This card is fine for standard. This single-handedly gives Tezzeret the chance to be playable. +1 then attack with this and add another to get to 7. If the plunderer lives, ultimate Tezzeret and he'll still be there.
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"The essence of every world, every spell and every thought is power. Nothing else matters, because nothing else exists."
The existence of this card is a result of not only power creep but also a shifting color pie. Blue has been overhauled more than any other color as Magic has become a more combat-centric game, and giving blue's low end creatures more efficient stats is recompense for the weakening of permission. This sets a new standard for evasive blue weenies.
Interesting that this is the second Pirate we've gotten within a year. I wonder if that's building up to something?
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Clearly Tezzeret is planning on invading Kaladesh and other worlds with pirate ships. He's just looking for a stylish tricorn to go with the coat.
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
Yeah, it's very interesting that they seem to be revisiting the pirate type after what seems to be a majorly long hiatus...
...and being that they've just figured out how they'd like to do vehicles, making sea vehicles wouldn't be much of an issue now.
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 existence of this card is a result of not only power creep but also a shifting color pie. Blue has been overhauled more than any other color as Magic has become a more combat-centric game, and giving blue's low end creatures more efficient stats is recompense for the weakening of permission. This sets a new standard for evasive blue weenies.
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.
Until now, blue only had Welkin Tern. Black has Vampire Interloper. And Mistral Charger has been the gold standard since Dissension was released in 2006. Kor Skyfisher isn't a 2-drop, strictly speaking.
The existence of this card is a result of not only power creep but also a shifting color pie. Blue has been overhauled more than any other color as Magic has become a more combat-centric game, and giving blue's low end creatures more efficient stats is recompense for the weakening of permission. This sets a new standard for evasive blue weenies.
Mistral Charger, ten years is a long time. Keep flying.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
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Clearly Tezzeret is planning on invading Kaladesh and other worlds with pirate ships. He's just looking for a stylish tricorn to go with the coat.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
...and being that they've just figured out how they'd like to do vehicles, making sea vehicles wouldn't be much of an issue now.
"OH GOD MY BRAIN IS EXPLOADING AT HOW BAD THE ART IS ON MY OWN CARD"
-A friend's first impression of Ancestral Recall
10/10, I tapped.
Thrummingbird can block Sneaky Homunculus.
BUWGRChilds PlayGRWUB
BUWGR Highlander GRWUB
UBSquee's Shapeshifting PetBU
BW Multiplayer Control WB
RG Changeling GR
UR Mana FlareRU
UMerfolkU
B MBMC B
Progenitus
Karona, False God
Nahiri, the Lithomancer
Kytheon, Hero of Iroas
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
Ezuri, Renegade Leader
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Selvala, Explorer Returned
Atarka, World Render
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
Iroas, God of Victory
Vorel of the Hull Clade
Jhoira of the Ghitu
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest
Zur the Enchanter
My mistake. I randomly picked the Orcs when I should have said Sneaky Homunculus, among others, that can't be blocked by creatures with power over 1.
BUWGRChilds PlayGRWUB
BUWGR Highlander GRWUB
UBSquee's Shapeshifting PetBU
BW Multiplayer Control WB
RG Changeling GR
UR Mana FlareRU
UMerfolkU
B MBMC B
Absolutely, you hit the nail on the head
This card like this is pretty much unprecedented in MTG
"OH GOD MY BRAIN IS EXPLOADING AT HOW BAD THE ART IS ON MY OWN CARD"
-A friend's first impression of Ancestral Recall
10/10, I tapped.