The armor is cool. Dodges some removal and is big enough to survive combat against some stuff in the format. It's probably too slow to see play in control decks, but we'll see...
i'm not sure about this but isn't rancor countered if the creature you try to enchant is killed before it resolves?
blightcasters effect should resolve first, the creature is gone and rancor is put into your graveyard.
I'm pretty sure he meant put Rancor on your dude, kill their dude.
Why do you people think blightcaster is good? Bad card is bad! Will see 0 constructed play. And why do people think that theros is going to be enchantment themed? Because a core set has a tiny sub theme if you can even call it that..
You could also equip a haunted plate mail to another haunted plate mail.
Yo dawg, I heard you like haunted plate mails, so we equiped a haunted plate mail to your haunted plate mail so you can have haunted plate mails on your haunted plate mails.
Mind = blown.
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The armor feels like it could be more powerful than first appearance.
You can wait to activate it until last minute for protecting planeswalkers.
It can be activated at instant speed with undying. Someone nukes the creature that is wearing it, you still have the armor to block with.
Also, the colorless creature could be a bigger deal when manabases get worse without M12/Innistrad lands.
Yo dawg, I heard you like haunted plate mails, so we equiped a haunted plate mail to your haunted plate mail so you can have haunted plate mails on your haunted plate mails.
Please, mill me. Mill my important cards. Mill my lands. Mill it all. Because I will still deal 20 damage before you can mill 45 cards most every time.
7 pages and no one has made this joke? Re: blightcaster flavour text, apparently my body is not ready as for the cards, I feel like the plate mail could be quite the card post sweep even though its cost makes it have an awkard spot in the deck. As for the 'caster, I might run it in golgari colours with rancors and etc, could be fun.
The armor is cool. Dodges some removal and is big enough to survive combat against some stuff in the format. It's probably too slow to see play in control decks, but we'll see...
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I got a good laugh out of this
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I'm pretty sure he meant put Rancor on your dude, kill their dude.
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That made me lol.
So, unlike Ajani's Chosen, Blightcaster says "Whenever you cast an enchantment spell . . ."
Anyone like the idea of an enchantment-based Possibility Storm deck, probably Dega/WBR colors, with this new Blightcaster, Oblivion Ring, Assemble the Legion, Possibility Storm, Curse of Death's Hold, etc.? Yes, that's a high curve, so maybe put in some burn, sweepers, etc. to hold the early game, or add green for ramp. In the late game, every time you cast an enchantment off a Possibility Storm, you get two triggers off of Blightcaster. Your opponent will have a hard time keeping creatures on the table. Heck, maybe even use Dead Weight as a way to give a creature -4/-4. A singleton Omniscience for the lols, and of course Curse of Exhaustion for the lock-out combo.
If you need creatures, then Ajani's Chosen, Auramancer or Treasury Thrull might be useful. Maybe add green for useful things like Abundant Growth, Verdant Haven, and maybe Rancor. Heck, even Mana Bloom might be useful if you're abusing enchantment casting and ETB triggers.
It could be fun to take down an FNM with this, even if we don't ever see it featured at a PTQ.
Modern - UG Mana Denial GU
. . . . . . .
WBG Melira Pod GBWCommander - BR Olivia Voldaren RB Vampire Tribal
. . . . . . . . . WUB Sharuum the Hegemon BUW Not-Broken Artifact Midrange
. . . . . . . . . WUG Rafiq of the Many GUW Voltron
. . . . . . . . . . .UB Oona, Queen of the Fae BU No-combo Tempo-Mill
. . . . . . . . . WUB Oloro, Ageless Ascetic BUW Pillow Fort
You could also equip a haunted plate mail to another haunted plate mail.
Standard - RIP Cat
Modern - Death & Taxes
Commander - Mazirek, Trostani, Angry Omnath
Yo dawg, I heard you like haunted plate mails, so we equiped a haunted plate mail to your haunted plate mail so you can have haunted plate mails on your haunted plate mails.
Mind = blown.
Nah, easy p1p1. What commons or uncommons would you take over haunted plate besides premium removal (doom blade/pacifism/flames of firebrand)?
I was calling this since gatecrash at my local store.
You can wait to activate it until last minute for protecting planeswalkers.
It can be activated at instant speed with undying. Someone nukes the creature that is wearing it, you still have the armor to block with.
Also, the colorless creature could be a bigger deal when manabases get worse without M12/Innistrad lands.
Brilliant, thank you!
Yes.
When I saw the haunted equipment, I immediately thought of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy -_-
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Also for some reason I'm thinking of Ducktales, too.
I'm reminded of the Lingering Sentiment from Kingdom Hearts, myself.