(a) some kind of pacifism with Exalted
(b) the Cavalry Master of Exalted (as in, Creatures you control with Exalted have Exalted)
Meh otherwise, Exalted won't breach the playable-without-Rafiq gap. Even then, Rafiq is really The Good Exalted Guy, although Hierarch might have a thing or two to say about that after Conflux.
Constructed the 3cc and the 1 cost activation makes him practically unplayable. Limited however looters are always good and exalted has also proven great, very vulnerable thanks to the 1 toughness but still a decent pick and sure to make the cut in any deck running blue.
This guy is usually just better than Dawnray Archer, which does make decklists, and I'd play him just as much as I play Grixis Battlemage, who hardly swings as well.
He's just fine.
Grixis Battlemage doesn't die to Vithian Stinger or Blister Beetle.
as someone who sees the good side of almost all cards i dont like this one at all.. i though it was great at first. The i saw that A) its looter ability is costed, and B) its really small.
a 0/1 is usualy just cannon fodder, ability has to be breaking to even be considred for anything, and this while not a last pick isn't high up. I love the idea of exalted with this but really there being ify. Wizards has a good idea here but there being careful with it not to break it.
Any looter is playable in limited, but the activation cost AND 2U casting cost hurts.
And so does the fact that there's already a looter in the block. I think the extra point of toughness and extra ability is better than exalted if you're solidly black/blue. If black is a small touch or not in the deck then cleary this guy is the one you'll play. But even for a true blue mage like me I'm not particularly excited by a second looter.
I think it references that he explains about how to fight more effectively on the frontline not that he hangs out around the frontline.
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So basically he is a mentor for your frontline fighter.
I think they are afraid of exalted being too good for some reason this card wouldn't be broken at 2U 1/1 exalted without the pay to draw and discard.
Maybe we are getting some ridiculous exalted card besides the noble hierarch we haven't seen yet. In limited though hes good enough merfolk looter might be better but merfolk looter doesn't pump your attacker.
Pretty spot on. He loots and doesn't cost a million, he'll be played. The only other looter in limited right now is uncommon.
Bah, with only 5 hits for "Exalted" in the Orb, it hurts to see one of those go for something like this....hoping Mirror-Sigil Sergeant will pull through
Bah, with only 5 hits for "Exalted" in the Orb, it hurts to see one of those go for something like this....hoping Mirror-Sigil Sergeant will pull through
Looks like Mr. Rafiq is having fits with his latest bunch of recruits
The new looter's not too bad, especially in exalted.dec, where in fact the card shines the most. it's card draw, filtering, and exalted enabler all in one card, which equals card economy.
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HOwever, i am beginning to see a pattern with the cards in Alara block wherein Wizards prints cards that are bad at first glance but are really good in a specific deck archetype. while it does push the value of cards in a moral, social, and creative aspect or whatnot, in the long run it might just become unhealthy.
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Yus, a common Looter for draft. Grixis Battlemage was quite respectable because it was the only Looter in the AAA format. This is a wonderful gift for limited. Exalted is just gravy.
Wow... I thought it was ok ("Merfolk Looter with Exalted for 1 more colorless? Awesome!"), but then I took another look. 0/1, for 2U, that requires U every time to use the ability?
Indeed, it just sucks. Why the u for activation cost?
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Posted by: Tay Collins | January 20, 2010 6:45 AM
Tay, that's not evolution. It's metamorphosis. Evolution means descent with heritable modification – individuals cannot evolve, unless they're Pokemon.
Posted by: David Marjanović | January 20, 2010 8:55 AM
I like it. Exalted is already probably the most powerful deck in SOA-Draft, so obviously they wont continue print awesome creatures - even kinda bad-looking creatures (like Sighte-Cast Sorcerer) are stables in Exalted Decks.
Yet, this would have been waaaaaay better if it would be 0/2. Losing this to beetle or pinger just...hurts.
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I really hope that the last two are either -
(a) some kind of pacifism with Exalted
(b) the Cavalry Master of Exalted (as in, Creatures you control with Exalted have Exalted)
Meh otherwise, Exalted won't breach the playable-without-Rafiq gap. Even then, Rafiq is really The Good Exalted Guy, although Hierarch might have a thing or two to say about that after Conflux.
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a 0/1 is usualy just cannon fodder, ability has to be breaking to even be considred for anything, and this while not a last pick isn't high up. I love the idea of exalted with this but really there being ify. Wizards has a good idea here but there being careful with it not to break it.
And so does the fact that there's already a looter in the block. I think the extra point of toughness and extra ability is better than exalted if you're solidly black/blue. If black is a small touch or not in the deck then cleary this guy is the one you'll play. But even for a true blue mage like me I'm not particularly excited by a second looter.
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# a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
# aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
# having wisdom that comes with age and experience
# any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
# of the grey-green color of sage leaves
So basically he is a mentor for your frontline fighter.
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Pretty spot on. He loots and doesn't cost a million, he'll be played. The only other looter in limited right now is uncommon.
Looks like Mr. Rafiq is having fits with his latest bunch of recruits
The new looter's not too bad, especially in exalted.dec, where in fact the card shines the most. it's card draw, filtering, and exalted enabler all in one card, which equals card economy.
* * WARNING * * SEGUE COMING UP * *
HOwever, i am beginning to see a pattern with the cards in Alara block wherein Wizards prints cards that are bad at first glance but are really good in a specific deck archetype. while it does push the value of cards in a moral, social, and creative aspect or whatnot, in the long run it might just become unhealthy.
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Posted by: Tay Collins | January 20, 2010 6:45 AM
Tay, that's not evolution. It's metamorphosis. Evolution means descent with heritable modification – individuals cannot evolve, unless they're Pokemon.
Posted by: David Marjanović | January 20, 2010 8:55 AM
Yet, this would have been waaaaaay better if it would be 0/2. Losing this to beetle or pinger just...hurts.
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