I started testing out reach creatures like ishkanah and noose constrictor and they seem to be the lichpin for this standard.It blocks angels,spirits dragons and thopters and also opponents will refrain from combat not knowing how much you will sacrifice to enlarge it. To me it seems like the perfect defensive creature and it slows down the game play a lot. What are your thoughts?
Honestly the little bugger is in sideboard for bant and spirits for my brew, he works very well vs both since they drop before spell quellers are a thing, it can threaten a kill on Advocate and Queller by just dropping a card from hand, and it helps in pushing in for game sometimes, as well as dumping useless/extra cards in hand for dmg.
Ugin is going to get really bad once all the fatties are colourless. I sold all mine. Sell sell sell!
He's going to be absolutely rotten. Hangarback walker has already nerfed him quite significantly. I reckon he'll be $3 junk within 2 months of rotation
Wouldn't Hitchclaw Recluse be better than Noose constrictor? Yes it is 3cmc vs 2, but Constrictor trades with spirits and dies to Advocate. Hitchclaw survives both in the early game
Wouldn't Hitchclaw Recluse be better than Noose constrictor? Yes it is 3cmc vs 2, but Constrictor trades with spirits and dies to Advocate. Hitchclaw survives both in the early game
Costing two mana is kind of a big deal.
Hitchclaw blocks things but doesn't get them off the table. Noose Constrictor does, plus it's better for beatdowns.
Wouldn't Hitchclaw Recluse be better than Noose constrictor? Yes it is 3cmc vs 2, but Constrictor trades with spirits and dies to Advocate. Hitchclaw survives both in the early game
A lot of the reason constrictor is better is just Spell Queller. Always being able to go underneath it on the play or draw and then just stonewalling it is worth a lot.
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Costing two mana is kind of a big deal.
Hitchclaw blocks things but doesn't get them off the table. Noose Constrictor does, plus it's better for beatdowns.
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A lot of the reason constrictor is better is just Spell Queller. Always being able to go underneath it on the play or draw and then just stonewalling it is worth a lot.