Love the split cards. Niv-Mizzet is boring, as it just feels like a lazy rehash of the first 2 versions. I would have liked to see a more creative approach to what he does, and maybe synergy w/ the older versions that wasn't just "draw 1, deal 1."
Than temporal gateway is a card though. So all legendary creatures pretty much cost 4 to cast, also it is s an ability so it can't be countered. Disallow and the nimble obs are rotating out.
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Niv-Mizzet, Parun... This guy... He slots into so many deck archetypes! Grixis Midrange/Grixis Dragons wants him. UR Wizards wants him. UR Tempo Burn wants him. Hate his face, but we're playing with power here, so all is forgiven. In a meta that has Teferi, Hero of Dominaria in it, Niz's prohibitive casting will keep the standard format honest.
Considering the art. It is strange. In Ravnica, we were hyped to see the genius dragon wizard. We got an awesome dragon art from Todd Lockwood, but exactly 0% wizard. The Duel Deck version did not help in this regard either.
In Return, we got the Dracogenius, that remains by far the best art so far. Regal, wise, just as expected for the first version. Firemind's Foresight just cemented it.
The Guild Kit art does the Firemind justice, finally.
And now, we get this. Loving the fact they acknowledged his parun title. After all, he and Rakdos are the only paruns still alive. And yeah, Azor...who is not gonna show up anytime soon.
But the art...is almost mocking the great Dracogenius version, with the goblin-y grin Not worthy of the title.
The card is okay. Nothing I'd write home about, and the least interesting from the three, for me.
I like that the arts of the rare split cards are apparently the (presumably) rare "guild champion" on one side and the (presumably) mythic "guild leader" on the right - or that's what it seems like. Nice way to give an additional not to both legendaries and reinforce there role.
I wonder whether there is a common theme for the uncommon split card art as well.
What is the mythic rarity for if it's not for cards like this Niv?
Ral Zarek. You know how all planeswalkers are mythic rare? The same reason the legendaries ("maze runners") were pushed down to rare in DGM, in essence.
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I think I will be playing find//finality in a few decks. Wrath or ca is very nice combination. Its weakness is that neither side is early game because you are unlikely to have multiple creatures in gy early
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Isochron Scepter + split cards doesn't work this way anymore: "4/18/2017 The converted mana cost of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. When you activate the second ability, you may choose to cast either half of the split card, but you may not cast both halves."
Super awkward. The card spends most of its time on the battlefield where it isn't a spell.
But the ability applies only while it is a spell. And that's probably the point they were trying to make. I don't know whether they ever went public with the reasoning behind the template change, when they introduced it in Dominaria.
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A Parun cycle sonds powerfull(also, feather?). BG split is pushed. And that may be the best niv mizzet
Dont put your hopes up yet... Unless my theory that Aurelia has gone somewhat cuckoo ends up becoming true, the chance of a Feather card is still abysmally low.
Until set three, that is right? Talric and Aurelia are basically confirmed for GRN with art reveals (and Boros not being a guild that gets taken over with a new Bolas-friendly leader), but we still get a third set and even if it will probably be a playground for planeswalkers fighting, there should be room for some legendary creatures - and since the set is no longer about the guilds, maybe for characters that are too disgraced to appear as guild members within the so structured first and second set?
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A Parun cycle sonds powerfull(also, feather?). BG split is pushed. And that may be the best niv mizzet
Don't count on it unless time-travel shenanigans become a thing in the upcoming sets. The Paruns aren't the guild leaders, they're the founders; and apart from Azor and Rakdos, Niv-Mizzle is the only one still alive (unless you count Mat-Selesnya being a dormant tree-god-spirit-elemental-thing).
As for the cards...yeesh. My friend's monster of an Izzet deck didn't need to get any more powerful, but here we are.
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Cheeseburger, french fries, chocolate shake, somebody's mind I's about to take!
And you can still do the curiosty infinite just like the older version of niv
On 7/14/10, broke 1900 mark! <3 ROE.
Than temporal gateway is a card though. So all legendary creatures pretty much cost 4 to cast, also it is s an ability so it can't be countered. Disallow and the nimble obs are rotating out.
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Just a minor note niv is a him not a her
Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
Whenever Niv-Mizzet, Older and Wiser deals damage to a player, you may draw a card.
Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet, Older and Wiser deals 1 damage to any target.
Niv-Mizzet Reborn
Feather, the Redeemed
Estrid, the Masked
Teshar
Tymna/Ravos
Najeela, Blade-Blossom
Firesong & Sunspeaker
Zur the Enchanter
Lazav, the Multifarious
Ishai+Reyhan
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Considering the art. It is strange. In Ravnica, we were hyped to see the genius dragon wizard. We got an awesome dragon art from Todd Lockwood, but exactly 0% wizard. The Duel Deck version did not help in this regard either.
In Return, we got the Dracogenius, that remains by far the best art so far. Regal, wise, just as expected for the first version. Firemind's Foresight just cemented it.
The Guild Kit art does the Firemind justice, finally.
And now, we get this. Loving the fact they acknowledged his parun title. After all, he and Rakdos are the only paruns still alive. And yeah, Azor...who is not gonna show up anytime soon.
But the art...is almost mocking the great Dracogenius version, with the goblin-y grin Not worthy of the title.
The card is okay. Nothing I'd write home about, and the least interesting from the three, for me.
Let this great clan rest in peace (2001-2011)
I wonder whether there is a common theme for the uncommon split card art as well.
Ral Zarek. You know how all planeswalkers are mythic rare? The same reason the legendaries ("maze runners") were pushed down to rare in DGM, in essence.
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I think I will be playing find//finality in a few decks. Wrath or ca is very nice combination. Its weakness is that neither side is early game because you are unlikely to have multiple creatures in gy early
But the ability applies only while it is a spell. And that's probably the point they were trying to make. I don't know whether they ever went public with the reasoning behind the template change, when they introduced it in Dominaria.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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Until set three, that is right? Talric and Aurelia are basically confirmed for GRN with art reveals (and Boros not being a guild that gets taken over with a new Bolas-friendly leader), but we still get a third set and even if it will probably be a playground for planeswalkers fighting, there should be room for some legendary creatures - and since the set is no longer about the guilds, maybe for characters that are too disgraced to appear as guild members within the so structured first and second set?
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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Don't count on it unless time-travel shenanigans become a thing in the upcoming sets. The Paruns aren't the guild leaders, they're the founders; and apart from Azor and Rakdos, Niv-Mizzle is the only one still alive (unless you count Mat-Selesnya being a dormant tree-god-spirit-elemental-thing).
As for the cards...yeesh. My friend's monster of an Izzet deck didn't need to get any more powerful, but here we are.
Who wouldn't? I am counting on Mat-Selesnya eventually returning this way. Unless a cataclysmic event erases that possibility in the meantime...
Maybe we'll get a FRF set for Ravnica if we return to the plane often enough. ^^
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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Saga: Shards of Rabiah
Legends: The Elder Dragons
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