When Phyrexian Triniform dies, create three 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens.
Encore ( , Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
9/9
Big dumb artifact beater that can be cast, reanimated, Tinkered, and Sneak Attacked/Through the Breached. I would snap play this if it had some form of evasion like Trample or Menace (a la Ancient Stone Idol), but the lack thereof makes me think this probably isn't playable outside pretty big cubes. Seems versatile enough, just lacks a way to take over the game
This can be chump blocked all day long, and the encore cost is prohibitively expensive. I agree with your assessment, this is an option for large or special themed cubes only.
This seems perfect for large cubes that are lacking tinker targets, flash targets, reanimator targets, ramp targets as well as an infinite mana sink. (I have a few infinite mana combos)
Definitely going to be adding him - really helps to round out the archetypes.
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I'd play this if it had Trample, and test it if it had Menace or some other useful keyword. As it is, I don't think this does it for me, despite being cool with Flash and Tinker and stuff.
Looks good with Sneak Attack/Though the Breach/Flash, but probably not good enough without some kind of evasion. Leaving three 3/3s behind is no joke, but you can't count on getting through. The second coming of Wurmcoil this is not.
What makes this fail for traditional cube is exactly the thing that makes it appealing for a low power environment: it's completely fair. Even if you can Animate Dead this on turn 2, the opponent has a fighting chance.
It rewards you for having artifact synergies, it loves being in the graveyard, and it extra rewards you for ramping with its encore cost. It gets my seal of approval. This is the kind of mythic that can be had for a dollar after the dust settles, so there's a chance I'll end up playing it at some point.
Phyrexian Triniform
Artifact Creature - Golem
When Phyrexian Triniform dies, create three 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens.
Encore ( , Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
9/9
Big dumb artifact beater that can be cast, reanimated, Tinkered, and Sneak Attacked/Through the Breached. I would snap play this if it had some form of evasion like Trample or Menace (a la Ancient Stone Idol), but the lack thereof makes me think this probably isn't playable outside pretty big cubes. Seems versatile enough, just lacks a way to take over the game
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Definitely going to be adding him - really helps to round out the archetypes.
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It rewards you for having artifact synergies, it loves being in the graveyard, and it extra rewards you for ramping with its encore cost. It gets my seal of approval. This is the kind of mythic that can be had for a dollar after the dust settles, so there's a chance I'll end up playing it at some point.
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