Dakra Mystic -
Creature - Merfolk Wizard , : Each player reveals the top card of his or her library. You may put the revealed cards into their owners' graveyards. If you don't, each player draws a card.
I'm currently putting together my cube and I was wondering why there is no discussion on this guy. Is the both players drawing too much downside for it too much be worth it or am I missing something?
Total side note but I like how people are discussing running this over itself.
Well, it has to be said that Kolaghan is clearly better than Kolaghan. Considering what BR decks usually want and how stiff the competition in this guild is, there is no way that I would run Kolaghan over Kolaghan! Kolaghan might make it in as the sixth guild card or so. Kolaghan on the other hand ranks several places below that.
It was so funny to me when they described this as a downgrade to the original Zurgo during the Pax East panel. I was thinking if this is a downgrade, they should really "downgrade" all legendary creatures. Haha.
My deck designing is quite concise at this point:
1. Come up with deck idea
2. Realize this idea is somehow fundamentally similar to another deck I have or that is commonly played in my group
3. Decide I don't want to disassemble one of my existing decks
4. Give up and do nothing
I don't see the point of this new shroud mechanic. It's strictly worse than Hexproof. Threshold is pretty bad too, Delirium is a much better mechanic and probably easier to activate.
Otherwise this card is a pretty neat guy. Dodges removal and grows into a Primal Huntbeast. 3/5
Total side note but I like how people are discussing running this over itself.
Well, it has to be said that Kolaghan is clearly better than Kolaghan. Considering what BR decks usually want and how stiff the competition in this guild is, there is no way that I would run Kolaghan over Kolaghan! Kolaghan might make it in as the sixth guild card or so. Kolaghan on the other hand ranks several places below that.
It was so funny to me when they described this as a downgrade to the original Zurgo during the Pax East panel. I was thinking if this is a downgrade, they should really "downgrade" all legendary creatures. Haha.
My deck designing is quite concise at this point:
1. Come up with deck idea
2. Realize this idea is somehow fundamentally similar to another deck I have or that is commonly played in my group
3. Decide I don't want to disassemble one of my existing decks
4. Give up and do nothing
I don't see the point of this new shroud mechanic. It's strictly worse than Hexproof. Threshold is pretty bad too, Delirium is a much better mechanic and probably easier to activate.
Otherwise this card is a pretty neat guy. Dodges removal and grows into a Primal Huntbeast. 3/5
This card looks like a blast in it's own limited format and I'm excited to see how good it is. That said, I don't think it's close to the top blue 1-drops in cube.
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It is an interesting looter variant, but I don't want to spend a mana every turn to use it. If the ability could be activated simply by tapping, I would give it a try.
Its best in modern/legacy merfolks but it could also be good in cube. Its currently underrated in this thread
Agreed with all your points. It has the potential to also disrupt your opponent. Let them "discard" their answer/wincon and draw the land when you reveal gas. If both reveal land/gas, it is still up to you to decide which choice is better for you. It is more than a potential virtual card advantage engine. Nevertheless, probably still not good enough for my 360 powered.
i'm really interested in trying this card out. i think it'll be sneaky good in a bigger cube that has room for it. looting is already good, and i see this as a way to loot, gain information on your opponent and potentially gain card advantage. 1 mana per turn seems like a fine investment for this kind of ability. the biggest downside i see is games going long as the blue player has to make interesting decisions every turn.
Creature - Merfolk Wizard
I'm currently putting together my cube and I was wondering why there is no discussion on this guy. Is the both players drawing too much downside for it too much be worth it or am I missing something?
That said, I think I'm going to test this guy haha. He could be interesting if you support reanimator.
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Yeah I'm planning to test it over Wingcrafter until I can figure out where my Delvers all went.
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Agreed with all your points. It has the potential to also disrupt your opponent. Let them "discard" their answer/wincon and draw the land when you reveal gas. If both reveal land/gas, it is still up to you to decide which choice is better for you. It is more than a potential virtual card advantage engine. Nevertheless, probably still not good enough for my 360 powered.
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