2RR
3/3
Creature - Ogre Warrior
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, that creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
And a nice flavor text.
Ogres are driven by passion, rage, and another ogre standing behind them with a whip.
With this, Awaken the Ancient, and Chandra's phoenix coming back, I sense RDW's Return.
I feel like the card has merit but it definitely doesn't fit in a RDW or a hyper aggro shell IMO. The top of the aggro curve is usually reserved for a true finisher, especially within these colors. If it finds a home, I think it will be in something more mid-rangey or specifically tailored to exploit the ability. If you're looking for something to replace Hellrider once he rotates, keep looking.
I feel like the card has merit but it definitely doesn't fit in a RDW or a hyper aggro shell IMO. The top of the aggro curve is usually reserved for a true finisher, especially within these colors. If it finds a home, I think it will be in something more mid-rangey or specifically tailored to exploit the ability. If you're looking for something to replace Hellrider once he rotates, keep looking.
TBH I'm not sure if this is any good for RDW. RDW wants creatures like hellrider in the 4 drop slot. The deck doesn't want the game to go past turn 4, whereas this card is at it's best with follow up plays.
That said it has the potential to give red decks a lot of staying power and turns that turn 5 top deck stromkirk noble into gas. So it's not terrible. I could see this card being at it's best in either a token boros strategy or in a gruul midrange strategy.
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Pretty excited about this card actually. If they print some decent token generators (Spectral Procession, Lingering Souls-esque), then this can be a really good enabler in Midrange decks. Hell, even this into Goblin Rally might just be good enough.
I agree that this card has a lot of potential. I'm not sure this guy is really the finisher to replace Hellrider in the fast aggro decks, but I do think he'll do amazing things in the more midrange style decks.
Him T4 with anything producing multiple bodies T5 is going to be a real thing. Whether that's 4 Lingering Souls until rotation, we'll see. But afterwards, I can still see it being powerful. RWB Tokens might be real with this guy.
2RR
3/3
Creature - Ogre Warrior
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, that creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
And a nice flavor text.
Ogres are driven by passion, rage, and another ogre standing behind them with a whip.
With this, Awaken the Ancient, and Chandra's phoenix coming back, I sense RDW's Return.
Potentially super awesome in draft since red has tokens.
Naya could use him,
T1-T2 Mana Dork/Farseek
T3 Ogre Battledriver
T4 Scion of Vitu-Ghazi
The Scion will be a 6/4, the tokens 3/1.
or use Trostani's Summoner , thats a crazy ramp lol
That said it has the potential to give red decks a lot of staying power and turns that turn 5 top deck stromkirk noble into gas. So it's not terrible. I could see this card being at it's best in either a token boros strategy or in a gruul midrange strategy.
Modern:
Twinning End
Commander:
Mayael the Anema
Or they could just reprint Krenko, Mob Boss
Him T4 with anything producing multiple bodies T5 is going to be a real thing. Whether that's 4 Lingering Souls until rotation, we'll see. But afterwards, I can still see it being powerful. RWB Tokens might be real with this guy.
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Imagine casting Trostani's Summoner with Ogre Battledriver, Trostan, Selesnya's Voice, and Archangel of Thun on the field :P. It's WAY too cute.
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