Nov-Embermage Challenge Review, Part 1

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Juliet and guest judge Andrew Sherman tackle Mono-Red Mana Dorks for this month’s design challenge review. Treasure, One-hit wonders, and Blitz (but not blitzball) all make fiery-hot appearances.

Scryfall Gallery of cards mentioned

Check out some of Andrew’s Magic and other game projects:

https://acsherman.github.io/sets/TPW

https://acsherman.itch.io

Topics and Tidbits

  • returning after 121 episodes!
  • the sudden emergence of the red mana dork
  • pushing the limit with your mana creature
  • casting exclusively bolts during hypotheticals
  • does adding up to 9 have to be at the same time?
  • classic 2 mana 3/1 red mana dork
  • blitz on 3/1 accentuates the red-ness of it
  • blitz as cycling on mana dork
  • getting in those pre-xena stretches
  • wanting numbers to line up at the expense of balance
  • hitting Andrew with an altar call
  • mana jock behavior
  • meeting that challenge bonus point after 22 turns
  • granting an exception because of cooperative guilt
  • putting a treasure card at 4 mana to give it room to be cool
  • I appreciate the bend
  • love a skeleton with a job
  • fun flash shenanigans
  • suspicious of geese
  • this bard is scary and fragile, like many musicians
  • ganging up with a bard deck
  • song subtype for instant/sorcery
  • carly rae jepsen NOT a one hit wonder
  • onslaught goblins are hazardous to magic-playing children
  • denied entry into druid club
  • famous quotable guest quotes
  • final fantasy sealed league at moonshot.mov
  • the best designed lorwyn set
  • so much milf potential squandered

Submissions

Dragon of the West

TheFirstGokun (New Submitter!!!!)

Juliet

Xena

vtbassmatt

PlumtreeChloe

Pat

Inte

Wobbles

JamesDaltonBell


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