#ahmonkhet

[oni-gary]

Wow I can't believe Ahmonkhet had two snake gods 🐊

[thetunnelingcat]

I went to a sealed PPTQ today at Face To Face games in toronto. Opened a pretty good pool, started off 2-0, was doing pretty good, but then lost 2 rounds in a row, I considered dropping, but I had to be there anyways, so stayed in for the last 2 rounds. I ended up actually winning those last 2 rounds, and barely scraped into top 8 on tiebreakers. In the top 8 draft, I first picked an insult to injury, was passed a Naheb , and second picked that, basically locking myself into RB, ended up also picking up a liliana's mastery, a cut to ribbons, a bontu, and a second Naheb. Won quarters, won semis, and on the last draw step of game 3 in the finals, I top deck Insult to Injury and win the event. This was my first sealed PPTQ, first time winning a PPTQ. Was a long day, but I'm happy with how I did, definately got lucky more thab once today.

[baldore-of-the-boros]

No Story Doodle This Week

Unfortunately, no story doodle this week. (Though, I do plan to do one once I have time.) BUT, all is not lost!I still did an art thing!

Behold, @hirfael’s Reiri on Amonkeht!!

(Yes, I did reuse my Amonkeht speed draw as the background)

[samaniblog]

So my Open house day was good to me :D

[mishras-mistakes]

Confirm Chandra as bi you tepid cowards, you fools

[coolflashyname]

I didn’t think it was real when I saw it a few years back but I guess this Ahmonkeht Masterpiece was legit. Can’t wait to see what else they print.

[spyrechild]

Please tell me I am not the only one that see’s the connection between he three missing gods of Ahmonket and the three eldrazi titans. Twisted by Bolas and cast adrift from there home, cursed to wander the blind eternities, consumed by an insatiable hunger.

What if the planes consumed by the eldrazi are recycled in such a way that Bolas ends up receiving all the mana.

[kiddblack]

I gotta say, as a twice ex-YGO player It always weirds me out to not see bans on the top decks of the meta. Konami was vehement over it’s bannings, albeit to sell new packs. Some were necessary of course, as it often lead to degenerative play (FTK DragonExodia, anyone? That took four years to ban)

But I was much deeper into the YGO scene than I have ever been since I picked Magic up. And while never having the deep pockets to be a “““good player”““ (Seriously Tier 1 decks would put Modern and legacy to shame) I had a firm grasp of the company’s workings and the state of the game. Infinite combos will always be degenerative no matter the game. Leaving it up and running in a format that WOTC is pushing hard for attendance gives me war flashbacks to what basically kicked me out of MTG back in my first run of it: CAWBlade.

Now, CAWBlade wasn’t as one-two punch like Copycat and obviously needed a good pilot to get it running and make good shots called (shotcalls?), but the deck was still overwhelming to anyone who couldn’t afford the deck. Mardu vehicles is also ever imposing, Heart of Kiran a major asset that makes the banning of Copter almost negligible. But from what I’ve seen overall, it has clear weaknesses, and needs a good pilot as well.

I’m a nobody, so my opinions don’t mean much, but I’d love to hear other insight into the state of standard. My fear is that the new cards in Ahmonket will not be enough to dethrone the Cat, possibly even strengthen it. That being said I never cared for Legacy too much to bother worrying over it’s bans and decks, and a Vintage deck cost more than both my car and my partner’s car combined, so I’m not phased by it’s list either. Will Copycat maintain it’s commanding lead of the meta through Ahmonket, and if so, will WOTC have the wherewithal to act in the better interest of the format that sells packs? Only time will tell.