For a moment I thought her name sounded familiar, a certain classic peace-loving Irish singer... This one is the opposite though. She's all gun-blazing, metal-wielding chick. Bet she has a hidden belly piercing... lol love it. Welcome to Tajic's army!
WB - Daxos - Unknown (Unknown, but probably Heroic)
GB - Meren - Unknown (Unknown, but I'm leaning towards Unearth on account of her necromantic ways)
I would hazard bestow it probably more synergistic for Daxos's deck and since Meren is from Jund, devour is the Jund mechanic from Alara and probably more likely.
How did I forget about Bestow? Jeez. Where IS my head at?
Devour synergizes well with Mazirek, yeah, I was just looking more at Meren for her necromancery-ness. It does make more sense to have her card use her particular shard's "thing".
Technically, this is a commander that can go into a burn deck as much as a combat deck. A political commander, her sitting in the command zone alone would make people think twice about reducing another player's life point. (aside from yours, lol)
So it's basically a weaker Blood Baron of Vizkopa, only red instead of black for...reasons. Sure. Why not. I really don't think you want this as your commander unless you feel like playing Archenemy. In the main it's not too bad, but at that cost if you're going to play a beatstick angel why not just play Baneslayer instead?
IMO just swap Kalemne with Gisela and you already made the precon deck better. This card screams Gisela and Hidetsugu. I wouldn't be surprised if Hidetsugu managed to sneak in the deck list somehow.
In my experience, players who have less than half of their starting life total are usually dead anyway. Who the hell stabilizes at like 13 life in commander? It goes 40-38-32-24-(About dead)-(really dead). This card doesn't really do anything better than other big heavy hitters, and will often just be 4/4 sadness sauce anyway. Oh well.
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In my experience, players who have less than half of their starting life total are usually dead anyway. Who the hell stabilizes at like 13 life in commander? It goes 40-38-32-24-(About dead)-(really dead). This card doesn't really do anything better than other big heavy hitters, and will often just be 4/4 sadness sauce anyway. Oh well.
My group does and it's annoying, unless someone pulls out a red deck.
Aaaand RW gets not one but two French vanilla legends. Whee.
Come on wizards, there is so much more design space available in RW! And when will you make a RW commander with the word "equipment" in its text box for god's sake?!?!?
She wants you to win with commander damage, but you have to have already done a bunch of damage with other things first for her to start getting bigger and indestructible. Then, once you kill one of your opponents she shrinks again. Never mind the fact that she does nothing to advance your gameplan by herself while being in the worst color combination in the game.
Why do you hate Boros so much, Wizards? Both of these new legends are terrible. We needed someone that gave some form of card advantage, and we got yet another mediocre beatstick.
Agreed 100%. Holy cow is this a massive disappointment. This is just straight bad and horribly boring. Frankly I would have to look long and hard to come up with a single R/W legend I wouldn't use in a deck first.
*Looks at Gatherer R/W Legends* ...Ok fine wizards, I guess I'll take that back because a vanilla 4/4 flyer for 5 is actually better than some of your past R/W Legends (poor Boros) but still, this card is insulting.
Wow, sorry RW players, sounds like you guys and gals are pretty pissed.
Maybe this one is sadness because they knew they had a really cool RW angel legend in the pipes and didnt want to overshadow it?....nope, that makes no sense lol sorry
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The true mind can weather all the lies and illusions without being lost. The true heart can tough the poison of hatred without being harmed. Since beginning-less time, darkness thrives in the void but always yields to purifying light.
I invision a future where one is not mighty when he can silence a crowd with brutality,
but when he leaves them speechless with wisdom.
Unlike most here, color me intrigued, at first sight, she looks like another boros "hit your face" commander,.. but could actually be good for an unconventional boros deck that utilizes burn and uses her as a finisher.
Her best ability is indestructibility but it's conditional and RW already has a cool indestructible general in Tajic. Unfortunately I think this card is just too anti-synergistic to see much play.
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EDH UBRJeleva, Nephalia's Scourge BWTeysa,Orzhov Scion GWKarametra, God of Harvests UW Dragonlord Ojutai R Daretti, Scrap Savant
Contrary to apparent popular believe, I really like this commander.
I like the peculiar balance she demands of you, and in this regard feels more "Boros" than anything I've seen so far. She gets to that magical 7 commander damage number only after chipping someones life total below half. This means that you now have incentive to keep that weakened player alive (not at all merciless, so flavor fail, but hey) while you smash the other players faces in with commander damage.
In my experience, players who have less than half of their starting life total are usually dead anyway. Who the hell stabilizes at like 13 life in commander? It goes 40-38-32-24-(About dead)-(really dead). This card doesn't really do anything better than other big heavy hitters, and will often just be 4/4 sadness sauce anyway. Oh well.
People stablize under 20 life all the time where I play. One combo deck will famously win at any life total. (Moral of the story: Just kill the combo player already. No mercy.)
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
Wizards decided to reinforce red-white as a weakest two-color combination in EDH for no reason whatsoever. Other colors got cool and interesting generals, unlike Boros with weird double-strike giant and Angel that gives you all the incentive not to play her because everyone figures out your general is a weakest and bashes each other. Feels like they could've done something more cool. At the very least, they could've given her indestructible when one of the opponents has more than a half life, not the other way around.
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I have divined your fate. You shall find your nemesis, a catastrophic clash. Devastation, misery for all, the unleashing of horrible curses and ferocious powers. Ruin, such ruin that I dream each night of blessed peace, assured that the universe is in balance once more...
Now, the big question, which plane is she from? Seeing her, my first instinct is a Valla vibe - a la Viking battle angel. But, where else would she fit in? Unless this is a completely new plane.
I just thought I would point out that Serra Angel costs the same mana and has vigilance which this one lacks.
How do they justify calling this a mythic in light of Serra Angel's stats and rarity? I honestly cant get over how bad and unpredictable this legend is.
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I have officially moved to MTGNexus. I just wanted to let people know as my response time to salvation decks being bumped is very hit or miss.
RW good in EDH never.
Feather never.
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG
How did I forget about Bestow? Jeez. Where IS my head at?
Devour synergizes well with Mazirek, yeah, I was just looking more at Meren for her necromancery-ness. It does make more sense to have her card use her particular shard's "thing".
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- UG Ezuri, Claw of Progress The Artist Formerly Known as Kraj,
- R Heartless Hidetsugu Burn it all down .
- G Kamahl, Fist of Krosa/Jolrael, Empress of Beasts Nacatl War-Pride shenanigans.
- WBR Zurgo Helmsmasher Wrath.dec
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
Reanimate sucks cause it needs cards like Entomb to work.
I'm pretty convinced this is a card better off in the 99 than in the Command Zone.
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
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Feel free to tell me yours!
My group does and it's annoying, unless someone pulls out a red deck.
Lymphoma Cancer Survivor!
Come on wizards, there is so much more design space available in RW! And when will you make a RW commander with the word "equipment" in its text box for god's sake?!?!?
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
*Looks at Gatherer R/W Legends* ...Ok fine wizards, I guess I'll take that back because a vanilla 4/4 flyer for 5 is actually better than some of your past R/W Legends (poor Boros) but still, this card is insulting. I certainly wouldn't be bashing Basandra in a thread with this card. Basandra is at least moderately interesting (with good art), this is not...
I find her alright, nothing special.I rather have be part of 99 in a Zurgo deck then as a commander honestly.
Maybe this one is sadness because they knew they had a really cool RW angel legend in the pipes and didnt want to overshadow it?....nope, that makes no sense lol sorry
I invision a future where one is not mighty when he can silence a crowd with brutality,
but when he leaves them speechless with wisdom.
[Primer] Kozilek, Butcher with Juice.
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG
Her best ability is indestructibility but it's conditional and RW already has a cool indestructible general in Tajic. Unfortunately I think this card is just too anti-synergistic to see much play.
UBRJeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
BWTeysa,Orzhov Scion
GWKarametra, God of Harvests
UW Dragonlord Ojutai
R Daretti, Scrap Savant
Modern
GB Tron
UW UW Control
I like the peculiar balance she demands of you, and in this regard feels more "Boros" than anything I've seen so far. She gets to that magical 7 commander damage number only after chipping someones life total below half. This means that you now have incentive to keep that weakened player alive (not at all merciless, so flavor fail, but hey) while you smash the other players faces in with commander damage.
That feels good and sounds fun.
People stablize under 20 life all the time where I play. One combo deck will famously win at any life total. (Moral of the story: Just kill the combo player already. No mercy.)
It's becoming obvious that when it comes to RW Commanders,
WotC prefers quantity to quality.
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
How do they justify calling this a mythic in light of Serra Angel's stats and rarity? I honestly cant get over how bad and unpredictable this legend is.
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