Think the best card in the set so far is the red Steppe Lynx. For people who don't support 1-drop aggro heavily I guess it's not worth, but it is a functional reprint of a borderline playable white card, and whenever red gets to keep up with white's p/t ratios you kinda have to take notice.
No denying it's a terrible topdeck and all, but it can be expected to attack for 4-6 throughout the first 4 turns of any game in which it'd played on turn 1. Don't think it gets much better than that for red aggro. Even in a 15 land deck you'll make 2-3 more land drops more often than not. You probably don't get to trigger extra Landfalls too often in red aggro, because all the cards that do that are often too much of a tempo bump. At least ever since Harrow doesn't see play any more. That card was gas with Landfall triggers... It's one of those cards I always wanted to put back in my cube, trying to convince myself that the tempo advantage and deck thinning might be better than Cultivate often enough...
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i agree that steppe lynx in red is better than white, but as said, its too fragile and not reliable enough for us. its main strenght usually is able to attack as 4/5 in constructed. attacking as 2/3 every other turn is not good enough imo. i stick to Mogg Conscripts which kinda has a similiar drawback and only 1 toughness less.
i always found harrow better than cultivate, if only for the instant speed, but also for gy filling.
Reach and Cultivate are CA while Harrow is not, though. They're both much better in formats that actively want to ramp and never miss land drops, such as EDH, but they're still good in slower decks.
I think the comparison to Conscripts/Cohort is apt, though I think I like red Lynx better. Those 2 powered one drops are all about turns 2 and 3. After that they get invalidated most of the time anyway, so getting the most damage through until then is crucial. Even in a super low-to-the-ground aggro deck with 15 lands I think you'll still be about as likely to hit your land drops turn 2 and 3 as casting creatures on those two turns. You need 15 creatures for 1 or 2 mana in your deck to have the same odds, and while that's possible they also force you to play your stuff out of order sometimes just to make them attack, such as dropping a creature turn 3 instead of using a removal spell on a blocker which would be more beneficial. Red Lynx only requires the land drop and has the extra toughness on top of that, which is a massive advantage during turns where 2/1 and 2/2 are the baseline p/t.
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the problem with lynx, it can just be pinged away on the opponents turn. i can see you arguments for a threat density early game, but i wont add toughness 1 stuff to my cube if i can avoid it. i even cut savannah lions by now
Bloos Priest is strong, if you can activate it reliably. which means playing a warrior T1 most likely to make it a Viashino Pyromancer
unfortunately i dont think we can really hope to get a full drain at any point in the game.
Huh, this one I like. Without much effort is can be a 3/2 trampler for 3, and its in the proper color to get bigger. A 4/3 trample for 3 is above curve.
yeah the cat is nice, although my meta shifted away from stats matters towards, etb effects or gtfo, i might try this one. its on the interesting green 3 slot, which means it can come down t2 and trigger 3 times easily, making it a 5/4 trample which is a relevant statline. obviously its a very poor topdeck though.
so variations of the same card get a new set number? well, you dont have to copy everything. now we dont know how many cards are left to be spoiled and also the spoiler is often 3 or more days behind.
wotc doenst count the cards towards the 280 btw. those are bonus cards, so dont count them in the spoiler either. and if you count them adjust the number of cards to he highest known set number. X>Y/Y is not an information at all. did mtgs team skip middle school?
wow, the blight priest is just what the archetype needed. epicur was too late on he curve. safe include, my black is already juggling with lifepoints. might reconsider tendrils of corruption again
ok, reading is tech again. it only pings for 1 when you gain life, not as many as you gain. Still not bad, but makes tendrils not as crazy.
hm lol, yeah. it was (too) late i guess.
i was kinda surprise we get a better Viashino Sandstalker.
but then again, compared to bruteforce not too much of an upgrade. certainly doesnt feel rare.
hm lol, yeah. it was (too) late i guess.
i was kinda surprise we get a better Viashino Sandstalker.
but then again, compared to bruteforce not too much of an upgrade. certainly doesnt feel rare.
I think it just has too much going on to be a common, not totally sure about power level but it's no world beater I don't think.
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thats actually quite good. depending on the turn its even better than repulse, because it removes a blocker for 2 turns, instead of just one.
also quite nice. less lifegain than Grazing Gladehart, but it comes a turn earlier and doesnt die to shock.
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it depends on how they use the mana that would've been spent to recast the repulse target
No denying it's a terrible topdeck and all, but it can be expected to attack for 4-6 throughout the first 4 turns of any game in which it'd played on turn 1. Don't think it gets much better than that for red aggro. Even in a 15 land deck you'll make 2-3 more land drops more often than not. You probably don't get to trigger extra Landfalls too often in red aggro, because all the cards that do that are often too much of a tempo bump. At least ever since Harrow doesn't see play any more. That card was gas with Landfall triggers... It's one of those cards I always wanted to put back in my cube, trying to convince myself that the tempo advantage and deck thinning might be better than Cultivate often enough...
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i always found harrow better than cultivate, if only for the instant speed, but also for gy filling.
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I think the comparison to Conscripts/Cohort is apt, though I think I like red Lynx better. Those 2 powered one drops are all about turns 2 and 3. After that they get invalidated most of the time anyway, so getting the most damage through until then is crucial. Even in a super low-to-the-ground aggro deck with 15 lands I think you'll still be about as likely to hit your land drops turn 2 and 3 as casting creatures on those two turns. You need 15 creatures for 1 or 2 mana in your deck to have the same odds, and while that's possible they also force you to play your stuff out of order sometimes just to make them attack, such as dropping a creature turn 3 instead of using a removal spell on a blocker which would be more beneficial. Red Lynx only requires the land drop and has the extra toughness on top of that, which is a massive advantage during turns where 2/1 and 2/2 are the baseline p/t.
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Any thoughts on that one?
I kinda like it, seems decent in either aggro or control, strong for sure if you have a party member already.
Bloos Priest is strong, if you can activate it reliably. which means playing a warrior T1 most likely to make it a Viashino Pyromancer
unfortunately i dont think we can really hope to get a full drain at any point in the game.
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(Trample, Landfall, its gets. +1/+1 counter)
Huh, this one I like. Without much effort is can be a 3/2 trampler for 3, and its in the proper color to get bigger. A 4/3 trample for 3 is above curve.
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I Like the squid, if you want blue aggro to be a thing and the red equipment for being almost a bonesplitter.
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besides red has a million options to grant haste already.
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both share similiar up and downsides, while baloth kinda nonbos with t1 manaelf.
on a sidenote, mtgs really became horrible for spoiler season. why have any spoiler at all? it shows 366/280 cards, while lacking like 20. stupid
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in fairness, that's how wotc numbers the sets these days
wotc doenst count the cards towards the 280 btw. those are bonus cards, so dont count them in the spoiler either. and if you count them adjust the number of cards to he highest known set number. X>Y/Y is not an information at all. did mtgs team skip middle school?
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Epicure of blood for 3 mana, for those that support this archetype.
1 life etb and 1 life for each creatures that etb.
Ghitu Chronicler. Problem with kicker is that doesn't fit within blink.
Flash, Flying, mill 2. Nice for UB draw-go control, but the mill is mor of a weakness for us.
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ok, reading is tech again. it only pings for 1 when you gain life, not as many as you gain. Still not bad, but makes tendrils not as crazy.
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Creature — Giant Warrior
Kicker {2}
Trample, haste
If “Dashing Fighter” was kicked, it enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
At the beginning of the end step, return “Dashing Fighter” to its owner’s hand unless it has a +1/+1 counter on it.
4/3
Might replace Sprinting Warbrute for me
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It's this guy. Definitely not a common.
i was kinda surprise we get a better Viashino Sandstalker.
but then again, compared to bruteforce not too much of an upgrade. certainly doesnt feel rare.
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I think it just has too much going on to be a common, not totally sure about power level but it's no world beater I don't think.
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