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since the token cease to exist after entering the graveyard i don't think it works

It doesn't matter if it hits the graveyard or not. It's a sacrifice trigger, not a dies or put into graveyard trigger. The Duplicator doesn't care what happens to the Nexus after you sacrifice it, just that you DID sacrifice it.

It could have at least tapped for C on its own. Man that's bad.

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There’s a couple of people talking but niv-mizzet could be a red herring for the hybrid mana cost teaser

and It possible being ezrim

I wouldn't even consider it a red herring, I don't see why Niv is at all likely to be the card with four different hybrid symbols. He's been 5-color ever since being reincarnated.

I mean, it could be a Niv with a super weird cost like (W/U)(U/B)(U/R)(G/U)R where he technically IS 5 color, just in a wonky way which also allows him to be cast in his original Izzet. I think people are simply assuming that it's Niv because he's really the only major Ravnican who's more than 2 colors, which 4 different hybrid symbols necessitates.

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I still have a suspicion that Alquist Proft is in fact Lazav in disguise...

God I hope not. I really hate the "it was <bad guy> in disguise all along" trope.

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I'm curious what is transpiring on Theros with Ephara. Especially after seeing Ephara's Dispersal. Erebeos does not appear phyrexianized, and I can only hope Thassa was not either (the story cameo of her implied she was not, but Invasion of Theros flavor text suggests otherwise, contradicting as usual). We know at least 3 Theros gods are turned.

Ephara the True ;__;

It's very subtle (unlike Heliod's) but if you look closely you can see that Erebos has glistening oil dripping from his eyes and on his left hand/arm. He's at the very least in the early stages of compleation.

But Erebus's eyes always had those dark markings, and a dark vapor emanating from them. I did observe glistening oil on his hands and arms though, but I took that to mean initial exposure to it, rather than compleation. Could Ephara be using divine waters to be cleansing Erebus here?

Erebos has never to my knowledge (and I did a gatherer search for his card art before I made my last post to be certain) he has never had any sort of actual 'markings' around his eyes. Black vapor, yes. Dark circles, yes. Markings, no.

Quote from Tiro of Meletis »

I'm curious what is transpiring on Theros with Ephara. Especially after seeing Ephara's Dispersal. Erebeos does not appear phyrexianized, and I can only hope Thassa was not either (the story cameo of her implied she was not, but Invasion of Theros flavor text suggests otherwise, contradicting as usual). We know at least 3 Theros gods are turned.

Ephara the True ;__;

It's very subtle (unlike Heliod's) but if you look closely you can see that Erebos has glistening oil dripping from his eyes and on his left hand/arm. He's at the very least in the early stages of compleation.

Quote from Lectrys »

Wait, so the backside has art of a goblin and not a human?!

Mercadian goblins are... weird. They're basically green skinned elves. (Visually)

Well, with the spoiling of Merciless Repurposing it looks like Norn made the classic villain blunder of "And now I shall leave you for dead... ya know, instead of *actually* killing you."

I'm not a grown ass man tearing up over Kami of Whispered Hopes' flavor text.... I just... got something in my eye...

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I definitely thought Toski was the size of a normal squirrel before this.

He... should... be? The only other art I can think of that we have of him (besides his card) is In Search of Greatness which depicts him next to what looks like just a normal ass wolf? (It's not Sarulf, it lack Sarulf's braids and bindings around the legs) So while he might be big for a squirrel, he's still small animal size. Unless he can change his size for some reason?

Honestly, I'm fine with all of them (Not that I would buy them), except the "Draw Your Hand" drop. I HATE when they make utterly illegible cards like this. I hated that other drop too, what was it, Heavy metal or something? Cards need either 1)Identifiable art, or 2) a fully legible name. These style of cards have neither. If they were *purely* collectibles that's fine, but they have no place in a playable card game.

Quote from HighHolder »

Right, thank you. She still seems sort of weak when she's supposed to be the most powerful one.

Keep in mind that Power is not synonymous with Strength. I mean, many of the most powerful people in the world are frail old men/women. Elesh Norn leads what has become the most powerful faction of New Phyrexia (and through them, New Phyrexia as a whole), but that doesn't necessarily mean that she's the strongest Praetor.

Okay, completely off topic but, Blessed Spirits always makes me tear up a bit, and I don't even LIKE kids.

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Now as for brewing The archimandrite

it’s definately need the following when built

1. the Creatures get higher power from lifegain so we definitely need lifegain theme.
2. Artificers appears the most from creature types so artifacts is definitely another subtheme for this triple tribe.
3. The monks part of the tribe most have a prowess like abilities with noncreature casting stuff so going back to #2 Make the artifacts noncreature as best as possible.

Righteous Confluence seems like a great option in that deck. 5 mana +15/+15 EOT.

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No, it says "as long as", so this ends when the turn ends. If I'm mistaken, then you not just straight-up print menace on the card? It would always have menace (unless you somehow flash it in during someone else's turn, which seems like a such narrow possibility to not give it straight-up menace.)

A judge will surely pipe-in with the true answer

Yes, it ends at the end of turn, but I believe their point was that all you have to do to get the boost back on subsequent turns is draw an extra card again. It's not a one and done boost.