I always wondered when they would try something like this. This thing can shape the entire limited format.
How? Glade Watcher and Returned Phalanx were much better and were marginal draft cards. Playable but not high picks.
Those cards are in different colors. Green usually has plenty of larger creatures to clog the board and ramp spells that would dispute slots with a barrier.
The comparison with Returned Phalanx is fair but Theros was a very unusual format where all the aggro archetypes where "go tall" via monstrous or heroic. A 3/3 body did not block as well as it normally does in Theros.
I'm not saying this is top pick either as I believe it's not. A format is not shaped by only it's top picks because usually you will play the low picks as well. For example Tolarian Scholar was a low pick in Dominaria but it was played a lot.
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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.
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I always wondered when they would try something like this. This thing can shape the entire limited format.
How? Glade Watcher and Returned Phalanx were much better and were marginal draft cards. Playable but not high picks.
Those cards are in different colors. Green usually has plenty of larger creatures to clog the board and ramp spells that would dispute slots with a barrier.
The comparison with Returned Phalanx is fair but Theros was a very unusual format where all the aggro archetypes where "go tall" via monstrous or heroic. A 3/3 body did not block as well as it normally does in Theros.
I'm not saying this is top pick either as I believe it's not. A format is not shaped by only it's top picks because usually you will play the low picks as well. For example Tolarian Scholar was a low pick in Dominaria but it was played a lot.
I am not saying it won't be played. I just don't understand your excitement? Murder at common - that's exciting, that will shape the format. I just don't see why this will shape the whole format. Do you mean because aggro decks will have to get around this? White and red have a lot of flyers at lower rarities and red has cards like Fry.
As much as WAR limited was about bombs this limited is going to be about commons. There is a lot of power and I think a 3/3 defender will usually be a sideboard card.
Well, the Pacu is technically a Piranha. Granted a primarily vegetarian such, but a piranha nevertheless.
As for the card. I absolutely love it, but then again, I also loved School of Piranha.
Used to have 4 or 5 Red Pacu as pets in our large aquarium. They eat a LOT. They grow fast, nice to look at because they're so lively. They're also surprisingly well behaved unless provoked by others.. there's a time they ganged up on a cichlid who tried to aggro them, had to transfer the cichlid to our pond. Sadly, one day I made a fatal mistake.. and they all died from chlorinated water. :<
About the card. When budget allows, I'm gonna make a janky high alert deck with moat piranhas and plenty of walls. Probably won't stand much of a chance against competitive in modern. But it will be fun for casual play against my friends who only have standard decks.
Eh, I really feel this could have been something slightly more. I think Returned Phalanx should be the new baseline for this sort of creature - a defender by default but with some condition or cost to give it temporarily attack eligibility. Like if you cast two or more spells this turn, drew two or more cards this turn, control at least one other fish, something.
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Moat Piranhas 1U
Creature - Fish (C)
Defender
"Come on, it's not even that deep!" - Gorin the Brazen
3/3
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
they somehow look like red pacu
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I always wondered when they would try something like this. This thing can shape the entire limited format.
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I remember wanting a 4/4 in green years back. Maybe I am just getting old.
Well, the Pacu is technically a Piranha. Granted a primarily vegetarian such, but a piranha nevertheless.
As for the card. I absolutely love it, but then again, I also loved School of Piranha.
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How? Glade Watcher and Returned Phalanx were much better and were marginal draft cards. Playable but not high picks.
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13.BR Creatureless Panharmonicon 14.BR Pingers and Eldrazi 15.URG Untapped Cascading
16.Reyhan, last of the Abzan's WUBG +1/+1 Counter Craziness 17.WUBRG Dragons aka Why did I make this?
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Those cards are in different colors. Green usually has plenty of larger creatures to clog the board and ramp spells that would dispute slots with a barrier.
The comparison with Returned Phalanx is fair but Theros was a very unusual format where all the aggro archetypes where "go tall" via monstrous or heroic. A 3/3 body did not block as well as it normally does in Theros.
I'm not saying this is top pick either as I believe it's not. A format is not shaped by only it's top picks because usually you will play the low picks as well. For example Tolarian Scholar was a low pick in Dominaria but it was played a lot.
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Except there have only been two "generic" 3/3 defenders:
I could see a brave fool to compliment Norin's shameless coward.
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.
I am not saying it won't be played. I just don't understand your excitement? Murder at common - that's exciting, that will shape the format. I just don't see why this will shape the whole format. Do you mean because aggro decks will have to get around this? White and red have a lot of flyers at lower rarities and red has cards like Fry.
As much as WAR limited was about bombs this limited is going to be about commons. There is a lot of power and I think a 3/3 defender will usually be a sideboard card.
8.RG Green Devotion Ramp/Combo 9.UR Draw Triggers 10.WUR Group stalling 11.WUR Voltron Spellslinger 12.WB Sacrificial Shenanigans
13.BR Creatureless Panharmonicon 14.BR Pingers and Eldrazi 15.URG Untapped Cascading
16.Reyhan, last of the Abzan's WUBG +1/+1 Counter Craziness 17.WUBRG Dragons aka Why did I make this?
Building: The Gitrog Monster lands, Glissa the Traitor stax, Muldrotha, the Gravetide Planeswalker Combo, Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Clues, and Tribal Scarecrow Planeswalkers
|| 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 ||
Used to have 4 or 5 Red Pacu as pets in our large aquarium. They eat a LOT. They grow fast, nice to look at because they're so lively. They're also surprisingly well behaved unless provoked by others.. there's a time they ganged up on a cichlid who tried to aggro them, had to transfer the cichlid to our pond. Sadly, one day I made a fatal mistake.. and they all died from chlorinated water. :<
About the card. When budget allows, I'm gonna make a janky high alert deck with moat piranhas and plenty of walls. Probably won't stand much of a chance against competitive in modern. But it will be fun for casual play against my friends who only have standard decks.
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