While mostly a limited card I found Unflinching Courage a great include. Also interesting that both Spectral Searchlight and Victory Chimes made it in.
Yeah, it's sort of what I expected. The set looks "okay" and not "great", since the majority of the cards one can be expected to pull wont see any real constructed play. It's still at least a 3/5 star set compared to Amonkhet block at 1/5 stars. The main problem is that if someone is still hooked into this entire standard / modern primary format thing wizards has pushed to hell and back, the set has minimal value.
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1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Yeah, mostly underwhelming reprints left but given the rest of the set that's fine. Genesis Chamber was up to two bucks and this is Magmatic Force's first time in foil, so that's some value, and as noted above Nyxathid and War's Toil are also currently worth the price of a pack and are decent reprints for casual players. Feral Hydra is also a nice downshift although the downshift will probably tank its value (was around $2 as well).
In terms of new cards it's also mostly limited only, but a few cards stood out as possible additions to some Commander decks...
Vampire Charmseeker is really expensive if you can't find someone to assist you, but it has political ramifications and the effect is strong enough that more casual Inalla, Archmage Ritualist lists may consider it anyhow.
Decorated Champion is a pretty good little beater for Warrior and/or Elf decks.
Azra Bladeseeker is a strictly better Viashino Racketeer (+1/+1, slightly more relevant typing, occasionally relevant ability to help a teammate in 2HG or Emperor), and Racketeer does see occasional play in mono-red lists desperate for filtering.
Some of you were "THE BEST SET EVER!" But then To "this set is meh" type of people
How shocking *sarcastic voice*
How many times do I have to tell you people they start with the spicy stuff but end with the not as hype stuff basicly your focusing on the bad stuff rather than what good stuff we got.
So, can we officially call Battlebond a better Masters set than the recent Master sets? Because it is totally a better Masters set than the recent Masters Sets. So many value reprints, so many good cards for multiple formats. I for one am a very happy commander player.
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It's about time for the reserved list to die, for the sake of Vintage and Legacy (And Commander).
In terms of reprints that I don't think we had seen yet, I like seeing Spell Snare, Nirkana Revenant, Magmatic Force (as mentioned, first time in foil), Fertilid (it is nice having another foil option), and Skyshroud Claim (only the second printing ever and will let me acquire a foil for less than $30). Overall, this set looks fantastic both in monetary value of the reprints as well as the new cards being printed.
Are there any notable rarity downshifts (specifically for Pauper purposes?) I'm bad at seeing those things off the bat, being that I'm not familiar with older rarities.
Are there any notable rarity downshifts (specifically for Pauper purposes?) I'm bad at seeing those things off the bat, being that I'm not familiar with older rarities.
The set is one of the best set even printed imho. Ever
You and I are polar opposites. I feel it is one of the worst sets ever printed. Something tells me it probably falls between the two.
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STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
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Are there any notable rarity downshifts (specifically for Pauper purposes?) I'm bad at seeing those things off the bat, being that I'm not familiar with older rarities.
Sadly no. Urborg Drake caught my eye for a second due to nostalgia for a time when it was a really efficient beatstick in UB skies decks, but the existence of more aggressive fliers in Modern Magic (modern the era, not the format) means it isn't actually relevant.
Not a great pauper set in general, which is a surprise as that's usually not the case with these limited-only sets. The only cards that caught my attention were Fumble as a sideboard card to wreck Heroic decks, and Stadium Vendors as a possible combo card in some sort of as-yet nonexistent BR goblins deck. Can't win 'em all though, given how much amazing stuff is in here for Commander alongside a few much-needed Legacy reprints/hopefuls.
EDIT: Derp, Fumble is uncommon. The curse of the White Common symbol strikes again!
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Commander - Currently Playing: RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G) RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B) WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
We got all of them now
The rest of the rares for a shortcut
Are the other rares for those wondering
Wow only 5 rares are jank rares (not wars toll and nyxathid those are hits)
Nyxathid is also somewhat interesting for Constructed.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
They didn't reprint training grounds which is shocking since it fits perfectly with the set.
They have to save something for Battlebond 2: Take the Crowd!
That UB vamp is a fun political tool. "You pay for me to get back my wrath, so I can save this game."
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
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So is magmatic force a little exspensive in mana cost for this and is a $3.5 card
Saw Genesis Chamber though, which is a good reprint
EDIT:
Also, really? No Rhystic Study? (it could have been an uncommon)
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
In terms of new cards it's also mostly limited only, but a few cards stood out as possible additions to some Commander decks...
Vampire Charmseeker is really expensive if you can't find someone to assist you, but it has political ramifications and the effect is strong enough that more casual Inalla, Archmage Ritualist lists may consider it anyhow.
Decorated Champion is a pretty good little beater for Warrior and/or Elf decks.
Azra Bladeseeker is a strictly better Viashino Racketeer (+1/+1, slightly more relevant typing, occasionally relevant ability to help a teammate in 2HG or Emperor), and Racketeer does see occasional play in mono-red lists desperate for filtering.
Aurora Champion and Nimbus Champion provide reasonable effects in Warrior Tribal, and Nimbus in particular is a good reason to enjoy the blue provided by Najeela, the Blade-Blossom in EDH.
RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR
WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG
GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG
GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G)
RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW
UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B)
WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
And looking at the comments
As usual with some of you
Some of you were "THE BEST SET EVER!" But then To "this set is meh" type of people
How shocking *sarcastic voice*
How many times do I have to tell you people they start with the spicy stuff but end with the not as hype stuff basicly your focusing on the bad stuff rather than what good stuff we got.
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feral hydra was downshifted to uncommon
You and I are polar opposites. I feel it is one of the worst sets ever printed. Something tells me it probably falls between the two.
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
|| 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 ||
Like... Worse than The Dark?
other note: Oreskos Explorer's first time in foil
Why do you think its one of the worst sets?
Sadly no. Urborg Drake caught my eye for a second due to nostalgia for a time when it was a really efficient beatstick in UB skies decks, but the existence of more aggressive fliers in Modern Magic (modern the era, not the format) means it isn't actually relevant.
Not a great pauper set in general, which is a surprise as that's usually not the case with these limited-only sets. The only cards that caught my attention were Fumble as a sideboard card to wreck Heroic decks, and Stadium Vendors as a possible combo card in some sort of as-yet nonexistent BR goblins deck. Can't win 'em all though, given how much amazing stuff is in here for Commander alongside a few much-needed Legacy reprints/hopefuls.
EDIT: Derp, Fumble is uncommon. The curse of the White Common symbol strikes again!
RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR
WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG
GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG
GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G)
RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW
UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B)
WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
Great value in all rarities.
Marath, Will of the Wild
Friendly Kess Twin Combo
Tatyova - Sir Bounce A Lot
Gonti's Luxury Pie
Prime (Eldrazi) Speaker Zegana (Retired)