Wow, some really solid elves. Some of these might even make the cut for my Rhys deck, which is among the hardest for something else to earn a slot. Definitely some nice stuff for Gahiji token-swarm as well.
Definitely my two decks that are getting the most toys so far are Yidris Spellslinger and Jarad grave-size-matters. Not too surprisingly, heh.
Aside from those, a lot of good cards here and there. I reckon I will once again end up with good 40 to 50 total new added cards(keeping with "new card only goes to one deck").
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X Hope of Ghirapur Swordpile W Ghosty Blinky Anafenza U Nezahal- Big, Blue and HERE! B Gonti Can Afford It R Etali, Primal 'Whatjusthappened?' G Polukranos Wants More Mana WU The Exalted Vizier Temmet WB Home, Athreos WR Basandra, Recursive Aggression WG Karametra, Momma of Lands UB Wrexial Eats Your Brains UR Arjun, the Mad Flame UG The Fable of Prime Speaker BR Hellbent, Malfegor Style BG Jarad, Death is Served RG Running Thromok WUB Varina and ALL the Zombies WUBYennett, the Odd Pain-Train WUR Zedruu the Furyhearted WUG Arcades' Strategy, Shmategy, Sausage and Spam WBR A Case of Mathas' Persistent F*ckery WBRLicia's League of Legendary Lifegain Layabouts WBG The Karador Advantage PackageWRG Gahiji Rattlesnake Collection UBR Jeleva... does... things UBG Damia's Just Deserts URG Yasova's Has More Power Than Sense BRG Wasitora, Bad Kitty WUBRBreya, Eggs, Breya'd Eggs WUBG Tymna and Kydele, Extended Borrowing WURG Kynaios and Tiro, Landfall Impersonations WBRG Saskia Pet Card EnchantressUBRG Yidris of the Chi-Ting Corporation WUBRG Tazri's Amazing Allies
I think trample is secondary in red, but it seems like it's getting more (well, maybe just better) placement there in this set with new Aurelia, Swiftblade Vindicator, and Erratic Cyclops.
Every now and then someone brings up a double strike deck, and SV looks like a great include for that (you can find other haste-granters).
New Trostani feels really bizarre. One part anthem, one part etb soldiers, 2 parts brooding saurian...? What's the plan here? I can't see anything but GW good stuff of the oddest variety.
New Trostani feels really bizarre. One part anthem, one part etb soldiers, 2 parts brooding saurian...? What's the plan here? I can't see anything but GW good stuff of the oddest variety.
Lavaz is nice, i see lots of potential. I must however refrain from making a purchase, I do not have the money. I mean Invisible stalker, Dreadnought...
NO, BAD BRYAN, no theorycrafting.
New Trostani feels really bizarre. One part anthem, one part etb soldiers, 2 parts brooding saurian...? What's the plan here? I can't see anything but GW good stuff of the oddest variety.
Apparently the Homeward Path ability (because let's be honest, Brooding Saurian gets all permanent types, not just creatures) was added because they were seeing a lot of Hostage Takers.
EDIT: I want an Enhanced Surveilance that works for more than just surveil, because that would be awesome.
Doubling Card Selection {3}{U}
Enchantment
If an effect would cause you to look at cards on the top of your library, look at twice that many cards.
Don't even care that this lets Sphinx of Jwar Isle etc. look at the top two cards. I want this now.
I feel like Surveil is the missing link in making my Grimgrin deck a whole lot more consistent/powerful, because it's falling into the trap that a lot of Zombie Tribals fall into being durdly and all that. I might need to re-prioritize/streamline some aspects of the deck (between Zombies, Clones and Theft cards I barely have space but Surveil would probably be a much better glue that some sacrifices have to be made).
Just like Karador (and by extension Alesha) got structurally hit by Dominaria, I think Grimgrin's time of change is here as well. Will still wait for full spoiler before I review the cards at one go, but oh boy Dimir is already my favorite guild this set.
New Trostani feels really bizarre. One part anthem, one part etb soldiers, 2 parts brooding saurian...? What's the plan here? I can't see anything but GW good stuff of the oddest variety.
Well she is Trostani Discordant yes?
Yes, yes, but it feels more like Trostani Tripolar.
Ugh. I want more options in izzet. I mean sure it is already probably the .its versatile of 2 color (in terms of geared strategies) but I'm greedy and want more.
Or better yet. Print another 2 dozen niv-mizzets. So I can make a niv-mizzet tribal.
Knight of Autumn is going in literally every G/W deck I own. 10 copies please.
that was my first thought, but is it really much better than rec sage? Will you ever play it as a 4/3 or for life gain? I guess if you're about to die, but I think 95%+ of the time you'll save it until a good artifact/enchantment presents itself.
I guess it's a decent upgrade for blink decks, though.
Starting to heavily look like I will shift my Yidris from generic spellslinger to a really spammy variant that cares about them instants/sorceries in my graveyard:
Beacon of Lightning 1UR
Sorcery
~deals damage to target creature equal to the amount of instants/sorcieries in your graveyard.
Jump-start
I've wanted an Ire of Kaminari for generic use for a while. Even though it only hits creatures and is a sorcery, I am happy. (I mean, Stuffy Doll exists...)
EDIT: I've done derped, and somehow completely forgotten Spite of Mogis exists. Hoo boy.
X Hope of Ghirapur Swordpile W Ghosty Blinky Anafenza U Nezahal- Big, Blue and HERE! B Gonti Can Afford It R Etali, Primal 'Whatjusthappened?' G Polukranos Wants More Mana WU The Exalted Vizier Temmet WB Home, Athreos WR Basandra, Recursive Aggression WG Karametra, Momma of Lands UB Wrexial Eats Your Brains UR Arjun, the Mad Flame UG The Fable of Prime Speaker BR Hellbent, Malfegor Style BG Jarad, Death is Served RG Running Thromok WUB Varina and ALL the Zombies WUBYennett, the Odd Pain-Train WUR Zedruu the Furyhearted WUG Arcades' Strategy, Shmategy, Sausage and Spam WBR A Case of Mathas' Persistent F*ckery WBRLicia's League of Legendary Lifegain Layabouts WBG The Karador Advantage PackageWRG Gahiji Rattlesnake Collection UBR Jeleva... does... things UBG Damia's Just Deserts URG Yasova's Has More Power Than Sense BRG Wasitora, Bad Kitty WUBRBreya, Eggs, Breya'd Eggs WUBG Tymna and Kydele, Extended Borrowing WURG Kynaios and Tiro, Landfall Impersonations WBRG Saskia Pet Card EnchantressUBRG Yidris of the Chi-Ting Corporation WUBRG Tazri's Amazing Allies
I liked Connive//Concoct as my favorite card in this set so far, but Thief of Sanity might have taken that title. This is a mini Praetor’s Grasp (a favorite card of mine) and supports Wrex/TAG/Lazav 1 Dimir enemy-GY strategies. Plus the cost isn’t too high for a specter!
I am tentatively very excited. Mostly because I am wary of situations where this would cause me to solitaire for too long... but then again, I'm too impulsive for that to happen too easily. Cast first, then ask if it was wise is my usual approach.
Seems pretty good for Jarad, though might not make the cut just because of the mana cost - the deck has enough bombs and not enough fuel to get to them, usually. Other decks might not have enough Undergrowth count to be of value. Hmm. Will have to think about this, cause spider cool.
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Knight of Autumn is going in literally every G/W deck I own. 10 copies please.
that was my first thought, but is it really much better than rec sage? Will you ever play it as a 4/3 or for life gain? I guess if you're about to die, but I think 95%+ of the time you'll save it until a good artifact/enchantment presents itself.
I guess it's a decent upgrade for blink decks, though.
I even play Harmonic Sliver for redundancy in some of my decks.
Not sure if I want to run all 3 but otherwise Knight of Autumn will certainly replace at least those.
I currently run Reclamation Sage and Harmonic Sliver in two (out of three) of my decks that run White and Green. This easily replaces Reclamation Sage. In Karametra, it offers more devotion than the Sage and in Karador, Sage is the worse of the two since I also run Necrotic Sliver in that deck. The added utility is probably not going to make a ton of difference, but I can see where gaining 4 life can useful in a pinch. I don't see the "counters" mode ever being used.
Definitely my two decks that are getting the most toys so far are Yidris Spellslinger and Jarad grave-size-matters. Not too surprisingly, heh.
Aside from those, a lot of good cards here and there. I reckon I will once again end up with good 40 to 50 total new added cards(keeping with "new card only goes to one deck").
Every now and then someone brings up a double strike deck, and SV looks like a great include for that (you can find other haste-granters).
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
NO, BAD BRYAN, no theorycrafting.
UB Vela the Night-Clad BUDecklist
WBG Ghave, Guru of Spores GBW
WUBRGThe Ur-DragonWUBRGDecklist
EDIT: I want an Enhanced Surveilance that works for more than just surveil, because that would be awesome.
Enchantment
If an effect would cause you to look at cards on the top of your library, look at twice that many cards.
Don't even care that this lets Sphinx of Jwar Isle etc. look at the top two cards. I want this now.
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
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Just like Karador (and by extension Alesha) got structurally hit by Dominaria, I think Grimgrin's time of change is here as well. Will still wait for full spoiler before I review the cards at one go, but oh boy Dimir is already my favorite guild this set.
Yes, yes, but it feels more like Trostani Tripolar.
UB Vela the Night-Clad BUDecklist
WBG Ghave, Guru of Spores GBW
WUBRGThe Ur-DragonWUBRGDecklist
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Glad more ppl will be able to get shocks
Or better yet. Print another 2 dozen niv-mizzets. So I can make a niv-mizzet tribal.
UB Vela the Night-Clad BUDecklist
WBG Ghave, Guru of Spores GBW
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Its gonna do things in Gitrog too.
Dragons of Legend, Lead by Scion of the UR-Dragon
The Gitrog Monster
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Shogun Saskia
Hive World
Atraxa hates fun
Abzan
Knight of Autumn is going in literally every G/W deck I own. 10 copies please.
UWU/W BlinkUW
BMono-Black ControlB
Commander:
GWUJenaraGWU
BGeth MBCB
RGXenagosRG
WUBSharuumWUB (retired)
Modern:
xAffinityx (starting)
Standard:
Ha! That's a good one.
I guess it's a decent upgrade for blink decks, though.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Beacon of Lightning
1UR
Sorcery
~deals damage to target creature equal to the amount of instants/sorcieries in your graveyard.
Jump-start
I've wanted an Ire of Kaminari for generic use for a while. Even though it only hits creatures and is a sorcery, I am happy. (I mean, Stuffy Doll exists...)
EDIT: I've done derped, and somehow completely forgotten Spite of Mogis exists. Hoo boy.
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
I am tentatively very excited. Mostly because I am wary of situations where this would cause me to solitaire for too long... but then again, I'm too impulsive for that to happen too easily. Cast first, then ask if it was wise is my usual approach.
Hatchery Spider
Seems pretty good for Jarad, though might not make the cut just because of the mana cost - the deck has enough bombs and not enough fuel to get to them, usually. Other decks might not have enough Undergrowth count to be of value. Hmm. Will have to think about this, cause spider cool.
EDIT: Just now realized this goes infinite with almost all of the token doubles
Also Chance at Glory wow......
Better in Ghave, but yeah. The token replacement card is insane.
how is this an infinite with any token doublers? dosent it just give you double angels once?
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