[RAV] Dimir Machinations, Warp World, etc

rancored_elf · 08-28-2005, 06:37 PM

From a trustworthy anonymous source (who also provided the name and correct wording for Chord of Calling yesterday). Sorry I didn't post this last night, but I got it right before my 30th birthday started, and... let's just say it's 4pm and I'm finally awake and coherant. Better late than never?

Transluminant -

Creature - Dryad Shaman (U)

, Sacrifice Transluminant: Put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying into play at end of turn.
2/2

Seems like a tasty small-sized creature for Selesnya - power out larger convoke spells, attack for early beats, chump block twice, or simply turn into a Scryb Sprites to push through some flying damage. Or any combination of the above. Obviously a very nice bear for limited.

Warp World -

Sorcery (R)
Each player shuffles all permanents he or she owns into his or her library, then reveals that many cards from the top of his or her library. Each player puts all artifact, creature, and land cards revealed this way into play, then puts all enchantment cards revealed this way into play, then puts the rest on the bottom of his or her library in any order.

Every block needs a weird, overcosted red rare that does crazy random stuff, but... why?

IMO for 8 mana you want to win the game. This looks to me to say "if you completely made your deck around this card, and you get lucky, and your opponent gets unlucky, you win the game next turn." At least that's how I see it. Why do enchantments come into play last?

Vindictive Mob -

Creature - Human Berserker (U)
When Vindictive Mob comes into play, sacrifice a creature.
Vindictive Mob can't be blocked by Saprolings.
5/5

Well, it's a very large Human, and the random Saproling hosing is pretty funny, but overall not very good IMO. Probably playable in draft for its size, but.... weird.

Dimir Machinations -

Sorcery (R)
Look at the top three cards of target player's library. Remove any number of those cards from the game, then put the rest back in any order.
Transmute

(, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost as this card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Play only as a sorcery.)

Ooooooh, pretty cool (my belief that blue should be the only library manipulation / search colour aside). The Transmute ability is what really shines, to me. This is the tutor that can be T1 playable, if Transmute is as good as it seems to be. (People who have been playtesting with it have been reporting that it is very viable.) This one is mono-coloured (and what deck doesn't have access to black?) and searches for 3cc spells of any colour, and there are lots of good ones to be got.

The regular ability of the card is pretty nice. Screw over an opponent or fix your next couple draws. At the very worst, it says "remove the top three cards of target opponent's library from the game" which is something Dimir seems to like doing.

Avatar of the Forest · 08-28-2005, 06:41 PM

Wow fun stuff! I like the Transluminant, fun stuff in limited

You're right, there is always that one weird rare, and it always seems to be red! Reminds me a little of Thieves Auction

I think its funny that the Mob card randomly can't be blocked by saprolings...Are the people in the mob woodcutters? Maybe they don't like trees...
Don't like the sac a creature when it comes into play so unless saproling decks ravage the metagame, I'll stay away from this card

I'm liking the way that Transmute is looking, very cool ability. The only thing i dont like is that they're printing so many different mechanics in one set, and none of them seem connected, it seems like there's no theme yet, but I suppose that'll come.

Fun stuff thanks R_E!!

ninjew · 08-28-2005, 06:41 PM

Machinations looks very playable. Warp world looks... interesting? i assume enchantments come last for the auras. if there's nothing there for them to come into play enchanting then they go right to the grave

of these only machinations looks construct worthy. but then again who knows? maybe saproling decks will be running rampant?

Insidious Mage · 08-28-2005, 06:42 PM

cool cards, i like the black one alot, removal or tutor.

also enchantments come into play last since there are enchant creatures and such.

Uttermadness · 08-28-2005, 06:43 PM

nice, the red one looks fun.

Random saproling hosing? Will saprolings be THAT good?

Rhinocero · 08-28-2005, 06:43 PM

Happy birthday, R_E.

New cards look interesting. Nothing really special, though.

El Garbo · 08-28-2005, 06:44 PM

Warp World is exactly the sort of card I love...

*adds it to a deck full of Thieve's Auction, Confusion in the Ranks and Grip of Chaos*

**Moss_Elemental** · 08-28-2005, 06:46 PM

These are interesting

Transluminant: Definitely hard to kill.
Warp World: Definitely a chaos card. Difficult to play.
Vindictive Mob: It sucks
Dimir Machinations: A very, very good card.

BTW,

, R_E. I even have a birthday present for you.

I have it he... Wait!! Don't eat it!!

:spirit6:

Never mind.

Patron of the Nerds · 08-28-2005, 06:47 PM

Nice. Happy B-Day ... also I don't recall a crazy card like this in kamigawa block...

GOGO Ravnica

- Potn

funkeymonkeyman · 08-28-2005, 06:48 PM

the ability on the last one is impressive; i'm surprised WoTC printed yet another three mana Will tutor.

BlitzkriegBob · 08-28-2005, 06:52 PM

Pretty sweet find, i thin the Dimir Machinnatio9ns would go into U/B aggro control or just control.

FIRE REIGN 2 · 08-28-2005, 06:52 PM

Nothing real good or overrated here. Transluminant seems to be the one card that could be playable in Standard. Probably not though.

The Machinations would be good if we didn't have so many other good cards like that already. Cranial Extraction definitely overshadows this card. But the Transmute ability does make it shine. If only they make a decent 4cc Transmute card, so that you'll have an easy tutor for Gifts or Extraction, etc.

Edit: Happy Birthday, R_E, and thanx for the information. Hopefully, you got enough sleep before your birthday, so that you had enough energy to celebrate. Don't want you to be falling asleep in the cake or something. lol. Thanx again.

LSK · 08-28-2005, 06:54 PM

IMHO Warp World will be a preview card, the human will piss many players off. This post is going to be added to my list of Ravnica predictions.

Feuerdrache · 08-28-2005, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patron of the Nerds

Nice. Happy B-Day ... also I don't recall a crazy card like this in kamigawa block...

GOGO Ravnica

- Potn

uh... Twist Allegiance.

thanks for the info, R_E! though i think the first one is very playable in constructed. stictly better than Bears, and it can be equipped (unlike Humble Budoka). the Machinations are cool too, but i'm playing less and less black these days. tutoring keywords are great for Highlander, though!

GOGO RAVNICA!!

and also

Card Coliseum · 08-28-2005, 07:00 PM

I can see Dimir Machinations being very fun with Booby Trap.

Saproling hosing?! Maybe those little guys will be better than we think.

08-28-2005, 06:37 PM	#1
rancored_elf change we can imagine Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: peak everything Posts: 8,984	[RAV] Dimir Machinations, Warp World, etc From a trustworthy anonymous source (who also provided the name and correct wording for Chord of Calling yesterday). Sorry I didn't post this last night, but I got it right before my 30th birthday started, and... let's just say it's 4pm and I'm finally awake and coherant. Better late than never? Transluminant - Creature - Dryad Shaman (U) , Sacrifice Transluminant: Put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying into play at end of turn. 2/2 Seems like a tasty small-sized creature for Selesnya - power out larger convoke spells, attack for early beats, chump block twice, or simply turn into a Scryb Sprites to push through some flying damage. Or any combination of the above. Obviously a very nice bear for limited. Warp World - Sorcery (R) Each player shuffles all permanents he or she owns into his or her library, then reveals that many cards from the top of his or her library. Each player puts all artifact, creature, and land cards revealed this way into play, then puts all enchantment cards revealed this way into play, then puts the rest on the bottom of his or her library in any order. Every block needs a weird, overcosted red rare that does crazy random stuff, but... why? IMO for 8 mana you want to win the game. This looks to me to say "if you completely made your deck around this card, and you get lucky, and your opponent gets unlucky, you win the game next turn." At least that's how I see it. Why do enchantments come into play last? Vindictive Mob - Creature - Human Berserker (U) When Vindictive Mob comes into play, sacrifice a creature. Vindictive Mob can't be blocked by Saprolings. 5/5 Well, it's a very large Human, and the random Saproling hosing is pretty funny, but overall not very good IMO. Probably playable in draft for its size, but.... weird. Dimir Machinations - Sorcery (R) Look at the top three cards of target player's library. Remove any number of those cards from the game, then put the rest back in any order. Transmute (, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost as this card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Play only as a sorcery.) Ooooooh, pretty cool (my belief that blue should be the only library manipulation / search colour aside). The Transmute ability is what really shines, to me. This is the tutor that can be T1 playable, if Transmute is as good as it seems to be. (People who have been playtesting with it have been reporting that it is very viable.) This one is mono-coloured (and what deck doesn't have access to black?) and searches for 3cc spells of any colour, and there are lots of good ones to be got. The regular ability of the card is pretty nice. Screw over an opponent or fix your next couple draws. At the very worst, it says "remove the top three cards of target opponent's library from the game" which is something Dimir seems to like doing. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan

08-28-2005, 06:41 PM	#3
ninjew Ascended Mage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hiding in a cave Posts: 483	Machinations looks very playable. Warp world looks... interesting? i assume enchantments come last for the auras. if there's nothing there for them to come into play enchanting then they go right to the grave of these only machinations looks construct worthy. but then again who knows? maybe saproling decks will be running rampant? __________________ Potius mori quam foedari

08-28-2005, 06:43 PM	#5
Uttermadness Archmage Overlord Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,069	nice, the red one looks fun. Random saproling hosing? Will saprolings be THAT good? __________________ Official Weenie chef of ARD Do you rogue? Accepting new members now! (\_/) (.) c(> <) U U

08-28-2005, 06:43 PM	#6
Rhinocero The end is nigh Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Francisco, Callyfornia Posts: 1,832	Happy birthday, R_E. New cards look interesting. Nothing really special, though. __________________ RBS

08-28-2005, 06:46 PM	#8
Moss_Elemental You told me these pants were fireproof! Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Right here, right now Posts: 23,565	These are interesting Transluminant: Definitely hard to kill. Warp World: Definitely a chaos card. Difficult to play. Vindictive Mob: It sucks Dimir Machinations: A very, very good card. BTW, , R_E. I even have a birthday present for you. I have it he... Wait!! Don't eat it!! :spirit6: Never mind. __________________ "Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic." - Frank Herbert Custom Sets and Cards \| Humour\| Card (super)types ABCs


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08-28-2005, 06:42 PM	#4
Insidious Mage Experienced Mage Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 66	cool cards, i like the black one alot, removal or tutor. also enchantments come into play last since there are enchant creatures and such.

08-28-2005, 06:44 PM	#7
El Garbo Wizard Mentor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 578	Warp World is exactly the sort of card I love... adds it to a deck full of Thieve's Auction, Confusion in the Ranks and Grip of Chaos

08-28-2005, 06:47 PM	#9
Patron of the Nerds We All Live, We All Die Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 2,426	Nice. Happy B-Day ... also I don't recall a crazy card like this in kamigawa block... GOGO Ravnica - Potn __________________ [Photoshoppers] ◊ [NPI] ◊ Solar Flare Studios ◊ deviantART Winner of Avatar & Sig Contest Week 72

08-28-2005, 06:48 PM	#10
funkeymonkeyman Experienced Mage Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 67	the ability on the last one is impressive; i'm surprised WoTC printed yet another three mana Will tutor.

08-28-2005, 06:52 PM	#11
BlitzkriegBob Wizard Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New England Posts: 554	Pretty sweet find, i thin the Dimir Machinnatio9ns would go into U/B aggro control or just control. __________________

08-28-2005, 06:52 PM	#12
FIRE REIGN 2 Experienced Mage Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 69	Nothing real good or overrated here. Transluminant seems to be the one card that could be playable in Standard. Probably not though. The Machinations would be good if we didn't have so many other good cards like that already. Cranial Extraction definitely overshadows this card. But the Transmute ability does make it shine. If only they make a decent 4cc Transmute card, so that you'll have an easy tutor for Gifts or Extraction, etc. Edit: Happy Birthday, R_E, and thanx for the information. Hopefully, you got enough sleep before your birthday, so that you had enough energy to celebrate. Don't want you to be falling asleep in the cake or something. lol. Thanx again.

08-28-2005, 06:54 PM	#13
LSK I love {U}. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,202	IMHO Warp World will be a preview card, the human will piss many players off. This post is going to be added to my list of Ravnica predictions. __________________ Warrior's Intervention - 1R Enchantment Combat damage uses the stack. "Okay, let's face it. We're idiots." "Right, but we're smart idiots."

08-28-2005, 07:00 PM	#15
Card Coliseum Just Getting Started Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2	I can see Dimir Machinations being very fun with Booby Trap. Saproling hosing?! Maybe those little guys will be better than we think. Last edited by Card Coliseum : 08-28-2005 at 07:02 PM.

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