Shambling Vent
Land (Rare)
Shambling Vent enters the battlefield tapped.
T: Add W or B to your mana pool. 1WB: Shambling Vent becomes a 2/3 white and black Elemental creature with lifelink until end of turn. It's still a land.
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UBR Cruel Control UBR "The essence of every world, every spell, and every thought is power. Nothing else matters, because nothing else exists."
-Nicol Bolas
disappointed its boltable for modern cmon wr double strike. at leadt it csnt be electrolyzed or k commanded. beats lavaclae reaches. dont care for the art either. ug art is much better
colonnade: how about we give it vigilance, flying, and make it a 4/4 for 5mana? it even stays untapped so you can path!
vent: how about its a 2/3 with lifelink or something for 3.
Did you REALLY think they were going to give us something on the power levels of Colonnade, Ravine or Tar Pit?(granted the U/G one having hexproof is bound to end up being a mistake somewhere down the road)
It's an instant speed 5/5 trampler for 4. Wtf do you people want seriously? It has applications in populate/ above the curve beats decks, or in Bant control/ flash. I seriously think anyone mad at this card for any reason other than losing an attacker to instant speed wurm, should go home and make their own awesome card game and leave the rest of us alone.
2 power is pretty lack luster. I suppose you can get it going on less mana but it's not going to close out the game in a hurry on an empty board state even if it is a 4 life swing. Seems pretty meh but occasionally relevant. It's a good blocker I suppose?
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This confirms that the BG one is out and will show up in Oath, alongside either the RW or the UR one. The other is the last one in BFZ. I'm hoping for the Boros one.
This is actually super strong. Lifelink AND only costing 3 to animate for control is huge.
Control typically only animates manlands when the coast is clear, at least in my experience. I mean, if I'm Esper and have traded off evenly against a RDW player, being able to animate and gain back some life to put me out of burn range is nice. But given an opponent with potential plays to make, I'm not really sold.
I mean, it's better than the equivalent KTK block lifeland in most cases, so it'll see play. I'm just not excited about it.
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colonnade: how about we give it vigilance, flying, and make it a 4/4 for 5mana? it even stays untapped so you can path!
vent: how about its a 2/3 with lifelink or something for 3.
Did you REALLY think they were going to give us something on the power levels of Colonnade, Ravine or Tar Pit?(granted the U/G one having hexproof is bound to end up being a mistake somewhere down the road)
One couldn't hurt?
Well at this rate they're just gonna make the GB one overpowered or something. Art by Steve Argyle.
colonnade: how about we give it vigilance, flying, and make it a 4/4 for 5mana? it even stays untapped so you can path!
vent: how about its a 2/3 with lifelink or something for 3.
Did you REALLY think they were going to give us something on the power levels of Colonnade, Ravine or Tar Pit?(granted the U/G one having hexproof is bound to end up being a mistake somewhere down the road)
One couldn't hurt?
Well at this rate they're just gonna make the GB one overpowered or something. Art by Steve Argyle.
Well, they have to make it good enough to replace Treetop Village in Jund and Junk Modern decks...
You guys seem to forget that we have Awaken in this set. They need to curb the stats of these things because of it. Imagine, Awaken 4 on this, activate and attack/block with a 6/7 lifelinker.
colonnade: how about we give it vigilance, flying, and make it a 4/4 for 5mana? it even stays untapped so you can path!
vent: how about its a 2/3 with lifelink or something for 3.
Did you REALLY think they were going to give us something on the power levels of Colonnade, Ravine or Tar Pit?(granted the U/G one having hexproof is bound to end up being a mistake somewhere down the road)
One couldn't hurt?
Well at this rate they're just gonna make the GB one overpowered or something. Art by Steve Argyle.
This confirms that the BG one is out and will show up in Oath, alongside either the RW or the UR one. The other is the last one in BFZ. I'm hoping for the Boros one.
That's all but a given since they've shown (currently "unclaimed") art that looks like a bull-shaped Plateau.
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Shambling Vent
Land (Rare)
Shambling Vent enters the battlefield tapped.
T: Add W or B to your mana pool.
1WB: Shambling Vent becomes a 2/3 white and black Elemental creature with lifelink until end of turn. It's still a land.
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vent: how about its a 2/3 with lifelink or something for 3.
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UUU Merfolk UUU
"Above the waves you may be mighty indeed, but down here you belong to me."
-Empress Galina
UBR Cruel Control UBR
"The essence of every world, every spell, and every thought is power. Nothing else matters, because nothing else exists."
-Nicol Bolas
4/10
Did you REALLY think they were going to give us something on the power levels of Colonnade, Ravine or Tar Pit?(granted the U/G one having hexproof is bound to end up being a mistake somewhere down the road)
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Pretty much what I expected, but a little smaller.
I guess they're playing these a bit safer than the last round.
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Control needs more love.
EDH:
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Control typically only animates manlands when the coast is clear, at least in my experience. I mean, if I'm Esper and have traded off evenly against a RDW player, being able to animate and gain back some life to put me out of burn range is nice. But given an opponent with potential plays to make, I'm not really sold.
I mean, it's better than the equivalent KTK block lifeland in most cases, so it'll see play. I'm just not excited about it.
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One couldn't hurt?
Well at this rate they're just gonna make the GB one overpowered or something. Art by Steve Argyle.
Well, they have to make it good enough to replace Treetop Village in Jund and Junk Modern decks...
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That's all but a given since they've shown (currently "unclaimed") art that looks like a bull-shaped Plateau.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
WUBRGPauper Battle BoxWUBRG ... and why I am not a fan of Wayne Reynolds' Illustrations.