I am looking at several of my favorite RDW cards, and am a little sad to see what its going to look like post rotation. Losing out on Goblin Guide and Lightning Bolt is a pretty big deal, but then you consider other cards like Plated Geopede, Burst Lightning and Searing Blaze and wonder whats left to play with? Its sad to see one of my favorite arch types fading out, but maybe its just the right time for RDW to take a break. Unless there is some really amazing stuff coming out in ISD, I dont see much that RDW can do to stay competitive. Kuldotha Goblins might be okay, but without Guide and Lightning Bolt, it needs some seriously strong cards to even be tier 2.
All of the red stuff that'll rotate in with innistrad, that we don't know a thing about yet. That's why that 'post rotation' stuff is utterly meaningless until we have at least a partial spoiler to work with.
This, besides theres still that 2 mana bloodthirst 2, shrine of broken rage, koth incinerate, maybe chandras phenoix and other kinds of stuff.
I feel like I just died inside. RDW dying??? It got GRIM LAVAMANCER. COME ON. Legacy level card for a standard RDW deck. Enjoy it. RDW isn't going anywhere not for a while.
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I feel like I just died inside. RDW dying??? It got GRIM LAVAMANCER. COME ON. Legacy level card for a standard RDW deck. Enjoy it. RDW isn't going anywhere not for a while.
Lavamancer won't be as good without fetches around. Granted, Innistrad will bring new red things, but losing Bolt and Guide just hurts too much, IMO. Goblin Grenade is something to be considered, but what Goblins are good enough to play out of Scars block and 2012?
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In a lot of games I have been testing lately, Grim Lavamancer has been one of the weaker cards in the RDW line up.
I can say that I do fear goblin grenade. it was one of my all time favorite cards, and kuldotha goblins can definitely put it to good use. sad to see Goblin Guide, Goblin Bushwhacker and Ember Hauler go. I always wanted to see Warren Instigator make some waves, but when Siege-Gang Commander got cut from the core set, he lost his best counterpart. Hope that IND has something to fill the void for red in standard.
Extended is looking good though, with another Incinerate coming into the new rotation and Bolt still around for another year. Grenade will be nuts in this format as well. I am sure there will something in IND worth playing too.
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This, besides theres still that 2 mana bloodthirst 2, shrine of broken rage, koth incinerate, maybe chandras phenoix and other kinds of stuff.
Lavamancer won't be as good without fetches around. Granted, Innistrad will bring new red things, but losing Bolt and Guide just hurts too much, IMO. Goblin Grenade is something to be considered, but what Goblins are good enough to play out of Scars block and 2012?
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I can say that I do fear goblin grenade. it was one of my all time favorite cards, and kuldotha goblins can definitely put it to good use. sad to see Goblin Guide, Goblin Bushwhacker and Ember Hauler go. I always wanted to see Warren Instigator make some waves, but when Siege-Gang Commander got cut from the core set, he lost his best counterpart. Hope that IND has something to fill the void for red in standard.
Extended is looking good though, with another Incinerate coming into the new rotation and Bolt still around for another year. Grenade will be nuts in this format as well. I am sure there will something in IND worth playing too.
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