I'm not a big fan of the new Gideon but I would play him over this card, both can use silverblade paladin, both cost 4, one of them doesnt give my opponent my opponent life
Deep down I'm pretty sure my opponents were already encouraged to chump block my 6/6 anyway, I don't particularly want to give them any life for the privalege. Sure this will be a big fatty in the mid game, but already Gatecrash has demonstrated a couple of other potentially huge fatties in Rubblehulk and Consuming Aberation. Being large 6/6 might not matter by turn 8 and if my opponents are gaining life through blocking that's going to increase the number of spells I need to cast before I extort them to death. Perhaps this card is designed to splashed into a Dimir or Boros deck. I certainly doubt it's going to get much play outside of limited.
That said it's too early to tell what's left for Orzhov. I have to say that the spoilers so far don't look anywhere near as exciting as the other guilds, but perhaps wizards are holding back some really good W/B cards.
I agree, every guild has bad rares and it's a bad idea to judge a guild solely on rares anyway (we still havent seen any of their uncommons)
Yes, lots of people, over many pages. If you're not going to read at least a few pages then at least assume that your clearly brilliant idea is not unique.
I never assumed it was brilliant or unique, it's really basic and I'm just asking a basic question
Ah crap that's right, so much for that idea
Time to stock up on Reckoner's again.
I agree, every guild has bad rares and it's a bad idea to judge a guild solely on rares anyway (we still havent seen any of their uncommons)
I never assumed it was brilliant or unique, it's really basic and I'm just asking a basic question
In Dragon's Maze maybe, but not in Gatecrash