Wotc seems afraid of sticking good playsets of uncommons in event decks.
That's.... not good, seriously they shouldn't print this *****, this is barely above.starter. I feel bad for the targeted audience because they could build a better deck with $10 of singles if the ask someone to help. This deck has a theme insufficiently supported, medicore curve that makes it weak on every stage of the game and has several unplayable rares in the type of product that can't afford having a rare slot be worthless to design.
Awful deck and doesn't even add up to the MSRP. What's really disappointing is it doesn't even seem functional. I think there should at least be a playset of both Cheifs - they obviously built it around the chiefs but there's not even a full playset of them or at least a 3 of each. Herald of Anafenza is not even a warrior on top of being a slow, bad card.
The main issue I have is it would not kill them to take out Oreskos Swiftclaw and put in Ajani's Pridemate instead - Ajani is a warrior so he feeds off the Cheif theme, on top of the life you gain from Seeker of the Way. It would also not kill them to throw in a Hopeful Eidolon to help Tormented Hero's heroic trigger and help Ajani's triggers (the Scoured Barrens also trigger Ajani, which baffles me why they wouldn't include him). There's also a lot of anthems which would work with Underworld Coinsmith and wala - no rares added but very easy cards to include to at least make the deck FUNCTIONAL. This seems like half constructed then half random. If they can't add in an extra $5 rare (which would have satiated people) then at least make the deck make sense in and out.
And the black rares from the theros block do not fit at all. IMO event decks should be BLOCK CONSTRUCTED. A year from now no one will want to buy this from a store once the Theros cards are ready to rotate out. And it's unexciting to buy an event deck seeing a long list of cards from the previous year that you already have multiple copies of the rares and of course the commoners. Commons/uncommons from the year old Theros do not excite players buying this since they've probably opened over a box's worth of product in the past year HOWEVER, even though they're uncommons/commons - if they ALL WERE FROM KHANS then it would be a nice saving grace to at least have full playsets of cards in the current set.
Hypothetically speaking - if they made a new Khans event deck with only KTK cards (no theros) and let's say it only had a few rares that are just UNDER the MSRP - wouldn't it still be decent if it also had a full playset of the tri color lands, of Seeker of the Way, Monastery Swiftspear, Treasure Cruise, War-Name aspirant etc.
Awful deck and doesn't even add up to the MSRP. What's really disappointing is it doesn't even seem functional. I think there should at least be a playset of both Cheifs - they obviously built it around the chiefs but there's not even a full playset of them or at least a 3 of each. Herald of Anafenza is not even a warrior on top of being a slow, bad card.
The main issue I have is it would not kill them to take out Oreskos Swiftclaw and put in Ajani's Pridemate instead - Ajani is a warrior so he feeds off the Cheif theme, on top of the life you gain from Seeker of the Way. It would also not kill them to throw in a Hopeful Eidolon to help Tormented Hero's heroic trigger and help Ajani's triggers (the Scoured Barrens also trigger Ajani, which baffles me why they wouldn't include him). There's also a lot of anthems which would work with Underworld Coinsmith and wala - no rares added but very easy cards to include to at least make the deck FUNCTIONAL. This seems like half constructed then half random. If they can't add in an extra $5 rare (which would have satiated people) then at least make the deck make sense in and out.
And the black rares from the theros block do not fit at all. IMO event decks should be BLOCK CONSTRUCTED. A year from now no one will want to buy this from a store once the Theros cards are ready to rotate out. And it's unexciting to buy an event deck seeing a long list of cards from the previous year that you already have multiple copies of the rares and of course the commoners. Commons/uncommons from the year old Theros do not excite players buying this since they've probably opened over a box's worth of product in the past year HOWEVER, even though they're uncommons/commons - if they ALL WERE FROM KHANS then it would be a nice saving grace to at least have full playsets of cards in the current set.
Hypothetically speaking - if they made a new Khans event deck with only KTK cards (no theros) and let's say it only had a few rares that are just UNDER the MSRP - wouldn't it still be decent if it also had a full playset of the tri color lands, of Seeker of the Way, Monastery Swiftspear, Treasure Cruise, War-Name aspirant etc.
For me the main insue is : the deck is agro , has a dumb theme , does not have much desirable cards ( now after some boosters opened )
For me , they should have made a 3 color deck with a theme and a subtheme , it would have been way more fun >:)
would be more enjoyable ( The lists have crap rares and rares that are a litle under MSRP or a litle above , but even soo would be more fun to play , and would give usefull cards )
Seeing them in Target and Walmart untouched.
Will probably see them resold for 50% or 60% off in the long run. Won't mind them at that price with how awful they seem.
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That's.... not good, seriously they shouldn't print this *****, this is barely above.starter. I feel bad for the targeted audience because they could build a better deck with $10 of singles if the ask someone to help. This deck has a theme insufficiently supported, medicore curve that makes it weak on every stage of the game and has several unplayable rares in the type of product that can't afford having a rare slot be worthless to design.
two thing: Herald of Anafenza is not a warrior , but create warriors
and Ajani's Pridemate is a soldier , not a warrior ....
For me the main insue is : the deck is agro , has a dumb theme , does not have much desirable cards ( now after some boosters opened )
For me , they should have made a 3 color deck with a theme and a subtheme , it would have been way more fun >:)
I think even something like :
1 Siege Rhino
4 Ranger's Guile
1 Hardened Scales
1 Sightless Brawler
3 Abzan Guide
1 Anthousa, Setessan Hero
3 Chief of the Scale
4 Disowned Ancestor
2 Heir of the Wilds
1 Hero of Leina Tower
2 Mardu Hateblade
4 Mardu Hordechief
3 Mardu Skullhunter
2 Raiders' Spoils
2 Seeker of the Way
2 Sunblade Elf
1 Herald of Anafenza
1 Obelisk of Urd
4 Sandsteppe Citadel
8 plains
7 swamp
6 forest
or
something like
2 War-Name Aspirant
1 Tymaret, the Murder King
1 Timely Hordemate
1 Sightless Brawler
2 Seeker of the Way
2 Ponyback Brigade
3 Oreskos Swiftclaw
3 Mardu Skullhunter
2 Mardu Blazebringer
2 Kragma Butcher
2 Goblin Kaboomist
3 Foundry Street Denizen
3 Chief of the Edge
2 Raiders' Spoils
2 Chief of the Scale
2 Bellowing Saddlebrut
2 or
1 Bloodsoaked Champion
1 Goblin Rabblemaster
1 Master of Pearls
1 Hall of Triumph
4 Nomad Outpost
7 mountain
6 plains
6 swamp
or even something like this:
4 Hordeling Outburst
1 Spirit Bonds
1 Dictate of Heliod
2 Monastery Swiftspear
4 Raise the Alarm
2 Dauntless River Marshal
1 Herald of Anafenza
3 War-Name Aspirant
2 Bloodfire Expert
4 Seeker of the Way
2 Sightless Brawler
1 Flying Crane Technique
1 Sage of the Inward Eye
1 Mantis Rider
1 Crater's Claws
2 Winterflame
2 Crowd's Favor
2 Titan's strengh
2 Stoke the Flames
1 Devouring Light
1 Ephemeral Shields
3 Jeskai Charm
4 Mystic Monastery
1 Mana Confluence
8 mountain
7 plains
5 island
would be more enjoyable ( The lists have crap rares and rares that are a litle under MSRP or a litle above , but even soo would be more fun to play , and would give usefull cards )
Will probably see them resold for 50% or 60% off in the long run. Won't mind them at that price with how awful they seem.