I voted for Putrefy in the poll, but if I were drafting, I'd be taking the Helix. It has been my experience that black is heavily overdrafted in RRR drafts, and so I avoid Dimir (unless I open an Entrancer) and Golgari. That leaves me with drafting Boros, which I do quite well with.
Come RRG, I plan on drafting Izzet, since unless care is taken, Orzhov will make Golgari and Selesnya unplayable (too many people will be drafting W/G/B), and the 'other' 3-guild combo (W/G/R) will also suffer. That would point to either Dimir or Izzet as the correct drafting pick.
Edit: My experiences with Moroii have been almost purely negative.
Deffintely not watchwolf. It dies to all 3 others.
Morroi dies to removal, so it LH and Puterfy.
Personaly Lh, but depending on situation Putrefy.
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This is personally a close call for me. For me it comes down to Moroii and Putrefy. The biggest problem with drafting the Putrefy is that G/B is always so heavily drafted in RRR drafts. Moroii is good for one because it survives Last Gasp. Secondly, it is a 4/4 flyer that your opponent HAS to deal with. He HAS to find that Putrefy you might pass. It also survives the Lightning Helix you are passing to someone else and whom you might play. I'd personally go with Moroii....by a hair, only because of how much G/B is drafted in RRR drafts.
as good as that zephr spirit is...i'm wondering where my Selensnia Guildmage is...i'd take it over all the other choices...heck with the exception of raredrafting a duelland or something i'd take it over every rare and common in the set...
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And I could have sworn the w/g power uncommon was Devouring Light, even though it's technically not green.
I think that the "power" cards for each guild don't necessarily have to be uncommon, and they're spells, not creatures. They're cheap, efficient, and powerful instants or sorceries that tie in with both of the guild's colors. Saying that, the guild's "power" cards are Lightning Helix for the Boros, Putrefy for the Golgari, Devouring Light for the Selesnya, and Glimpse the Unthinkable for the Dimir.
To conclude...can anyone think of a better name for these cards than the "power" cards? People will get em confused with the Power 9.
Oh yah...I forgot to vote. I think I'll go for the Helix.
I'm not even terribly convinced that Moroii is that great. Given the choice, I'd rather have Halcyon Glaze over it in the deck (or preferably, both). Getting Moroii out automatically tutors out your opponents Faith's Fetters or Clinging Darkness. I've probably died to Moroii as much as I've beat down with him.
On the other hand Glaze hits fast and hard too, without the life loss penalty.
I would probably take the Putrefy over anything though.
It all comes down to which guild you want to draft, In terms of pure versatility and power the Putrefy is on the top of the list followed by the bomb that is Moroii which is closely followed by the efficient Lightning Helix with the by no means weak Watchwulf coming in last(just on a note if your play w/g the Selesnya Guildmage is always a better 2cc w/g uncommon creature).
Personally i'd be inclined to take the Moroii which would definitively put the next 2 people in b/g and r/w allowing you to follow a evasion heavy u/b draft strategy(Snapping Drake, Surveilling Sprite, Tattered Drake, Dimir House Guard, Roofstalker Wight, Stinkweed Imp etc.) and even with putrefy being the probably 2nd pick and forcing the person next to you into b/g with the amount of solid common black removal(Last Gasp, Brainspoil, Disembowel) and the fact your feeding him for 2 out of 3 packs you should have no problem picking up enough removal to aid an evasion strategy.
This is just my personal choice another option would be to pick the Lightning Helix and draft boros ensuring that the first few picks in the 2nd pack should be good for you(by forcing the next 2 people into b/x guilds).
Basically while Putrefy is the most powerful card, strategy wise its probably not the best pick and also regardless of your pick Watchwulf shouldn't be it.
i am so sick of hearing about power uncommons i just wish people would stop focussing on them, theres alot of other cards in the sets people, infact theres quite a few better cards, why are these such a point of discussion, i honestly want this block to pass so people can stop being in love with just one rarety
Come RRG, I plan on drafting Izzet, since unless care is taken, Orzhov will make Golgari and Selesnya unplayable (too many people will be drafting W/G/B), and the 'other' 3-guild combo (W/G/R) will also suffer. That would point to either Dimir or Izzet as the correct drafting pick.
Edit: My experiences with Moroii have been almost purely negative.
Morroi dies to removal, so it LH and Puterfy.
Personaly Lh, but depending on situation Putrefy.
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And I could have sworn the w/g power uncommon was Devouring Light, even though it's technically not green.
I think that the "power" cards for each guild don't necessarily have to be uncommon, and they're spells, not creatures. They're cheap, efficient, and powerful instants or sorceries that tie in with both of the guild's colors. Saying that, the guild's "power" cards are Lightning Helix for the Boros, Putrefy for the Golgari, Devouring Light for the Selesnya, and Glimpse the Unthinkable for the Dimir.
To conclude...can anyone think of a better name for these cards than the "power" cards? People will get em confused with the Power 9.
Oh yah...I forgot to vote. I think I'll go for the Helix.
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On the other hand Glaze hits fast and hard too, without the life loss penalty.
I would probably take the Putrefy over anything though.
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Personally i'd be inclined to take the Moroii which would definitively put the next 2 people in b/g and r/w allowing you to follow a evasion heavy u/b draft strategy(Snapping Drake, Surveilling Sprite, Tattered Drake, Dimir House Guard, Roofstalker Wight, Stinkweed Imp etc.) and even with putrefy being the probably 2nd pick and forcing the person next to you into b/g with the amount of solid common black removal(Last Gasp, Brainspoil, Disembowel) and the fact your feeding him for 2 out of 3 packs you should have no problem picking up enough removal to aid an evasion strategy.
This is just my personal choice another option would be to pick the Lightning Helix and draft boros ensuring that the first few picks in the 2nd pack should be good for you(by forcing the next 2 people into b/x guilds).
Basically while Putrefy is the most powerful card, strategy wise its probably not the best pick and also regardless of your pick Watchwulf shouldn't be it.
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