Hyppy

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Systems and Network engineer with 10 years in the field. Heavy experience with Windows, Debian-based GNU/Linux, Cisco switching, and EMC CLARiiON and Celerra systems.

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Jul 6	comment	What cards can be used to cheat Eldrazi creatures onto the table? @AlexP: Painter's Servant comes to mind.
Jul 6	comment	What cards can be used to cheat Eldrazi creatures onto the table? Ahh, yeah. Forgot about the whole graveyard trigger thing. editing to remove graveyard revival.
Jun 27	comment	Can I Wish for a card outside my Commander's colors? I got 99 cards but a Wish ain't one... sorry, I had to.
Jun 15	comment	In the official rules of Monopoly, can you offer immunity to other players in deals? There's no official reference, as the rules themselves are quite spartan. I'll add an unofficial (but credible) reference.
Jun 14	comment	Phage the Untouchable as a Commander? @Affe Good point. As long as she's not Dissipated, which would just send her back to the command zone.
Jun 14	comment	How does this interaction between Black Sun's Zenith and Geralf's Messenger resolve? Thanks! It's a pretty unintuitive call. A BSZ for 4 would definitely kill both, though.
Jun 14	comment	How does this interaction between Black Sun's Zenith and Geralf's Messenger resolve? I have no idea why this was downvoted?
Jun 14	comment	Killing with Divine Deflection This is in direct contradiction to a ruling that was given to me by a L3 at a SCG tournament last month, but the Oracle rulings seem to support your answer. Thanks!
Jun 14	comment	Does casting a card and paying for it work like this? @AlexP Indeed. I believe that the most relevant result of that ruling is activating it cannot be responded to (it immediately resolves when placed on the stack).
Jun 14	comment	Phage the Untouchable as a Commander? It doesn't have to be your general. Why not stick it in your deck and fetch it with a tutor?
Jun 14	comment	Phage the Untouchable as a Commander? The only way to play a card from the command zone is to cast it. I think having the Platinum Angel is the only way you could safely do so.
Jun 14	comment	Big or small team members? Well, aside from special abilities affecting this, wouldn't 50 point average cost allow you to use all of your actions each turn without pushing? This would be in opposition to 2 150 point guys on a 300 point team only able to use 1/3 of their actions per turn. I think that was the basis of the idea of a small agile team
Jun 14	comment	Does casting a card and paying for it work like this? Ahh, you're correct. I will edit my answer to account for that.
Jun 14	comment	Which games qualify as Gateway Games? Should there also be criteria related to learning curve or time commitment? That seems to be the biggest hurdle for people to get into gaming; committing to a 10-hour game that will take you at least half that time again to begin to understand is a bit daunting.
Jun 14	comment	Can I block with my Llanowar elves and then tap it for mana immediately afterward? Tapping a creature that is blocking does not remove it from combat or prevent any damage. This was settled in the 6th Edition revision, around 1999 I believe.
Jun 13	comment	What are good strategies for booster drafts? This is a great starting point, but be aware that some creature-light formats would probably change this to BARED ;-)
Jun 13	comment	How many lands should I have in my sealed or draft decks? For 40-card limited, I start with 17 as a base then shift up or down a land based upon mana fixers and curve.
Jun 13	comment	How much collaboration is reasonable for a Two-Headed-Giant draft? I find that 2-headed giant limited works much better with a sealed pool of 8 packs. Two people can easily build decks from that, and the time is just taken with deckbuilding instead of the draft.
Jun 13	comment	What are the Pros and Cons of using cards from multiple different sets when drafting? We call them "wacky drafts" at our shop. Someone will get 8 people and draft Zendikar, 8th Edition, and Fallen Empires (or something like that). It's great fun to discover the weird interactions.
Jun 13	comment	How should my strategy change in an MTG Draft based on the number of players? Tournaments will alter the pod size slightly to accommodate players that aren't divisible by 8. (Say, a 60-man draft) You're right, though. 8 is the magic number that should be strived for in each pod.