This seems to have synergy with both the new Vess and the new mythic Demon, but as its detractors have pointed out, it's going to be near worthless against those "one big creature" strategies, especially if that one creature is a Consecrated Sphinx. I look forward to trying to make the card work. It is a good card to try with Frost Titan.
...it has flashback. A Wrath effect with flashback.
Even with its drawback, it's a heavyhanded hosing to aggro strategies. Less so against decks that can maintain a singular presence and maintain it, as stated by others, but a "true" aggro strategy's going to absolutely hate this card.
One day i'm gonna top deck this, and my only creature will be the sad robot, and then I'll be the sad panda.
Yeah, even with the INSANE amount of card advantage you get off this, I would prefer to be able to guarantee I can draw that one card. But i'm just crazy, so don't mind me making silly card choices.
Say you take out three cards the first time. That was still a good deal. Just block the remaining guy with whatever the blocker if choice is post rotation.
Then do it again without spending a card.
You should probably be a little more accommodating to cards this powerful.
Edit: read some other posts. The point is you can run more threats then normal, as this card's power level allows it.
I don't know about this card. It's good against aggro, but Day of Judgment is probably better a lot of the time. And it's bad against control.
However, if there is an Invisible Blade deck, this is pretty good, since unless they have an actual Titan (or Sphinx), your creature is probably better. It's hard to beat a 3/3 hexproof unblockable specter that casts Early Harvest when you control only one creature. I'm still not sure it's preferable to Day of Judgment -- it's probably a metagame call.
Yes you get to keep your guy, but they get to keep their best guy too and then untap!
Worst case for you is play this, they untap, GFTT your guy and swing.
That's why you want the guy you keep to be Invisible Stalker, or something similar.
this is a funny kind of card. it superficially looks like a control spell but its pretty weak in that role. what it really does is reinforce board positions based on investing heavily in a single creature. thats a kinda fragile strategy due to spot removal weakness, but it does sometimes work.
this card reminds me alot of Cataclysm. the typical strategy for that card was to keep around an evasive creature buffed up with Empyreal Armor and ride it to victory.
you could do something similar with this card. strongly consider using this as a way to enforce board dominance with a Thrun, the Last Troll wielding a Sword or something. you could also use a Sun Titan to rapidly rebuild your position after Reckoning, or a Frost Titan to effectively neutralize whatever creature your opponent left behind.
the flashback may be pretty relevant considering that this card is at its best in slower, midrange kind of decks that can easily get to 7 mana before they've locked down a win. being able to Reckoning twice means that your strategy has built in redundancy. your opponent can't just overwhelm you again with a second wave. it makes sure that your 1 creature plan is the rule for the whole game.
It's always fun in Commander to drop an O-stone with 5 mana open and then watch the other players just NOT PLAY ANYTHING. This will be similar, except that you get to actually use it the first time, too.
this is a funny kind of card. it superficially looks like a control spell but its pretty weak in that role. what it really does is reinforce board positions based on investing heavily in a single creature. thats a kinda fragile strategy due to spot removal weakness, but it does sometimes work.
this card reminds me alot of Cataclysm. the typical strategy for that card was to keep around an evasive creature buffed up with Empyreal Armor and ride it to victory.
you could do something similar with this card. strongly consider using this as a way to enforce board dominance with a Thrun, the Last Troll wielding a Sword or something. you could also use a Sun Titan to rapidly rebuild your position after Reckoning, or a Frost Titan to effectively neutralize whatever creature your opponent left behind.
the flashback may be pretty relevant considering that this card is at its best in slower, midrange kind of decks that can easily get to 7 mana before they've locked down a win. being able to Reckoning twice means that your strategy has built in redundancy. your opponent can't just overwhelm you again with a second wave. it makes sure that your 1 creature plan is the rule for the whole game.
Basically what I was thinking but in better words!
I think this is in the set as a failsafe against zombie decks going haywire.
Seriously, if your opponent has Endless Ranks of the Dead you're going to need 2 wrath of god effects for every Moan of the Unhallowed they get, and I don't even know what other zombie cards there are going to be
It's always fun in Commander to drop an O-stone with 5 mana open and then watch the other players just NOT PLAY ANYTHING. This will be similar, except that you get to actually use it the first time, too.
I also like the fact that your commander lives through this, albeit the other player's commanders (or Consecrated Sphinxs, etc.) do too.
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Thoughts?
Its not a great card alone but for token decks it seems ok. I like that it has flashback.
Even with its drawback, it's a heavyhanded hosing to aggro strategies. Less so against decks that can maintain a singular presence and maintain it, as stated by others, but a "true" aggro strategy's going to absolutely hate this card.
this could be good vs zombies unless theres a big one that hasnt been spoiled yet
Yeah, even with the INSANE amount of card advantage you get off this, I would prefer to be able to guarantee I can draw that one card. But i'm just crazy, so don't mind me making silly card choices.
Say you take out three cards the first time. That was still a good deal. Just block the remaining guy with whatever the blocker if choice is post rotation.
Then do it again without spending a card.
You should probably be a little more accommodating to cards this powerful.
Edit: read some other posts. The point is you can run more threats then normal, as this card's power level allows it.
Hoping for a cure, or at least an outbreak.
Level 1 Judge (yay)
However, if there is an Invisible Blade deck, this is pretty good, since unless they have an actual Titan (or Sphinx), your creature is probably better. It's hard to beat a 3/3 hexproof unblockable specter that casts Early Harvest when you control only one creature. I'm still not sure it's preferable to Day of Judgment -- it's probably a metagame call.
this card reminds me alot of Cataclysm. the typical strategy for that card was to keep around an evasive creature buffed up with Empyreal Armor and ride it to victory.
you could do something similar with this card. strongly consider using this as a way to enforce board dominance with a Thrun, the Last Troll wielding a Sword or something. you could also use a Sun Titan to rapidly rebuild your position after Reckoning, or a Frost Titan to effectively neutralize whatever creature your opponent left behind.
the flashback may be pretty relevant considering that this card is at its best in slower, midrange kind of decks that can easily get to 7 mana before they've locked down a win. being able to Reckoning twice means that your strategy has built in redundancy. your opponent can't just overwhelm you again with a second wave. it makes sure that your 1 creature plan is the rule for the whole game.
Small white board build drop Sun Titan pop it an bring em back each turn.
That is not dead,
Which can eternal lie,
Yet with strange eons,
Even death may die.
H.P. Lovecraft
Basically what I was thinking but in better words!
Seriously, if your opponent has Endless Ranks of the Dead you're going to need 2 wrath of god effects for every Moan of the Unhallowed they get, and I don't even know what other zombie cards there are going to be
I also like the fact that your commander lives through this, albeit the other player's commanders (or Consecrated Sphinxs, etc.) do too.