Full Of Stars

Okay, Question Marks. Which would you prefer and why:

a) a return to Kamigawa where R&D is given the freedom to change as much as we need to make a viable set

or

ASTRIFEROUS

[adjective]

bearing stars; made of stars.

Etymology: from Latin astrifer; astrum, “star” + ferre, "to bear”.

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My life has been full of ups and downs recently. The downs have been coming from all around, but the ups have come from two places in particular; Magic and my friends. I want to celebrate both of those things, and what better way to do that than with the “Superfriends” Archetype! 

Prizes:

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon-Fate Reforged

Tezzeret the Seeker-Shards of Alara

Windswept Heath-Khans of Tarkir

Ajani Vengeant-Shards of Alara

FOIL Deploy the Gatewatch-Eldritch Moon

I chose these cards for pretty obvious reasons. Ugin has proven to be a life-saver and a game ender for my own Superfriends deck, Tezzeret acts a second copy of any number of supporting artifacts (cough cough, The Chain Veil), and Ajani Vengeant is one I don’t currently play but I’ve seen other decks use him to great effect. This guy is house when used correctly! Deploy the Gatewatch has given me some of the most fun experiences I’ve ever had with the archetype, and I hope it finds its way to someone who can get a similar enjoyment from it. Finally, the Windswept Heath is included as a way to kickstart a potentially expensive mana base.

RULES

-Enter by Reblogging and Liking. Follows are not necessary, but you might want to do so because the success of this giveaway encourages more like it!

-Winner will be chosen randomly on AUGUST 15TH.

-Be prepared to give me your address via PM if you are randomly selected so I can mail you the cards!

Imagine a world, where Magic is a boxed game, where we just give you everything for a single cost. There’s now no limited formats. You’ve undercut the business model so now there’s a lot less money to reinvest in the game. R&D shrinks.

Less people are designing and developing (and doing creative and editing and many other functions). Less products can be made and the overall quality of the product is lower. There’s probably less art or more reused art and it too is of a lower quality. The same is true for the creative. (And editing, etc.)

Jessica Lloyd-Jones - Anatomical Neon, 2010