than I've ever been: where would I find more?

I have saved searches on ebay for various cards I'm looking for. They pop up from time to time. I seem to recall a set of japanese BB Tron lands being available a while back, but I never pulled the trigger on them. Not sure if they're still around.

Additionally, if you find someone on ebay who's got similar stuff to what you're looking for, you can always message them and ask about specific cards. I've dug up a number of awkwardly hard to find cards that way (non-foil japanese legacy staples are sometimes harder to find than the foil versions, for example, I had to specifically have someone in Japan hunt down my Rite of Flames and Desperate Rituals).

[Whippoorwill]

Without naming sites (not sure if it's allowed), there's a few JP sites that sell singles overseas and have a huge selection of Japanese cards, including those that don't show up on eBay often.

[mistercakes]

still missing a few cards, but not sure i have the motivation or luck to finish it off!

dooomssssday!

https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/10320943_575635572826_6174840782125954423_o.jpg
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[Secretly.A.Bee]

What are you missing?

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

[Whippoorwill]

What are you missing?

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

Aside from more duals (?) the only thing I saw was Time Spiral.

Very nice deck. :)

[nedleeds]

Sweet Deutsche Doomsday ... somebody had some altered german Doomsdays that had nuclear apocalypse themed art, they were insane. I have a Zeitspirale somewhere.

Got some stuff signed at this useless sealed GP in Atlanta ...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A9HSEORhIVM/U3_pFmmBDKI/AAAAAAAADaY/p5xvPQD7qaY/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1473.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zcyhlMeWPak/U3_pFhTUjnI/AAAAAAAADac/09He-MAB5W4/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1474.jpg

Also ... Dega has been running hot here in the ATL

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A-y5r8kNtLg/U3_pG8Rs5HI/AAAAAAAADak/InV9K1ZkgIg/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1475.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-015pzLQh3Vk/U3_pILf2_1I/AAAAAAAADa0/-QW510Lydpo/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1476.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qWZCZgzFLHs/U3_pItPDZII/AAAAAAAADa8/n_ianImJKoQ/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1478.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wdE3iuAW_G4/U3_pKNMVazI/AAAAAAAADbE/IiGqZ-VAN68/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1479.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QyCd2R9109o/U3_pLOhvxQI/AAAAAAAADbY/h1Wa8orFz4g/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1480.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-99qVp82N9fQ/U3_pLeXg8nI/AAAAAAAADbQ/1jqwlHcLPVY/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1481.jpg

[nedleeds]

I also put this together for a friend on Wednesday

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rV7wlIYCIWk/U3_pOT81lSI/AAAAAAAADb0/TlhtZRXZI5o/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1485.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Tey5bfDplUM/U3_pP55FgEI/AAAAAAAADb8/SwnjPc5kCIE/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1486.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SVG0VUhhJv4/U3_pQ_F_noI/AAAAAAAADcI/AHNwO2FOxas/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1487.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kVmrGESK8oM/U3_pOOlCmTI/AAAAAAAADbw/NssWj3hs-rk/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1484.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7ubnciQ2uy8/U3_pNsciGsI/AAAAAAAADbk/DFuj9nb-A1I/w1185-h709-no/IMAG1483.jpg

[Megadeus]

Sweet shit. I heard the Massacre Wurm got to rape some white weenie.

Also some cards that aren't as impressive, but I have acquired that may see some play soon via Tusk members and other random trades/purchases:

http://i.imgur.com/eIF1il0l.jpg

Speaking of Team Tusk...

http://i.imgur.com/FmidKIrl.jpg

Also I apologize for sideways picture fail. For best viewing purposes, pick up your monitor and rotate it 90 degrees.

[death]

I want that shirt!

[mini1337s]

http://i.imgur.com/MtYqC2z.jpg?2

[Megadeus]

http://i.imgur.com/ENJZZcYl.jpg

[nedleeds]

http://www.jesuotaku.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/keanu-whoa-2012.jpghttp://www.jesuotaku.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/keanu-whoa-2012.jpghttp://www.jesuotaku.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/keanu-whoa-2012.jpg

[Goin Aggro]

http://i.imgur.com/ENJZZcYl.jpg

Damn. I was going to do that.

[BrettF]

Another west coast degenerate.
https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10292434_10152194766833261_8016674779239970684_n.jpg
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[Megadeus]

Interesting TES/ANT hybrid

[troopatroop]

that's actually just the way TES runs it now.

[jraniga]

I was re-sleeving so I thought I might take a few pics, they didn't come out too well though. The foiling process is almost complete with 2 thoughtseize in the mail. Only thing remains is to betafy the remaining duals

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223
224
225
226

[Lemnear]

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q601/ValeLemnear/Facebook-20140525-043629_zps42485ba5.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/ValeLemnear/media/Facebook-20140525-043629_zps42485ba5.jpg.html)

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q601/ValeLemnear/Facebook-20140525-043645_zps303c96c9.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/ValeLemnear/media/Facebook-20140525-043645_zps303c96c9.jpg.html)

[nedleeds]

that's actually just the way TES runs it now.

It is. If you deviate you get a ticket in the mail for a fine from the Board of TES.

[rlesko]

I was re-sleeving so I thought I might take a few pics, they didn't come out too well though. The foiling process is almost complete with 2 thoughtseize in the mail. Only thing remains is to betafy the remaining duals



more full decks, please!

[MoxMonkey]

Bored at work messing around with EDH:

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/juzam007/10300110_10203600743636027_4803455325645495447_n_zps989b5262.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/juzam007/media/10300110_10203600743636027_4803455325645495447_n_zps989b5262.jpg.html)

[HugSeal]

Damn. I was going to do that.

Ctrl+Alt+arrows works faster but isn't as fun

[sdematt]

Some stuff came in the mail today.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/mattandgeoff/20140526_125534_zpsdbc1672f.jpg (http://s161.photobucket.com/user/mattandgeoff/media/20140526_125534_zpsdbc1672f.jpg.html)

The basics complete Junk to maximal pimp for my standards, and the Sea is the one Travis got for me. Should have something REALLY nice to post in two or three weeks.

-Matt

[Markers]

Got these in today:
http://i.imgur.com/2GftmR8.jpg?1

Only 1 card and then I have a completely signed Alpha set...:smile:

They look beautiful all next to each other...
http://i.imgur.com/LX5GxXY.jpg?1

Something is wrong with Imgur (trying to get it to spit the pictures out the correct way)...

[sdematt]

So like I said, Junk is basically done. 2 creature slots are missing since it's in flux at the moment. Could be 2 Confidant, 2 Doran, or 2 Lingering Souls. We'll see. German Sword of Light and Shadow is in the mail and isn't super special anyway.

Manabase:

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/mattandgeoff/20140527_103712_zps32b59960.jpg (http://s161.photobucket.com/user/mattandgeoff/media/20140527_103712_zps32b59960.jpg.html)

Beta/Alpha Duals, German/Russian Fetches, Korean Wastes, Russian Dryad Arbor for combat tricks.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/mattandgeoff/20140527_103558_zps424d29d5.jpg (http://s161.photobucket.com/user/mattandgeoff/media/20140527_103558_zps424d29d5.jpg.html)

Summer basics.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/mattandgeoff/20140527_103850_zps66b91ca9.jpg (http://s161.photobucket.com/user/mattandgeoff/media/20140527_103850_zps66b91ca9.jpg.html)

Creatures + Equipment

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/mattandgeoff/20140527_104004_zps57fe0ee6.jpg (http://s161.photobucket.com/user/mattandgeoff/media/20140527_104004_zps57fe0ee6.jpg.html)

Removal + Card Draw.

Sorry for the meh picture quality, my scanner doesn't have Windows 7 drivers available, so I'm trying to find a workaround....

-Matt

[Whippoorwill]

Beautiful deck, Matt! Are you going to eventually get Russian Stoneforges or keep them German to match the equipment package?

Markers: You're quite the gardener. :wink:

[sdematt]

I can get the Russian SFM's anytime, but I like it matching the Equipment and the name is awesome: Steinschmeltz Mystiker.

-Matt

[Julian23]

Steinschmelz-Mystiker.

FTFY. It's one word, the way we Germans like it! :cool:

[danyul]

Matt, are you one of those guys who doesn't double sleeve? I'm getting nervous just looking at that stuff. I can't imagine actually playing with it single sleeved.

One time I spilled rootbeer on my Shardless BUG deck. Double sleeves saved the day. Join us!

[sdematt]

Or, just don't put your drinks on the table ;)

I don't like double sleeves since it makes it harder to riffle shuffle.

-Matt

[danyul]

Fair.

You should get free byes for running a deck like that single sleeved. Bravery-byes.

[sdematt]

I already get those, they're called Delver opponents.

-Matt

[danyul]

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/16/9a/b4/169ab4fa747889b25a55b37cea51d8ca.jpg

[nedleeds]

Or, just don't put your drinks on the table ;)

I don't like double sleeves since it makes it harder to riffle shuffle.

-Matt

Having recently perfect fitted basically everything while my patellar tendon regained its utility I can say you can riffle shuffle -- you just need strong hands. Can you palm a basketball? I can.

[afb0032]

I must say there have been some awesome posts these past couple of pages. Love seeing all of the complete decks, especially with so many German/Russian cards.

[elof]

Beautiful Lotuses markers! What card are you missing from alpha? A double signed Tropical Island? One of those supposed alpha Volcanics?

And awesome deck sdematt!