Been a hot minute since we've seen a solid cheap reanimation spell like that. The nonlegendary clause dings it just a little bit, but not so much that it isn't really strong for two mana.
Funny thing about the flavor of this is I'm pretty sure this kills a lot of Kithkin.
I wonder how the split with this and legendary reanimator Goryo's Vengeance would end up.
Wurm wouldn't work with this card, would it? Or can you stack the trigger so that Persist resolves first?
Nope, since this is a sorcery you have to wait until the stack is empty, thus wurm trigger will happen before you can do this. An above poster commented regarding this via use of Quicken, and as they stated, such a spell has better targets (Emrakul, the Aeons Torn).
Honestly I wonder if something with cycling is best paired with cards like this in modern, like titanoth rex? Though I wonder if a turn 3 10/10 with trample is good enough?
Honestly I wonder if something with cycling is best paired with cards like this in modern, like titanoth rex? Though I wonder if a turn 3 10/10 with trample is good enough?
Given the limitations of these spells being non-legendary only I suspect it isn't. There are other removal spells that would do just a good a job, so you would want to bring back something with hexproof because indestructible isn't good enough.
things would go faster now for modern i wonder if dark ritual is would someday be modern?
Turn 1: Swamp + Dark Ritual + Divest targeting yourself, discarding Hellkite Overlord + Persist targeting the creature you just discarded = no, that spell will not be put in Modern.
The only thing that would keep that in check would be, what, Force of Negation or maybe some other turn 0 graveyard hate. No, that sounds too much like Legacy.
i wouldn't be surprise if it will make it someday because they release tons o graveyard hate also
Modern has a philosophy of being a turn 4 format. On top of that, we finally got Mox Opal and SSG banned, and Rite of Flame is banned as well. Dark Ritual will never enter the format.
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Terastodon also looks like a great reanimation target (massive threat on 4 bodies if you're willing to blow up your own lands, solid land destruction and other noncreature destruction if you're not).
The previewed Serra Emissary is looking increasingly decent as budget Iona.
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It would be cool if it is really called "Persist". We already have a card named "Suspend" in MH2
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Spoiler EditorI wonder how the split with this and legendary reanimator Goryo's Vengeance would end up.
Pioneer:UR Pheonix
Modern:U Mono U Tron
EDH
GB Glissa, the traitor: Army of Cans
UW Dragonlord Ojutai: Dragonlord NOjutai
UWGDerevi, Empyrial Tactician "you cannot fight the storm"
R Zirilan of the claw. The solution to every problem is dragons
UB Etrata, the Silencer Cloning assassination
Peasant cube: Cards I own
Uh... how would worldspine wurm work? If you have to cast quicken first to make it work, may want to consider other targets.
Nope, since this is a sorcery you have to wait until the stack is empty, thus wurm trigger will happen before you can do this. An above poster commented regarding this via use of Quicken, and as they stated, such a spell has better targets (Emrakul, the Aeons Torn).
and that’s not a bad place to be at all...
Given the limitations of these spells being non-legendary only I suspect it isn't. There are other removal spells that would do just a good a job, so you would want to bring back something with hexproof because indestructible isn't good enough.
Turn 1: Swamp + Dark Ritual + Divest targeting yourself, discarding Hellkite Overlord + Persist targeting the creature you just discarded = no, that spell will not be put in Modern.
The only thing that would keep that in check would be, what, Force of Negation or maybe some other turn 0 graveyard hate. No, that sounds too much like Legacy.
I hope they would release an
Animate Instant with Speed
1BBB
"Instant"
Put a creature card to your battlefield from your graveyard or from your exile.
So fast you didn't see it coming
Black needs this
Modern has a philosophy of being a turn 4 format. On top of that, we finally got Mox Opal and SSG banned, and Rite of Flame is banned as well. Dark Ritual will never enter the format.
I was thinking of Impervious Greatwurm
Pioneer:UR Pheonix
Modern:U Mono U Tron
EDH
GB Glissa, the traitor: Army of Cans
UW Dragonlord Ojutai: Dragonlord NOjutai
UWGDerevi, Empyrial Tactician "you cannot fight the storm"
R Zirilan of the claw. The solution to every problem is dragons
UB Etrata, the Silencer Cloning assassination
Peasant cube: Cards I own
Void Winnower
Inkwell Leviathan
Blazing Archon
Sundering Titan
Platinum Emperion
Sphinx of the Steel Wind
Tidespout Tyrant
Ashen Rider
Platinum Angel
Agent of Treachery
Sphinx of the Final Word
Angel of Serenity
Chancellor of the Annex
Hornet Queen
Wurmcoil Engine
Any M11 Titan
...
Some of them have SB applications and don't win on the spot, but that's enough to let me think the legendary clause isn't much of an issue.
The previewed Serra Emissary is looking increasingly decent as budget Iona.