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

[JohnGalt]

My parents are from China and I moved to the United States at a young age. As a result, I learned English as my primary language. I can speak and listen to Chinese fine but I can't read or write it. Over the years I've been trying to be Chinese literate so anyway helps. Using simplified Chinese cards helps me. Plus they look cool xD

Do you prefer simplified over traditional? Why?

[iamajellydonut]

Do you prefer simplified over traditional? Why?

You just fucking quoted why he uses simplified over traditional.

[JohnGalt]

You just fucking quoted why he uses simplified over traditional.

He explained why he prefers Chinese cards, but not why Simplified over Traditional. I guess it's because its easier to understand for him, but I'm curious if it's for other reasons, like finding it more beautiful, or because there are more cards in Simplified than Traditional Chinese, so he can complete his decks, or because Simplified is less rare, etc. I asked for some reason.

[Bobmans]

Over the years I've been trying to be Chinese literate so anyway helps. Using simplified Chinese cards helps me. Plus they look cool xD

He explained why he prefers Chinese cards, but not why Simplified over Traditional.

Euh....

[AznSeal]

Do you prefer simplified over traditional? Why?

We're from mainland China so we mostly use simplified Chinese in everyday literature. Traditional is more seen in Taiwan.

[Pilhas]

Hey guys,
I got a first world problem here, I am foiling my deck and I love foreign(Koreanor Japanese) cards, however I don't think I can live with mismatched languages in a deck... how the heck can I work around this!!!!!

[Quasim0ff]

Hey guys,
I got a first world problem here, I am foiling my deck and I love foreign(Koreanor Japanese) cards, however I don't think I can live with mismatched languages in a deck... how the heck can I work around this!!!!!

Pick the language you prefer the most, and check which language has the most cards you need...

Like. For real?

[bwah?]

S-Chinese vs. T-Chinese is "tough". Old, super bold, blocky T-Chinese I like a lot, but it faded off at Odyssey. Meanwhile, bold, scripty S-Chinese looked good from Prophecy, and then started looking like crap at Fifth Dawn (but Urza's Saga depends - if it has flavor text you still get a bit of the good font).

The latest hunt for Vintage S-Chinese cards has been brutal for me. Think I'm up to a 5 Ichorids, 4 Duplicants and 3 Petrified Fields in T-Chinese.

Anyways, I'm toying with taking Dredge to Vegas for the hell of it (and I'm too much of a coward to travel with Power when I have trips on either side). Hopefully some rarely-opened foreign binder has my Ichorids, Duplicants and Petrified Fields.





On the other hand, I finally got around to completing the Korean portion of Shops...

[Zakman86]

Hey guys,
I got a first world problem here, I am foiling my deck and I love foreign(Koreanor Japanese) cards, however I don't think I can live with mismatched languages in a deck... how the heck can I work around this!!!!!

Japanese was printed in every set from Mirage on. Korean was printed from Visions-Saga and then picked up in one of the M sets (12?)

I just Japanesed out as much as I could and left the few cards left English.

[Noctalor]

Hey guys,
I got a first world problem here, I am foiling my deck and I love foreign(Koreanor Japanese) cards, however I don't think I can live with mismatched languages in a deck... how the heck can I work around this!!!!!

First of all, do you have 10k per deck?
If yes, go foil japanese, if not go foil chinese.

You cant go full foil korean in any deck, and most likely you will have trouble going full foil japanese too (fow/duals/commander things/Karakas and so on)

[GoblinZ]

Do you prefer simplified over traditional? Why?

No offense, but this kind of question only makes sense to American.

[phazonmutant]

Japanese was printed in every set from Mirage on. Korean was printed from Visions-Saga and then picked up in one of the M sets (12?)

I just Japanesed out as much as I could and left the few cards left English.

My sig has a spreadsheet with the languages every set was printed in. Check it out!

[nedleeds]

German goes a little deeper than Japanese because you get Alice. Italian Legends are hideous and ghetto but Italian goes a couple sets deeper than German (Dark and Legends).

Old bordered Korean || Beta >
Old bordered German >
New Bordered Russian >
New Bordered German (Coldsnap / Kamigawa / Mirrodin)

Signed. Double signed if possible. I also like T-Chinese in Old Border if it can't be Koreeened (Legacy, Destiny, Masques). Sometimes I just get Koreeeeeeeen in addition to Russian for new stuff because sometimes I like that Koreeeeeeeeeeeeen feel for Vintage.

Edit: Like Magic the language game is exception based. If the name is more amusing in some language it can supersede the rules.

[Phelix]

Im considering going all japanese in my pimped out lands deck.

That would mean swapping these:
3 Korean smokestack = Jap
2 Korean manabond = Jap
4 Korean Exploration = Jap
4 Korean Mox Diamond = Jap


And potentially:
4 foil wasteland (the good old kind) = Jap wasteland.

That way everything is either japanese or old original printing in english only (Alpha, Legends)


Any thoughts? It would cheapen my deck sure, but might be prettier?

[Sloshthedark]

Im considering going all japanese in my pimped out lands deck.

That would mean swapping these:
3 Korean smokestack = Jap
2 Korean manabond = Jap
4 Korean Exploration = Jap
4 Korean Mox Diamond = Jap


And potentially:
4 foil wasteland (the good old kind) = Jap wasteland.

That way everything is either japanese or old original printing in english only (Alpha, Legends)


Any thoughts? It would cheapen my deck sure, but might be prettier?

Old korean is elegant and thin, goes very well with japanese imo - blends in from distance warms heart in close ups, intuitions+wasteland-> korean

[Noctalor]

Im considering going all japanese in my pimped out lands deck.

That would mean swapping these:
3 Korean smokestack = Jap
2 Korean manabond = Jap
4 Korean Exploration = Jap
4 Korean Mox Diamond = Jap


And potentially:
4 foil wasteland (the good old kind) = Jap wasteland.

That way everything is either japanese or old original printing in english only (Alpha, Legends)


Any thoughts? It would cheapen my deck sure, but might be prettier?

Man this is up to you, i think pimping is not all about having the most expensive deck, is more about playing with the cards you like.

For example i got foil japanese Conspiracy's Brainstorms because i just prefer the artwork.
And umh, in your case i would definitely go for a japanese only deck

[Phelix]

Thanks for input guys.

I do also run judge intuitions and not japanese ones. I must confess I like the foil there.

[blackberrybold]

Are there btw some nice MM15 Jap Foils around or are they not released yet?
Im actually looking forward to some certain copies like fulminator mages

[guillemnicolau]

Are there btw some nice MM15 Jap Foils around or are they not released yet?
Im actually looking forward to some certain copies like fulminator mages

enjoy

[Esper3k]

Just got these bad boys in!