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Hero's blade is not a modern staple, the only few legendary creatures in modern infinite combo when they come down and there is only 1 decent equipment in modern (except the fringe swords) is cranial plating

got an origins PPTQ tomorrow

I don't think you need it, you aren't trying to prolong the game so don't need extra card draw, unless you really reall want sign in blood, but only because that can turn into shock

Athreos isn't as good as he looks, trust me, I played him for a while and was never excited to draw him. 23 land is usually bet in mardu, and you might want to consider cutting things that aren't creatures or have immediate impact, cuts like raider's spoils, and personally I prefer thoughtseize over diplomacy of the wastes

I played U/W my partner played mono red, Origins is all about the tempo because of the lightness on removal and card draw IMO

That's actually a really nice idea, I'll certainly try

Funnily enough it was my friend's first pre-release and second tournament ever so I was very proud of him, especially since we pulled the best team in game 1, and he basically carried when i got screwed on blue

I came 2nd in my 2HG

Cheers dude and good luck with origins, if you beat my 4-2 record I'll be back to haunt you ;)

I think reprints are awesome, especially in the limited sets (MM2 for example) because they allow access to other formats for newer players and get more people playing, which is what I believe wizards should be doing, getting as many people playing as possible. They do have a restricted list for a reason, and I think that is correct, not only does it mitigate power but it allows some cards a certain reverence and the price tag that goes with it, frankly, we can't all have been playing since Alpha but reprinting cards good because it not only allows the newer generation to play with certain crazy good cards (looking at you Goblin Piledriver) but also puts down the price which allows people to put the deck they've dreamed about together, rather than sit in someone's binder for fear of knocking the price down if they are played.

The actual point being made is that the clash pack is awesome and really value for money, it sets you up to build a powerful deck, but to make it fully top tier abzan, that's gonna cost you, but hey you get a quality deck and in the long run wizards recoup their losses- everybody wins.

Gonna call it now and say no Zendikar fetches, it would be nice yes, especially when they are pushing modern, but Zendikar wasn't from the late 90s or early 2000s like other reprints, like odyssey fetches, but was reasonably recent, I hope they reprint Mindsculpter (they won't) just to change the art so that it doesn't say "cunt".

And really if collectors have been sitting on their cards since the 90s, and they aren't in dire circumstances, then they can wait a few years for the prices of fetchlands, for example, to go back up, which is probably the plan of most of us collecting the Khans ones.

The reason I really like the sealed product is the beginner support it gives, I love the way it gives them a solid deck but also an incentive to improve it by getting more than 1 ofs. This clash pack is one of the rare times where it doesn't rip you off badly

Well the first half was exactly relevant and what I keep on trying to put into words so thank you for that! It seems we are in the minority with the awesome LGS that is very supportive!

And then you get a fetch land, like what even?!

I have a deck in theory but not in real life

Yes for sure, and its going to be even more fun with origins round the corner! And OMG LOOK AT THE CLASH PACKS :D

Well its a lord so I would agree

Which post?

And from there, you could put them into a Tron list, and oh look, you've started Modern tron and can slowly build it over time!

Exactly my point, you don't need to outright buy it all, I certainly don't! You can also trade for certain cards

But it can't actually pull off the legacy combo sadly

Well I hope not...