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Re:The Creator of 'Magic: The Gathering' Knows Where It All ... by paulpauper on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @08:52PM (#40361862)
The power 9 became so powerful when later on it became possible to make combo decks that could win within 5 turns
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Re:The Creator of 'Magic: The Gathering' Knows Where It All ... by empath75 on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @09:35PM (#40362157)
There was a black lotus first turn kill in the original set:

Black lotus, mountain, channel, fireball.

And you could make a deck with 10 of each of those if you wanted according to the original rules.

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Re:The Creator of 'Magic: The Gathering' Knows Where It All ... by rcxdude on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @04:20AM (#40364410)
5 turns is slow for any constructed format which includes the original sets. (heck, I've pulled off faster combos in a vintage cube draft)
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