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***UPDATE: I got the cards I needed. Thank you for your interest.***
I have Blood Crypts and Dragonskull Summits available, as well as my trade list (with many C/U AVR foils among others)
I want to pick up Goblin Sharpshooter and Basilisk Collar for my EDH deck. I'm also looking for Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon.
I'm open to other cards from my wishlist to balance things out.
I like the low mana curve, especially when playing Dark Confidant.
It's still risky to me, though, as you'd be committed to losing up to three life each turn (and that's with only one Dark Confidant on the board). If D.C. comes in on T2, you suddenly are racing not only your opponent, but your own library to finish the game. Then again, there's a reason D.C. carries that price tag.
I like the Vampire-tribal concept. I've been toying with one myself.
As it stands, you have nothing you can play on T1 (Bone Splinters requires you to sacrifice a creature).
Bone Splinters is Murder, but with the additional cost of sacrificing a creature. I can see why you'd want eight removal spells since your only two-drop creature, Vampire Interloper, can't block.
If you stick with Bone Splinters, consider adding some expendable one-drops that you won't mind sacrificing. Options I see from your inventory would be a combinations of Bellows Lizard, Forge Devil, Tormented Soul, and/or Typhoid Rats. Another option would be some red burn spells that affect creature or player. While they won't get rid of any big creatures, they'd give you the option of doing direct damage. If you want to try that route, I'd swap in the burn spells for the Bone splinters. I see you have Pillar of Flame and Searing Spear. They are options to consider.
Let me know if your wishlist is current, as I have everything (or just about everything) you want available for trade.
Keep us posted on the deck development.
Here's a link to the deck being discussed here: http://deckbox.org/sets/290394.
Good catch. I get the same result, so it's not isolated to your machine.
Please take a look at this deck: http://deckbox.org/sets/288786.
The system flags it as "Extended". From what I can see every card is Standard except for Whispersilk Cloak. Whispersilk Cloak's last printing was in M11, so it should be Modern, not extended.
Can anyone else confirm that I'm seeing things correctly, or did I miss something?
4. Would it be too far-fetched to allow end-users to assign a custom value for specific iterations of cards? Maybe it could be highlighted orange or something once it's been custom-valued so other people realize it is not a system default.
Say I have a foil Masticore that has been signed and altered by the artist - I could assign it my own value and it would instantly be trade-recognizable as such.
I really like that idea. When Sebi gets back from holiday, he can let us know if that would be even remotely possible.
Would it be possible to add probability to the available deck statistics? MTG studio or MWS both have this invaluable tool. (it would be a bonus if the OR functionality worked as expected and allowed you to choose the OR cards)
Thanks,
Do you mean list a set of cards and see the likelihood you'll get those cards in your opening hand?
That would be a cool feature.
...nothing to tell you which row is being added and which is your current count....
I agree. I figured out it was adding at the top, but it certainly is not clear. Another thread also noted that the split feature (two way arrow) automatically decrements the quantity to place a "1" in the added row. There are benefits to an "add a row" feature that doesn't supply a quantity.
I've been intrigued by using Stuffy Doll since some of the threads started up last summer.
Here's a deck on which I've been working. I call it, "Waiting for Stuffy": http://deckbox.org/sets/289979
It's Red-Green. I have Ulvenwald Tracker for its "Fight Club" ability, Scorned Villager for some extra mana and chump blocking, and Immerwolf and Predator Ooze to keep my opponents on edge until the red carpet rolls out for Stuffy Doll.
Inquisitor's Flail is in there to be equipped on Stuffy Doll. I can then use it to block, making Stuffy take double damage.
I also included some burn spells, both as spot removal, and as additional ways to deal damage to my opponent. Spell duplication is made available by Reverberate and Increasing Vengeance (four between them--I only have one I.V.), allowing me to double the burn.
Blasphemous Act is in there for a final stroke, should it go that long.
Thoughts? On the surface, it may look a little scattered, but it seems to have potential. I'll be testing it this evening. Your feedback is always appreciated.
I'm using Chrome. While the checkbox is there, the site still is not keeping my logon ID populated.
Based on what you said, above, it shouldn't be too difficult to expand the pop up, add a card name header, and expand the entry boxes.
Something else I was wondering - you cannot flag a specific card FOR a specific deck, correct? If I have two decks with a Darksteel Colossus each, I can't currently flag which deck has the "foil" Colossus in it? Just making sure.
Thanks again!
I didn't even think about basic land. I gave up entering them by version when using the previous version. It's a good point.
That said, the change might seem technically easy to us, but it really will come down to Sebi's time and priorities. I now agree, however, that space for three digits seems reasonable and probably should be part of the system.
As to your final question, I believe your assessment is correct. I've only recently started thinking about adding specific versions as I've started making EDH decks.
I'm glad you enjoy the site. I wish you years of many happy trades!
What do you think about an inherent, or flat, multiplier added to the base value of a card if it's marked Foil? Go on the low-side and just use Base Value * 110% or something?
Unfortunately, I think such an equation breaks down on the two ends of the value scale. Most penny cards are worth between 25 and 50 cents in foil. On the high end (e.g., some planeswalkers), the foil values are much higher than the standard versions (e.e., Lilian of the Veil at $25 and the foil at $60).
Please provide a bit more information, particularly which browser you were using when you had problems.
I use Chrome and it works fine. You iPod is likely using Safari (or a variant of it).
Would you clarify why you would export a deck? Is it to pass a specific build on to someone else? If so, you have two options.
1) Get them to join Deckbox and then they can just copy a deck (you can copy any deck you view).
2) Use the print option (View > Print) to print a deck list. That gives you a list you can share with your friends or take to events. If you want to send it electronically, you can copy and paste the decklist into an email message or message board.
Let me see if I may help with some of these...
okay, I'm a little bit confused about something else...
I'm in deck view. I click on my inventory count for a particular card and a few minor things come to mind:
- Pop up box blocks the card you've clicked on in the background. Thus, if you have a quantity of said card in inventory and wishlist it's impossible to see what car you are currently viewing. May seem silly, but inputting a couple thousand cards and you can forget real quick
I agree this is an issue. I ran into this myself as I was working inventory and had to walk away for a moment. Solutions could be to change the location (itself a pain, if you end up mousing halfway across the screen), or to make sure the card name appears in the pop-up. Personally, I favor inserting the name in the details popup.
- I'm not certain what the twisty arrows mean. I've figured out that if I have 18 quantity listed for a card and I click on the arrows it will create a new line item and remove 1 quantity from the line item I was just on. So i'd then have 1 and 17. However, maybe I'm missing something because this seems to cause me more issues that in helps.
For instance, if I have 18 Cabal Therapy, for example, and I'd like to parse those 18 into line item groups that each share a distinction (Maybe 9 of my Cabals are identical, but the remainder all have different attributes - condition, set, etc.) then I find myself doing subtraction problems each time I go in and attempt to drill down to my specific cards. I click the arrows once and I have 1 and 17. But actually I want 9, 2, 2, 2, 2, and 1 quantities, all on their own lines. I'm assuming you have to go and just manually chop up all those quantities. Just seems that there should be little + or - buttons to take from or add to the original quantity, or something.
I follow your logic. The split arrow button splits your inventory across multiple lines. If adding details to a set that is already in inventory, it makes some sense: split one off and add details for that one (or quantity), split another off and do the same. If you work from what you have least of to what you have most of, and you only have one of each distinct row, you just keep going until you are left with the final grouping. If putting in other quantities, however, you have to adjust both lines (the original and the new one).
Since that interface is not intended for adding new inventory (though sometimes it is most convenient, as when I was confirming inventory counts last night), I'm not sure if it needs fixing (to split to a zero value) or if it should stay the same. In the Import Cards interface, you have the option of adjusting details as you enter the cards, but I'll let you decide if that interface works for you.
After entering a few thousand cards over the past two days I'm honestly most frustrated by this issue. I have a couple hundred Birds of Paradise cards. Each time I go in and take "4" out of the 200 inventory list to denote that they are a specific set / condition / foil, I have to go in and change my new quantity from 1 to 4 and then subtract those 'extra' 3' from the original quantity (200, already subtracted one with the twisty arrows, so 199, now I have to tab back over and overwrite quantity to 196). Maybe this seems mundane but it adds up!!
I don't know when you started adding inventory relative to the update. As mentioned above, the system is designed to let you add details as you entered the inventory. If you entered your Birds of Paradise as a generic quantity of 200, your current process is the only way to do it (though changes may be forthcoming--not sure what Sebi has in store for us). The current system for details is (in many ways) far better than what we had before the 2.0 update (at least, imo).
Oh, and you cannot see the third digit if you have more than 99 quantity of a particular card.
I believe that's a valid point. I don't know how many people collect more than 99 of a given card, but it should not be too tough to widen the field. I just have to wonder how many people are affected by the two-digit count, and then wonder if someone else might come along and ask Sebi to allow four digits (thousands).
In any case, I know your honest feedback is appreciated by Sebi and Laura. They review all this feedback. [They are on holiday right now, and will be picking up the torch again soon.]
While I understand your frustrations (I've experienced everything you have with my inventory of 10k+ cards), I still find this site to be the best out there for managing my inventory.
While waiting for the sort feature to be re-added, you can better manipulate your inventory by doing an export, and then opening the CSV file in an spreadsheet application. In the spreadsheet application, you can filter (e.g., show only specific editions) and sort.
I often do this for my hard copy buy lists anyway, since I can include the prices, highlight priorities, etc.
See my Inventory entry for Wild Beastmaster. I have a total of three--two normal and one foil. I want two more normal (non-foil) copies, so I added the details for those two wishlist cards.
Now, when I view my inventory, I see a wishlist quantity of two on both line items: the entry for the non-foil cards, and the line for the foil cards. It makes it look like I am looking for a total of four.
This evening I received an incoming trade, adding two copies of Creeping Renaissance to my inventory. After marking the cards as received and going into my inventory, I had four copies (two with details, two without), but the inventory item was still flagged (with the two-way arrow icon) as having two inbound copies. The trade referenced when looking at the details behind the icon was the one I had just received.
UPDATE: The same seems to be true of all of my recent trades. The cards are flagged as involved in a trade, even if the cards have been received and marked as such.
I'm forwarding the permalink for your post to Sebi via support@deckbox.org.
It will be interesting to see if his other trades end positively.
Would it be possible to do a Quick Add box for decks, not just sideboards?
When adding cards, if you have two lines that end up with the same details, when you click "Apply", the system will automatically consolidate them into one record (providing all details are the same).
HikingStick wrote:Reviewing this guy's trades, there are a number of high value ones. It makes it look intentional (that's just my opinion--IANAL).
I've emailed support@deckbox.org, asking Sebi to review this thread.
It's intentional... if you see the bad trade thread, you'll note he has confirmed multiple different 'send to' addresses around the same neighborhood.
One of the affected folks should contact local police in the recipients jurisdiction, possibly the postmaster too.
In your tradelist, you have the option of entering card details, just as you do in the main Inventory screen (in fact, you can specify versions there).
I believe there are some hiccoughs with the way those details affect what people see as available in the trade window. Sebi and the team indicated they will be updating that interface later this month.
Reviewing this guy's trades, there are a number of high value ones. It makes it look intentional (that's just my opinion--IANAL).
I've emailed support@deckbox.org, asking Sebi to review this thread.
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