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I had a strange dream last night. I dreamed I was starting to work on a cosmetics line, can you believe that? I was the holder of the newest fragrance from the zesty line. Mayael the Anima is its name, and it smells so nice with its flavorful cost... smells like christmas. And it's very cheap, too. Only three colors... Italy's colors...
She's a mythic rare, that for six mana (3RGW) will take one of your five Christmas treats from the top of your library with a power of at least 5 and put it directly into play... the rest will be shipped to the bottom for the next years. Oh and as long as you protect her, the ability is unlimited. If it sticks around it can do it again the next turn. She's a 2/3, so get the dust off your Shields of the Oversoul.
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If that is really the activation cost of this thing, then it sucks monkey ass. Seriously. It might be somewhat playable with worldly tutor, but 1. it's not in T2, and 2. if you have 6 mana, with the specific color requirements, then you can probably just hardcast anything worthwhile.
If that is really the activation cost of this thing, then it sucks monkey ass. Seriously. It might be somewhat playable with worldly tutor, but 1. it's not in T2, and 2. if you have 6 mana, with the specific color requirements, then you can probably just hardcast anything worthwhile.
Not to mention this set is giving us Titanic Ultimatum in those colors for one more mana
do note that both cloudthresher and wooly thoctar are playable creatures in those colours with 5 or more power. and arguably spitebellows too. her ability looks rather better when it can be relied on to drop one of those into play.
do note that both cloudthresher and wooly thoctar are playable creatures in those colours with 5 or more power. and arguably spitebellows too. her ability looks rather better when it can be relied on to drop one of those into play.
again if you have the mana to play them already than just play them. Even if they are in your library your better off just Primal Commanding for one mana less and then gain seven life while you search for that 5 or greater power creature.
Well, peeking back at the blurry e-Bay cards, I guess the RGW cost 3RGW, T ability is valid enough. However, she looks pretty janky with that ability. Just think: The card to be put into play must have power of exactly 5 or more, thus your Glorious Anthem will not help here (unlike the case of Where Ancients Tread). However (interestingly), she can bring your Hatchlings out because they are 6/6 in library. But that's the only boon, pitifully, along with that she can bring some Evoke creatures into play too. I must say indeed, her ability is surely overcosted for such effects.
this was probably the best story so far.
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Who plays Elvish Piper? Sure, it costs one more, has smaller body (not likely gonna matter) and doesnt search top 5 cards but the ability costs 5 mana less and isnt restrictive about the creature.
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The card isn't too bad - if you don't base your strategy around it it can be quite the source of late game card advantage. If you can reliably hit the colours it's at worst a 2/3 for 3, with a big target on it's forehead. Ramp, maybe?
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As for Mayael, I'm disappointed. When I first saw the art in the Planeswalker's Guide, I was really really hoping for something playable... if only a utility creature or spell. The artwork is really iconic. But I just don't see this card seeing any play. I could certainly be wrong, but it's just so so pricey. Then again, there are a lot of cards in this set that seem pricey, so maybe the game is set to slow down a bit to allow these sorts of cards to see serious play.
I'll probably try to pick up one of these for the art alone, but again, I don't expect to see it making a splash at any constructed PTs.
Who plays Elvish Piper? Sure, it costs one more, has smaller body (not likely gonna matter) and doesnt search top 5 cards but the ability costs 5 mana less and isnt restrictive about the creature.
no-one plays elvish piper because you need the creature you want to get into play in hand. and, by the time you get elvish piper out and running, you can probably afford to cast anything in hand. Mayael is significantly less rubbish than elvish piper because she fetchs things from your library.
I do doubt she's actually good enough to see constructed play, but she isn't complete pants.
I think it says:
RGW At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay 3 (or RGW( to reveal the top 5 cards of your library. Put all creature cards with power 5 or greater into play.
That said, I still don't like this card...her cost is restrictive enough as it is without making the ability's cost high. Yes she grants card advantage, but she also means you have to run big dudes in large volume... =\
No I'm pretty sure this is the guy from the ebay pics with the crazy mana tap ability. That being said, it works great with bloom tender. Turns that ability to pay 3 tap a bloom tender, t.
Eh, you can really start to tell the diffrence in this sets design teams. Jund is starting to feel like leftovers from Scourge.
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It doesn't specify reveal or not, not that that makes a huge difference.
Mayael- RGW for a 2/3 legend is subpar, however 3RGW for an instant(with buyback 0) which looked at the top 5 cards of your library and put a creature with power of 5 or more into play for free is pretty good. Combine the 2 and you end up with yet another vulnerable creature with a high power but high cc activated ability.
My overall opinion is that she's pretty weak, if the ability had costed 1 or 2 mana less it would probably be a different story but it doesn't.
Best case you put her in a mana ramp deck with creatures like cloudthresher, deus of calamity and oversoul of dusk(good playable on color cards), and even then she's not all that impressive.
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I like the card. Should be fun for casual players, and the colors make sense. However, I'm really worried that Naya's big creature theme won't work out so well for competitive constructed.
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I had a strange dream last night. I dreamed I was starting to work on a cosmetics line, can you believe that? I was the holder of the newest fragrance from the zesty line. Mayael the Anima is its name, and it smells so nice with its flavorful cost... smells like christmas. And it's very cheap, too. Only three colors... Italy's colors...
She's a mythic rare, that for six mana (3RGW) will take one of your five Christmas treats from the top of your library with a power of at least 5 and put it directly into play... the rest will be shipped to the bottom for the next years. Oh and as long as you protect her, the ability is unlimited. If it sticks around it can do it again the next turn. She's a 2/3, so get the dust off your Shields of the Oversoul.
Hey I'm feeling better now. Thanks for reading
Enjoy
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Edit - it might have a "tap" on the ability's cost there.
I kinda doubt it would be played even if the ability only costed tapping.
Not to mention this set is giving us Titanic Ultimatum in those colors for one more mana
again if you have the mana to play them already than just play them. Even if they are in your library your better off just Primal Commanding for one mana less and then gain seven life while you search for that 5 or greater power creature.
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How did this creature get out of the Legends set? Six mana activated ability on a 2/3 for RGW so terribly underwhelming.
wouldnt really want to use her in normal constructed though...
not sure if she would be useful in limted...
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As for Mayael, I'm disappointed. When I first saw the art in the Planeswalker's Guide, I was really really hoping for something playable... if only a utility creature or spell. The artwork is really iconic. But I just don't see this card seeing any play. I could certainly be wrong, but it's just so so pricey. Then again, there are a lot of cards in this set that seem pricey, so maybe the game is set to slow down a bit to allow these sorts of cards to see serious play.
I'll probably try to pick up one of these for the art alone, but again, I don't expect to see it making a splash at any constructed PTs.
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I do doubt she's actually good enough to see constructed play, but she isn't complete pants.
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That said, I still don't like this card...her cost is restrictive enough as it is without making the ability's cost high. Yes she grants card advantage, but she also means you have to run big dudes in large volume... =\
Eh, you can really start to tell the diffrence in this sets design teams. Jund is starting to feel like leftovers from Scourge.
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I'm guessing the activation cost is 3, so the ability is 3RGW (casting + ability)
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It doesn't specify reveal or not, not that that makes a huge difference.
Mayael- RGW for a 2/3 legend is subpar, however 3RGW for an instant(with buyback 0) which looked at the top 5 cards of your library and put a creature with power of 5 or more into play for free is pretty good. Combine the 2 and you end up with yet another vulnerable creature with a high power but high cc activated ability.
My overall opinion is that she's pretty weak, if the ability had costed 1 or 2 mana less it would probably be a different story but it doesn't.
Best case you put her in a mana ramp deck with creatures like cloudthresher, deus of calamity and oversoul of dusk(good playable on color cards), and even then she's not all that impressive.
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I like the card. Should be fun for casual players, and the colors make sense. However, I'm really worried that Naya's big creature theme won't work out so well for competitive constructed.
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