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

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  Sientir on June 2, 2009

  Oh wow, Sorrow’s Path. First time I ever saw that played was when a friend at school used it with Vigor. Yea, that was a gimmicky deck…this challenge really intrigues me though.

  Well, here’s what I thought of:
  “The land itself shifted, leaving them to face new foes at the cost of great pain.”

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  Steven D'Amore on June 2, 2009

  Thanks Tom! we all appreciate you truckin’ threw!

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  OrcishConscripts on June 2, 2009

  “the Sparrow Shot a Sharp Sort, Ow / he sings the brewer’s wife’s a Rash Port Sow / the brewer Has Pro Worts and shows / his mettle through his Star Hops Row / the sparrow lets fly his great Spoor Wraths / and the brewer lies wretched on Sorrows Path”

  -Mangara’s first tome

  Remember how a lot of old flavor text either quoted random books, contained secret easter eggs, or had little relevance to the card? Well how about all three!

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  tyler on June 2, 2009

  Sorrows path flavor text

  “I said turn left at the fork, not right”

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  Nomadic T'ai on June 2, 2009

  Not really excited for the next coreset having a collection of too many coreset type cards as it is. Will probably buy singles if anything is stellar, unfortunately that means higher prices for singles as they’ll probably sell less than a more ‘original’ set. Oh and ‘Battlefield’ really, I mean REALLY ?!? Pokemon here we come, I call Lame-a-choo!

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  Robert Lancaster on June 2, 2009

  Sorrow’s Path Flavor Text Submissions by the Turquoise Mage

  Maveen mourned the loss of Vervamon, while watching him cross the path.

  Varv and Furt looked at one another … and smiled.

  Sell this card, if you can.

  “A wizard, a dragon and a bridge, let us be away from here. Far Away” – Jodah

  “A land, a land, my kingdom for a land!” – Lord Ith

  “I would rather be lost in a maze than cross this path” – Lord Ith

  “I got nothing!” – Silent Bob (one of my favorite movie lines from Clerks 2)

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  Gaura Ely on June 2, 2009

  My flavor text is as fallows:

  “My name is what I and Emos travel.”

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  wolfgang on June 2, 2009

  Sorrow’s Path Flavor Text Submissions

  “While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.” ~ Stephen R. Covey

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  Jake from Maine on June 2, 2009

  Hey we never complain about the Tom only shows… in fact they are much easier to follow lol

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  Devin on June 2, 2009

  Hmmm…. flavor text for Sorrow’s Path.

  “All you walk this road, regret it; but not nearly as much as those who fall to them.” -Inscription at the Path’s Head

  What’s more embarrasing than playing Sorrow’s Path? Loosing to someone playing Sorrow’s Path. If I PtE after someone activates Sorrow’s Path on a creature with Path of Anger’s Flame, do I get my hiking merit badge?

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  Devin on June 2, 2009

  Damn, that’s supposed to say “All WHO walk”

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  L.I on June 2, 2009

  “Sorrows path, where chumps and trades lead to the loss of an army”

  “I thought you were fighting the dragon? So why am I the one on fire?” – Kashag, badly burnt knight

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  LondonMagicGeek on June 2, 2009

  Flavor text submission:

  Snatch inspired:

  “Bets have already been taken, if you want to change fighters its going to cost you”

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  Zen Viking on June 2, 2009

  When I first saw the show’s title, I thought “wow, Hrbek must have some ability related to air conditioners” because growing up in North Dakota I saw Hrbek hocking that same damn air conditioner two or three times every commercial break during Twins games when I was a little kid in the 80’s.

  War cooling counters!

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  UbeS! on June 2, 2009

  Yeah, Tom only shows are cool.

  My flavor text for Sorrow’s path:

  “More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
  ~ Woody Allen”

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  Mellowcow on June 2, 2009

  In 2010 Monday Night Magic has 20 co-hosts and none have time to actually record an episode, and Tom goes like: “John’s washing his underwear, Bob has a date, Tim’s taking a nap, Chris went for a walk…” *giggle*

  Gonley (Les)URG(o)
  Legendary Creature – Spike Mutant
  At the beginning of your upkeep, discard any number of cards. Then draw that many cards and put a +1/+1 counter on Gonley for each card drawn this way.
  Whenever you play a spell, regenerate Gonley.
  0/1

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  Fiber13 on June 2, 2009

  Flavor Text for Sorrow’s Path:

  “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”

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  Kyle on June 2, 2009

  Sorrow’s Path Flavor Text Submission

  “In their moment of victory the world shifted, then nothing but black.”

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  Anthony Laflamme on June 2, 2009

  Sorrow’s Path Flavor Text:

  “It takes great energy and risk to control another’s forces, but the rewards are limitless…”

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  ryzorz on June 2, 2009

  sorrow’s path: I’ll be sorry. *shakes fist*

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  Robert Lancaster on June 2, 2009

  I just had to add this for the Sorrow’s Path flavor text competition:

  “All your base are belong to us!”

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  Stephen Rufer on June 2, 2009

  Sorrow’s Path Flavor Text:

  “See, I told you I know a shortcu–oops.”–Norin the Wary

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  Michael Quinton on June 2, 2009

  Flavor Text Entry

  “He took the path less traveled. Unfortunately, that path was filled with trials the no man could withstand.”
  -Anonymous

  And

  “Fearing your life is going to be meaningless after you die is not sorrow, but rather that your already dead inside and your death would be meaningless.”

  The last entry of Pharazon’s journal found near the end of Sorrow’s Path

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  MyNameIsFourteen on June 2, 2009

  Sorrows Path flavor:

  “Change Places!” -M. Hatter, of Wonderland

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  Andrew Rodenbush on June 2, 2009

  Sorrow’s Path flavor text submission:

  While drawing power from the Path, Urza realized he would have to be careful what he wished for.

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  TheCassiusKid on June 2, 2009

  I’m not sure what everyone is talking about, regarding to Magic turning into pokemon. For those of us who remember playing before there ever was a stack, we remember terms such as Summon ” “, instead of the very bland creature -” ” spells. Remember when the text read, your opponents suffer 1 point of damage instead of lose 1 life? I feel that magic has been on a slippery slope of losing the fantasy flavour it once held. There is no congruent story lines to be following anymore. Some of the new mechanics make know since as to why they are in particular sets. I agree that battlefield sounds a little corny, but I am ready for any type of flavour to be returned to this game. Is anyone else tired of all this Magic bashing? I give it 5 years when magic changes back from battlefield to “into play” and people will still kick and scream. Magic would be dead if it as a game didn’t grow as a whole.

  – Flavor text submission to come later

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  Drake on June 2, 2009

  yeah, this battlefield change is stupid. and the possibility that manaburn will be gone is stupid too. its like wizards is taking it back to the childishness of Portal…..boooooo

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  Cole on June 2, 2009

  The knight clad in steel turned to hold off what he thought was a goblin only to find a rust demon in its place.

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  AJ on June 2, 2009

  Those who seek to change their fate end up crashing into it in the end.

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  Aaron CK on June 2, 2009

  “The path you chose was not one of eternal valor, but one of infinite despair.” Prophet of Ith

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  jACKie Chang on June 2, 2009

  “The route you chose is not as heroic as you imagine, but one full of agony and affliction.” Elves of Deep Shadow

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  jACKie Chang on June 2, 2009

  “The path you seek is not yours to choose, but for fate to decide.” Niall Silvain

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  Matthew on June 2, 2009

  “Said to be the birthplace of the earthquake, Sorrow’s Path demonstrated the volatility of the land and that even decisions made with the utmost care and preparation could result in consequences of a grave nature.”
  - Vervamon the Elder

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  Aaron Chan Kit on June 2, 2009

  Hey I do not know why but mine was not going through,

  “The path you chose was not one of eternal valor, but one of infinite despair.” Prophet of Ith

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  mimemachine (josh) on June 2, 2009

  sorrows path text

  ‘not even chuck norris could get outa this ‘ -random spectator

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  Derek on June 2, 2009

  flavor text for Sorrows Path

  I said left…no!!!….your other left.

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  Propagandist on June 2, 2009

  “This is going to hurt me more than it’ll hurt you. Seriously.”

  I also emailed you guys a couple images

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  Propagandist on June 2, 2009

  I like the changes of “Battlefield” and “Casting”.

  I quit Magic when Mercadian Masques came out and just recently started again around Conflux. I was saddened to see the Summon term removed from creatures. I always imagined the cards were the spells and that casting them made the creature appear. Call me a fantasy nerd, but that’s kind of why I play the game to begin with. Bringing more flavor back into the game seems like fun to me.

  And anyone who thinks that calling “in play” the Battlefield will be confusing and make it difficult to judge M10 events, why? Every set that comes out has a new mechanic or two that turns the Pre-Release tourneys upside down and no one cries about it. Cascade was hotly debated at our most recent one for example. If anything I think taking “in play” and “play a card” out of the formula makes it EASIER to understand.

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  MacDaddy on June 2, 2009

  Hi,

  Another great show Tom. Just for those who didn’t get the third Hrbek ability, for a long time Kent was the spokesman for Carrier Heating and Cooling (especially the Air Conditioners) hence the cooling counter ability.

  Also starting loyalty of 14 matches Hrbek’s jersey number (if I remember correctly); it also was set high because Hrbek only played for the Twins which is pretty rare in professional baseball.

  He is UG because Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 lakes and has its share of forests.

  Sorrow’s Path sounds like the sidewalk outside of the Metrodome after a Vikings playoff game.

  Keep up the good work!
  Macdaddy

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  Zagan on June 2, 2009

  Well, here is the best I’ve some up with for the

  “In order to throw your enemies to the fray, you must be willing to hurt both yourself and your allies; their compliance matters not”

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  UbeS! on June 2, 2009

  I don’t get it!

  Why complain about all that battlefield stuff? It’s just words, nothing more, nothing less. Perhaps it doesn’t bother me all that much because I’m dutch and all english sounds ..uhm.. foreign. In a couple of months we’ll all be used to it and we go back to talking about “the good old times when everything was so much different, and yeah it had it’s charm but glad it all changed”.

  Ive been playing for quite some time now and I’ve seen more than one change like this. This is nothing compared to adding the stack…Stop being so conservative, you can’t stop change, in a couple of weeks you’ll all be putting cards in the battlefield as if you didn’t know any better… ;P

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  Adam Cancer on June 2, 2009

  Flavor Text Entry:

  “The Path was upset it couldn’t fight like the creatures could, so it decided to take its frustrations out on them!”

  Btw, love the show. I just found it a couple weeks ago & I’m hooked. Monday Night Magic & the Magic Show both rock!

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  Mustango on June 2, 2009

  Flavor text:
  “To force your enemy down this path, you must first tread it twice yourself.”
  “Few understand the topography of this twisted land. Fewer still want to.”
  “I *knew* I should’ve taken that left turn at AAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!”

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  HotShot on June 2, 2009

  Sorrow’s Path Flavor Text,

  “As the confused goblin spurted blood from the lhurgoyf’s forceful blow, Ezric could only wonder why his quick exchange had left him in so much pain.”

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  The Frex on June 2, 2009

  Great show guys! I really enjoyed the link to the deck stacking (shuffling) article/blog post you threw on for us to take a look at. Definitely feel like posts and articles like those are a must read for any player new and old.

  Really its sad that it comes down to people simply cheating to win, but its always been like that and i feel like it may never change. Its best to know your opponents well during those matches and even before you play in tournaments, and by opponents i mean both the players and their decks.

  I feel its very comforting to see people wanting to educate themselves with how they are being cheated or how they would be cheated and how to counter it to really shove those people away from cheating further in magic or to prevent themselves and friends from getting shafted due to their illegal actions in tournament play.

  Keep up the great work!

  I figured I’d try a comedic route.
  Flavor Text Submissions:

  “You take the high road,
  I’ll take the low.
  There, the crevasse,
  Fill it with your mighty juice.”
  - Tenacious D
  ——
  “A dragon, a giant, and a wizard stands in our way,
  We can get through this men!” – Knight captain
  “Rock, paper, scissors to see who goes first, sir?” – Knight
  ——
  What do you get when you combine a dragon, a giant, and a wizard on a bridge?
  Something that’s obviously more useful than this card.
  - Frex

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  marengo on June 2, 2009

  On Sorrow’s path:

  “The hard way leads to experience. Experience leads to take the easy way.”

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  Sausbringer on June 2, 2009

  “They didn’t know excactly what was happening to them, just that they didn’t like it*

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  ebob on June 2, 2009

  Sorrow’s Path:
  “damn”
  the statue

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  94teen on June 2, 2009

  The wayfarer,
  Perceiving the pathway to truth,
  Was struck with astonishment…

  Later he saw that each weed
  Was a singular knife.
  “Well,” he mumbled at last,
  “Doubtless there are other roads.”
  -Stephen Crane

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  Tyler on June 2, 2009

  “Oh we dont go down that path anymore.”

  lol A nice Pet Cemetery reference.