With the spoiler having been out for a little while now, we've had time to let it sink in and so the question is; which cards from kaladesh are you going to pick up, and which decks are they for?
Here's my list: Rasputin Dreamweaver (Control-Combo) gets: Cataclysmic Gearhulk - Board control piece that works very well with blink. Not a priority pick up as it's a bit fringe. Dramatic Reversal - Isochron Scepter gets a combo piece to go with it's control suite. Insidious Will - Flexible counterspell, always a good thing. Cloudblazer - A slightly worse Mulldrifter usually, but Mulldrifter is an all-star already.
Selvala, Explorer Returned (Ramp-Aggro) gets: Fairgrounds Warden - A third Fiend Hunter, this one is slightly better than Banisher Priest as it can stop 2/2's (like Solemn) without dying.
Jori En, Ruin Diver (Draw-go Control) gets: Insidious Will - Same case as with Rasputin, a good card that will never be an all star, but always a good piece. Metallurgic Summonings - My fourth Tokens For Instants/Sorceries effect, giving the deck more angles of attack. Fateful Showdown - Burn and hand filtering in one. Will be tested first. Dynavolt Tower - Just to test. It might be utter crap. Spirebluff Canal - Jori appreciates having UUR available early on, so a fastland helps.
Pharika, God of Affliction (Enchantress) gets: Blooming Marsh - No good enchantments for the deck, but a deck that loves having G into GB into XBB early game will want a fastland.
Oddly enough, as much as I love the flavor and art of Kaladesh, nothing really jumps out for me. Ezuri, while not getting the most cards from it, is likely going to be the most improved deck.
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Inventors' Fair is the only thing I'm planning on that already has a home. I'll make my usual purchase of a bunch of stuff that I could use someday. What I have in mind:
I'm echoing others here, but Inventor's Fair is almost the only card I want - and I want it times 3. Also going to get Cathartic Reunion for Squee and maybe Nissa, Vital Force (if she drops in price).
Marchesa, the Black Rose wants Morbid Curiosity and Gonti, Lord of Luxury. Morbid Curiosity for a sac outlet that can draw a lot of cards, and Gonti for card advantage by repeatedly stealing my opponent's cards (plus he has deathtouch, so he can act as a rattlesnake if he needs to).
I'll undoubtedly be getting a copy of Nissa, Vital Force for whatever lands-matter decks I always end up building. If I can defend her for a turn she ults and "Landfall: draw a card" is insane.
I might pick up a foil Filigree Familiar for if I ever rebuild Saffi Eriksdotter, as it's a super easy combo card and is almost as good sac-recur value as Solemn himself.
Mogis, God of Slaughter (control) gets: Gonti, Lord of Luxury - Going to test a pseudo Praetor's Grasp on a stick. He provides two devotion and deathtouch which is always nice to make people think twice. Combustible Gearhulk - Looking forward to pairing it up with Dawn of the Dead.With all the pain I'm dealing, it's likely to draw me 3 cards more often than not. Cathartic Reunion - While Mogis is not a reanimator deck, I still want to filter cards in my hand and dig for answers. This seems like it could do both on the cheap. Unlicensed Disintegration - I play a few spot removal spells against fast and annoying Commanders. This will be tested.
A Panharmonicon for Kaalia, or just for general use if it doesn't work out there. A Noxious Gearhulk for Skithiryx, depending on Standard demand. And I'm sort of interested in the demon for multiple decks, but unsure if he'll work out (he needs to stick around while a lot of stuff happens for him to go off).
Other than the new fast lands, that I intend to slot into each of my dual/triple coloured decks in suitable combinations, only three of my decks are gaining anything from this set.
Gonti, Lord of Luxury also looks fun, so I'm hoping to at least tinker with him a bit.
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Vorthos-player with way too much time on his hands and a love of thematic decks.
EDH - Yes, Each One is Named After a Song. I love tying music to my decks.
Hey guys so I've actually moved on from commander on to 60 card decks so I don't have any commander decks.
Anyway I've started my own gameplay channel in which I play games (Magic also)
Here's my list:
Rasputin Dreamweaver (Control-Combo) gets:
Cataclysmic Gearhulk - Board control piece that works very well with blink. Not a priority pick up as it's a bit fringe.
Dramatic Reversal - Isochron Scepter gets a combo piece to go with it's control suite.
Insidious Will - Flexible counterspell, always a good thing.
Cloudblazer - A slightly worse Mulldrifter usually, but Mulldrifter is an all-star already.
Selvala, Explorer Returned (Ramp-Aggro) gets:
Fairgrounds Warden - A third Fiend Hunter, this one is slightly better than Banisher Priest as it can stop 2/2's (like Solemn) without dying.
Jori En, Ruin Diver (Draw-go Control) gets:
Insidious Will - Same case as with Rasputin, a good card that will never be an all star, but always a good piece.
Metallurgic Summonings - My fourth Tokens For Instants/Sorceries effect, giving the deck more angles of attack.
Fateful Showdown - Burn and hand filtering in one. Will be tested first.
Dynavolt Tower - Just to test. It might be utter crap.
Spirebluff Canal - Jori appreciates having UUR available early on, so a fastland helps.
Pharika, God of Affliction (Enchantress) gets:
Blooming Marsh - No good enchantments for the deck, but a deck that loves having G into GB into XBB early game will want a fastland.
Ezuri, Claw of Progress (Weenie Aggro) gets:
Cultivator of Blades - A Wild Beastmaster that brings along 2 experience counters? Sign me up right now!
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter - Ezuri appreciates any card advantage he can get while still grabbing experience.
Botanical Sanctum - Never hurts
Nothing in the set for my other decks.
Oddly enough, as much as I love the flavor and art of Kaladesh, nothing really jumps out for me. Ezuri, while not getting the most cards from it, is likely going to be the most improved deck.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
For Meren of Clan Nel Toth I want to test Demon of Dark Schemes replacing Havoc Demon and Panharmonicon since there are so many ETB effects.
Marath, Will of the Wild's list is quite tight but I want to test Authority of the Consuls,Nissa, Vital Force and Animation Module.
I wanted to do a complete rehaul of Daretti so this is a good opportunity. So many good cards to chose from.
P.S: Fastlands are mandatory
Marath, Will of the Wild
Friendly Kess Twin Combo
Tatyova - Sir Bounce A Lot
Gonti's Luxury Pie
Prime (Eldrazi) Speaker Zegana (Retired)
Kruphix: Insidious Will
Jaya: Cathartic Reunion
That's it, at least for the moment.
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic reanimator gets Concealed Courtyard and Demon of Dark Schemes. Demon of Dark Schemes will replace Massacre Wurm.
Nothing looks good enough for my Thassa, God of Sea deck which has a Devotion/Control Magic theme.
UBRKess, Dissident MageUBR - Controlling Dissidents
GRhonas the IndomitableG - Indomitable Four Drops
WUBOloro, Ageless AsceticWUB - Loot & Renanimate
RGWMayael the AnimaRGW
UBRMarchesa, the Black RoseUBR
Modern Decks
RGWNaya BurnRGW
Each one is getting altared which will be fun to get done so Im super excited.
Trap your friends in an endless game with this 23-card combo!
Also I'll get a Demon of Dark Schemes for Athreos Shadowbown Apostles.
I might pick up a foil Filigree Familiar for if I ever rebuild Saffi Eriksdotter, as it's a super easy combo card and is almost as good sac-recur value as Solemn himself.
WUBRGReaper King - Superfriends
WUBRGChild of Alara - The Nauseating Aurora
WUBSharuum the Hegemon - Christmas In Prison
WUBZur the Enchanter - Ow My Face
WRJor Kadeen, the Prevailer - Snow Goats
BRGrenzo, Dungeon Warden - International Goblin All Purpose Recycling Facility Number 12
WGSaffi Eriksdotter - Saffi Combosdotter
UPatron of the Moon - The Age of Aquarius
BHorobi, Death's Wail - Bring Out Your Dead
GSachi, Daughter of Seshiro - Sneks
Authority of the Consuls
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Aetherflux Reservoir
Concealed Courtyard
other than the new lands, don't really see anything for my other decks
(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'
Gonti, Lord of Luxury - Going to test a pseudo Praetor's Grasp on a stick. He provides two devotion and deathtouch which is always nice to make people think twice.
Combustible Gearhulk - Looking forward to pairing it up with Dawn of the Dead.With all the pain I'm dealing, it's likely to draw me 3 cards more often than not.
Cathartic Reunion - While Mogis is not a reanimator deck, I still want to filter cards in my hand and dig for answers. This seems like it could do both on the cheap.
Unlicensed Disintegration - I play a few spot removal spells against fast and annoying Commanders. This will be tested.
Reaper King artifact is what I'm planing.
Avacyn, Angel of Hope:
Fumigate (Replace Day of Judgment)
Cromat:
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter (Replace Etched Monstrosity)
Reaper King:
Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter (Replace Puppet Conjurer)
Reckless Fireweaver (Replace Coretapper. Predicted new MVP of this deck, we'll see)
Master Trinketeer (Replace Nuisance Engine)
Padeem, Consul of Innovation (Replace Deal Broker, also a strictly better Leonin Abunas)
Saheeli Rai (Replace Magistrate's Scepter. Part of a Coretapper combo that I've bothered to pull off once)
Panharmonicon (Replace Karn, Silver Golem)
Inventors' Fair
Considering that for Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief. Play a good number of artifacts in there, and getting any of them back along with Gary, Gray Merchant of Asphodel sounds great.
Gonti, Lord of Luxury also looks fun, so I'm hoping to at least tinker with him a bit.
EDH - Yes, Each One is Named After a Song. I love tying music to my decks.
B Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief B - Fear of the Dark
WG Sigarda, Heron's Grace WG - Strength in Numbers
RG Xenagos, God of Revels RG - Fullmoon (It's werewolves)
RW Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier RW - The End is Nigh
60 Card Kitchen Table Decks
WUB Avacyn, Spirit Ferrier
RG Arlinn Kord's Howlpack
Ghave gets NOTHING
Anyway I've started my own gameplay channel in which I play games (Magic also)
Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/dies_to_doom_blade
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/UpsidedownHandshake
Daretti, Scrap Savant wants
Combustible Gearhulk as recurring damage.
Inventors' Fair cause tutor is boss.
Also would like to try out Chandra, Torch of Defiance but availability may be an issue.
and looking at Metalwork Colossus, Aetherworks Marvel and Bomat Courier as maybes.
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord is getting
Demon of Dark Schemes as a slightly different Massacre Wurm with less game winning power but more overall use.
Blooming Marsh.
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind wants Spirebluff Canal.
Would like to also try out Torrential Gearhulk and Chandra, Torch of Defiance.
Reki, the History of Kamigawa wants
Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter due to cantrip and tokens that resemble Beast of Burden.
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship due to cantrip colorless lightning bolt and flying support.
Brion Stoutarm gets Inspiring Vantage and Fumigate as lifegain trumps other wipes for the deck.
Might try Chandra, Torch of Defiance if I can get enough of them.
Kaalia of the Vast is getting Inspiring Vantage and Concealed Courtyard.
Finally Purphoros, God of the Forge is super excited about Panharmonicon, I mean a Siege-Gang Commander lands for 28 damage!.
Also Chandra, Torch of Defiance...
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