Good in limited, not sure about constructed. It encourages the all out aggro theme of RWB by giving players upside to attacking. Also good teaching element for new players by encouraging attacks and teaching them attacking people with creatures wins games of limited
From a flavour standpoint: All win
From a play perspective: Total *****, people don't understand, you actually have to be winning already with something sizable on board and other creatures to make the activation worthwhile anyway. You have to have 3 creatures that haven't died to removal to do anything with this card. Unless this format is slower than M14, it's total *****. Don't even start on constructed.
Lets look at all the sets before it. By power level they all have at least a couple of Legacy/Modern playable cards.
RTR: Abrupt decay, Domri Rade, Voice of Resurgence, Shocks
Innistrad: Snappie and Liliana
Mirrodin 2.0: Swords, Batterskull, GSZ, Mox Opal, Hero of BH, Dismember, Pod
Zendikar: JACE, Fetches, Eldrazi titans, Pyromancer's Ascension, Stoneforge mystic, Spell pierce
Shards: Noble hierach, Path to exile, Bloodbraid elf
Lor/Shadowmoor: Kitchen Finks, Manamorphose, Cryptic command, Ponder, Blitterblossom, Vendillion Clique, thoughtseize
My point is that all of these sets have some relatively broken cards that have been staples in modern and legacy decks.
Theros literally only has thoughtseize, Maybe anger of the gods and thassa+MOW for merlfok if you want to push it
Kruphix is very similar to Karametra. He just gives you big mana for EDN games just like karametra and I'm sure there are a lot of other combos you could do with it.
Same Here. I want to live in a world, where it isn't fetches and duals that are a bazillion dollars each. Where cards that feel good to play are expensive, just like jace and lilly. I wish it was the cards that actually win games, like l-bolt and delver which were more expensive than just the cards that make decks run smoother. Tooo bad fetches and duals are modern and legacy staples and are immediate 3 ofs or more in every single colored legacy deck
If you think Lightning Bolt should be an expensive card, I could not disagree with you more. It's a non-splashy, bread-and-butter utility spell.
My point is that if we removed fetches and duals. The vast majority of Legacy decks could still function. If we took away Delvers from Delver decks and Lightning bolts/other burn cards from burn decks, they could not function. I want to live in a world where these cards are more expensive than just the cards that makes decks run smoother
I have mixed feelings about Ajani. He can do heaps of *****. His mana cost is too high for anything outside Standard or EDH. His abilities are good, his ultimate is just. whaaaat? I understand that if his mana cost were any lower it would be ridiculous but any higher that 5 will just make it feel like 'eh'.
This whole emphasis on mystery, journeys, knowledge and time makes me think Land and Library.
3GU
Kruphix, God of Mystery
Indestructible
(Devotion Clause)
Whenever you play a land, you may draw a card. If you do, put target nonland permanent an opponent controls on top of his or her library. That player shuffles his or her library.
5/6
This does a few things:
1. Works well with Courser of Kruphix since it allows you to play land easier.
2. Works well with Prophet of Kruphix by potentially drawing you more creatures to flash.
3. Screws with (other people's) scry
4. Screws with other gods
5. Flavorfully sends your opponents "back in time" and sends their stuff back into "mystery."
Instead of on top of library, can we have shuffle into deck instead? or will that be too OP. I think that is more in flavour for back in time.
Already loving the potential of a deck with this, Rakdos Cackler, and Ordeal of Purphoros. Slap Ordeal on one of those creatures and swing for 3 on Turn 2, then 4 more and burn them or a creature Turn 3, plus whatever else you're able to play then? Seems good.
And then have the cackler/Hoplite die to a doom blade and get 2 for 1'd?
From a play perspective: Total *****, people don't understand, you actually have to be winning already with something sizable on board and other creatures to make the activation worthwhile anyway. You have to have 3 creatures that haven't died to removal to do anything with this card. Unless this format is slower than M14, it's total *****. Don't even start on constructed.
RTR: Abrupt decay, Domri Rade, Voice of Resurgence, Shocks
Innistrad: Snappie and Liliana
Mirrodin 2.0: Swords, Batterskull, GSZ, Mox Opal, Hero of BH, Dismember, Pod
Zendikar: JACE, Fetches, Eldrazi titans, Pyromancer's Ascension, Stoneforge mystic, Spell pierce
Shards: Noble hierach, Path to exile, Bloodbraid elf
Lor/Shadowmoor: Kitchen Finks, Manamorphose, Cryptic command, Ponder, Blitterblossom, Vendillion Clique, thoughtseize
My point is that all of these sets have some relatively broken cards that have been staples in modern and legacy decks.
Theros literally only has thoughtseize, Maybe anger of the gods and thassa+MOW for merlfok if you want to push it
Are we hinting at the fact that the other gods will be worse? lol.
My point is that if we removed fetches and duals. The vast majority of Legacy decks could still function. If we took away Delvers from Delver decks and Lightning bolts/other burn cards from burn decks, they could not function. I want to live in a world where these cards are more expensive than just the cards that makes decks run smoother
Instead of on top of library, can we have shuffle into deck instead? or will that be too OP. I think that is more in flavour for back in time.
Kruphix (Insert mana cost here)
Devotion Clause
If you had a creature ETB last turn, return all permanents your opponents played last turn to their owners hands
6/6
And then have the cackler/Hoplite die to a doom blade and get 2 for 1'd?