Imo the bolt test is completely useless in legacy. What's next? StP test? Goyf test? Counter test? Any of the black removal test? If you're playing a creature in legacy, you don't really need to worry about that because there's a reason you're playing it. If the creature does pass the bolt test, that's just extra.
But consider the creatures played in legacy. How many actually past the bolt test? Stoneforge, any of the merfolk/elves/goblins played, snappy, manlands, wild nacatl, delver, goblin guide, drs, nighthawk, confidant, clique, any of the affinity creatures, etc. Sure, goyf passes the bolt test, but that's not why he's played.
so tell me again, what's so important about the bolt test?
If we define the Bolt Test as "My opponent can always Bolt my guy at some point (usually when it ETB) such that I get no value from it", I'd actually categorize your listed creatures like this:
A lot of Elves's guys get really debatable, especially when you have other untapped Elves on the battlefield. In particular, Wirewood Symbiote cannot save itself from removal, but it can save one of your Elves per turn, starting the turn it ETB.
But that's my point. What the use of using the bolt test when nearly every legacy creature ignores it? Which creatures actually PASS the bolt test? A mid-late game goyf? Emrakul (who really doesn't count)? Sure, the reanimate/show and tell,sneak attack targets pass the bolt test, but that is NOT why they are played. Batterskull's the only relevant one I can think of, and that's cause I play burn.
Yeah, "bolt test" in the traditional sense doesn't mean much in Legacy; even if Dark Confidant/Deathrite fails the bolt test, if you need them for that type of deck, you're still gonna play them. Perhaps less so if the meta is flat-out rife with Lightning Bolt, Forked Bolt, etc, but I digress; SFM, Confidant, DRS, etc. will still be some of the best creatures in those colors -- even if they don't survive traditional bolt test.
I think Bolt test might matter more for 3-drops and above (**Monastery Mentor as an example). Or like, a creature that's not the absolute best compared to the established amazing creatures.
The question for Bolt test in legacy probably isn't "Does it die to bolt?" It's actually more like, "Does it die to bolt? Most likely. But if it doesn't get hit immediately, do I start getting massive advantage? Yes? Passes bolt test. No? Fails bolt test."
**I don't think Mentor's bad, but him being 3-drop AND dies to bolt has more meaning than a 2-drop or below
Reprints the one card that people point to when saying that art objectifies women.
Well done Wizards.
Liliana does not objectify women in any way at all. We have gotten to a point in our society that every single picture of a women must be objectifying a women in some negative way......blah blah blah.. That is not the case. (((Sarcasm)))Picture of a girl drinking a milk shake, must be sex related and putting women down, picture of girl sitting on a beach, picture of a girl driving a car, picture of a girl on the moon at a new space station.)))
You have a picture of an attractive strong power women who girls dress up as for anime conventions. What more do you want? The picture is fine, happy to see a reprint. Sick of of seeing people claim that everything in existence must be putting women down. Then all I have to do is replace the word "women" with anything else to get the same mentality; fish, cats, arabs, blacks, jews, men, environment, whites, chinese, old people, etc. It doesn't matter what word I put in. Stop sucking life out of everything man. That artwork of her is awesome. Stop putting stuff down man. Just stop. If the picture was really as negative as you claim she would totally nude, in a kitchen, making sandwiches and giving blow jobs. Her abilities would be horrible as well. +1 do nothing -2 do nothing -6 do nothing. Instead liliana of the veil is an amazing planeswalker comparable to jace, the mind sculpter with great art to appreciate.
My suggestion listen to some comedy radio for a while, pandora is free, youtube is free there is something out there for you. ***** go make fun of somebody. The whole world is so serious and campaigning for some cause, or someones rights, everything is a hate crime, racist, sexist. blah blah blah.
"O no mcdonalds must be slandering a hate crime against skinny people every time they make a big mac." hahaha jeeze You're just someone perpetuating another groups negative perspective that they've made you believe is correct. Look at the picture for a hour and tell me what's wrong with it? I don't see anything.
I have heard vague rumors of a moustache-dispensing vending machine in a distant laundromat, across the street from a tattoo parlor. However, this information is shaky, and time is of the essence.
But that's my point. What the use of using the bolt test when nearly every legacy creature ignores it? Which creatures actually PASS the bolt test? A mid-late game goyf? Emrakul (who really doesn't count)? Sure, the reanimate/show and tell,sneak attack targets pass the bolt test, but that is NOT why they are played. Batterskull's the only relevant one I can think of, and that's cause I play burn.
I think Bolt test might matter more for 3-drops and above (**Monastery Mentor as an example). Or like, a creature that's not the absolute best compared to the established amazing creatures.
The question for Bolt test in legacy probably isn't "Does it die to bolt?" It's actually more like, "Does it die to bolt? Most likely. But if it doesn't get hit immediately, do I start getting massive advantage? Yes? Passes bolt test. No? Fails bolt test."
**I don't think Mentor's bad, but him being 3-drop AND dies to bolt has more meaning than a 2-drop or below