It's an odd question, but a friend of mine recently asked me to construct a deck containing the most attractive males in the card art. I probably need multiple opinions so I can get started, and hopefully the end result is still a functional deck. What are your thoughts?
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It's an odd question, but a friend of mine recently asked me to construct a deck containing the most attractive males in the card art. I probably need multiple opinions so I can get started, and hopefully the end result is still a functional deck. What are your thoughts?
Daxos of Meletis? Eww. He looks like some random dude from a LGS took off his shirt and brandished a sword. His hair seems as if it hasn't been washed in days. His face isn't ugly, but not immediately catching. Also his body's not defined. He's not twiggy, nor chubby for that matter, but he's also not toned, lean, built, or nothing. And I thought he was supposed to be a prince...
Take your pick of any of the masses of shirtless, ripped dudes out there in the card art.
You can go far outside of Theros too, if you're not limiting yourself to standard.
You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
The OP is looking for cards with "attractive males", so male non-humans are fair game. Still, Yoshimitsu's picks are highly suspect. I'm not so sure there are many people in this world who would find Pensive Minotaur and Polis Crusher to be "attractive males". 0_o
Take your pick of any of the masses of shirtless, ripped dudes out there in the card art.
You can go far outside of Theros too, if you're not limiting yourself to standard.
Check out some kind of RW aggro build.
I wouldn't stick with the "find any shirtless, ripped dudes" rule. Sphinx's Disciple is also shirtless and ripped, but he's got some weird beard thing going on.
Not sure why a bunch of straight guys are sitting around determining which males are attractive.....I don't think there is a single attractive male in theros block. Most of the cards the face is completely obscured, and all their body types are identical.
Ordeal of Heliod (though his facial expression kind of ruins it) Titan's Strength (if you like bearded, muscled dudes) Anax and Cymede (though that may be the case of a guy looking more attractive because he's standing next to an attractive woman)
Most of the swordswomen have heavy upper armor and/or have veiled faces. And in your list, Ordeal of Nylea is immediately attractive, Ephara's Warden and Omenspeaker are sorta attractive, and the rest are meh (I wasn't even aware Disciple of Deceit was a woman until now, lol). I agree with TwinSais; the number of attractive human females are few and far between. It seems all the hotty points have been reserved for the lady non-humans like Satyr Grovedancer, Archetype of Finality, and Leafcrown Dryad.
I think both threads are equally ridiculous, but why is this thread still open whereas the female thread is locked?
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Akroan Hoplite
Daxos of Meletis
Labyrinth Champion
Arena athlete, Hero of Iroas, Reverent Hunter and Akroan Conscriptor would definitely be up there.
Daxos of Meletis
Elite Skirmisher
Hero of Iroas
Iroas, God of Victory
Oreskos Swiftclaw
Pensive Minotaur
Polis Crusher
Quarry Colossus
Arbor Colossus (My top vote)
Deserter's Quarters
Phalanx Leader
Favored Hoplite
You can go far outside of Theros too, if you're not limiting yourself to standard.
Check out some kind of RW aggro build.
"OH GOD MY BRAIN IS EXPLOADING AT HOW BAD THE ART IS ON MY OWN CARD"
-A friend's first impression of Ancestral Recall
10/10, I tapped.
I wouldn't stick with the "find any shirtless, ripped dudes" rule. Sphinx's Disciple is also shirtless and ripped, but he's got some weird beard thing going on.
2. Sexual attraction is not necessary to gauge an individual's attractiveness.
That makes literally no sense.
My personal choice? Phalanx Leader. Awww yeah.
... looking back at it Pensive Minotaur was a stretch though. I'll give you that one.
1: Stormcaller of Keranos
2: Island
3. Prophet of Kruphix (or maybe her ability is just sexy)
Real lack of attractive women. Too bad.
That is not even true... Omenspeaker, Disciple of Deceit, Ephara's Warden, Setessan Battle Priest and that's not getting into non-humans (Spearpoint Oread, etc) and the countless swordswomen depicted in artwork throughout the block. (Ordeal of Nylea)
Ordeal of Heliod (though his facial expression kind of ruins it)
Titan's Strength (if you like bearded, muscled dudes)
Anax and Cymede (though that may be the case of a guy looking more attractive because he's standing next to an attractive woman)
I like Cyamede's art in Lightning Diadem and the promo Karametra's Acolyte (below).
Most of the swordswomen have heavy upper armor and/or have veiled faces. And in your list, Ordeal of Nylea is immediately attractive, Ephara's Warden and Omenspeaker are sorta attractive, and the rest are meh (I wasn't even aware Disciple of Deceit was a woman until now, lol). I agree with TwinSais; the number of attractive human females are few and far between. It seems all the hotty points have been reserved for the lady non-humans like Satyr Grovedancer, Archetype of Finality, and Leafcrown Dryad.
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