Magic in Haiku

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KrazyCaley

9 November 2011

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Haiku


I will now describe

Some Magic cards in haiku

Answer in comments.


1 -

Hitchcock would be proud.

No spells. Better idea:

Birds. Birds EVERYWHERE.

2 -

The 1/1 for 1

Kicks it with old-school goblins.

Why such a long name?

3 -

The Ramping elder.

You'll get SOME color mana.

Your opponent knows.

4 -

Progenitus sucks.

Why would you ever cast it

When you could just win?

5-

Stretching before you

Vast great fields without end.

Noob asks: How get sun?

6-

Best instant ever?

Superb card efficiency.

Kris Kross'll make ya.

7-

This is a card game.

Card games make one cut the deck.

But to LEAVE it cut?

8-

Power creep: a lie.

Old cards rule. Sixteen mana:

Massive four damage.

9-

Masters Edition.

Everyone's favorite 2/4.

But now with trap doors.

10-

The red Timetwister.

Even the same mana cost.

Vanna will help you.

11-

Black Lotus gets fixed.

But not really. Three for free

is always broken.

12-

Three, and he is yours.

B for the wings, B for life.

One for the deathtouch.

13-

Heavy weapons guy:

It costs four hundred dollars

To win ZEN standard.

14-

Goddamn minotaurs.

Trampling down my labyrinths.

Koori music soothes.

15-

A great zen koan:

Grass will grow under it, but

It's a lawnmower.

16-

Bay area's safe.

No combat damage is dealt

In San Francisco.

17-

It's weird in standard

To have a land changing hands

Rainbow-Vale-often.

18-

Seventy dollars

For this someday. Don't misjudge

Contraption power.

19-

I loathe Mana Drain.

You'll just be wasting mana.

This: strictly better.

20-

Single white male

Age 20; Seeks: Two mana

And less sucky stats.

masterpeez says... #1

HaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAha

November 30, 2011 1:25 a.m.

weterr123 says... #2

Can only think of a few.

1 is deffo Dovescape

10 is Mindmoil ?

11 is Lotus Bloom

12 is Vampire Nighthawk

That's all I got, although I think the $400 dollar card is the banned white one from worldwake, cost 1 colourless and 1 white - the equipment fetcher? I can't remember the name.

November 30, 2011 8:27 a.m.

weterr123 says... #3

Why did my answers blow up so big???

November 30, 2011 8:28 a.m.

xo2 says... #4

November 30, 2011 8:45 a.m.

xo2 says... #5

And 5 is Plains lol

November 30, 2011 8:46 a.m.

IPyro92 says... #6

17 is Contested War Zone

the 400 is either Stoneforge Mystic or Jace, the Mind Sculptor

5 might be Plains

That's all i've got for now.

November 30, 2011 8:48 a.m.

weterr123 says... #7

Stoneforge Mystic is the one I meant regarding $400

November 30, 2011 9:01 a.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #8

Here are my guesses:

1- Dovescape

2- card:Mons's Goblin Raiders

3- Fellwar Stone

4- Coalition Victory

5- Plains

6- Jump

7- Phyrexian Portal

8- card:Aladdin's Ring

9- Giant Trap Door Spider

10- Wheel of Fortune

11- Lotus Bloom

12- Vampire Nighthawk

13- Stoneforge Mystic

14- Didgeridoo

15- No clue. I'm not clever enough for this one.

16- Fog

17- Contested War Zone

18- Steamflogger Boss

19- Draining Whelk

20- Squire

November 30, 2011 10:49 a.m.

weterr123 says... #9

I'll have a crack at 15...

is it Emrakul, the Aeons Torn ? Or any eldrazi???

November 30, 2011 11:09 a.m.

IPyro92 says... #10

November 30, 2011 noon

Nobilior says... #11

November 30, 2011 12:47 p.m.

KrazyCaley says... #12

Correct answers so far:

1- Dovescape - weterr123

2- card:Mons's Goblin Raiders - Rhadamanthus

3- Fellwar Stone - Rhadamanthus

4- No correct answer: Mull over the cost / And also, a correction: / You don't win; they lose.

5- Plains - xo2

6- Jump - Rhadamanthus

7- No correct answer: If you're targeted / Seek out a psychiatrist / For PTSD.

8- card:Aladdin's Ring - Rhadamanthus

9- Giant Trap Door Spider - Rhadamanthus

10- Wheel of Fortune - Rhadamanthus

11- No correct answer yet. Lotus Bloom is close / But I don't think it's broken / You must think old-school.

12- Vampire Nighthawk - weterr123

13- Jace, the Mind Sculptor - xo2

14- Didgeridoo - Rhadamanthus

15- No correct answer: Literal mower? / No. Instead you must turn your mind / To old card nicknames.

16- Fog - Rhadamanthus

17- Contested War Zone - IPyro92

18- Steamflogger Boss - Rhadamanthus

19- No correct answer: Not better, most say / Than Mana Drain, but you should / Consider the source

20- Squire - Rhadamanthus

November 30, 2011 12:48 p.m.

Nobilior says... #13

November 30, 2011 12:50 p.m.

Nobilior says... #14

11: Lotus Vale ?

November 30, 2011 12:54 p.m.

Nobilior says... #15

4 Is so Door to Nothingness !!!

November 30, 2011 12:58 p.m.

weterr123 says... #16

I like how the clues are in haiku format!! ;)

Could 7 be Shahrazad ???

November 30, 2011 12:59 p.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #17

4- Door to Nothingness

7- Traumatize

11- Even though it doesn't give 3 mana, for some reason I want to say Mana Crypt

15- card:Mishra's War Machine? I still got nothing for this one.

19- Counterspell

November 30, 2011 12:59 p.m.

mozerdozer says... #18

11 is almost certainly card:Lion's Eye Diamond.

19 is probably Counterspell since it is your favorite card.

4 is Natural Order .

7 I don't know. Gonna search the Gatherer.

November 30, 2011 1:02 p.m.

weterr123 says... #19

I think I got 15!!

Is it..... Reap and Sow ???

November 30, 2011 1:28 p.m.

Zarum says... #20

15 is Llanowar Elves!

November 30, 2011 1:43 p.m.

weterr123 says... #21

I wondered that due to 'llanowar'...

I guess it depends on a card being nicknamed 'the lawnmower' for it's name, or for it's action, ie, lawnmowing lol

November 30, 2011 1:45 p.m.

cartercr says... #22

November 30, 2011 2:03 p.m.

KrazyCaley says... #23

Now we've got them all!

4- Door to Nothingness - Nobilior

7- Traumatize - Rhadamanthus

11- card:Lion's Eye Diamond - mozerdozer

15- Llanowar Elves aka "Lawnmower Elves" - Zarum

19- Counterspell - Rhadamanthus

November 30, 2011 2:04 p.m.

Nobilior says... #24

:D I got one!!! Yeah! I so carried Rhadamanthus! lol jk!

November 30, 2011 2:39 p.m.

Jarrod_0067 says... #25

11 could have been Gilded Lotus

December 1, 2011 7:07 a.m.

dude1818 says... #26

Sweet. I got 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, and 19. I'm quite proud of myself. :)

December 3, 2011 7:24 p.m.

Jokernaught says... #27

I only need to know one and that's Vampire Nighthawk . That is probably one of the top ten best uncommon ever developed by Wizards of the Coast.

December 4, 2011 2:26 a.m.

weterr123 says... #28

It is known as 'Vampire Brokenhawk' - my friends generally groan in disappointment when I play it, and complain that he should be rare!!

December 4, 2011 4:56 a.m.

Jokernaught says... #29

He isn't broken. Just seriously overpowered. Only people that play him love him. Taurean Mauler gets more groans then any other card I play.

December 4, 2011 5:23 p.m.

weterr123 says... #30

I didn't say he was broken, it is just the general consensus. Doesn't everyone love powerful cards they own lol?!

And really?! I see that as a creature that gets bigger and has every creature type - not amazing IMO. A Phytohydra is much nicer, it gets bigger for blocking.

Steel Hellkite generally demoralises my opponents.

Anyway, we mustn't tarnish this thread anymore, so I'm making a new one titled: 'Groan-worthy Cards'

;)

December 4, 2011 7:07 p.m.

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