2013 Update: The 10 Most Reviled Magic Cards, According to Gatherer – Part One

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6 Responses

  1. Not_Jeff says:

    A maybe 5/2 for 6 that’s usually a 4/1, AND it can’t block? More like Jeff’s top league pick.

    Or: the catds you are most likely to see in jon rousseau’s deck 3 years ago. Lol

    Nice article, though the title is clnfusing, as it’s not even a full month into jan and we have an update…

    Perhaps that it was a pre-pre-release list makes more sense to me.

    • jmgariepy says:

      There’s enough pre-prelease lists on the internet. I’m sure the Magic players don’t need another one. Besides, my lists are all based around Gatherer, and the only way to get a good read with Gatherer is to wait for all the votes to be in. I fear my top ten lists will never be at the cutting edge of the game… but based on reader response, I don’t think that matters much. I lose some tourney players, I gain some casual. It’s a wash.

      As for the name: It is confusing, and there is unfortunately very little I can do about it. That was the name of the original article. This is an update. Not including “2013 Update” at the beginning of the name will make people ignore the article, if they think they’ve read it before. The article has awkward timing, coming out just before a pre-release. Most readers, however, will never see that, since 99% of my readership takes place a month after I write an article. Hopefully, this will be less confusing as we go forward. By the time “The Top Ten Most Desirable Cards” get an update, we’ll be in May. If I do an update for the Top Ten Commanders, that will take place in October. I do like revisiting and updating these Gatherer articles. There are too many top 10 Magic card lists on the internet that have a release date of 2008 and earlier. The bottom three cards on this list, alone, is from 2009 and later.

  2. Fiikus CZ says:

    Ember Shot:
    ME: ,,Are you trying to sell me this card?”
    Dealer: ,,Yes?”
    ME: ,, Why I in the heaven should I buy it?”
    Dealer: ,, Well, it’s an instant,… you can deal 3 damage whenever you want.”
    ME: ,, For 7R ?”
    Dealer: ,, Look, I know it’s not the best card in theese days, but it can by fun playing with it.”
    ME: ,,Ever heard of Lightning Bolt?”
    Dealer: ,,Yes, I did, but Eber Shot brings card drawing with it.”
    ME: For additional 7 colorless mana?”
    Dealer: ,, Well, Ugh…”
    ME: ,,Have you ever heard drawing a card for 7 mana? or 6, or 5?”
    Dealer: ,, Rootgrapple? And it’s even worse.”
    ME: ,,Rootgrapple is shit.”
    Dealer: ,, OK, if you don’t want it, someone else will.”
    ME: Thanks for wasting my time..”

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