Even with Reckoner getting killed by removal ( = damage ) it stills deals this amount of damage, killing a creature your opponent control or helping kill it. If brimaz becomes a treat Rx decks just plays mizzium mortars, the mizziun kills brimaz and reckoner but one hit for 4 when killed. People will play brimaz with reckoner not instead of it.
To be fair the both get Chained to the Rocks which most Red decks have to run because of Master of Waves, so it doesnt matter that much.
The thing I can say is though that Boros Reckoner is boss in holding the ground. Green decks with all their big creatures couldnt care less about Brimaz but attacking into a Boros Reckoner is something they dont want to do.
Even with Reckoner getting killed by removal ( = damage ) it stills deals this amount of damage, killing a creature your opponent control or helping kill it. If brimaz becomes a treat Rx decks just plays mizzium mortars, the mizziun kills brimaz and reckoner but one hit for 4 when killed. People will play brimaz with reckoner not instead of it.
I specifically said that Mortars is the only thing that Reckoner is better against. Anything else that kills Brimaz also kills Reckoner without damage.
To be fair the both get Chained to the Rocks which most Red decks have to run because of Master of Waves, so it doesnt matter that much.
The thing I can say is though that Boros Reckoner is boss in holding the ground. Green decks with all their big creatures couldnt care less about Brimaz but attacking into a Boros Reckoner is something they dont want to do.
I also said that holding the ground against aggro was the main thing Reckoner does better.
I never said that Brimaz was straight up better than Reckoner, just that he is available for more decks and better at more things. Reckoner is still an excellent defensive creature.
Racing in aggro vs aggro: Brimaz
Holding back red aggro when played in midrange deck: Reckoner
Defending against big ramp creatures (RG devotion right now): Reckoner
Defending against mono-U when Thassa isn't a creature: Brimaz
Racing mono-U when they do have active Thassa: Brimaz
Working with Spear and Medic: Brimaz
Mono-White, mono-Red, or RW devotion enabler: Reckoner
Ability to be played in UW, GW, WB, or with Mutavault: Brimaz
Vs mono-B(as must answer threats to hopefully overload removal): Brimaz
Drawing multiples: Reckoner
These are the best points of comparison, and while they both do different things, they are pretty equal overall. While there are a number of current and potential future decks where Brimaz is better, there are also several, including most that currently run Reckoner, where Reckoner is a better choice. The two cards do different things, despite bringing being white 3-drops. Brimaz is more versatile, but lacks the sheer power of Reckoner to trade with anything on defense. However, the fact that Brimaz compares favorably to Reckoner, one of the best cards of last year's standard, should show that Brimaz is a good card.
Zoo colors with cat theme..... i think its kinda cool to see it in modern play.
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That's not true. You seem to have forgotten completely about Ultimate Price.
Which is a dangerous card to run maindeck. Its really a sideboard card...but you can side(or main) answers to targeted removal easily in white(gods willing...brave the elements etc.) as well as sweepers(rootborn defenses, fortify)
I suspect this will be a great addition to a Slesnya Aggro deck in our current meta.
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The card most likely to hurt Brimax in the mono-black matchup is Lifebane Zombie
That's the beauty of Brimaz being a 3drop it competes with everything so nicely. I'll never understand why so many are comparing this to the 4drop Hero of Bladehold... mechanically sure, but with respect to powerlvl it's apples and oranges.
It's an instant speed 5/5 trampler for 4. Wtf do you people want seriously? It has applications in populate/ above the curve beats decks, or in Bant control/ flash. I seriously think anyone mad at this card for any reason other than losing an attacker to instant speed wurm, should go home and make their own awesome card game and leave the rest of us alone.
I want to like Brimaz, even for White Weenie, but this looks like a 3/4 or 4/5 and that's all. As a legendary creature, I can't really say that it's really above curve, and it's definitely not the case that I would want four copies in a deck. However, perhaps with another colour, in addition to white or a dedicated build with Anthems and so on, this could really shine.
After seeing this guy in action for a few matches, he's much less scary than I thought. It's fine, but not a kill it now or else you lose spoiler. It doesn't actually help at all against the cards you already have trouble with - like Polukranos.
On it's own it's basically just a 3/4 vigilance - the token gets blocked and dies 99% of the time. And if they aren't blocking the token, then they're killing something even more valuable.
The stats alone are enough to ensure that it will see play though. And it has great synergy with Spear of Heliod.
He's at his best when you can clear the field for him. While he shares similarities to Hero of Bladehold, he also has some with Geist of Saint Traft (of course not on the same power level as).
Ideally, you've killed Polukranos with some good removal and are beating face and making tokens.
I like Brimaz a lot more in midrange/control than I do in aggro.
He's at his best when you can clear the field for him. While he shares similarities to Hero of Bladehold, he also has some with Geist of Saint Traft (of course not on the same power level as).
Ideally, you've killed Polukranos with some good removal and are beating face and making tokens.
I like Brimaz a lot more in midrange/control than I do in aggro.
I just see him being so good as the Orzhov aggro finisher. A flooded board with pain in the ass Captains, Necromancers etc.
I don't much care about him in Standard, I stopped playing T2 quite some time ago anyways.
But having the turn 2 HotP then turn 3 this guy and turn 4 Hero of Bladehold in my casual aggro white deck makes me giddy. It's cool that he is a soldier n' all but man, if he was a Knight...
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I'm starting to get more interested in Brimaz a bit, but the blocking mechanic frustrates me. Unless you have another spell or ability, either Brimaz or the token dies.
I'm starting to get more interested in Brimaz a bit, but the blocking mechanic frustrates me. Unless you have another spell or ability, either Brimaz or the token dies.
It has a lot of potential with various ETB effects, and can in general serve as a deterrent for early game attacks or other small creature rushes.
Absolutely. Hopefully a (standard list) with Frontline or Brave the Elements. I just have to ensure I don't become too attached to just this one permanent during a game and do trade if appropriate. Thinking of Orzhov, mono white, Boros nd Selesnya lists where I can see the katki g contriguts a role. In other news, online retailers are either sold out or have him at more than double than the next highezt expensive card,
Way im gonna start my brimaz deck is with:
Brimaz
Eidolon of Countless Battles
Herald of Torment
Presinct captain
I was thinking something fairly similar, but with green instead. I was thinking that Brimaz may have found a good friend not only with Eidolon of Countless Battles, but with Voice of Resurgence as well. They seem to make a nasty turn 2, 3, and 4 punch with a lot to back it up even when mass removal takes effect.
To be fair the both get Chained to the Rocks which most Red decks have to run because of Master of Waves, so it doesnt matter that much.
The thing I can say is though that Boros Reckoner is boss in holding the ground. Green decks with all their big creatures couldnt care less about Brimaz but attacking into a Boros Reckoner is something they dont want to do.
I specifically said that Mortars is the only thing that Reckoner is better against. Anything else that kills Brimaz also kills Reckoner without damage.
I also said that holding the ground against aggro was the main thing Reckoner does better.
I never said that Brimaz was straight up better than Reckoner, just that he is available for more decks and better at more things. Reckoner is still an excellent defensive creature.
Racing in aggro vs aggro: Brimaz
Holding back red aggro when played in midrange deck: Reckoner
Defending against big ramp creatures (RG devotion right now): Reckoner
Defending against mono-U when Thassa isn't a creature: Brimaz
Racing mono-U when they do have active Thassa: Brimaz
Working with Spear and Medic: Brimaz
Mono-White, mono-Red, or RW devotion enabler: Reckoner
Ability to be played in UW, GW, WB, or with Mutavault: Brimaz
Vs mono-B(as must answer threats to hopefully overload removal): Brimaz
Drawing multiples: Reckoner
These are the best points of comparison, and while they both do different things, they are pretty equal overall. While there are a number of current and potential future decks where Brimaz is better, there are also several, including most that currently run Reckoner, where Reckoner is a better choice. The two cards do different things, despite bringing being white 3-drops. Brimaz is more versatile, but lacks the sheer power of Reckoner to trade with anything on defense. However, the fact that Brimaz compares favorably to Reckoner, one of the best cards of last year's standard, should show that Brimaz is a good card.
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Which is a dangerous card to run maindeck. Its really a sideboard card...but you can side(or main) answers to targeted removal easily in white(gods willing...brave the elements etc.) as well as sweepers(rootborn defenses, fortify)
That's true, though price isn't run main deck too often. What you are MUCH more likely to see is Tidebinder Mage, which gets Reckoner but not Brimaz.
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That's the beauty of Brimaz being a 3drop it competes with everything so nicely. I'll never understand why so many are comparing this to the 4drop Hero of Bladehold... mechanically sure, but with respect to powerlvl it's apples and oranges.
Who is this Brimaz guy anyway?
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On it's own it's basically just a 3/4 vigilance - the token gets blocked and dies 99% of the time. And if they aren't blocking the token, then they're killing something even more valuable.
The stats alone are enough to ensure that it will see play though. And it has great synergy with Spear of Heliod.
But to be realistic, it's nowhere near what Hero of Bladehold was.
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Ideally, you've killed Polukranos with some good removal and are beating face and making tokens.
I like Brimaz a lot more in midrange/control than I do in aggro.
I just see him being so good as the Orzhov aggro finisher. A flooded board with pain in the ass Captains, Necromancers etc.
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Yeah I agree. Hero does 18 damage in 2 turns by itself. He is both a token producer and an anthem.
I think the vigilance is what makes the the King good as it helps with the aggro mirror.
He floods the board with kitties
But having the turn 2 HotP then turn 3 this guy and turn 4 Hero of Bladehold in my casual aggro white deck makes me giddy. It's cool that he is a soldier n' all but man, if he was a Knight...
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Precinct Captain creates Soldiers, not Humans, so they don't trigger Necromancer.
It has a lot of potential with various ETB effects, and can in general serve as a deterrent for early game attacks or other small creature rushes.
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I was thinking something fairly similar, but with green instead. I was thinking that Brimaz may have found a good friend not only with Eidolon of Countless Battles, but with Voice of Resurgence as well. They seem to make a nasty turn 2, 3, and 4 punch with a lot to back it up even when mass removal takes effect.
EDIT: Boon Satyr wouldn't hurt either.