When dragons build mazes, mortals cower in fear. But not the brave guilds of Ravnica! Here in the city of guilds, where Magic: The Gathering’s latest set is based in, we sprint into the maze and fight to the death.
But what can we expect as we charge into this maze? Which cards do we want by our side, and what creepy creatures should we be afraid of, come launch day!
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Intro
- Greeting
- We DON’T have a show name!
- Introduce Topic: Grand Prix thoughts and Dragon’s Maze preview
Tales from the Grand Prix
- What we thought
- Selling cards
- Drafting and having fun
Gatecrash Overview
- Breakdown of the new mechanics: split cards and more
- Guilds and secret alliances
- Which one we picked for prerelease and why
Our favorite Dragon’s Maze cards
Our favorites, not necessarily the best by arbitrary standards
Josh:
- Voice of Resurgence – Good early creature card, trades REALLY well later on, dissuades counters + other instants. Changes opponents’ playstyle
- Plasm Capture – Great counter, huge potential for early game-winners
- Master of Cruelties – So many tricks, any unblockable or hexproof or pump + pinger = win
- AEtherling – Triggers evolve, has so many tricks
- Maze Abomination – Deathtouch is so good, especially on big creatures
- Skylasher – How does it have all these perks for no mana increase?
- Pontiff of Blight – Gross
- Far/Away – Solid
Adam:
The best card in the entire set
Josh:
Adam:
Dragon’s Maze cards we hate
Can be the objectively worst cards, or cards we personally hate
Josh:
- Trait Doctoring – So specific, maybe good in constructed. Terrible here
- Runner’s Bane – 3 power or less makes it a terrible pacifism
- Armed/Dangerous – Dual cards are dumb. This one is dumber
- Drown in Filth – For when you want removal to be unreliable and backfire
- Riot Control – Terrible fog, high cost, bad life gain
- Awe For The Guilds – Awww
- Down/Dirty – Meh
- Fluxcharger – Switch it, i dare you
- Notion Thief – So specific, weak creature
- Bloodrush jerks – I hate you
Adam:
- Goblin Test Pilot – I know you hate this
- Every Cluestone – costs too much, have to tap it to sac it
The worst card in the entire set
Community:
Josh:
Adam:
Plans for Saturday Pre-Release event
- Any plans for how to play your guild on saturday?
- What color are you hoping to splash in, if any?
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Josh is @jaugustine
Adam is @arclegger