Basically, we're okay with a few cards that put +1/+1 counters on creatures but we tend to avoid more complicated versions (such as 0/0 creatures that come into play with +1/+1 counters) at common, although we're more willing to do something like that if there are a number of cards dedicated to a certain theme ( Darksteel 's modular, I'm looking at you)
I would mulligan aggressively for fast, resilient hands that can cast a Turn 2 Etched Champion
(ancestral is my other handle.) I was looking for a 300 dpi source, and was happy to see ahkren had been working on HQ Cardgen, and had everything I needed
The community seems to be much more in favor of the new approach to major Magic leaks: essentially a shrug and a sassy article
Part of me doesn't want to fall into the nostalgic trap of thinking Magic had an essence that is now being lost, but the other part knows if Wizards of the Coast is going to keep Universes Beyond legal in Standard, it could at least try harder to make the cards balanced
Mana Crypt (Kaladesh Inventions Series) The most valuable Magic card not on the Reserved List, Mana Crypt is valuable for similar reasons as Mana Vault and Sol Ring: it can easily add a lot of extra mana to the mana pool and enable some explosive early plays in a game
