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The Color Pie Identity Project – Green

Editor’s Note: Due to the fact I had to go to a wedding, and it was my girlfriend’s mother’s birthday, my beloved Seahawks lost which got me in a funk for a while, and it was the Emmys, this isn’t up until Monday. No harm, no foul.

Take three of this five part series introduces us to the color Green. While Green has traditionally been a “weak” color since it wasn’t played in many serious competitive decks. Well, all that has changed in the past several years, and people are now complaining that it might be too powerful. Why? Because that creature art is the problem (it’s the full picture of a Tarmogoyf, a lot less pretty when it’s the full picture, isn’t it?). People are having a problem with Green having one of the best creatures ever? Years ago, people were complaining that Green didn’t have the best creature. Sigh, you can’t please everyone at the same time… Continue reading “The Color Pie Identity Project – Green”

Wizards Made these Cards Sad. And by Sad, I Mean “Blue”

Listen, I know I’m not perfect. I have faults just like everyone else whether they like to admit it or not. What am I confessing? The blog title on when I talked about Black timeshifted cards in Planar Chaos (A Fresh Coat of Paint – Fixing “Black” Cards in Planar Chaos). That title might have been a little misleading. Readers might have thought I was trying to fix Black cards in that set, when I was talking about how Wizards fixed cards that weren’t Black and made them Black to put in that set as timeshifted cards. My mistake. That is the only reason why I think that article has continued to get so many readers. If that’s not the case, and people actually like it, then, cool. And if you were wondering, that picture at the beginning of the article was a reference to Planet of the Apes, which I made a joke to right next to it.

That’s why instead of calling this one ‘A Fresh Coat of Paint – Fixing “Blue” cards in Planar Chaos,’ I named it like it is above. A) I decided that this make more sense for what I’m doing with this column and B) I like it; it’s kinda funny. Like before, I’m just taking a look at the timeshifted/colorshifted cards printed in this set. We could have picked any cards to reprint, and they chose these.

You’ll see a common theme in all of these picks. As I explained on Sunday, the color Blue is just like the Jedis, with their mind tricks and everything. By using their superior knowledge and way to manipulate time and space and the non-physical world, they’re able to control whatever they want. Except Blue is more passive aggressive and back stabbing. Blue is not evil, it just acts that way.

Frozen Aether – Kismet

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After MaRo – I’m Not Talking About Treefolk

Due to today being such an awful day historically here in the United States, I decided that I should try and cheer things up a little bit. I mean, official Lowryn previews started yesterday on magicthegathering.com, and there was some excitement. This card was spoiled by Wizards so I have no problem posting it here. And for the next few weeks, if MaRo talks about a new card, I’ll most likely here as well. I’ll only show “Official” spoilers; I don’t want a lawsuit.

Yesterday, I called up MaRo after I read his article and the other posts that appeared yesterday. Here’s a transcript of that conversation. (Again, this is all parody. Don’t believe a word I say here. Except that. And that. I also changed the format, typing ‘Mr. Rosewater’ for a one line gag wasn’t worth it.)

I will be talking about themes and ideas I haven’t gotten to yet in the Color Pie Identity Project, since we haven’t reached those colors. We’ll get to them.

Hello, This is Mark Rosewater speaking.

Hello Mr. Rosewater. This is Robby **********, from mtgcolorpie.wordpress.com again.

Oh, yes I remember you. You’re the one who I made fun of since they didn’t know who Planeswalkers worked.

Yes, that’s me. I see you posted the rules last week.

We did that just for you.

Really?

No, it turns out that there were more people who didn’t understand them.

There’s still people who don’t understand them.

They will learn in time. So, what’s your complaint this week?

It’s about your preview card.

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The Color Pie Identity Project – Blue

Welcome to the second in our multi-part series of The Color Pie Identity Project. Last week was Black, and if you can read the title, you can tell this week it’s Blue. If you can’t read the title, then you can’t read what I’m writing. You’re just here for the art that looks great. Or, you’ve just translated this site into your native language and are reading this now in German (where I’m starting to get some reader base. Hallo meine deutschen Freunde.) See you’re being Blue now, the further search for knowledge. Not all Blue is “evil” and overpowered, right?

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A Fresh Coat of Paint – Fixing “Black” Cards in Planar Chaos

So far, I’ve got a positive response to the Color Pie Identity Project. No one has come out and lambasted me saying I”m full of it. That’s a nice feeling that you guys agree with me. But someone asked “What about the Planar Chaos?” Good question. What about that wacky fun-loving color bending set that twisted and confused us players making us we believe in a wacky upside down world where humans are slave to monkeys? Damn them all! Damn them to hell!

So, instead of looking at all of the Black cards, I just too a look at the timeshifted/colorshifed cards that became Black. Why? Because Wizards could have picked any cards to remake in Black, and the played and tested these. Are they really Black, or do they just pretend to be?

Bog Serpent – Sea Serpent

I remembered playing with Sea Serpent and using Phantasmal Terrain to turn an opponent’s land into an Island so I can attack. How much I’ve grown since revised. Now I use Urborg to turn lands into swamps. Sigh. But this doesn’t make sense as a Black card. Sure, there’s a drawback, but a 5/5 for 6 mana? It’s not very aggressive, so it doesn’t make that much sense.
Verdict – No

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