1) RR for Devotion but only 1R to Dash means both splashability and good Devotion.
2) Dash trigger Purphoros's damage ability.
3) If a Dashed creature is the difference between hitting God thresholds, those Gods also effectively have Dash and can dodge creature-based sorcery-speed removal. In this type of decks, that would mostly be Edict effects, I guess.
Seems to me as if some people have read the black card as "target opponent", not
"target player".
Self-mill into manifest-swarm!
Exactly. With most creatures you'd rather just straight-up reanimate them, but if you build a deck around milling yourself you can abuse it with abilities that trigger upon combat damage or creatures with casting/etb drawbacks it becomes worth playing.
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.
The "upside" of the black mythic is that the manifested creatures are shuffled. It's not designed around the power of reanimation, it is designed around the power of bluffing and combat tricks. It is worse than other mass reanimation when you just want more and bigger bodies; it's better when you want to remove your opponent's ability to make informed decisions.
The mythic is awful in my opinion. I'd still play it in limited, but even there it can be worthless. A 7 CMC mythic should at least be auto first pick in draft and this isn't.
Now, I like the goblin. It's some kind of Hellspark Elemental, sometimes better and sometimes worse. I mean, Hellspark has trample and can come back from the graveyard but it will never attack more than two times, while you can re-dash Mardu Scout all day if they don't kill him. You can also just cast him and make him stay if you need devotion or whatever.
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I love the goblin for two reasons.
1) Sandsurfing!
2) His dash cost (1R) makes him less mana intensive (RR) to cast which is always an upside.
You can't call a limited bomb seven mana for 4 2/2s when everything is according to plan... Ponyback Brigade is better than this and not 1st pick material.
Yes, 7 for 4 2/2s can be great, but this card is not that good.
I mean, if I could flip each of the goblin token from Ponyback Brigade into a bigger creature, then sure I would consider it 1st pick material. Since they are all creature cards, they can definitely flip, unlike manifesting the top card of your library. And again, if you have any delve enablers before it, or you trade aggressively because you know you have this in hand, you can get a lot of value out of it. I'll say you do need the right deck for it though, but I think it's doable, especially since FRF is drafted first.
Then again, I like Dutiful Return more than most people. Card advantage is card advantage to me.
I really like FRF from the spoiler until now, and I was seriously thinking to buy a Booster Box, although I never do it for small sets since it's rarely convenient, but this Mythic has lead me to the conclusion that, despite fetches and cash cards, it probably isn't worth the money, just as usual. If you end up finding poor Mythics like this, you'll lose all your investment. Better keeping all to buy the singles you need from FRF, and wait for future releases...
I've found the best route is to just do prerelease events; between the packs you open for the tournament and prize support, you're going to get a lot of any given set. Then order singles you may want from there.
Chase Mythics are always the annoying part, but that's going to be the case regardless.
Is this goblin better than the RR goblins printed before that are 2/2? My first deck was a goblin deck and I always try to make improvements when they print them. I guess the question summed up would be: is a 3/1 goblin better than a 2/2 goblin at the same mana cost in a goblin deck?
Besides... outside of planeswalkers in the mythic rarity, your still just gambling to see if the next black mythic is "Standard Playable". Most mythics to be honest see more play in EDH. I hate to bring up the "Better in EDH" area, but it is true. Mythics that saw little to no play in Standard see plenty of play in EDH.
Is this goblin better than the RR goblins printed before that are 2/2? My first deck was a goblin deck and I always try to make improvements when they print them. I guess the question summed up would be: is a 3/1 goblin better than a 2/2 goblin at the same mana cost in a goblin deck?
In almost any tempo deck you can imagine, unambiguously yes.
Applying pressure on your opponent to either make bad trades or eat 150% of the damage that you'd normally be dealing on-curve with a 2/2 is sweet, creamy butter on tempo's toast.
PLUS you can dash him out to get the damage right away + avoid a pesky Anger of the Gods on your opponent's untap. Yes, the mana intensity can catch up to you if you're not careful, but having the option is fantastic.
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Don't really get Ghastly Conscription. It's clearly meant to be for multiplayer but wouldn't you just rather have Rise of the Dark Realms? Instead of a bunch of 2/2s which unmorphing that would be even more mana intensive than the extra 2 cost for RoftDR?
Huge difference between 7 mana and 9, even in EDH. 9 mana is just an astronomical cost, very difficult to hit without a good control/ramp strategy.
But ETB triggers are a big deal. You get none with this.
When I first looked at the black mythic I missed the creature part and thought it was a good card. But then I looked again and saw the word there. A shame, manifesting entire graveyards would have been a cool effect for the card.
I wish my 4/4s with haste and first strike that acted as Goblin Warchiefs were better and didn't die to instants and overshadowed all other 4 drops in the format. And that they had evasion too, and some way to dodge wrath effects.
Bolster is pretty much always going to work out if you have creatures in play.
"target player".
Self-mill into manifest-swarm!
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1) RR for Devotion but only 1R to Dash means both splashability and good Devotion.
2) Dash trigger Purphoros's damage ability.
3) If a Dashed creature is the difference between hitting God thresholds, those Gods also effectively have Dash and can dodge creature-based sorcery-speed removal. In this type of decks, that would mostly be Edict effects, I guess.
Exactly. With most creatures you'd rather just straight-up reanimate them, but if you build a deck around milling yourself you can abuse it with abilities that trigger upon combat damage or creatures with casting/etb drawbacks it becomes worth playing.
"OH GOD MY BRAIN IS EXPLOADING AT HOW BAD THE ART IS ON MY OWN CARD"
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10/10, I tapped.
Now, I like the goblin. It's some kind of Hellspark Elemental, sometimes better and sometimes worse. I mean, Hellspark has trample and can come back from the graveyard but it will never attack more than two times, while you can re-dash Mardu Scout all day if they don't kill him. You can also just cast him and make him stay if you need devotion or whatever.
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I love the goblin for two reasons.
1) Sandsurfing!
2) His dash cost (1R) makes him less mana intensive (RR) to cast which is always an upside.
I mean, if I could flip each of the goblin token from Ponyback Brigade into a bigger creature, then sure I would consider it 1st pick material. Since they are all creature cards, they can definitely flip, unlike manifesting the top card of your library. And again, if you have any delve enablers before it, or you trade aggressively because you know you have this in hand, you can get a lot of value out of it. I'll say you do need the right deck for it though, but I think it's doable, especially since FRF is drafted first.
Then again, I like Dutiful Return more than most people. Card advantage is card advantage to me.
I've found the best route is to just do prerelease events; between the packs you open for the tournament and prize support, you're going to get a lot of any given set. Then order singles you may want from there.
Chase Mythics are always the annoying part, but that's going to be the case regardless.
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Applying pressure on your opponent to either make bad trades or eat 150% of the damage that you'd normally be dealing on-curve with a 2/2 is sweet, creamy butter on tempo's toast.
PLUS you can dash him out to get the damage right away + avoid a pesky Anger of the Gods on your opponent's untap. Yes, the mana intensity can catch up to you if you're not careful, but having the option is fantastic.
I can't wait to try this in Jarad!
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
i can't believe they wasted a mythic slot on that garbage
7 mana for 2 or 3 vanilla 2/2s? (prob more like 1-2 in reality)
geeeez
and like if you're pointing it at your own graveyard, there's already empty the pits which will make way way more for less mana at instant speed
Pulled Champion of stray souls and worst fears.
But ETB triggers are a big deal. You get none with this.
MTGS egos at their finest.
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