I do like that this seems to imply she does not turn over to Avacyn's corruption though like her 2 sisters did
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In regards to the story line, her not having hexproof this time around makes sense. She's given up her personal protection to fight for and protect the humans because this time "she chooses to fight".
Oh. I expected something else. I don't really like tribal stuff and old Sigarda is one of my favourite cards. I expected a stand-alone effect and now I'm disappointed.
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The flavor here makes me happy. Definitely high on my "cards I want" list whether she turns out to be any good or not. (Heh, she makes Jace, Vryn's Prodigy hexproof. And Dragonmaster Outcast. And new Odric. There's not a ton of good humans post-rotation, but SOI will probably add more.)
...ironically, she rather likes having your graveyard filled up, so that she can call forth an army. Might be a good fit in a resurgent GW Megamorph deck? Neither Den Protector nor Hidden Dragonslayer would complain about her incidental blessings.
Wonder how well she'd go with Dragonmaster Outcast? Seems like a good play on turn 6 to drop both of them, and, barring a sweeper, let the dragons loose on your next turn.
Card seems very good against Modern burn. She is guaranteed to eat a minimum of two bolts and she protects you in a way that is not susceptible to Skullcrack effects. There are very fast T4 burn wins that she can't stop, but if you have a deck with some kind of board presence, stretching the game to turn 5 doesn't sound unreasonable.
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I love the flavor of her protecting YOU (a Planewalker) and Humans, alongside being anti-Delirium for your graveyard. She doesn't prevent Madness, but she does help against a different type of insanity.
Odric, Lunarch Marshall would give her Hexproof during combat. I have Hidden Dragonslayers, and Den Protector works well with her, too...HMMM...
Wish she could target anyone's graveyard. That would have made her a lot better. Definitely a downgrade from the original. It's cool that GW humans got a Commander now, but if I were playing the deck, I don't know that I'd be using her ability very often? I can't see a GW tribal deck (at least not one that I would build) being able to put TOO many non-creature cards in the graveyard and I definitely wouldn't want to be exiling my creatures because of cards like Angel of Glory's Rise, Return to the Ranks and the like.
Card seems very good against Modern burn. She is guaranteed to eat a minimum of two bolts and she protects you in a way that is not susceptible to Skullcrack effects. There are very fast T4 burn wins that she can't stop, but if you have a deck with some kind of board presence, stretching the game to turn 5 doesn't sound unreasonable.
In modern if you're playing the right ramp, you could even have her down T3. Get Rekt to Burn.
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I do like that this seems to imply she does not turn over to Avacyn's corruption though like her 2 sisters did
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.
Thanks to DNC at Heroes of the plane studios for this awesome sig and SGT_Chubbz for the awesome avy.
Check out the Shop Thread
The flavor here makes me happy. Definitely high on my "cards I want" list whether she turns out to be any good or not. (Heh, she makes Jace, Vryn's Prodigy hexproof. And Dragonmaster Outcast. And new Odric. There's not a ton of good humans post-rotation, but SOI will probably add more.)
...ironically, she rather likes having your graveyard filled up, so that she can call forth an army. Might be a good fit in a resurgent GW Megamorph deck? Neither Den Protector nor Hidden Dragonslayer would complain about her incidental blessings.
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Why would you want creative to get their dirty angel-torturing hands on her >:'(
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It's the least they can do for killing Avacyn for Sorin's manpain and possibly tainting Gisela and Bruna forever/in death.
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Odric, Lunarch Marshall would give her Hexproof during combat. I have Hidden Dragonslayers, and Den Protector works well with her, too...HMMM...
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In modern if you're playing the right ramp, you could even have her down T3. Get Rekt to Burn.
Storywise you mean? She's focusing her efforts on protecting humanity from the other angels.