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  • 141 Comments to “Monday Night Magic #157 – Hrbek the Planeswalker”

    • Cesar Trevino on June 4, 2009

      “Hey why do you get the small one?”

      For the contest

    • Justanothernobody on June 5, 2009

      “Mother always said the path to Hell is paved with good intentions. She was wrong, it was paved with stones made from my enemies. – Haron the Disobedient”

    • samuel on June 5, 2009

      My submission…

      The sorrow takes hold,
      the sorrow drains,
      the sorrow devours,
      and only sorrow remains.

    • Somadelnocha on June 5, 2009

      “Sorrow’s Path was lined with the bones of those who had fallen to the futility of trying to cross through it, and yet, due to the monsters in the surrounding hills, it was the only ’safe’ route through the mountains.” – History of Terisiare

    • marcopolo on June 5, 2009

      “But the floating lights were but a ruse; when we realized where the path we followed had lead us, it was a shock to us all.” – Vervamon the Elder

    • Perttu on June 5, 2009

      “No one said that this should be a fair battle”

    • Cesar Trevino on June 5, 2009

      why do you get the small one?

      For the contest

    • Alexander McLaughlin on June 5, 2009

      For the comment contest;

      For the small price of his lifeforce the mage assured his allies’ victory.

    • Matthew on June 5, 2009

      For the contest.

      He failed to answer me those questions three.

    • Mellowcow on June 7, 2009

      C O N L E Y !

      C O N L E Y !

      C O N L E Y !

      Copy & paste this to make Conley Pro Tour Champion, I guarantee it works!

    • Nathan (The Upkeep) on June 7, 2009

      I can’t believe Conley’s in the top 8! That’s awesome!!

    • Emmett on June 7, 2009

      me niether!!!!!! 1!1111111! go conley!! when are teh pairings gonna be up?

    • Raven Lonewolf on June 7, 2009

      For the contest:

      “Sometimes victory comes at a price. Often that price is painful.”

    • Myreldon on June 7, 2009

      For the Sorrow’s Path Contest:

      And travellers now within that valley,
      Through the red-litten windows, see
      Vast forms that move fantastically
      To a discordant melody;
      While, like a rapid ghastly river,
      Through the pale door,
      A hideous throng rush out forever,
      And laugh –but smile no more.

      —Edgar Allan Poe, “In the Greenest of the Valleys”

    • Myreldon on June 7, 2009

      Please include this citation along with my previous contest entry:

      Edgar Allan Poe, “In the Greenest of the Valleys”

    • Nathan B on June 7, 2009

      For the contest

      “The Wizard was never one to forget that he had the power to make his enemies walk sorrow’s path” Human Wizard

    • jim c on June 7, 2009

      “I pitty the man that tries to use me.” appa reab pit imp master

    • Spectoral_P on June 7, 2009

      My submission:

      “Across the abyss
      The weary traveler struggles on
      Casting his eyes upon the ground
      Thou hast become the path and the way
      That leads to destruction”
      -Vervamon the Elder

    • YoshiOfADown on June 7, 2009

      As we’d say in Australia:

      Conley, Conley, Connley! Oi,Oi,Oi!

    • Psi(>) on June 7, 2009

      Yeah totally stoked he just beat Kibler!

    • NightArcher on June 7, 2009

      I thought long and hard about what kind of flavor sorrow’s path brought to me, and I thought of a lone fighter weeping for the pointlessness of war. Since the path of sorrow was the road that few people tread, I thought of “the road not taken” by Robert Frost. Sure, flavor text is no literary masterpiece, but i ran with it. Sure this flavor text would require slightly different art….

      My submission:

      Two paths diverged on the battlefield
      and charging from both, a frenzied horde
      and be one fighter, behind my shield
      and knowing my attackers would not yield
      My sorrow and pain became my sword

    • YoshiOfADown on June 7, 2009

      Noooo Conley is out

    • Nathan (The Upkeep) on June 7, 2009

      Nooo! Conley lost! I thought he had it locked up…

    • flyingballs on June 8, 2009

      My submissions are both related.

      “Before you may enter this path by me, you’ll have to answer these questions three.” – Nicol “Sorrow” Bolas

      “What is your favorite color?” – Old Man Sorrow
      “Blue, no Yellow! AAAHHHH!!!” – Sir Mudboots, Goblin Knight

    • Thomaz Alexandre on June 8, 2009

      “Don’t a trade need to parts to exist?” – Liliana Vess

      “Yes: the losing one, and myself” – Yawgmoth

      Nicely done, Conley! Now come play with us at GP São Paulo :D

      Thomaz Alexandre in Brasil

    • Ra'am on June 8, 2009

      Good Job COnely
      I was there watching him make his first Top 8
      He did extremely well in the draft portion and for his first PT he performed amazingly. Only due to the bad luck as far as mulligans did he lose to Hebsky. However he is still a Pro to me so congratulations Conely WOods

    • Eric Twarog on June 8, 2009

      flavor text for Sorrow’s Path,

      “Awkward”

    • Psi(>) on June 8, 2009

      Well he is a pro fullstop, lol, pro points and monies make him one.
      But you are right, bad mull game5 a bit of an anticlimax to their match.
      Also, Hebsky did seem to draw the bant charm whenever he needed it.
      I also wasn’t sure why he kept looting with the obelisk vs Zac hill also.

    • Jason Van Cleave on June 9, 2009

      “No Running!” — Sign posted outside of Sorrow’s Path

      get it? Don’t run this card, duh.

      or how about,

      “In Bryn Argol, only the swans dare waddle along Sorrow’s Path.”

    • Jaelan on June 9, 2009

      “You take the ugly one.”
      “YOU take the ugly one!”
      “I’LL take the ugly one!”
      “Which one’s the ugly one?”

    • Mitja on June 9, 2009

      The path of thorns will guide thee through thy quest,
      to find the sorrow that entails eternal rest.

      Has both path and sorrow within + it’s kind of sad and downhartening like playing the actual card. :)

    • AJ on June 9, 2009

      Here is my idea for SP flavor text:

      “So, the Sorrow’s Path wasn’t that bad. That bridge was a little narrow, but still even if I fell off I don’t think I would die. What was with that weird guy turning that other guy to stone? Man, I bet turning to stone sucks way more than blocking a creature other than the one you originally wanted to. Hey, did you know that a small dragon lives somewhere near here? Don’t worry about him though, we don’t have flying and I’m pretty sure he does, so we wouldn’t be forced to block him anyway. Oh here come some guys with spears let’s tell them not to worry too much about the Sorrow’s Path.”
      -Fingor in his third conversation with Turgin
      from the Fingornomicon

    • James Konijn on June 9, 2009

      He told his master that didn’t want to work with dragons. The master gave him a lesson that would refresh his memory why he’s the slave, not the trainer.

      - Lesson taught by Uncle Istavan

    • Bandito on June 9, 2009

      “Fool me once, shame on you.
      Fool me twice, shame on me.” – Hrbek the Planeswalker

    • RiBu on June 9, 2009

      “Switch Bitch!”

    • Lord Charidarn on June 9, 2009

      “Sometimes there is land that is just not worth fighting for.”

    • Darklight on June 9, 2009

      This land was created in The Dark. Unfortunately it did not stay there.

    • LordCharidarn on June 9, 2009

      “Sometimes, there is land which is not worth fighting for.”

    • LJ on June 10, 2009

      “The high wizard’s battle honors were soon forgotten after what became known as the cotton candy incident.”

    • kevin on June 10, 2009

      “if only I had made a left!”

      - wanderer’s last words

      for contest

    • J.P. on August 11, 2009

      “maybe I shouldn’t go this way?”
      Norin the Wary

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