Ooooo, the double clone. SO MUCH VALUE! I consistently over-value clones, so I will almost certainly test this. Clever impersonator never got there, but I do think this is a little better as the copy anything clause on impersonator seemed to matter less than I thought it would.
I am definitely going to test this one out. I also have severely upped the amount of support for graveyard strategies, so any reasonable Embalm card will get tested. I'm pretty excited about this one actually.
I think this and Clever Impersonator are the two best 4-cmc clones. Embalm is nice and clones naturally have synergy with Lark / Recruiters. I may test this one, but I don't think I have room for both this and Curator of Mysteries.
I think this is likely the best true 4cc Clone variant. Impersonator has good flexibility, but card advantage and/or value from the 'yard is likely a higher upside. Probably a miss for me, but it's pretty cool.
I think embalm puts this above the other 4cc clones. Right now I only run the phyrexian guy and the illusion in my 540 so I think I could find room for this. Great card.
I still think dack's duplicant is the best 4 drop clone but for just blue this one is pretty great. The embalm cost is quite reasonable. Alas I feel it still may fall a little bit short. The classic I have to have something great (already winning) or my opponent does (4 mana to draw even). Don't get me wrong this probably plays out well if it is what you want to do, closed have just lost some favor with me generally in tight lists.
I still think dack's duplicant is the best 4 drop clone but for just blue this one is pretty great. The embalm cost is quite reasonable. Alas I feel it still may fall a little bit short. The classic I have to have something great (already winning) or my opponent does (4 mana to draw even). Don't get me wrong this probably plays out well if it is what you want to do, closed have just lost some favor with me generally in tight lists.
Dack's Duplicant is awesome. Haste is such a huge ability on a clone. It's unfortunate that it's Izzet, but it's still incredibly strong.
The embalm cost is cheap enough to make this a contender for the blue 4-drop clone slot. That is some really affordable card advantage with a board impact there. (Assuming that is anything worthy on the board already.)
Clever Impersonator was way less impressive than I hoped, but Stunt Double has been rather satisfying so far. Not sure if I would want to run both Double and Vizier. Probably not. Then again, I am hesitant to cut Double and Vizier looks pretty neat. Hrm...
And yes, Dack's Duplicate is the best 4-drop clone (if we go beyond monoblue). Not only the haste, but also the dethrone is rather relevant.
And yes, Dack's Duplicate is the best 4-drop clone (if we go beyond monoblue). Not only the haste, but also the dethrone is rather relevant.
For sure. I've had situations where I clone a Primeval Titan or something and the Dethrone helps me get through without trading my clone away. It's unfortunate that Dack's Duplicate might be in the tightest guild, because it is an awesome card that proves it's worth again and again.Like, I always think about cutting it, and then it takes over a game and I'm just like, silly me, why would you ever cut Dack's Duplicate? Plus you gotta go for those flavor points with Dack's Duplicate played the turn after Dack Fayden. Take their wurmcoil, next time copy it and destroy.
Stunt Double is a really fun card to play with, and I feel like they may be close enough that it's cube-dependent which one is better. Recursive clones seem really interesting, and turning your stunt double into a removal spell in a pinch is quite fulfilling
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Dack's Duplicant is awesome. Haste is such a huge ability on a clone. It's unfortunate that it's Izzet, but it's still incredibly strong.
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Clever Impersonator was way less impressive than I hoped, but Stunt Double has been rather satisfying so far. Not sure if I would want to run both Double and Vizier. Probably not. Then again, I am hesitant to cut Double and Vizier looks pretty neat. Hrm...
And yes, Dack's Duplicate is the best 4-drop clone (if we go beyond monoblue). Not only the haste, but also the dethrone is rather relevant.
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For sure. I've had situations where I clone a Primeval Titan or something and the Dethrone helps me get through without trading my clone away. It's unfortunate that Dack's Duplicate might be in the tightest guild, because it is an awesome card that proves it's worth again and again.Like, I always think about cutting it, and then it takes over a game and I'm just like, silly me, why would you ever cut Dack's Duplicate? Plus you gotta go for those flavor points with Dack's Duplicate played the turn after Dack Fayden. Take their wurmcoil, next time copy it and destroy.
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