tobi89 on BEASTORM copy

19 minutes ago

Ok, I did some more playtesting against a wall and made quite major ovehaul.
When I was trying the Ephemerate it seemed like a card that was made for this deck as it protects and draws at the same time for a measly cost of one mana. And when not used as protection it draws more than any other beast while also enabling you to choose which ETB you want to repeat. Only it´s white and is not a creature. The not creature thing is quite painful when playing Winding Way, and it was my least favourite card from the deck, now I am trying Manamorphose instead. It is great in getting the right mana for your off color cards while drawing you a card, but the keepability of your hands suffered quite a bit along with the likelihood of non-beast/mana screw. I am not quite sure if it is better than before, but it is imho better prepared for removal and when you go off it feels like it fizzles less.
But the rainbow lands kinda enables you to play any color now, so I will try to find something really powerful in other colors. Anyway I am far from final version of this. Sideboard is more of an idea than a thought-out list.

DreadKhan updated Madam Sisay's Illustrious House of …

3 hours ago

6 Cards?

theNeroTurtle on Azlask's Swarm of Scions

11 hours ago

100% Eldrazi! That is what I'm talking about.

Cloudy2024 on i dislike universes beyond

11 hours ago

Have you thought about Scourge of the Skyclaves?

theNeroTurtle on Trazyn's Gallery

12 hours ago

love the theme. 1+

theNeroTurtle on Competitive Dumpster Diving [Primer]

12 hours ago

Profet93, my thoughts on Thought Vessel is that I already have two free drops that do that effect.

zandl on Card creation challenge

14 hours ago

Consensus of Minds

Enchantment

When ~ enters, starting with you, each player votes for war or for peace. If war wins, all creatures are goaded until your next turn. If peace wins, creatures can't attack until your next turn.

Whenever all players vote the same as you, each player draws two cards, then discards a card.

Wild

Profet93 on Existential Dread

15 hours ago

Cloud Key / Semblance Anvil - Ramp

FormOverFunction on Are there Any Games that …

15 hours ago

DemonDragonJ I’ve been VERY tempted to make a zero cmc artifact that reinstitutes mana burn Most of the folks I play with would be okay with it, I think. Some sort of obelisk or totem or something. Free for any deck someone might have.

DemonDragonJ on Toxicity: the 25 Anniversary

15 hours ago

This year is the 25th anniversary of Toxicity, the second studio album by American alternative metal band System of a Down.

Although SoaD's eponymous debut album was unquestionably a spectacular album, it was their second album that truly elevated them to superstar status and made them a household name. Not since Cowboys from Hell by Pantera, released 11 years earlier, did an album have such an immediate and profound impact upon the world of heavy metal, and music, overall, in terms of how it introduced new ideas and influenced the direction in which music, and the music scene, was evolving. SoaD's distinctive and inimitable style is immediately apparent from the beginning of the album, containing numerous shifts in tempo and pitch, bizarre instrumentation, and lyrics that range from blatantly critical of society to obscure and open to interpretation.

Toxicity opens with Prison Song, a powerful and forceful song whose percussive and pounding beats punctuate and emphasize its commentary about the prison system of the United States and how the system is fueled by drug money and feeds on impoverished people. The next song is Needles, which speaks about the severity of substance abuse and addiction, and how they can control one's life. Other significant songs are Forest and ATWA, which speak of the importance of protecting the environment from destructive practices; Shimmy comments on the state of education and how some schools force students to conform, while Science speaks of how science can be used for good, but is too often being misused for evil; Chop Suey and the title track are two of SoaD's best-known songs, and the album ends with Aerials, a song with a mystical and ethereal atmosphere whose lyrics have been the subject of much debate among fans since the album was released.

Toxicity was massively successful, both critically and commercially, and it firmly established SoaD as one of the foremost heavy metal bands of the alternative metal movement in the new millennium, ushering in a new era for metal and music overall. The album was released only one week before the September 11 terrorist attacks, so the songs on that album coincidentally and unintentionally served as an unofficial soundtrack for the social and political tension that the United States (and, to a lesser extent, the majority of the western world) was feeling, at that time.

I was in my freshman year of high school when SoaD released Toxicity, so this album shall forever hold a special place in my heart, as the songs that it contains served as a guiding presence for me during those crucial years, helping me to focus my feelings and find a path when I was feeling anxious and uncertain about myself and the direction that I wished to take in life.

I hope that the band shall do something to commemorate this most monumental milestone, because an album of this magnitude deserves to be honored; what does everyone else say, about this? How do you feel about this year being the 25th anniversary of Toxicity? I certainly am eager to hear your thoughts, on this matter!

DemonDragonJ on Should I Keep Aura Shards …

15 hours ago

I have a copy of Aura ShardsGC in several of my decks, because it is a very powerful card, but I understand that it is a very obnoxious and oppressive card, so I am contemplating if I should keep it in those decks.

My Chulane, Teller of Tales EDH deck focuses on repeatedly using EtB abilities, my Teneb, the Harvester EDH deck focuses on reanimating creatures, and my Sigarda, Host of Herons and Ghired, Conclave Exile EDH decks both typically generate plenty of tokens, so I believe that I can keep Aura ShardsGC in those decks, but my Jenara, Ashura of war EDH deck and Marath, Will of the Wild *f-etch* EDH deck do not typically have creatures entering the battlefield frequently, so I believe that I could replace that card in those decks, perhaps with a creature that has synergy with +1/+1 counters, since both of those decks have a strong focus on +1/+1 counters, and either Hopeful Initiate or Steelbane Hydra seem to be excellent choices for those decks, although there could be other very nice cards, as well.

What does everyone else say, about this? Should I replace Aura ShardsGC in my decks, and, if so, with what card should I replace it? I certainly am eager to hear your advice, on this matter!