It's elegant and obvious. Calling it creatively bankrupt seems a bit much.
As for the card, I really feel they didn't need to make it, but since they did... I feel like it suffers from the same bad design that Trostani and the populate per turn enchantment do. It's a card that only does something with other cards; at least most of the populate cards have secondary effects, and the ones that don't so far have been rare or mythic. A newbie who opens this up in his first pack is going to have a card that does nothing except when combined with other cards.
Also, I really wish they named this "Populate".
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It's elegant and obvious. Calling it creatively bankrupt seems a bit much.
As for the card, I really feel they didn't need to make it, but since they did... I feel like it suffers from the same bad design that Trostani and the populate per turn enchantment do. It's a card that only does something with other cards; at least most of the populate cards have secondary effects.
Yes, but unlike those, this one is very very low cost.
Honestly I don't mind them simple keywording with this, and Extort. A 1 drop Enchantment that just says Extort would be simple but terrifying.
Since they only value populate at 1 mana they could have at least put it on Emmara ....
My thoughts exactly, but limited fodder is still limited fodder. DGM is looking to be almost a let down for me. If i was working at wizards at least i would have made the set set more interesting and the guild leaders would be playable.
Standard: Superfriends!
Legacy: Nic Fit / Pod
Pauper: Delvar; Tron; Flicker Stuff
Commander: Riku ("Some weird doubple spell thing happened"); Keranos ("I did a Gatherer search for 'random' and 'flip a coin.'"); Superfriends!
It SHOULD NOT be an instant. It would be far, far to good if it was an instant, probably rare and would create havoc on the format. Its already going to be an all-star in Standard.
It's really good. I really think GW or Junk tokens are going to be a thing. Call of the Conclave, Advent of the Wurm, Voice of Resurrgence, Sorin 2.0, LS, Midnight Haunting, Intangible Virtue. It's gonna be good.
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Snaps
Call of the Wurm
Wake the Reflections
Voice of Insurance
Call of the Conclave
Rootborn Defense
Intangible Virtue
Lingering Souls
Thragtusk
Sorin
Township
Some lands
Boom
It's elegant and obvious. Calling it creatively bankrupt seems a bit much.
As for the card, I really feel they didn't need to make it, but since they did... I feel like it suffers from the same bad design that Trostani and the populate per turn enchantment do. It's a card that only does something with other cards; at least most of the populate cards have secondary effects, and the ones that don't so far have been rare or mythic. A newbie who opens this up in his first pack is going to have a card that does nothing except when combined with other cards.
Also, I really wish they named this "Populate".
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Yes, but unlike those, this one is very very low cost.
Honestly I don't mind them simple keywording with this, and Extort. A 1 drop Enchantment that just says Extort would be simple but terrifying.
2) Does this qualify as the shortest rules text amongst cards that actually have some?
Context - was reponse to this.
Because Every Set is Terrible!
1.- Land + Avacyn Pilgrim
2.- Land + Call of the Conclave + Wake the Reflections = two 3/3 creatures on 2 turns! Go cry to mommy Burning-tree Emissary + Lightning Mauler... lol
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Are you Afraid of Ghosts? You Better Be!
My thoughts exactly, but limited fodder is still limited fodder. DGM is looking to be almost a let down for me. If i was working at wizards at least i would have made the set set more interesting and the guild leaders would be playable.
That's because an extort enchantment actually does something with the majority of Magic cards. All you have to do is play spells and have mana open.
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nice. add in voice of resurgence curving through wayfaring temple and i think we have something here, with a super low curve.
arbor elf
avacyn's pilgrim
voice of resurgence
call to the conclave
wayfaring temple
loxodon smiter
trostani, voice of selesnya
advent of the wurm
thragtusk
armada wurm
plus other things like rancor, slesnya charm, wake the reflections. straight wg looks promising
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I guess not, since you can just cipher it on a miracled Temporal Mastery, roflol
Yep, that allows WG super aggro to exist, hahah. Totally love Wayfaring Temple, and this W card just makes it WAY better.
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I like this idea... call the deck "Snap, Cackle, Pop(ulate)"
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Okay, still not that great.
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Commander: Riku ("Some weird doubple spell thing happened"); Keranos ("I did a Gatherer search for 'random' and 'flip a coin.'"); Superfriends!
In a Parallel Lives weenie deck being able to pay 1 to get 2-16 Spirit Tokens off of any of the things that spew out spirit tokens is relevant?
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Avacyn did nothing wrong!
Purify Innistrad!
#Purge
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Thanks Argentleman;)
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