There's about a dozen centaurs in standard that cost 3cmc, two that costs 2cmc (call of the conclave included), and the rest are more expensive than four.
Who that this would be a good idea? It's not even undercosted and it's green. There's no +1 counter synergy, not even a G devotion synergy. This would have been 10x better as 1GG or should have been more powerful at 2GG.
This rare sucks.
Odds are we're going to be seeing more centaurs in the next block, given it's looking to be mongolian themed.
I was going to play in a standard pauper tournament, but the question of doom blade came up.
I know in normal pauper, any card that was ever printed as common could be used. Even if it was increased in rarity later. Rukh Egg would be an example.
However is that rule the same for standard pauper? Or can I only use cards that were printed as commons in the standard environment?
Standard Pauper means only cards that are common in the current standard environment. Doom Blade is not usuable.
This plus archangel of thune plus fathom mage. Draw step, draw your card, then draw 30 more, put 30 counters on everything and swing. Or sphinx's revelation, since each card triggers chimera seperately you X+1 counters on everything.
If I remember correctly, Zealot was only good in dredge decks running Bridge From Below. This might not be a good replacement because of the devotion needed. Also, Zealot pumps, Maurauder doesn't, makes a big deal for dredge with the 2/2 tokens bridge makes.
A fun (albeit casual) standard deck could run Phyxis of Pandemonium, Maurauder, and some other black dudes to swing for a lot of damage after cracking Phyxis.
With Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx the 7 mana to crack the Pyxis wouldn't really be that hard to get either. B/R with both the marauder and Fanatic of Mogis with a lot of red/black creatures like shred-freak, spike jester, or Rakdos could make pandora's box one hell of an alpha strike.
With the massive popularity of Magma Jet
I feel like creatures below 3 toughness should not be played unless it's very early or if you gain immediate benefits.
Anyone agree?
Although I guess it's different in limited.
I would agree if it didn't have flash. If you flash it in at the end of your opponent's turn and they magma jet it, they have 1 for 1'd you, but you untap with them down a burn spell and 2 mana to make it harder to interfere with whatever you do that turn. If they don't kill it, then you gain a life and get to swing with it.
You can always use mana bloom as your farseek replacement. Yes, I know it sounds crazy. yes, I know that a temporary ramp is not as good as farseek. But an X=1 mana bloom DOES give you that acceleration in the early game when you need it the most, and the turn after it goes back to your hand to let you put it back out later when you have mana to spare.
the exiling part of the whip pushes this farther from being anything fnatastic
Shenanigans with obzedat and aetherling make it worth trying to build a deck around IMO, and I've got a casual deadeye navigator deck that thinks that whip is just hilarious.
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Thassa's Ire plus the Kiora's Followerx2 Illusionist's Bracers infinite mana combo makes inspired triggers pretty insane, that's for sure.
Odds are we're going to be seeing more centaurs in the next block, given it's looking to be mongolian themed.
Standard Pauper means only cards that are common in the current standard environment. Doom Blade is not usuable.
I will never forget opening up a revised booster back in the day and finding 15 Spell Blast.
This plus archangel of thune plus fathom mage. Draw step, draw your card, then draw 30 more, put 30 counters on everything and swing. Or sphinx's revelation, since each card triggers chimera seperately you X+1 counters on everything.
With Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx the 7 mana to crack the Pyxis wouldn't really be that hard to get either. B/R with both the marauder and Fanatic of Mogis with a lot of red/black creatures like shred-freak, spike jester, or Rakdos could make pandora's box one hell of an alpha strike.
I would agree if it didn't have flash. If you flash it in at the end of your opponent's turn and they magma jet it, they have 1 for 1'd you, but you untap with them down a burn spell and 2 mana to make it harder to interfere with whatever you do that turn. If they don't kill it, then you gain a life and get to swing with it.
The cipher cast of hidden strings pumps the cyclops' power AFTER combat damage is dealt.
Giving volatile rig lifelink with the whip of erebos is absolutely insane if it blows up on a full board.
Shenanigans with obzedat and aetherling make it worth trying to build a deck around IMO, and I've got a casual deadeye navigator deck that thinks that whip is just hilarious.