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Title: Ravnica Sucks


Stew - September 27, 2005 06:20 PM (GMT)
I just looked through the posted setlist on wizards.com and I don't see one damn card useful in combo that doesn't already have a better replacement in Type1. The only cards that looked promising in any way are Eye of the Storm, Telling Time, and Tunnel Vision, BUT:

Eye of the Storm can blow up in your face if you let your opponent have his next turn, Telling Time is weak at 2cc ~ I'd rather dig for 4, and Tunnel Vision could REALLY backfire.

Currently, the only card I'm even considering is Tunnel Vision, naming YawgWin (especially with FoW in hand).

Combo players, what are your thoughts?

Adam - September 27, 2005 06:29 PM (GMT)
As I said before, Ravinca is not going to be a very heavy Type 1 set. There are a couple of cards that will work, but it will basically just be Meh overall.

Law - September 27, 2005 06:50 PM (GMT)
Combo the set does not give much but the new duels. Other decks might pick some things up from the set. But given that alot of type 1 decks are combo means not alot of it will see play.

Jeska - September 27, 2005 06:58 PM (GMT)
Do you think it will show its face in Legacy?? (Ravnica that is)

Law - September 27, 2005 07:06 PM (GMT)
I think it will show up in small patches in every formate. Just one or two more then others. So yes Jeska I think it will. But only time will tell.

Spartacus210 - September 27, 2005 07:20 PM (GMT)
I didn't see much for anything except T2. (And Block Constructed :rolleyes: ). Though I haven't taken a be-all, end-all sift through the set yet, just a cruise.

Stew - September 27, 2005 08:34 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Law @ Sep 27 2005, 10:50 AM)
Combo the set does not give much but the new duels. Other decks might pick some things up from the set. But given that alot of type 1 decks are combo means not alot of it will see play.

The new duals are actually useless in combo. They aren't better than duel lands since you pay life AND cant fetch me, plus with the needed security of 5cc lands and manditory use of basics, there isn't room in a manabase for these new pain duals.

Law - September 27, 2005 08:45 PM (GMT)
Well you can fetch them they where made to do that. But with the 5cc stuff. Ya many of the decks wont use em since why take damage when you can well take damage when you need it with a city of brass (ok they beat city but for the fact that they make two colors and not 5).

Plus first turn fetching them is like bolting yourself if you want it to come into play untaped. But ill use what I can get.

imopen2 - September 27, 2005 11:48 PM (GMT)
well for a while i was trying to break eye of the storm but it seems that wizards was determined to not let it be broken.
storm count doesn't work with it, you can't play x spells, and it is for both players.
just makes me mad.
i might do something with it in block or t2 though (where hardcasting it is not hard and there are much less instants and sorc.s.
like the U/B that mills 10?
that thing would be HOT on an eye.

Hi-Val - September 28, 2005 03:18 AM (GMT)
I KILLED A MAN FOR SPELLING IT "DUEL" LAND

We haven't seen the R/U guild yet, which will be the most promising for Vintage. G/R or G/U should be very interesting for Legacy. I'm more interested in what's coming out later on, but there are some nice fatties printed that have my Legacy brain whirling.




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