Nightmare is quite rare creature type (There are 29 in the game total and 6 of them are in Standard right now if we include two from WAR). I am going to assume that new Ashiok card is sort of a lord for Nightmare creatures. And creates them, of course.
Well, we just had Thirsting Shade as a common 1/1 black lifelink for one, which could pump instead of haste, and it was considered bad. Is haste that much better than (rather inefficient) pump?
(I know it's better, just is the difference such that one card is considered unplayable and the other super exciting?)
Nightmare is quite rare creature type (There are 29 in the game total and 6 of them are in Standard right now if we include two from WAR). I am going to assume that new Ashiok card is sort of a lord for Nightmare creatures. And creates them, of course.
Back when the Dominaria spoilers dropped that new Specter legend, I had mentioned on here that we don't have a single Nightmare legend yet....
I'll take my opportunity here to again request a Nightmare legend! I selfishly want to make a Nightmare/Horror EDH tribal deck.. I started back in Stronghold and have always loved the subtype... If only WoTC would errata Hypnox into being a legend...
Well, we just had Thirsting Shade as a common 1/1 black lifelink for one, which could pump instead of haste, and it was considered bad. Is haste that much better than (rather inefficient) pump?
(I know it's better, just is the difference such that one card is considered unplayable and the other super exciting?)
The problem with sinking tons of mana into ANYTHING, a creature, an enchantment, whatever, is that that expenditure should produce tangible results. That 2 and a black you pay for +1/+1 is a pretty poor trade off unless you're really hard up for life (and what is there in Black that requires a large expenditure of life?).
This is a better card because it's never a bad card to have turn 1 - attack and get a point of life, then use it to chump block or even use combat tricks to get a bigger lifelink return before killing both creatures. Or you can even sacrifice it.
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Nightmare is quite rare creature type (There are 29 in the game total and 6 of them are in Standard right now if we include two from WAR). I am going to assume that new Ashiok card is sort of a lord for Nightmare creatures. And creates them, of course.
cats and dogs living together. mass hysteria.
(I know it's better, just is the difference such that one card is considered unplayable and the other super exciting?)
Back when the Dominaria spoilers dropped that new Specter legend, I had mentioned on here that we don't have a single Nightmare legend yet....
I'll take my opportunity here to again request a Nightmare legend! I selfishly want to make a Nightmare/Horror EDH tribal deck.. I started back in Stronghold and have always loved the subtype... If only WoTC would errata Hypnox into being a legend...
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-general/334931-what-is-the-most-pimp-card-deck-youve-seen-or?comment=5361
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RGOmnath, Locus of Rage Grenades! EDHGR
UWSygg's Defense, EDH - Voltron & ControlWU
BUGMimeoplasm EDH ft. Ifnir Cycling-discard comboBUG
WBTeysa, Connoisseur of CullingBW
BWSelenia & Recruiter of the Guard suicice combo EDHWB
UBRWGO-Kagachi - 5 Color Enchantments - EDHUBRWG
The problem with sinking tons of mana into ANYTHING, a creature, an enchantment, whatever, is that that expenditure should produce tangible results. That 2 and a black you pay for +1/+1 is a pretty poor trade off unless you're really hard up for life (and what is there in Black that requires a large expenditure of life?).
This is a better card because it's never a bad card to have turn 1 - attack and get a point of life, then use it to chump block or even use combat tricks to get a bigger lifelink return before killing both creatures. Or you can even sacrifice it.