Oh, Bonds of Faith is just lovely. Something i'd be glad to pick highly in draft. Doomed Traveler is another interesting card, and Delver of Secrets is great flavor, if the card probably won't see much play.
How can you call anything strickly better if it's not even the same colour or creature type? And I actually think the colo(u)rs matter a little bit since Pod is green (Not that you ever want to play any of them in Pod, but..)
Well it makes a flyer with a much relevant creature type. I meant it be cute for mortarpod. Too early in the morning for me... lol.
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I like Doomed Traveler with Stitcher's Apprentice.
I find the Pacifism variant hilarious on Werewolves.
That's what I was thinking. "Haw haw, your Werewolf was more dangerous as a Human!" It could very well be played in Human decks, as either a pump to its own creatures or a Pacifism to others.
Curiosity on Invisible Stalker just seems way too cute. But if we don't get a decent draw spell in this set, that may be the only way for blue decks to generate card advantage.
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Doomed TravelerW
Creature - Human Soldier (C)
When Doomed Traveler dies, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
1/1
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CuriosityU
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
Illus. Igor Kieryluk
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Delver of SecretsU
Creature - Human Wizard (C)
At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. You may reveal that card. If an instant or sorcery is revealed this way, transform Delver of Secrets.
1/1
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Creature - Human Insect
Flying
3/2
Illus. Nils Hamm
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@Doomed Traveler - Another good Human/WW card.
@Curiosity - Hexproof/unblockable guy keeps getting better and better.
@Delver of Secrets/Insectile Aberration - This set is giving blue more solid aggro creatures than any set I can remember. 3/2 Flyer for 1cmc, really?
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Bonds of Faith1W
Enchantment - Aura (C)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 as long as it's a Human. Otherwise, it can't attack or block.
Illus. Steve Argyle
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Doomed TravelerW
Creature - Human Soldier (C)
When Doomed Traveler dies, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
1/1
Illus. Lars Grant-West
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So happy to see both of these. Snap picks in limited.
Delver of Secrets - Not sure I get the flavor, but not bad card. A 1-drop that can become a 3/2 before you swing is good by me.
In The Fly, Andre Delambre was researching teleportation (Which makes sense as an instant or sorcery). Unfortunately, an accident with the teleporter left him mixed up with a housefly.
Doomed traveler is a great one-drop for InvisiBlade and U/W aggro. It's cheap and if it dies, you still have a creature... With evasion.
"If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you would ever imagine." indeed.
The enchant is nice in those kinds of deck as well: you'll be playing lots of humans, so even if they don't play many creatures, OR in a mirror, you are fine... In a non-human heavy deck... It's kinda bad.
That's a nice handful of good limited cards, and honestly that 3/2 flier doesn't seem that bad for a mono-blue control.
I mean, with ponder you can just stack your deck to make him transform right away.
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I'm sure you can think of something by yourself.
Really liking Bonds of Faith and the Curiosity reprint!
Also I want to see what they did with the art for the insect transformer. (What horror classic is that anyway?)
I guess "The Fly" doesn't count as a horror classic, which is a shame...
I could imagine that insect thing being played in the sideboard of the actual pyromancer ascension, too bad it rotates, etc.
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In The Fly, Andre Delambre was researching teleportation (Which makes sense as an instant or sorcery). Unfortunately, an accident with the teleporter left him mixed up with a housefly.
Yeah, The Fly was my first thought too when i saw Delver of Secrets\Insectile Aberration.
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Human turning into Insect reminds me of Kafka n_n
I find the Pacifism variant hilarious on Werewolves.
Think about films with Jeff Goldblum.
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my thoughts exactly.
it's not a bomb card but it's got tonnes of value for W so you can't really go wrong.
Well it makes a flyer with a much relevant creature type. I meant it be cute for mortarpod. Too early in the morning for me... lol.
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That's what I was thinking. "Haw haw, your Werewolf was more dangerous as a Human!" It could very well be played in Human decks, as either a pump to its own creatures or a Pacifism to others.
That's what you call "utility", people.
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Doomed Traveller - A tough to remove one drop that turns into a flyer? Nice.
Rally the Peasents - Nice flavor for the "torches and pitchforks" mob in the red FB cost.
Delver of Secrets - Not sure I get the flavor, but not bad card. A 1-drop that can become a 3/2 before you swing is good by me.
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@Doomed Traveler - Another good Human/WW card.
@Curiosity - Hexproof/unblockable guy keeps getting better and better.
@Delver of Secrets/Insectile Aberration - This set is giving blue more solid aggro creatures than any set I can remember. 3/2 Flyer for 1cmc, really?
So happy to see both of these. Snap picks in limited.
The irony is that if you're playing blue aggro you have far fewer instants or sorceries to trigger the transformation.
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I agree, however even mono U aggro has a couple of Ponder, Mana Leak and Bounce so it could work
also humans are going to be really really good
there fast self pumping and now they have a cheap removal spell thats even more pump if your opponent has no blocker..
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"If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you would ever imagine." indeed.
The enchant is nice in those kinds of deck as well: you'll be playing lots of humans, so even if they don't play many creatures, OR in a mirror, you are fine... In a non-human heavy deck... It's kinda bad.
I mean, with ponder you can just stack your deck to make him transform right away.
I'm sure you can think of something by yourself.
I guess "The Fly" doesn't count as a horror classic, which is a shame...
I could imagine that insect thing being played in the sideboard of the actual pyromancer ascension, too bad it rotates, etc.
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I was worried before, but the set is starting to look favorably now
Yeah, The Fly was my first thought too when i saw Delver of Secrets\Insectile Aberration.