seshiro_of_the_orochi on Card creation challenge
2 weeks ago
Crested Cloudgoat
Creature - Goat
Vigilance, Flying, Lifelink, Haste
Whenever this creature attacks, target opponent creatures two 1/1 white kithkin creature tokens.
Giants you control and other goats you control get +1/+1 for each kithkin your opponents control.
4/4
Wild
KermitWizard on old school jumpstart cube
2 weeks ago
Minimal play testing so far. I test out different iterations, while each mini deck relies on a classic combo from old school. Its all white border cards. Its a work in progress. I can make a full list of mini decks. Im trying to find the best storage option atm.
legendofa on old school jumpstart cube
2 weeks ago
How much have you tested them against each other? This is an interesting idea.
KermitWizard on old school jumpstart cube
2 weeks ago
So far, yep, although more editing yesterday has given these mini decks a state where they could be combined without too much mana fixing concern. Old school jump start is kind of amazing.
Naiavita on Is the Account Upgrade really …
2 weeks ago
Title says it all. I have been making custom cards for my D&D group based on their characters. I've already uploaded a few, but since I haven't paid anything, they don't show in playtest.
Is the Account Upgrade really a one-time payment to allow my to use all my custom cards? &5 is well worth it to me for how much fun I'm having making these cards, but I just don't want to bother if I'm reading the Upgrade features wrong.
legendofa on Another day, another controversy I …
2 weeks ago
Caerwyn This actually helps a lot. I wanted to check this out after hearing about it second hand, but as soon as I got below the surface level of the gaming articles, I hit a brick wall.
TypicalTimmy on Card creation challenge
2 weeks ago
Cloudgoat
Creature - Goat
Flying
2/1
Wanted to go Common for this one. Normally in a case like this I would have a paragraph of flavor text. Unfortunately I do not know much about Lorwyn. Sorry :/
Wild, so you may repeat if you'd like
Caerwyn on Another day, another controversy I …
2 weeks ago
I have not read the complaint yet - none of the articles I have seen on the subject posted the actual text of the complaint, an I am not about to either go into my office to use my work PACER account or pay to access the lawsuit. I have found gaming journalists to be fairly bad at reporting facts, particularly around the law, so I am unwilling to make any firm judgments about the merits of the complaint until I actually see it and read it for myself.
That said, I am an attorney and can answer your first couple questions.
First off, a basic primer on a Del a legal issue. Typically speaking, there are two types of legal action - there are criminal actions, which are based on crimes and prosecuted by the government against an individual or entity, and civil actions, that are disputes between individuals and/or entities.
This is a civil dispute - it is shareholders suing the entity that is Hasbro and its leadership. As such, the use of the word “crime” in your question is not really relevant - what matters is whether Hasbro did something that gave rise to an individual’s right to sue.
That is where the Securities and Exchange Act comes into play. Passed a few years after the Great Depression, the Act places certain legal requirements on companies that are involved in securities trade example - most notably publicly traded companies that sell stock that is then sold on secondary exchanges. There is a lot of complexity here, but the simple version relevant here is that publicly traded companies (a) are legally obligated to try and raise their share prices and (b) cannot lie to shareholders, including when making public statements that might influence stock price.
Failure to follow these rules can lead to a civil lawsuit, where stockholders can sue because the company did something that was a mistake and devalued the stock, or if the company lied and misled investors. (There also can be criminal sanctions under the Act, like insider trading, but that’s not At issue here).
Essentially, from what I can gather online, the lawsuit is saying that Hasbro wasted money buying too much product they knew they couldn’t sell, which hurt the stock price. And that Hasbro misrepresented the strength of their assets in a way that misled investors as to potential future stock growth.
Whether they did that or not.. I would be curious to see the complaint and their arguments. I have some doubts about the strength of their claims from what I have read. - There’s a few quotes I’ve seen that made me go “it looks like your problem is you cannot read, not that Hasbro misled you - everyone else I spoke to about that at the time knew exactly what they are saying.” - The time period in question was during COVID, so there was a lot of uncertainty an Hasbro had to take some gambles that did not pay off - making a sensible guess and being wrong is not a violation, if you can prove the guess was based on evidence (I’ll also note, every judge I’ve ever been before on something where COVID caused problems was pretty deferential an understanding that it was a weird time). - I read Hasbro’s financial statements and have for quite some time. I generally found they were pretty up front about the numerous challenges their industry was facing and I didn’t think they were a great stock buy. - Some of the arguments seem based on the Bank of America evaluation of Hasbro’s stock a few years back, which, while it went viral in the Magic community, turned out to be based on faulty data and bad reporting by some BoA analysts who did not actually understand the industry. - The toy industry as a whole has suffered due to factors beyond Hasbro. The biggest purchaser, Toys-R-Us collapsed. Supply chain issues from China. Toys being a luxury that gets cut first when basic living expenses go up.
Regarding your third question, I think it is worth noting that Hasbro agrees with you. They were extended pretty far when the toy industry was doing okay, because the market supported that. With the industry as a whole shrinking, Hasbro has been actively purging brands and focusing on the items that are making profits - WotC, Furby, GI Joe, Transformers, etc. I presume the lawsuit is trying to argue they should have learned that lesson earlier - but I am not sure that is entirely fair given the level of uncertainty and external factors at play that really drove the ultimate need to cut brands. Cutting brands means getting rid of infrastructure to support the brand, which means it is hard to restart if times got better. I don’t think anyone was really thinking Covid and the after-effects would last as long as they did, so some delay in Hasbro taking its modern “cut brands” approach is not necessarily going to be negligent.
All told, I will be curious where this goes. If it goes anywhere substantial at all.
And I am sure there will be a bunch of people who take this complaint at face value without actually understanding anyone can file a complaint and say what they want; it does not mean the complaint is true or that Hasbro did anything wrong.
legendofa on Another day, another controversy I …
2 weeks ago
A couple of shareholders are suing several execs at Hasbro. The parts I understand are that the shareholders are claiming that Hasbro overprinted M:tG cards beyond consumer demand; that this is harmful to the long-term structure of the company because customers are potentially being driven off; that Hasbro is using M:tG profits to support other, unprofitable products; that Hasbro overpaid to buy back shares; and that Hasbro violated the Securities Exchange Act. What I don't understand is:
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What's illegal about this? Incompetence and bad management aren't crimes, so what's the basis of the lawsuit?
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What exactly is the Securities Exchange Act, and how would Hasbro have violated it?
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For corporate management, what's the point of holding onto product lines if they're losing so much money, instead of restructuring them or selling them off?
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Does this lawsuit have any merit?
I don't really know anything about financial law, so what exactly is going on here? Is anyone acting in good faith, or is it greedy shareholders shaking down a corrupt management team? Or is it somewhere in the middle?
DragonMaster420 on Mono Green Deathtouch
2 weeks ago
Fyndhorn Elves isn't pioneer legal, but Elvish Mystic is.
legendofa on old school jumpstart cube
2 weeks ago
So do you use each 20-card deck individually, since you're not combining them?
theNeroTurtle on Competitive Shadow Tribal [Primer]
2 weeks ago
SufferFromEDHD, I love shadow. My mono black is my favorite deck. I like the Swiss army knife idea.
I am not a fan of repeats, so Quietus Spike is a no go. I play it elsewhere.
I have been thinking on Maze of Shadows a while actually. Great suggestion.
True-Name Nemesis fits the immunity theme, but not the theme happening among the creature section in my opinion.
Long-Term Plans is a great idea. I do feel however that Academy Rector fits the needs of a tutor and the unblockable theme since no one is going to want to kill it if they can help it. I will think on it a bit. Long-Term Plans can get anything... so, it is a hard choice.
SufferFromEDHD on Competitive Shadow Tribal [Primer]
2 weeks ago
Cool concept! I went the Dimir direction for shadow to go all in on the gimmicky direction of "cipher tribal" Arcane Heist (swiss army knife), Hands of Binding (control) and Hidden Strings (untap your friends) are the only ones worth considering here.
Quietus Spike cute with shadow
Maze of Shadows narrow but tech against theft
True-Name Nemesis > Hunted Phantasm
I can't believe I'm about to suggest this but I don't like Academy Rector here. You run 0 sac outlets! Long-Term Plans instead?
Gecko14 on Official missing/incorrect card/token thread
2 weeks ago
Command Performance is showing as illegal for Pauper EDH (PDH). It is illegal in Pauper, but not in PDH according to the PDH rules committee. In fact, all sticker cards seem to be showing as illegal for PDH.
clayperce on Get The F Out
2 weeks ago
Balaam__ - I didn't know it was possible either, but was happy to have an excuse to try and figure it out :-D
legendofa - Oooh, yeah, I totally forgot about the set codes. And unfortunately I don't think Scryfall can drop single letters from a set (e.g., "-set:f" doesn't work like we'd hope, we'd have to add "(-set:fin AND -set:afr AND ...)" for every set code with an F in it. And tbh, I'm not sure if that's faster than just scanning them manually ...
Either way though: Great catch; thanks!
legendofa on Get The F Out
2 weeks ago
clayperce Be careful with that one. I see some Fs in the set codes. Bottom left corner of the M15 frame.
Balaam__ on Get The F Out
2 weeks ago
@clayperce I…didn’t know this was possible. Where were you when I sat there sorting through 5,000 cards by candlelight, painstakingly eyeballing each individual card like some medieval monk
clayperce on Get The F Out
2 weeks ago
This is brilliant; huge +1 from me!
In case you don't already have it bookmarked somewhere, here's the Scryfall search you're probably looking for :-)
Cheers!
Mortlocke on The Queen's Egg
2 weeks ago
Edit: I thought my last comment sounded like an incoherent mess, so I deleted the old message in an attempt to make a comment that seemed thoughtful, sorry Bishoprage. But thanks for the +1!!
Hey Venum,
I think the whole new slivers incoming!? was for sure 90% of the hype behind Thrumming Hivepool. Despite that I went and acquired a copy anyway- because Slivers. But upon closer inspection I won't even slot it into this deck, it just lacks that "oomph" (see my whole rant about the card on my deck update). The closest thing to the card I wanted Thrumming Hivepool to be was Chronicle of Victory. Slivers overall need more - more concrete lore that firmly establishes their point of origin and their connection to Phyrexia (due to Volrath getting his grubby humanoid hands on the Sliver Queen *oversized*, forcing her to be his minion). Also, we need more Slivers who can provide interesting and varied options for play - e.g.
- a Legendary Sliver that says all slivers gain each opponent mills a card equal to this creature's power
- a Legendary Sliver that can end the turn for a cost and gives all Slivers myriad
Something fresh, but also powerful. What new takes on Slivers would you like to see? (really this is for anyone, not just you Venum)
I run Trouble in Pairs in my vampire deck The Nobility Are Athirst and it can be hit or miss. Not a home run by any means, but not so terrible i'd cut it. Honestly, it's the closest thing to a Rhystic Study monowhite is ever going to get, so by all means i'll run it there - but since this deck has access to blue, why bother running it? Study and Mystic Remora are all I need for my tax n' draw requirements.
Fist of Suns + Morophon, the Boundless + Yawgmoth's Will seems neat but you'll need another piece of the engine that keeps the cards flowing. Getting access to your graveyard is only good when it's full of powerful spells - because anything you cast that turn will go to exile. I can't say it's a combo worth having unless you can reliably keep a full grip. What was your intention with the combo?
I have a question for you (or really, anyone reading this) - do you think Slivers will make an appearance in the future Reality Fracture set? OR will they show up in Star Trek? Or both?
ALostWanderer on The Black Deck
2 weeks ago
Needs a bit of work to get better I think, aiming for bracket 4 if I can. Suggestions welcome
theNeroTurtle on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
DarkKiridon, most powerful red card "in my opinion" is Sneak Attack. You have something on the table or a creature that allows ETB to hit a player for creature power and then you swing it at them... 10 or 16 damage for one mana is brutal.
theNeroTurtle on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
SaberTech, I agree 100%. However, more options... more strongy. too few options.
DarkKiridon on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
More dwarf support too could help. I do associate dragons in red, but they definitely are more better as multi-colored. I know Magda, Brazen Outlaw is probably one of the top red cedh commanders and I don't know what's in those lists but I'm sure more typal support could boost her in casual.
SaberTech on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
theNeroTurtle Red may only really have Goblins as its major tribal options, but Goblins have enough support to be very effective at what they set out to do. I think that any other sort of low-curve aggressive tribe that fits into Red would just be a pale imitation of what goblins can already do.
Maybe mono-red dragons could be given more support. Improving Red's "big" tribe would at least give an option that feels different for Red to play. However, dragons are already supported better as a multi-colour tribe.
theNeroTurtle on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
DarkKiridon, i think when talking color power and "tribes", the question would be which colors have the most tribes with consistent win potential. Yes, goblins and dragons are strong... but, Commanders do not constitute color power to me.
dragons are slow. Keep that in mind.
DarkKiridon on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
Krenko is #4 on EDHrec for a reason, haha. Dragons and Vampires are the only tribes ahead of that. Only because Eminence is broken.
theNeroTurtle on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
SaberTech, goblins are fun, but variety is more powerful. The only winnable tribe I've personally seen in red are goblins. The number of other mono colored winnable tribes out there is insane. And red only has one... and now more recently in cEDH, dwarfs.
Not enough to be considered a power color.
SaberTech on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
Red might be lacking in a variety of supported tribal options but Goblins are exactly slouches. Krenko, Mob Boss decks are often a menace in any games they get played in. You can also build a somewhat glass-cannon goblin storm deck with Zada, Hedron Grinder as your commander.
theNeroTurtle on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
SaberTech, you mentioned goblins. I think that is one major thing that red is lacking... tribal power. All of the other colors have a myriad of tribes that you could build around. Zombies, soldiers, merfolk, treefolk, etc. Red is lacking so hard there.
SaberTech on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
theNeroTurtle I think that Red has a bit more going for it than just that. I would chuck multiple combat steps under the "damage amplification" umbrella alongside effects like Torbran, Thane of Red Fell and Fiery Emancipation.
Over the past couple of years Red has received more cards that ping opponents when a creature enters, making goblin spam more deadly.
Red is also the primary colour for Goad effects, which gives it an interesting control angle that it can play.
The banning of Dockside Extortionist was a real blow to Red though.
theNeroTurtle on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
plakjekaas, I love the paper, rock, scissors analogy.
Red "always" being the perceived threat therefore taken down before it can do much in my opinion is not so. I think it is just the slowest. I agree, once it is doing what it does you will wish it wasn't.
The look weakest thing... I like that a lot, which is why I play several commanders that are only a support to the deck rather than highlighting the build mechanics (mana dorks, spot tutors, scry effects, etc.). Once people have played against it enough to know what is going to happen it's not quite the same, but I like being the surprise player.
plakjekaas on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
The rock-paper-scissors nature of Magic makes it an image problem more than a power problem for red imho. What red does best looks scarier on board and life totals than what blue and black are doing with all their cards in hand. Green goes big and stomps along and is usually very demoralized and slowed down when a boardwipe happens. White is the one nobody likes because it will police the board and make you rebuild. But red is usually just in a hurry to reduce life totals. Red barely wins games because red is the most percieved threat that is dealt with the earliest by the other players, because of the noticable pressure it brings to the table.
Is the most powerful color the color that wins the most games? Because most games I play are won by decks that look the weakest while the game progresses, gathering resources while others spend them. But then the strength of the color is looking weak enough so that others are dealt with before you... is that powerful? Sounds more like endurance than power to me.
theNeroTurtle on Which Mono-Color is the Most …
2 weeks ago
SaberTech, I have already said it but I think the best attribute red has is multi combat. And now adays attrition for many players is not even a consideration. so...
DarkKiridon on Full Counter//Abzan Style
2 weeks ago
YourNeighborhoodGhost Thanks for the upvote and the suggestions! Soooo many different cards to play around with, it's crazy.
