Sagu Mauler is unstoppable in testing. That card is going to be a format staple.
The issue I see with Monastery Swiftspear is that you need to cast your burn spells in main phase 1. It's a small problem, but usually burn wants to do most of their spells on their opponent's turn.
I'm using Singing Bell Strike in EDH Walls on an Axebane Guardian or Overgrown Battlement for infinite mana combos. I don't see it having any other implications though. It's not even that amazing in limited in my experience.
That's really clever. I never even thought of using that spell as an expensive, but efficient untap engine. But wouldn't something like Thassa's Ire be more efficient?
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This is for limited
But Monastery Flock blew me away how incredibly powerful
and utility it was.
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I did three prereleases
And won 15 packs total.
Three fetches and a foil Polluted Delta.
Only one Mythic though.
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If you're playing an aggro deck, and you play this turn two, and your opponent....What's removal these days? Bile Blights it,
Didn't they effectiely, within the confines of mana
And the context of the game thus far,
Use prime removal on a Walking Corpse?
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Nothing makes me rage more than seeing that Cancel piece of crap getting reprinted again, and again, and again, and again.
Normally, I'd just say "They just want a bass counterspell to have in the set.
However...this set has a lot of counterspells.
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Ok, Surrak is pretty sick, if only for the reason that you can chord of calling him up to counter an essence scatter, and he has the Nylea trample ability, and that is usually quite relevant. I also quite like quiet contemplation. Creatureless control get's marginally better, I suppose, though it may just be a tempo card.
Assuming you have 8 mana/dudes while having a creature spell on the stack? Seems rough. He also doesn't have the Nylea trample ability because he himself doesn't trample (which would have been more powerful than giving other dudes trample).
I feel that people are going crazy over this guy for his more over what's printed on his card; his card itself is pretty miserable - 6/6 uncounterable for 5 is meh at best, and the only thing remotely interesting about him is flash. The other dudes are uncounterable clause requires you to have dudes, your opponent to have counterspells, and your other creatures to be relevant after dropping a 6/6. The other dudes have trample clause requires you to play enough other big dudes without trample to be relevant, and as was stated several times, he has no built-in evasion.
The fact that he's immune to sorcery-speed removal the turn you play him is nice, but he just gets chumped and then killed anyway (assuming your opponent had no instant-speed removal).
The format where mass uncounterability and trample would be relevant is EDH, but in general Teferi is just better, and as a general Animar, Riku, and Wanderer are all better.
Terra Stomper exists, and gets +2/+2 and trample at the expense of 1 mana and not having flash. Flash is the only thing saving Surrak from being utterly boring, and even that's not good enough to make him mechanically exciting.
Also, against Elspeth, he comes down, Elspeth chumps, and then -3s to kill him if her player couldn't find an easier way. 4 additional power in creatures would be required to prevent her from doing so, and 7 additional power would be required to kill her completely.
Temur is clan Winmor, and why win if you cant win more? I see nothing wrong with winmor. It's better than winnotquite
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While others, on the contrary,
obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment,
more vigorous efforts than ever before." -Herodotus
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It's not a Brilliant Plan to play this card in constructed, you really should Sift through the full card pool first.
That would require quite quite a few people to concentrate.
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I'm surprised to see this is a card with Mardu flavor.
They don't seem like the clan who would take out aggression with mere threats and ill intentions.
If you want to smash Sarkan's helm, why not go ahead and do it?
Is he afraid?
I'm not sure what you mean. It looks like Zurgo is in the process of doing something to Sarkhan, as he seems to be in pain. Maybe he's crushing his gibblets and we just can't see it.
Or his Hedrons.
Wink.
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It's a strange fire.
I bet it would power a Nivix Cyclops nicely.
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I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
It's nice to have a morph card, just for safe keeping.
And a goblin, over eager to fight? Cute.
Have we seen a card that produces a spiritual warrior yet?
I wonder how that zombie feels? What's with zombies loving gold these days?
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I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
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I'm surprised to see this is a card with Mardu flavor.
They don't seem like the clan who would take out aggression with mere threats and ill intentions.
If you want to smash Sarkan's helm, why not go ahead and do it?
Is he afraid?
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I look forward to the stories I will hear.
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Is he a hero?
Do people respect that he will not protect them?
Is it his sheer grit, and refusal to perish in battle?
Maybe they just celebrate that he's on their side.
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I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
I just realized that his pelt is a bear head split in two. That's bad preservation.
I can't help but wonder what of these cards will see play.
Probably not bear fights.
But the possibilities are there for the other three.
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I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
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I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
But Monastery Flock blew me away how incredibly powerful
and utility it was.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
And won 15 packs total.
Three fetches and a foil Polluted Delta.
Only one Mythic though.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
Bile Blights it,
Didn't they effectiely, within the confines of mana
And the context of the game thus far,
Use prime removal on a Walking Corpse?
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
However...this set has a lot of counterspells.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
While others, on the contrary,
obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment,
more vigorous efforts than ever before." -Herodotus
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
Wink.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
I bet it would power a Nivix Cyclops nicely.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
And a goblin, over eager to fight? Cute.
Have we seen a card that produces a spiritual warrior yet?
I wonder how that zombie feels? What's with zombies loving gold these days?
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
They don't seem like the clan who would take out aggression with mere threats and ill intentions.
If you want to smash Sarkan's helm, why not go ahead and do it?
Is he afraid?
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
Do people respect that he will not protect them?
Is it his sheer grit, and refusal to perish in battle?
Maybe they just celebrate that he's on their side.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
I can't help but wonder what of these cards will see play.
Probably not bear fights.
But the possibilities are there for the other three.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?