4/24/10 Changes

Wall of Omens in for Hyena Umbra

Sorry, little Umbra buddy. No way you were making the cut.

Crater Hellion in for Caldera Hellion

Trying this out. The sac outlet is interesting, but oh well.

Snake Umbra showed up yesterday and seems ok enough. We'll see- I really want the umbras to show up in a draft with Troll Ascetic or Uril, for maximum dreamy effect.

4/19/10 Changes

I'll write more about this later, but for now:

Gilded Drake in for Chronozoa

Wolfbriar Elemental in for Rhox

Sylvan Library in for Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

Careful Consideration in for Brine Elemental

4/5/10 Changes

Undermine in for Wydwen, the Gale that Bites

(that's Justin's remark <3 <3 <3)

Worldwake Manlands in for M10 Duals

These have been AWESOME so far. Sorry I ever doubted you, Lava Horse.

2/16/09 Changes

Alright, so we laid out each color today to talk about the curve we wanted, and decided on a few changes as a result.

First, the changes:

Kor Skyfisher in for Kor Aeronaut

This effect is just never not good. The definition of a not-drawback.

Journey to Nowhere in for Scepter of Dominance

The scepter is really good, but the commitment to white is pretty high, and white has a lot of other cards that are more powerful with a strong color requirement such as Sacred Mesa and Eight-and-a-half-Tails

Bloodghast in for Malakir Bloodwitch

Conservation of vamp.... nevermind. We really wanted Bloodghast in and the curve for black seemed high enough.


Necromancy in for Makeshift Mannequin.

Seems better, right?

Searing Blaze in for Carbonize

Seems nice.

Thunderblust in for Changeling Berserker

Trying it out. Kazuul is another option here, but I'm not sure that's what red wants. Red doesn't have a lot of high end creatures though.

Rampaging Baloths in for Baru, Fist of Krosa

Again, green doesn't have a lot of huge monsters. Hey look! A monster.

So, now for the stats.

	Creatures	Spells	Avg Creature CMC	Average Spell CMC
White	35	25	3.7	3.6
Blue	31	29	4.3	3.0
Black	30	30	4.0	2.8
Red	35	25	4.1	2.3
Green	40	20	3.9	3.0

02/07/10 Changes

Goblin Guide in for Ghost-Lit Raider

Ravenous Baboons in for Hearth Kami

Trying some stuff out. We really want to get Bloodghast in too, but don't know how.

1/30/10 Changes

Worldwake and miscellaneous other stuff.

Comet Storm in for Forked Lightning

Giant Solifuge in for Deus of Calamity

Too many occasions where we could have played the solifuge but not the deus. Oh well.

Gaea's Anthem in for Evolution Charm

River Boa in for Loaming Shaman

Vithian Renegades in for Apocalypse Hydra

Jace, the Mind Sculptor in for Jace Beleren

Kor Aeronaut in for Sigiled Paladin

Pilgrim's Eye in for Darksteel Ingot

Basilisk Collar in for Empyrial Plate

Anger in for Pain Kami

Stroke of Genius in for Opportunity

Abyssal Persecutor in for Phyrexian Plaguelord

Dark Hatchling in for Rise from the Grave

Rhox in for Birds of Paradise

More 1/16/10 Changes

Malakir Bloodwitch in for Sengir Nosferatu

We wanted white to have a few more problems

Equilibrium in for Into the Roil

Trying it out for the most underpowered blue card.

01/16/10 Changes

Deus of Calamity in for Giant Solifuge

All the other spirit avatars have been all-stars; but we're just trying it out. Don't trade away your solifuges yet, in other words.

Things are getting fancy around here, though:

01/08/2010 Changes

Thirst for Knowledge in for Dream Cache

Wydwen, the Biting Gale in for Moroii

... the never played.

Also, the "Canon" pages should all be accurate now, and I copied Joe and marked foils.

12/4/09 Changes

Memory Jar in for Sigil of Distinction

Dream Cache in for Word of Undoing

The whole effect is kind of bland.

Hearthfire Hobgoblin in for Fire at Will

Hunting Pack (back!) in for Summoning Trap

Rampant Growth in for Explosive Vegetation

11/6/09 Changes

Akroma's Memorial in for Puppet Strings

According to Justin, at some mythical time someone played puppet strings. I don't believe it.

8/7/09 Changes

M10 duals in for allied karoos

These have been great. The end. Also the art is pretty.

7/13/09 Changes

Baru, Fist of Krosa in for Iwamori

Overrun in for Restock

Razia, Boros Archangel in for Firemane Angel

Trying it. Maybe Captain's Manuever would be good too. We'll see.

7/9/09 Changes

Burning-Tree Shaman in for Spellbreaker Behemoth

Obelisk of Alara in for Scroll of Origins

Tidehollow Sculler in for Ghost Council of Orzhova

Rise from the Grave in for Dread Return

Nemesis of Reason in for Wydwen, the Biting Gale

Guardian Seraph in for Cloudchaser Kestrel

Baneslayer Angel in for Genju of the Fields

Guardian of the Guildpact in for Griffin Guide

Briarhorn in for Elephant Guide

Great Sable Stag in for Albino Troll

Acidic Slime in for Timbermare

Ant Queen in for Mycoloth

Juggernaut in for Deathrender

Djinn of Wishes in for Morphling

Roc of Kher Ridge in for Mogg Fanatic

Fork in for Goblin Assault

Necrogenesis in for Grave-Shell Scarab

Master of the Wild Hunt in for Heartwood Storyteller

Caldera Hellion in for Sulpheric Blast

Opportunity in for Deep Analysis

5/7/09 Changes

Mirrorweave in for Mistmeadow Witch

Sorry, you broke the rules.

5/6/09 Changes

Fire//Ice in for Noggle Hedge-Mage

We want to play things, I guess, not just make jokes about Ass Wizards.

Vedalken Shackles moved to blue, kicking out Fathom Seer. Justin: "Fathom Seer's had it coming"

Gifts Ungiven in for Thirst for Knowledge

Trying stuff out!

Five new artifacts to go in: (We are literally just throwing things against metaphorical walls, because who knows?)

Out: Weatherseed Totem, Pyrite Spellbomb, Leonin Sun Standard, Executioner's Capsule

In: Pithing Needle, Nuisance Engine (foil, oh shit), Gilded Lotus, Puppet Strings, Deathrender

5/4/09 Changes

Recurring Nightmare in for Skinthinner

I'm so excited.

Miraculous Recovery in for Blinding Beam

Less conditional, you know? And SO RAD.

Death Grasp in for Tidehollow Sculler

In the "answers" section:

Loaming Shaman in for Cradle Guard

Relic of Progenitus in for Juggernaut

Dude just doesn't get played.

Scrabbling Claws in for Sun Droplet

4/26/09 Changes

Wall of Denial in for Sky Spirit

Qasali Pridemage in for Watchwolf

Upgrade like whoa.

Behemoth Sledge in for Knight of the Reliquary

Dauntless Escort in for Saffi Eriksdotter

Mycoid Shepherd in for Phantom Nishoba

I'm excited to get this a little (a lot?) lower-end.

Soul Manipulation in for Blizzard Specter

Short little foray into the cube, sorry buddy.

Arashi, the Sky Asunder in for Krosan Tusker

If you are going to be overcosted AND not trample, at least cycle for colorless or something, mmkay?

Bloodbraid Elf in for Savage Twister

Spellbreaker Behemoth in for Burning-Tree Shaman

Maelstrom Pulse in for Nath of the Gilt-Leaf

Spellbound Dragon in for Izzet Chronarch

Thraximundar in for Grixis Charm

Uril, the Miststalker in for Meglonoth

Empyrial Archangel in for Rafiq of the Many

Sphinx of the Steel Wind in for Tower Gargoyle

4/15/09 Changes

foil Blizzard Specter in for Recoil

It's my blog and I'll write what I want.

4/14/09 Changes

Mask of Memory in for Prismatic Lens

We thought the lens wasn't really necessary. Thoughts??