Vorthos heaven. Don't think I've "Oh, cool!"'ed so hard on anything Magic since I first saw Multani, Maro-Sorcerer as a newb in the Urza's days.
The Dionysian Satyrs is epic. Damn that's fun. RG party time! And sweet flavor on the aura.
This is going to be a home run. Even if Polukranos kind of sucks.
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that's not what happened at all. kamahl stabbed phage, akroma, and some old lady and they became korona. then korona got stabbed by her "prophets" and kamahl got drunk with a mutant centaur
God Polukranos sucks now. Higher mana cost for ability, damage is divided, and damage dealt back to it, pretty much ensuring it won't live. Nope.
Au contraire--Polukranos can't hit that much stuff at once, so it'll likely Forked Bolt stuff. What's the chance that those guys with a combined toughness of 2 or less have a combined power of 7 or more? Nearly nil.
It's also tough to find an 8/3 when Polukranos can spare 7 mana to kill stuff. Trust me--Polukranos nearly always lives after it kills stuff.
God Polukranos sucks now. Higher mana cost for ability, damage is divided, and damage dealt back to it, pretty much ensuring it won't live. Nope.
You do know the damage divided is the only part that is different? And there were conflicting reports on that aspect. The mana cost and damage being dealt back were already known.
One of the preview cards (Ordeal of Purphorus) has the growing enchantments mechanic.
Growing enchantments from Urzas block grew over time, usually once per turn, the one in the Duel Decks works differently. Given that Urza's was the last official enchantment block do do expect some mechanical throwbacks. Anyway, the "returning mechanic" will be a named mechanic. They know it's hard to sell mechanics if they don't have easy to ID names.
The rules text is a mechanic. There is most likely an uncommon enchantment cycle based on the growing/sacrifice aspect.
This card could have been printed in any old set (minus flavor). New design space is not the same as a new mechanic, hell even daily regimen is in the deck which completely nullifies your argument.
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hm... since we have scry in this duel deck, coul this mean, that we will get scry in theros as the returning mechanic?
mb magma jet reprint in theros? i would love it^^.
for the cards? i think the boros guy is nuts, when boros wheenies will be a thing, especialy in an enchantment/aura block who trigger this abbility.
I honestly think this might be the first Duel Decks I could buy...
Foil new art Sun Titan, Foil Polukranos (I like him, almost like a better deadbridge goliath) Regrowth, Beast Within, 'dat Boros legend could see some standard play based on the set, and plenty of other neat reprints all for only $20 at the nearest walmart. I'll bite on this one. Play with the decks a few times and then scrap it for parts when it gets old. Seems good to me.
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Hmmmmmm that boros legendary guy would make a pretty good commander.....
I'm going to pick up this deck, and that guy's going right into my Uril EDH. If he's good enough at carrying auras, I might even try to cut out green...
But I was sold regardless once I read Kamahl, Pit Fighter. I have an unhealthy attachment to that guy. Stupid friend starting me playing a RDW in Odyssey block...
That, and you know what they say. If Wizards started shipping $100 bills in boosters tomorrow, people would scream and cry and whine that they were folded the wrong way.
Not revolutionary, but this does reinforce the theory that Akros is the (R/W) Dual for Theros.
no, i dont think that we will get duals that boring in theros.
there is always some card like that in multi-color duel decks, so i pretty sure, that we wont see a cycle of this lands in theros, especialy because they are uncommon and we will see a rare cycle.
no, i dont think that we will get duals that boring in theros.
there is always some card like that in multi-color duel decks, so i pretty sure, that we wont see a cycle of this lands in theros, especialy because they are uncommon and we will see a rare cycle.
Huh?
I'm talking about the preview art we have, and the fact the Rulers of it are the two colors it was suspected to be,
not Kazandu Refuge or whatever you mean...
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
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Unfortunately none of this excite me. These are two average decks to play with and cards like Polukranos are just not good enough. Honor goes to figure, magma jet, sun titan, these are nice cards to play with.
Edit: ah, and there is regrowth - I do not have this card and I love this effect for so cheap
hm... since we have scry in this duel deck, coul this mean, that we will get scry in theros as the returning mechanic?
mb magma jet reprint in theros? i would love it^^.
for the cards? i think the boros guy is nuts, when boros wheenies will be a thing, especialy in an enchantment/aura block who trigger this abbility.
No.
Cycling is in the monster deck, they're meant to smooth the decks out, not preview mechanics.
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yea with monsters like these, i'm not sure what heroes are afraid of. there'll be so much auras and pumps, what does it kill exactly? little birds? even the heroes themselves can boost your creatures to stop this almighty "world eater" with just about any spell, really.
Shame it's not as chock full of awesome and value as Izzet vs. Golgari (although I don't even run any of the cards from that in any of my decks so...)
But regardless, the new cards and mechanics are certainly interesting, and the lists aren't bad. There's nothing much for me, though, and I'll probably pass on it.
Really love the new art on Beast Within... and I might have a deck for the monstrosity guy.
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.
Ordeal of Purphoros looks like part of a cycle of ordeals to me. Something to capture flavor, like the quests from Zendikar. We'll get like the Ordeal of Somehero, and Ordeal of Someoneelse, ect...
These are bad, Knights vs Dragons level bad. After Izzet vs Golgari and Sorin vs Tibalt I thought they had found a sweet spot of not as excellent as EvG/JvC/EvT but not as **** as PvC/KvD/KvV. Seems they didn't
There's few good cards in new border, one good alt art and way too many ISD and RTR cards. On top of that there's no chase rare/uncommon.
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Vorthos heaven. Don't think I've "Oh, cool!"'ed so hard on anything Magic since I first saw Multani, Maro-Sorcerer as a newb in the Urza's days.
The Dionysian Satyrs is epic. Damn that's fun. RG party time! And sweet flavor on the aura.
This is going to be a home run. Even if Polukranos kind of sucks.
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Au contraire--Polukranos can't hit that much stuff at once, so it'll likely Forked Bolt stuff. What's the chance that those guys with a combined toughness of 2 or less have a combined power of 7 or more? Nearly nil.
It's also tough to find an 8/3 when Polukranos can spare 7 mana to kill stuff. Trust me--Polukranos nearly always lives after it kills stuff.
You do know the damage divided is the only part that is different? And there were conflicting reports on that aspect. The mana cost and damage being dealt back were already known.
One of the preview cards (Ordeal of Purphorus) has the growing enchantments mechanic.
What Mechanic? I just see rules text...
Also! The tokens are sooooo cooool. Best beast token art by far.
Feel free to tell me yours!
Growing enchantments from Urzas block grew over time, usually once per turn, the one in the Duel Decks works differently. Given that Urza's was the last official enchantment block do do expect some mechanical throwbacks. Anyway, the "returning mechanic" will be a named mechanic. They know it's hard to sell mechanics if they don't have easy to ID names.
The rules text is a mechanic. There is most likely an uncommon enchantment cycle based on the growing/sacrifice aspect.
This card could have been printed in any old set (minus flavor). New design space is not the same as a new mechanic, hell even daily regimen is in the deck which completely nullifies your argument.
Feel free to tell me yours!
mb magma jet reprint in theros? i would love it^^.
for the cards? i think the boros guy is nuts, when boros wheenies will be a thing, especialy in an enchantment/aura block who trigger this abbility.
Foil new art Sun Titan, Foil Polukranos (I like him, almost like a better deadbridge goliath) Regrowth, Beast Within, 'dat Boros legend could see some standard play based on the set, and plenty of other neat reprints all for only $20 at the nearest walmart. I'll bite on this one. Play with the decks a few times and then scrap it for parts when it gets old. Seems good to me.
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I'm going to pick up this deck, and that guy's going right into my Uril EDH. If he's good enough at carrying auras, I might even try to cut out green...
But I was sold regardless once I read Kamahl, Pit Fighter. I have an unhealthy attachment to that guy. Stupid friend starting me playing a RDW in Odyssey block...
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no, i dont think that we will get duals that boring in theros.
there is always some card like that in multi-color duel decks, so i pretty sure, that we wont see a cycle of this lands in theros, especialy because they are uncommon and we will see a rare cycle.
Huh?
I'm talking about the preview art we have, and the fact the Rulers of it are the two colors it was suspected to be,
not Kazandu Refuge or whatever you mean...
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Edit: ah, and there is regrowth - I do not have this card and I love this effect for so cheap
No.
Cycling is in the monster deck, they're meant to smooth the decks out, not preview mechanics.
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But regardless, the new cards and mechanics are certainly interesting, and the lists aren't bad. There's nothing much for me, though, and I'll probably pass on it.
Really love the new art on Beast Within... and I might have a deck for the monstrosity guy.
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10/10, I tapped.
There's few good cards in new border, one good alt art and way too many ISD and RTR cards. On top of that there's no chase rare/uncommon.