Sorin, Solemn Visitor 2WB
Planeswalker - Sorin
+1: Until your next turn, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain lifelink
-2: Put a 2/2 black Vampire creature token with flying onto the battlefield
-6: You gain an emblem with "At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature
4 Starting Loyalty
Sorin is my favorite walker. I'm unbelievably happy that he's returned so soon after innistrad. I just can't wait for him to team up with Sarkhan and **** <*****>> up
Edited a possible censor evasion that might just have been a typo
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Casual Decks WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery) RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***) URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you) GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR) GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though) BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz) WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?) WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you) GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie) BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you) URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA) RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb) GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun) WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL) GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz) GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE) GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...) UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos) RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!) WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
Not quite sure about this. If you're in it to boost an existing army of creatures, +1/+0 and lifelink isn't that interesting. And the token ability is a minus, so if you just go for that, you're getting 2 2/2 fliers over two turns, which isn't stellar. And the ultimate, while achievable, isn't exactly a game ender.
Best in a b/w tokens deck much like his innistrad version
Edit: I'm also really interested by the fact that this sorin and new sarkhans ults are so easily achievable. I hope this continues as it's always more fun to be able to use these abilities, rather than them being unachievable but cool in theory.
Casual Decks WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery) RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***) URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you) GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR) GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though) BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz) WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?) WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you) GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie) BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you) URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA) RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb) GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun) WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL) GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz) GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE) GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...) UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos) RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!) WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
Interesting. Both of his first two abilities can be used to protect him: The -2 gives you a blocker and the +1 lasts until your next turn. From what little we know about the clans, he seems like he'll fit right in with the Abzan.
Feel like this would've been really solid had it come in Theros to pair with Orzhov weenie extort for 9 months. As is, you pretty much need board presence to keep him around. If you only get one -2 activation out of him he's trash, but if you get 2+ he's pretty efficient. If you get his ult, which is just cheap enough to be doable, it's a one-sided The Abyss, which is a massive kick in the groin. Hard for me to say how good he is. I'm leaning toward "not very" for Standard, but "potentially really" in EDH for prison decks.
This is the worst sorin so far. If you want to boost an army, you'd rather be playing Ajani steadfast, and if you want threats you'd rather be playing nissa, Elspeth, or xenagos. I highly doubt this sees play.
His main issue is that he's a walker that you want to ultimate, but his +1 doesn't protect himself.
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Modern/Vintage/Legacy = Stable, homely. A ***** after absence/misreading
Limited/Sealed = Heart breaking free spirit
Commander/Cube = Agreeable, needy and expensive
Pauper/Peasant = Sweet, kind, practical, but shy and boring
Looks, acts, and is like the old Sorin; not top notch, but BW tokens will eat this thing up.
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Conspiracy Draftifact 3
Artifact Creature - Construct
Draft Conspiracy Draftifact face up.
Immediately after the draft, you may notice how freakin' screwed you are, as someone just used Lore Seeker to get a pack of Zendikar with a power nine inside.
2/3
WOW. I totally was not expecting Sorin to show up.
... Not sure why though. He makes perfect sense. Must've been a pretty awkward moment though.
"Freaking Ugin, not showing up to Zendikar. I was there! I'm gonna head straight to Tarkir and give him a piece of my.... Oh.... OH! Oh..... "
In all seriousness though I am a little "the disappoint". It seriously took me a couple of go overs to realize this isn't just a reprint of Innistrad Sorin with a different name. Can you blame me though? It looks like he was so sad he mixed up his first and second abilities.
Not a bad card but I certainly think it was more beneficial to tic up for a blocker and tic down to get an emblem (one you could stack I might add) that makes the blockers trade better/net you more life. His +1 as it stands now is super... if you have creatures in play. I guess his vampires are beefier now.
How utterly random.
I guess they couldn't fit all the relevant players in for Return to Zendikar,
and they're showing Sorin's part in helping here, instead?
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
This is probably in for the story, not for being new and creative about walkers.. The surprise of Sorin being in the set was cool, but from then it was meh..
Too similar to the other BW-Sorin... Kind of a bad version with worse art...
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this so far but he seems to go well with the Mardu strategy. I'm not sure how viable it'll be, but the +1 ability will help in being more aggressive and not leaving as many blockers up.
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Sorin, Solemn Visitor 2WB
Planeswalker - Sorin
+1: Until your next turn, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain lifelink
-2: Put a 2/2 black Vampire creature token with flying onto the battlefield
-6: You gain an emblem with "At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature
4 Starting Loyalty
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Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Radha, Heir to Keld, Barrin, Master Wizard, Prime Speaker Zegana, King Macar, the Gold-Cursed, Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer, Patron of the Orochi, Nicol Bolas, Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind, Hanna, Ship's Navigator, Marton Stromgald, Thriss, Nantuko Primus, Cromat, Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Edited a possible censor evasion that might just have been a typo
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WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery)
RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***)
URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you)
GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR)
GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though)
BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz)
WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?)
WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you)
GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie)
BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you)
URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb)
GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun)
WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL)
GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks
UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz)
GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE)
GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...)
UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders
WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos)
RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard
RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!)
WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
Edit: I'm also really interested by the fact that this sorin and new sarkhans ults are so easily achievable. I hope this continues as it's always more fun to be able to use these abilities, rather than them being unachievable but cool in theory.
WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery)
RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***)
URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you)
GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR)
GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though)
BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz)
WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?)
WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you)
GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie)
BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you)
URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb)
GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun)
WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL)
GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks
UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz)
GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE)
GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...)
UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders
WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos)
RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard
RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!)
WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
Huge drop in loyalty to put a token into play, and the plus ability only helps if you have a board.
I have a feeling he'll settle around $5 unless there's stuff to support him.
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I'm very happy he's in the set
If there is a really good "pay life to do sometjhing awesome" card he might be viable but that's the only thing that comes to mind right meow
:symr::symb: I hate your deck(Kaervek the Merciless)
Wait, how do I even hide it as a name title?
Kemba, Kostume
Ka...Oh god that's not a good alliteration.Wait, how do I even hide it as a name title?
I find it interesting that his first two abilities are sort of inverted from his Innistrad version.
none
Modern
UBG B/U/G control
BBB MBC
WUR Control
WWW Prison
RRR Goblins
Legacy
BBB Pox
UBG B/U/G Control
UWU StoneBlade
UW Miracle Control
EDH:
Niv-Mizzet
Legacy:
The Rack
Modern
Venser, the Sojourner Control
UBDragonlord Silumgar WGKarametra, God of Harvests
BRUNekusar, the Mindrazer BGMazirek, Kraul Death Priest
URMelek, Izzet Paragon UGPrime Speaker Zegana
WUHanna, Ship's Navigator BWUSydri, Galvanic Genius
WUBRGSliver Queen RBBladewing the Risen
WBKarlov of the Ghost Council RGXenagos, God of Revels
GFreyalise, Llanowar's Fury RWAurelia, the Warleader
RIb Halfheart, Goblin Tactician BDrana, Liberator of Malakir
UAzami, Lady of Scrolls WNahiri, the Lithomancer
WBGDoran, the Siege Tower CEmrakul, the Promised End
His main issue is that he's a walker that you want to ultimate, but his +1 doesn't protect himself.
Standard/Block = The on-again, off-again holiday fling
Modern/Vintage/Legacy = Stable, homely. A ***** after absence/misreading
Limited/Sealed = Heart breaking free spirit
Commander/Cube = Agreeable, needy and expensive
Pauper/Peasant = Sweet, kind, practical, but shy and boring
Artifact Creature - Construct
Draft Conspiracy Draftifact face up.
Immediately after the draft, you may notice how freakin' screwed you are, as someone just used Lore Seeker to get a pack of Zendikar with a power nine inside.
2/3
... Not sure why though. He makes perfect sense. Must've been a pretty awkward moment though.
"Freaking Ugin, not showing up to Zendikar. I was there! I'm gonna head straight to Tarkir and give him a piece of my.... Oh.... OH! Oh..... "
In all seriousness though I am a little "the disappoint". It seriously took me a couple of go overs to realize this isn't just a reprint of Innistrad Sorin with a different name. Can you blame me though? It looks like he was so sad he mixed up his first and second abilities.
Not a bad card but I certainly think it was more beneficial to tic up for a blocker and tic down to get an emblem (one you could stack I might add) that makes the blockers trade better/net you more life. His +1 as it stands now is super... if you have creatures in play. I guess his vampires are beefier now.
CUBE: http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/73964;jsessionid=2DE1F5FF41A24820A137448A2FD5CF8F
I LIKE DRAGONS!
I guess they couldn't fit all the relevant players in for Return to Zendikar,
and they're showing Sorin's part in helping here, instead?
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
Was anyone able to catch the full art of him that they showed?
Thanks to DarkNightCavalier from Heroes of the Plane Studios for this sick Signature.
Too similar to the other BW-Sorin... Kind of a bad version with worse art...
BGW Doran, the Siege Tower BGW
URG Animar, Combo Player URG (needs updating)
WBR Kaalia of the Vast WBR
U Merfolk U
UBR Death's Shadow UBR
EDH
UR Jhoira of the Ghitu UR
G Omnath, Locus of Mana G