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I love [Oil-Gorger Troll]. ONE was one of my favorite draft environments, and I really loved the oil counter mechanic. I keep a very jank oil based edh deck around. He won me a bunch of games in draft, I love the art, and the "flavor" text (get it?) cracks me up.

What card sparks joy for you and why?

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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not only do I love the art, but the ability at the time was fairly unheard of. It is way overcosted now. But still such a fun card.

[–] MacedWindow@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I know that thats foam, but my brain says he is eating popcorn and loving it

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 8 points 7 months ago

To be fair, that is how I look when I eat popcorn.

[–] MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Basilica Bell-Haunt

The art, the solid mana cost and the frame colors make it an aesthetically very pleasing card, but when it was revealed I figured it would be a good draft card but not playable in Standard. But it turned out to be a fantastic stabilizing card in Esper Hero and punched way above its weight as an uncommon. GRN/RNA was also just a great era for Standard so it's tied to good memories from that time as well.

[–] MacedWindow@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah thats a dope looking card. Always love seeing non-generic mana costs, even though I know it makes the card worse.

[–] The1029@literature.cafe 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Gravecrawler for me. Always loved zombie decks and how annoying these were to fight.

[–] MacedWindow@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Ah the lynchpin of my [[Varina, Lich Queen]] deck! I really enjoy one drops, especially when they do that much work.

[–] Evu@mtgzone.com 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'll always have fond memories of [[Aurochs Herd]]. I know a lot of people don't like Coldsnap draft, but I'll play it anytime, and I'll probably try to force green.

[–] MacedWindow@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I love it! Makes me want to put together a jank 40 card tribal. Doesnt seem like it'd be expensive...

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Once Upon a Time is perhaps the greatest gameplay-flavor integration win Magic has ever had. For a while, standard matches all began with someone saying the name of the card.

Once Upon a Time

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hurloon Wrangler

(with Denimwalk)

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 7 months ago

Avenging Angel seemed so cool when I first started playing. It didn't die, and a 3/3 flyer was pretty good a closing games (though not as quick as a Thorn Elemental).

I just loved how it kept coming back to avenge itself.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

The most metal White card. Black gets all the cool spooky business, Red gets all the fury and devastation, and here's a goddamn nuke with minimal centered text.

[–] EvilCartyen@feddit.dk 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I love Wash Out, it's a real game changer in monoblue.

[–] MacedWindow@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Oh yeah my friends hate that card in my [[Naban, Dean of Iteration]] deck