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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaceboytg View Post
    I wasn't even aware of the vault, had to look that up.

    So far I'm liking Arena a LOT more than I did Hearthstone. Probably at least partly because I feel like Magic is a vastly superior game in general. But it's clear they learned from Hearthstone that for online play you gotta jazz it up a bit.

    I wish that I had actually played more while I was in the closed beta, but at least I discovered I have some special cards all the same for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaceboytg View Post
    MTGO never had any snazz at all For it's time it was the only game in town though, so I had fun with it way back when.

    What happens in Arena when a set rotates out of Standard? Do the cards just sit in your collection doing nothing? Or will there be something similar to Modern that lets you play with the older sets?
    IIRC they'll introduce modern with Modern Horizons.

    How many sets they'll go back to though IDK. Kinda hope at least to Kaladesh, but we'll see. Ixalan is about to rotate out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaderas View Post
    I'm hoping that Ugin doesn't die, they just brought him back in Fate Reforged! Plus if Nicol Bolas survives, I think it's good to keep him alive to kind of act as a foil (no pun intended) for the Grixis Elder Dragon's schemes

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    Can't wait til the new set... been saving up gold for it. I think I have about 36k gold saved up (so about a box worth of packs)... by the time the set comes out I think I'll have close to 72k gold
    Before Ravnica Allegiance I saved up 100k, then blew most of it. It was a lot of fun though.

    The best technique is to do some drafts *before* you start collecting cards and opening packs. That way you get the commons and uncommons. Plus you'll be able to pick out the really good new cards that come, like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/spikes/comm...shed_advokist/

    I just hope Gruul get's some love. It's alright now but I've mastered Gruul midrange/aggro and am capped at Plat just because:

    1) White weenies is disgusting strong and easy to play.

    2) The W/B/U control decks are very strong as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belize View Post
    IIRC they'll introduce modern with Modern Horizons.

    How many sets they'll go back to though IDK. Kinda hope at least to Kaladesh, but we'll see. Ixalan is about to rotate out.
    Ixalan will rotate with the fall set right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaderas View Post
    Ixalan will rotate with the fall set right?
    If not earlier. I think it'll be phased out with Core 2020 in the summer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belize View Post
    If not earlier. I think it'll be phased out with Core 2020 in the summer.
    Cool. I always feel like when Standard has "too many" sets, that synergies and power levels get to be a little degenerate. I find myself usually liking Standard when it is a bit smaller, but that's just my personal preference
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaceboytg View Post
    So after less than a week of casually playing Arena I've gotten to a point where 2/3 decks I play against are Merfolk or Vampires. And all I have is the starter decks because I don't plan on spending real money for awhile. At least I can still sneak in a win every few games when the hidden rating drops me back down to decks that are competitive with mine
    When you complete your mastery levels (I think it's 25) you get both of those decks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaceboytg View Post
    I'm trying to decide if I'm going to get the WAR pre-order, but only because 50 packs seems like a good cash investment to start on a set. But that aside, I'm not sure if I should be saving my gold for more WAR or catching up a bit on GRN or RNA because I have very little of each.

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    I'm not sure if the decks I'm coming across are tutorial decks or constructed decks, they seem way too good to be tutorial decks.

    edit: btw, what's a good site to see the current top decks in standard?
    I would say the merfolk and vampire decks are the best of the starter decks. Both transition well if you want to add the appropriate cards to make them more viable. Course, with War on the way, you may want to hold off on crafting anything and see how they still do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaceboytg View Post

    edit: btw, what's a good site to see the current top decks in standard?
    https://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame/standard#paper (Paper obv)

    https://www.mtggoldfish.com/metagame...standard#paper (Arena)

    Good luck and have fun!
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    Any new cards coming out that anyone is excited about? Unfortunately, the one that I am most interested in so far is the Buy a Box promo :/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaceboytg View Post
    RIP Domri

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    That's what he gets for wanting to serve Bolas!

    Man, there are a few cards in this set that are going to be bonkers!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaderas View Post
    Any new cards coming out that anyone is excited about? Unfortunately, the one that I am most interested in so far is the Buy a Box promo :/
    New Bolas is incredibly strong, can't wait to get my hands on a few. Saheeli looks great too, it scratches a "Young Pyromancer" itch I've had since that card rotated out. I'm also looking forward to brewing a pod type deck with Vannifar, Neoform, and Niv Reborn.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaderas View Post
    Any new cards coming out that anyone is excited about? Unfortunately, the one that I am most interested in so far is the Buy a Box promo :/
    I'm def looking forward to brewing around the new Kefnet. But I have no idea how to, lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spaceboytg View Post
    Been thinking about what deck I want to run in ranked but figure I should wait until a week or so after WAR, see what shakes out with the new set before I commit my wild cards to something that may not be as good to use very shortly. I'm very much a red player (Boros is my jam) so I'll be hoping to see a good RDW or Gruul deck.
    You could try Ilharg with some good ETB creatures and big stompies like Rhonas but I don't know how good that'll be.

    I've always been more of a combo player (Scapeshift/Valakut in modern) so I wanna try the new Ral infinite copies burn. I also saw a Scapeshift and Mayhem Devil combo nearly one shot somebody on a stream. That could be fun too.

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    Just about the time of the release of War of the Spark, we should start seeing a few more spoilers for Modern Horizons come out. My wallet is gonna take a beating this summer lol
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    Anyone brewed any new decks yet?

    I haven't done anything crazy, but played a black green deck with Casualties of War, and gotta say that I LOVE that card hehe
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaderas View Post
    Anyone brewed any new decks yet?

    I haven't done anything crazy, but played a black green deck with Casualties of War, and gotta say that I LOVE that card hehe
    I happened to open 2 Ral, Storm Conduits so I updated my drakes deck and got 2 copy-combo kills. It's pretty fun but tedious clicking. lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karrotlord View Post
    I happened to open 2 Ral, Storm Conduits so I updated my drakes deck and got 2 copy-combo kills. It's pretty fun but tedious clicking. lol
    LOL! Well if you win with that combo, at least I know you paid the "carpal tunnel" price!
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    So how did everyone do at the prerelease this weekend?
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