What really got me thinking is the weird booster pack next to intro pack. It reminds me of the premium foil booster packs from Alara, but not foil now. Will they change the packaging from Origins and after?
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I like creatures with Flash, they always open the possibility of 2 for 1's especially if the body stats are good (hoping it's not some 2/2!).
If as a bonus you exile one of their cards that went through, it allows to completely turn the tide if you were a bit behind.
Unluckily, the obvious drawback with such is passing the turn with 5 manas open is a clear signal.
Have you seen how they push creatures lately? I'd be surprised if he wasn't a 4/4 or better. Easy reasoning being that if this guy dies to a 3 point burn spell he is just insanely bad everywhere and WotC doesn't want a legendary creature like that.
Seems like it could be a bomb in limited. Chaff everywhere else unless he has really high P/T, which I doubt (talking like 6/5 or something stupid like that.)
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I only hope this is a real card. As mentioned on a Facebook group: The second time his name is mentioned in the effect, it is only mentioned as Hixus, instead of Hixus, Prison Warden. Let's just hope this is an error and not a fake card.
Have you seen how they push creatures lately? I'd be surprised if he wasn't a 4/4 or better. Easy reasoning being that if this guy dies to a 3 point burn spell he is just insanely bad everywhere and WotC doesn't want a legendary creature like that.
Seems like it could be a bomb in limited. Chaff everywhere else unless he has really high P/T, which I doubt (talking like 6/5 or something stupid like that.)
Fair point. Though we had duds like King Macar and Jalira.
But from a design perspective, you wouldn't want to make him too strong (stats-wise) otherwise he'll be cast like Yeva, Nature's Herald (before blockers) and eating that creature up instead. From a gameplay perspective it seems counterintuitive.
To substantiate, he's the mentor to Gideon, but his methods of "controlling a mob" seems different. For Gideon Jura, he has a "come at me" attitude and uses his fists (or sural) do the talking (as shown by his 2nd ability). Hixus seems to be the calmer, wiser fella, who chooses to imprison, or to interpret, force rioters to reflect on their actions (while in exile). Again this is purely my interpretation hence that is why I think Hixus might be meeker than we think.
I wouldn't mind Wizards do some wacky stats on him, hopefully it's like 2/6.
Well, you could get rid of a creature that it can't block (like a flyer) or that would kill it in combat (like a deathtoucher), or you could block one creature and exile (an)other(s).
I hope Liliana's tutor turns out to be one of the demon she made a pact with. (Hoping for a Griselbrand reprint is out if all tutors are intro-pack rares.)
This one is okay, but is eminently forgettable. It's appealing in limited, a small deterrent in EDH, not much else.
Wow... that's really unexciting. A flash O-ring for 5 with huge limitations? No way.
If they give it decent p/t you can still flash block with him which does open up how he can be used. Flash creatures with control also tend to be favored ways to win in control decks so its entirely possible he sees standard and limited play depending on his size still.
He will be underwhelming for EDH but he could still see some play possibly depending on his size. I have a hard time thinking he would be more than a 3/4 or 4/3 offhand given the abilities + flash. I really doubt that a 4/4 could be justified out of him and I think its more likely that he ends up being a 3/3 offhand.
Yeah, the wording of his trigger makes him better than he first looks. If you flash him in, block one thing (hopefully killing it), and exile an unblocked guy, that's pretty decent.
Sounds like a 2/2-2/3 or 3/3 its the rare that comes in the intro packs for beginners dont gonna be a good card LOL
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Serra Angel is a 4/4 with Flying and Vigilance that is not considered overpowered these days, so Hixus could be a 4/4, 3/4, or 3/5 creature. It's unlikely to be a 5/5, because that would probably approach being a pushed card (Thundermaw Hellkite).
More recent is hundred handed one in theros being a 3/5, Avacyn is a 5/4.. 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 and 3/5 seem to be hallmark white stats with 4/4 having 19 cards in all modern legal set (which include standard of course) at Rare and 8 - 3/4 - There are 22 cards printed at rare that have toughness of 5 with different powers.
Does mechanics usually goes well with intro pack promos shown on the intro packs? Like could one of the mechanics in Origin be something like whenever a creature deals damage to you this turn, something could happend.
You guys are overlooking that flash creatures "tend" to have smaller p/t generally speaking. I think its a lot to ask him to be much more than a 3/3 because of flash. You really cant measure a flash creature's p/t to a non flash creature because they are on a very different scale. His ability will also come into effect for how big he will likely be.
It is sort of amusing that this might be one of the "answers" for Deathmist Raptor and Stormbreath Dragon in standard depending on how his size ends up being.
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The fact that it can hose a Bogle is kind of cool. Assuming you are still alive after a suited Bogle actually hits you. But it's probably way too expensive to see play in any format with Bogles anyhow. If you need to wait until turn 5 or 6 before you can hose their Bogle, I think you've already lost. So really, this card is probably crappy outside of limited (where it is definitely decent, and perhaps very good depending on the body).
I think people are underestimating this guy's power, in the right shell he's a complete aggro and token hoser, regardless of his p/t (although I'm sure all control players want him to have at least 4 toughness). The skill level required to play him properly is very high, but for the players who are that good, this guy is a bomb. An instant speed removal effect, that could wrath an entire army, or dodge protection and leave you with an untouched, if not improved, board is powerful - even if it results in you being dropped to 1 life. Moreover, this card is incredibly difficult to play around if you are playing any other wrath effects in your deck; your opponent may wait until he has lethal, or hold back attackers, if you are sitting with 5 manna open on the board, letting you drop a Supreme Verdict or End Hostilities on your turn while avoiding the damage you would have taken normally. Obviously this makes working out the balance of cards in a control deck using this guy difficult, he's definitely not an auto four of; but he is a great sideboard card and if fast aggro decks feature heavily in the developing meta in either modern or standard, this card will be one of the answers control players will have for it.
Not excited for this guy but I am however excited for the cycle of legendaries to come from this. I wonder what the other creatures are and in relation to their planeswaker counterparts. Nissa could have a cool elf guy, Liliana could have a demon that she was bound to... Looks promising.
This guy would have been much more exciting if this effects happened outside of the turn he entered the battlefield. I don't think it would even be broken at that point; just a worse version of No Mercy or something.
Kind of like AEtherspouts, but mostly worse since you have to take the hit for it to work. Good if you have a high life total and your opponent lacks removal.
Actually, Angel is a lot worse than this card by default because it costs a whopping 7 mana, whereas this guy only costs 5 mana. The difference between 7 and 5 mana is astronomical.
Angel is a permanent solution that doesn't required getting wanged in the face first. I think I'd rather pay the extra 2 mana to avoid taking a ton of damage, only to have my opponent's creatures return to the battlefield right away because he was packing an Ultimate Price.
In competitive Magic, mana costs matter far more than life loss.
Being able to play this guy 2 turns earlier is absolutely much more important than any life you lose using his ability vs. the Angel. In fact, you might not even live long enough to get to 7 mana to cast the Angel whereas 5 mana is infinitely more attainable in any given game.
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Actually now that I think about it White already has cards like Retaliate
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If as a bonus you exile one of their cards that went through, it allows to completely turn the tide if you were a bit behind.
Unluckily, the obvious drawback with such is passing the turn with 5 manas open is a clear signal.
Based on current trends, i'm assuming that the mythics will be decent, the rest will be filler.
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Seems like it could be a bomb in limited. Chaff everywhere else unless he has really high P/T, which I doubt (talking like 6/5 or something stupid like that.)
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They often do that for legendary creatures.
Here you have to take a hit & it possibly will return
But from a design perspective, you wouldn't want to make him too strong (stats-wise) otherwise he'll be cast like Yeva, Nature's Herald (before blockers) and eating that creature up instead. From a gameplay perspective it seems counterintuitive.
To substantiate, he's the mentor to Gideon, but his methods of "controlling a mob" seems different. For Gideon Jura, he has a "come at me" attitude and uses his fists (or sural) do the talking (as shown by his 2nd ability). Hixus seems to be the calmer, wiser fella, who chooses to imprison, or to interpret, force rioters to reflect on their actions (while in exile). Again this is purely my interpretation hence that is why I think Hixus might be meeker than we think.
I wouldn't mind Wizards do some wacky stats on him, hopefully it's like 2/6.
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This one is okay, but is eminently forgettable. It's appealing in limited, a small deterrent in EDH, not much else.
If they give it decent p/t you can still flash block with him which does open up how he can be used. Flash creatures with control also tend to be favored ways to win in control decks so its entirely possible he sees standard and limited play depending on his size still.
He will be underwhelming for EDH but he could still see some play possibly depending on his size. I have a hard time thinking he would be more than a 3/4 or 4/3 offhand given the abilities + flash. I really doubt that a 4/4 could be justified out of him and I think its more likely that he ends up being a 3/3 offhand.
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This guy would have been much more exciting if this effects happened outside of the turn he entered the battlefield. I don't think it would even be broken at that point; just a worse version of No Mercy or something.
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In competitive Magic, mana costs matter far more than life loss.
Being able to play this guy 2 turns earlier is absolutely much more important than any life you lose using his ability vs. the Angel. In fact, you might not even live long enough to get to 7 mana to cast the Angel whereas 5 mana is infinitely more attainable in any given game.