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

[Bed Decks Palyer]

On jap/chi (and also kor) cards:

I started to use them because asianBB 4th Ed. cards are much cheaper then Beta and I like their design more (I started during 4th Ed.), so for me it was a win-win scenario, as I saved money and had the cards I liked. As the time goes, I started to dislike them a bit, because:
a) using asian languages means I will never have my decks completely jap/chi (not to mention kor) and this makes them far less nice. (And no, I won't be using the alters; I don't like them, moreover WotC may change their policy on alters right tomorrow, and I'm not willing to sit on unplayables.)
b) when I'm missing asian money cards and use just some random crap like Ponders and Spell Pierces, the deck basically screams "Look at me, I'm cheap!"... esp. if I don't even have it in one and only language. For a while I even thought I'll return back to English-only and I really start to consider it being the most pimp.

Also, I'm not really fond of design mixes, so I'd favor if WotC finally abandon the RL and I may buy modern-framed Forces and duals, moreover japanese. Otoh, I don't need duals for my casual deck and whenever I play Tempo Thresh, I'm surprised how very little attention I pay to the languages/frames/condition of my cards (with the only thing that really matters to me being BBs, because mixed borders look incons... ugly), so if all my "pimp" happens on some weird level of petting with cards when I'm not playing, I may just as well cease to care...

[rooneg]

Personally, I think there are appealing aspects to many different types of "pimp" magic cards.

For example, my storm (and vintage) stuff is in Japanese when possible because I find the script aesthetically appealing. My dual lands are (mostly) WB german because I like the FWB cards and find the german translations of those words interesting (Mangrovensumpf is just more awesome than Bayou). I like a well done alter, and when I was actively playing EDH I spent a fair amount of effort hunting those down for my decks. Finally, there's just something to be said for the rare stuff, Alpha/Beta/Summer/weird missprints/whatever. They're all awesome in their own way. Heck, I'm totally not a fan of signed cards, but if that's what turns your crank then go for it, and even if it's not my cup of tea I can totally appreciate when Markers posts one of his epic complete signed sets here.

I guess what I'm saying is to each their own, and I'd hate to see someone stop posting their stuff here because someone else thinks it's not awesome enough. There's a lot of awesome stuff out there, and part of what makes it awesome is the dizzying variety of cards that people find appealing. All of this is a matter of opinion anyway, it's not like your korean crimped miscut smokestack is going to magically make me sacrifice more permanents or something, but that doesn't mean it isn't cool.

[Mr.C]

For me, Pimp is what I think looks nice. I love French/Italian/Portuguese, and have no problems pimping my decks with them. Pimp, for me, is what I like and fuck the haters. I don't need people to tell me what looks nice :p

Edit: French and Portuguese foils, especially Portuguese, are notoriously difficult to acquire. Why would I pimp my deck with something a bunch of other people have? T

[apple713]

For me, Pimp is what I think looks nice. I love French/Italian/Portuguese, and have no problems pimping my decks with them. Pimp, for me, is what I like and fuck the haters. I don't need people to tell me what looks nice :p

Edit: French and Portuguese foils, especially Portuguese, are notoriously difficult to acquire. Why would I pimp my deck with something a bunch of other people have? T

french really? you live in canada bro, half of everything there is french.

[mini1337s]

french really? you live in canada bro, half of everything there is french.

Not so much half... more like a really vocal 1/13.

[barcode]

A few posts back someone mentioned that they were making their ANT deck all Japanese but their basics were still English (for shame, sir...) and I thought I'd post part of my foreign basic land collection. These are all 4th edition Korean, Japanese or Chinese language basics - in black border, of course - that I've picked up over the years. It's only part of the 4th ed Asian language collection (about 80 others are a little too bent to play in competitive decks so they're set aside flattening out).






The Korean ones are certainly the hardest ones to come by and it's unfortunate that the 80 cards mentioned above are all Korean (no Islands) that I can't play.

(edit: forgot to scale the images again. Now they're a reasonable size)

[rooneg]

(for shame, sir...)

Hey, I'm working on it! The initial effort has gone into picking up the core cards in the deck, I figure it's more important to have Japanese LEDs than Japanese Swamps ;-)

[Dice_Box]

Got these the other day, slowly building up painter.

[Bed Decks Palyer]

For me, Pimp is what I think looks nice... Pimp, for me, is what I like and fuck the haters. I don't need people to tell me what looks nice :p Why would I pimp my deck with something a bunch of other people have? T

Well, and and what if I like things that other people have? My goal is not to be original - well, esp. now when I dissolve the poor collection I once got -, but to use cards that I think look nice.
I got a playset of Romanic languages Polluted Deltas: one each of Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and French. Although this set is more of a virtue of necessity than anything else, I fell in love with it over years... Shame that WotC doesn't print cards in Romanian!

[Kayradis]

Not so much half... more like a really vocal 1/13.

You and me.
Thursday.
We have a talk!
IN FRENCH!

TABARNAK!

[Quasim0ff]

Got these the other day, slowly building up painter.

Reb are one of the most beautiful cards in english BB. I really love the look on it, it's so awesome.

[nedleeds]

Hey, I'm working on it! The initial effort has gone into picking up the core cards in the deck, I figure it's more important to have Japanese LEDs than Japanese Swamps ;-)

I have a metric fuck ton of japanese basics I'd burn before I'd play them. PM me.

[rooneg]

I have a metric fuck ton of japanese basics I'd burn before I'd play them. PM me.

Thanks for the offer, PM sent!

[Admiral_Arzar]

I started working on foreign-ing out my Legacy staples a few months ago, and have made some decent progress. I've never liked foils (light sensitivity means that non-matte sleeved foils are an eyesore for me) so foreign cards are a nice substitute. I'm not really a purist regarding languages (Japanese is the most aesthetically pleasing IMO, but I also like German, Russian, and occasional cards in other languages). Hopefully I'll be able to put some stuff up here soon. I doubt I'll ever have a 100% foreign deck because I can't handle the cost of FBB duals right now, but it might get close.

EDIT: I've also sworn off pimping fetches - at least until a mass reprint - because of skyrocketing costs.

[Mr. Froggy]

You and me.
Thursday.
We have a talk!
IN FRENCH!

TABARNAK!

Welcome to Quebec ESTI!

[nedleeds]

Of the originals, I like this one quite a bit:

My favorite islands ...



The beta(s) I still have from college have a soft spot in my heart - I had Poole alter one, they are basically destroyed and hardly even feel like a new magic card feels. Also korean saga just look boss. Angry lightning covered double signed islands.

For tomorrow I'm goldfishing these two piles ...

Young Black and Rich









Stomp the Yard

[L0cke]

For tomorrow I'm goldfishing these two piles ...

Young Black and Rich

Stomp the Yard

I don't believe you would play either of those two. They both have Islands in them and one even has Force in it!

On the other hand, those Bobs are still one of the most gorgeous sets of signed cards I've ever seen.

[Teluin]

I don't care much about the border or the language (English prefered actually, but I do own an Italian Tabernacle). I DO care about the old card frame and the art of a card though. In that sense, my only 'PIMP' cards I guess would be my 4 Seasons Mishra's Factories. Not sure those count though.

[Plague Sliver]

Plundermagier...win.

Nedleeds, your decks are the nut high.

[r3dd09]

Nedleeds, do you own a full beta playset of duals? I recall you buying some CE's awhile back. Just can't remember if you own a full 40