I agree that he's better than Elspeth Tirel, but he's still on the block for us at 450. If my cube was bigger (450+) he'd have plenty of cushion to not be close to cuttable.
He's not that great of a card for White Weenie; he really wants to be in something more reminiscent of Bant Pants--the MTGO cube isn't always the best example, but I was able to pick him up in a deck where I first-picked Jitte, and then wound up with both Thrun and Troll Ascetic, and a couple of other cards along those lines, and I really felt like he was in his niche, being able to suit up the creature before using the minus ability for the finishing blow. If you support that, I think he's worth including, but if the deck isn't there he isn't as impressive, though still potentially cubeable.
Yes, midrange decks with 1-2 attacking threats are where he really shines. It's unfortunate that it's not where out white decks find themselves typically. He's best in a bant midrange deck, but the 1WW hurts it in that regard.
I've had good success with him in BW disruptive decks. Usually those decks have a threat or two, and then you are spending your mana on disruptive effects (Port, discard, etc.) and Ajani helps to push your threats each turn while you focus on other things.
I've had good success with him in BW disruptive decks. Usually those decks have a threat or two, and then you are spending your mana on disruptive effects (Port, discard, etc.) and Ajani helps to push your threats each turn while you focus on other things.
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I was going to post this as well. I had him give double strike to a Hyppie once. It was awesome! I hope I get to hook up Liliana's Reaver with Ajani 3.0 sometime.
Resurrecting this one after a year or so, as Ajani, Caller of the Pride's price is tanking with the spoiling of Ajani Steadfast in M15. This guy won't be in Standard in a few months, and is about to become a serious budget option for people.
Where does he rank alongside Ajani Goldmane? I see a few people have him ahead, but wtwlf adamant that he isn't.
My MP cube is running Goldmane at the moment (solely because Elspeths make my mediocre cube budget cry)... I'm wondering if I should be looking at picking this guy up if he continues to fall.
I think Ajani CotP is a really good 'walker. Definitely a good budget option. He's got a nice Swiss army knife of abilities in aggro or midrange, so I would want to give him a try at 450 or so if on a tight budget.
I had him in my more budget oriented cube for a while. Solid card, would consistently make it into the 10-20 slot (not deck defining, but certainly in no risk of being left out of the 40). If you're looking for a budget walker, I'd definitely recommend him. He was replaced by Knight Errant and Sun's Champion Elspeths (Elspethi?), since Ajani 3 is a midrange card and the route that white in my cube was trying to go was more white weenies.
If you're looking for a solid white card, he's not horrible as either a place holder for something better or even in a 450+ list.
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I was going to post this as well. I had him give double strike to a Hyppie once. It was awesome! I hope I get to hook up Liliana's Reaver with Ajani 3.0 sometime.
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Where does he rank alongside Ajani Goldmane? I see a few people have him ahead, but wtwlf adamant that he isn't.
My MP cube is running Goldmane at the moment (solely because Elspeths make my mediocre cube budget cry)... I'm wondering if I should be looking at picking this guy up if he continues to fall.
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If you're looking for a solid white card, he's not horrible as either a place holder for something better or even in a 450+ list.
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