So now that everyone has been brewing with the cards, what does everyone think are the best cards in the set thus far? My top picks are...
1) Hostage Taker -> This thing is just nuts. If it had one more toughness I'm sure it would find a home in modern somewhere and it's far better than Gonti, Lord of Luxury.
2) Regisaur Alpha -> Maybe my favorite aggressive beater since Thundermaw Hellkite. It's no Hellkite, but it's a lot of power on the field at once.
3) Ripjaw Raptor -> It's a 4/5 that lets you get cards for playing the game. I like it a lot.
4) Settle the Wreckage -> One sided board sweep against aggressive strategies that is aggressively costed at 4 mana? I'll take it.
5) Chart a Course -> Draw two for two? Is this the first one we've ever gotten one?
6) Opt -> Instant speed draw fixing that lets you play a 56 card deck!
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1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
1) Hostage Taker -> This thing is just nuts. If it had one more toughness I'm sure it would find a home in modern somewhere and it's far better than Gonti, Lord of Luxury.
2) Regisaur Alpha -> Maybe my favorite aggressive beater since Thundermaw Hellkite. It's no Hellkite, but it's a lot of power on the field at once.
3) Ripjaw Raptor -> It's a 4/5 that lets you get cards for playing the game. I like it a lot.
4) Settle the Wreckage -> One sided board sweep against aggressive strategies that is aggressively costed at 4 mana? I'll take it.
5) Chart a Course -> Draw two for two? Is this the first one we've ever gotten one?
6) Opt -> Instant speed draw fixing that lets you play a 56 card deck!
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
STANDARD|UW Control MODERN| UBG Midrange PAUPER| UG Fog COMMANDER| UBG The Mimeoplasm
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Legion's Landing
Search for Azcanta
Vance's Blasting Cannons
Settle the Wreckage
Vraska's Contempt
Sleepers:
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Conqueror's Galleon
Treasure Map
Bishop of Rebirth
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Spell Swindle
Tons of great uncommons too. Chart A Course and Merfolk Branchwalker are my favorite so far.