That artwork is... genuinely, deeply, and profoundly horrifying.
I suppose it is to be expected of Emrakul to completely break the minds and bodies of two angelic beings, then reconstruct them into a gruesome, corrupted mishmash of their former selves. Truly a grim fate.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
Please understand: "Colorless Mana in casting costs" and "Devoid" are both defined as set mechanics and they only use a small amount of block-bound mechanics per set.
Yes, it is possible that both will comeback.
No, they dont do it for a single card.
I dont see any Wastes caused by Emrakul in Eldritch Moon
I dont see any need of Colorless Mana in Eldritch Moon
It is very unlikely that we get these in Innistrad. If they use a mechanic for the set, it is either one of the defined evergreens or a set mechanic
If it is a set mechanic, than its part of the theme we see in the limited environment
That is the reason why Tireless Tracker does not has "Landfall". Landfall is not an Evergreen.
I somewhat agree, but devoid was an Eldrazi mechanic more than it was a BFZ/OGW mechanic. Same with Wastes. Will we see the maginitude of Wastes and Devoid in EMN? Definetly not, but they shoe-horned Emrakul into Innistrad, they will do the same with those as well, I'd even bet money on it.
Here are my two cents in something entirely strange. What if this is a 4 color commander out of the upcoming commander decks and was spoiled as part of the set to be used at that later point? Having these angels as a fused entity with black mana being their corruption allows for the 4 colors aand it helps eliminate the need to entirely design 5 creatures for those decks as this one is fairly simple. Lacking green mana, a focus on sacrifice, power, risk, and even order can be assumed. Just because emrakul has taken over them and twisted their very images doesn't mean they necessarily lose their original color schemata. In fairness that doesn't make a good argument for black granted but it feels as close as a guess to any. My take on the card would be something like the following:
Monster Angel Vomit Machine 3UWWRB
Legendary Creature: Angel Horror
Flying, Trample, Doublestrike, Devoid
If this creature would deal combat damage to a player, you may prevent that damage.
If you do, that player sacrifices a creature, enchantment, artifact, and planeswalker.
Anytime an enchantment is sacrificed by an opponent put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
3/7
Like I said before, this is my take on it. Its just too good of an opportunity to generate a snap buy in a commander product. Limit the quantity available to only those buying the entire commander box with it in it, and sets up a future judge printing or special release printing to make it exciting. Maybe even release it as a foil in FTV:Lore to help push that in sales as well. I try to look at it from purely a marketing perspective not so much as a player. Ideas?
Edit: Forgot to make the angel devoid or give it creature types lol
I really want this to be a Jeskai legendary creature so that I can make my "make America great again" commander deck. Filled with walls and this ugly monstrosity as the end result.
This is the most shocking MTG artwork in a long time. Imagining 2 beloved characters been fused and transformed into this monstrosity really is impressive in the horror deparment because im still freaked out by it. Need to make a deck around them just to freak other people out in games
As long as it's not a colourless creature honestly I could see jeskai! Obviously legendary creature, probably a high mana cost and p/t (which will probably be less than it's mana cost, or at least one of the two). I agree with others, in the way of their affects combined and turned into the opposite..?
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I thought the name was both artistic and yet quite blunt about what this horror, probably from some anime I can't watch without feeling dirty or hiding from polite society, came from hahahahah
I thought the name was both artistic and yet quite blunt about what this horror, probably from some anime I can't watch without feeling dirty or hiding from polite society, came from hahahahah
I like it. Certainly would be appropriate of the kind of card I wouldn't show my 6-year old.
"Here's Olivia Voldaren. Cool looking. And Archangel Avacyn. Very pretty. And this one is Monster An--- You know what, let's move on."
My biggest issue with this angel is that we already have the spoiled big baddy. We have the hype train legendary werewolf that again I wanted as badly as everyone else. I just will be very disappointed if wizards does decide to run with financial goals over player goals. Would it be better marketing wise? Most definitely. It would allow a 4 color Eldrazi commander. Think about that for a second, the sales would be insanity. Yet the inner pack ripper in me so desperately wants this to be a card I can open and bomb with at the Pre-Release or get some crazy Russian foil copy of it for my cube.
I realize I'm in the minority here, but I dislike this card.
Don't misunderstand me; the art is fantastic, the name is great and I can't wait to see what the actual power of this herald will be, but...
First they killed off Avacyn, now Bruna and Gisela are gone too, leaving only Sigarda still around. Though who knows what WotC is going to do to the last remaining legendary angel? They were a very interesting foursome, it's very saddening to see all the things I enjoyed about Innistrad getting shafted because of some Eldrazi hack. *sigh*
Of course I'm biased - Angels are one of my favorite tribes.
I would love for them to wind up being a creature that can transform at will into an Aura as Bruna's abilities are all about Auras.
It will wind up being functionally similar to a Licid, able to hop on and off of a creature - but using the Transform mechanic instead of that wall-of-text rules that Licids used.
The aura could do something that resembles Grisela's abilities in some way.
Has been said by wotc, that's why emmy doesn't use it and neither will her brood or mutations
That doesn't make any sense, considering the entire point of creating wingdings mana was to "open up design space."
Yes, but although MaRo specifically said that C in casting costs was only for Kozilek and that all the Titans had different mechanics and themes for them. For them to use it in this set when only Emrakul is here doesn't fit.
I'm sure we will see C for casting costs in a set down the line that has nothing to do with Kozilek (or the Eldrazi), just like we saw hybrids in Shadowmoor when they were previously tied only to Ravnica Guilds, but to give it to Emrakul weakens the idea of it being Kozilek's 'niche'.
Well, she can take a page from Hanweir and have the front be the pair of angels and the back be the Polymerization mishap using the squid-DFC tech that they showed with Hanweir.
What if Bruna and Gisela each had a double faced card where if they are both out they transform and the back face is like B.F.M?
That idea was largely speculated for emrakul and that art fits very well. I think it is possible though I don't see many ways such a design would work with already face-up angels presumably being huge fatties, what should the B.F.M. be to be worth those two cards?
Probably something bigger/stronger than emrakul(card, of course not in the lore...).
The Timmy in me wants it badly though
I would love a clause on the face of either angel card that if Emrakul ETB under anyones control they transform..
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If they are two cards divited over one creature it will have vigilance, so it is easier to tap it.
I suppose it is to be expected of Emrakul to completely break the minds and bodies of two angelic beings, then reconstruct them into a gruesome, corrupted mishmash of their former selves. Truly a grim fate.
But didn't they said wastes would be used in future sets?
I somewhat agree, but devoid was an Eldrazi mechanic more than it was a BFZ/OGW mechanic. Same with Wastes. Will we see the maginitude of Wastes and Devoid in EMN? Definetly not, but they shoe-horned Emrakul into Innistrad, they will do the same with those as well, I'd even bet money on it.
Monster Angel Vomit Machine 3UWWRB
Legendary Creature: Angel Horror
Flying, Trample, Doublestrike, Devoid
If this creature would deal combat damage to a player, you may prevent that damage.
If you do, that player sacrifices a creature, enchantment, artifact, and planeswalker.
Anytime an enchantment is sacrificed by an opponent put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
3/7
Like I said before, this is my take on it. Its just too good of an opportunity to generate a snap buy in a commander product. Limit the quantity available to only those buying the entire commander box with it in it, and sets up a future judge printing or special release printing to make it exciting. Maybe even release it as a foil in FTV:Lore to help push that in sales as well. I try to look at it from purely a marketing perspective not so much as a player. Ideas?
Edit: Forgot to make the angel devoid or give it creature types lol
Eh, the phyrexian Machine Orthodoxy abominations looked just as bad.
Granted, I wouldn't put it past that this is colourless.
Has been said by wotc, that's why emmy doesn't use it and neither will her brood or mutations
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Frequent lurker and vorthos player
literal LOL from me
I like it. Certainly would be appropriate of the kind of card I wouldn't show my 6-year old.
"Here's Olivia Voldaren. Cool looking. And Archangel Avacyn. Very pretty. And this one is Monster An--- You know what, let's move on."
What can I say, I'm a spoiled foil kid.
Don't misunderstand me; the art is fantastic, the name is great and I can't wait to see what the actual power of this herald will be, but...
First they killed off Avacyn, now Bruna and Gisela are gone too, leaving only Sigarda still around. Though who knows what WotC is going to do to the last remaining legendary angel? They were a very interesting foursome, it's very saddening to see all the things I enjoyed about Innistrad getting shafted because of some Eldrazi hack. *sigh*
Of course I'm biased - Angels are one of my favorite tribes.
That doesn't make any sense, considering the entire point of creating wingdings mana was to "open up design space."
It will wind up being functionally similar to a Licid, able to hop on and off of a creature - but using the Transform mechanic instead of that wall-of-text rules that Licids used.
The aura could do something that resembles Grisela's abilities in some way.
Yes, but although MaRo specifically said that C in casting costs was only for Kozilek and that all the Titans had different mechanics and themes for them. For them to use it in this set when only Emrakul is here doesn't fit.
I'm sure we will see C for casting costs in a set down the line that has nothing to do with Kozilek (or the Eldrazi), just like we saw hybrids in Shadowmoor when they were previously tied only to Ravnica Guilds, but to give it to Emrakul weakens the idea of it being Kozilek's 'niche'.
This card seems to point to multiple double-face cards with an Eldrazi hybrid on the back.
The question is, what would be on the front, a normal Gisela + Bruna as a duo?
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I would love a clause on the face of either angel card that if Emrakul ETB under anyones control they transform..