Ally Encampment
Land (Rare) :Add 1 to your mana pool :Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to cast an Ally spell. 1, , Sacrifice ~: Return target Ally you control to its owner's hand.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary Melek, Izzet Paragon Oona, Queen of the Fae Bruna, Light of Alabaster Gisela, Blade of Goldnight Rhys the Redeemed Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord Sen Triplets The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Well, based on the number crunch, there is hope. There are 3 more (confirmed) slots for Multicolored, and only the BR and RG rares are missing (and both should be safely assumed to be Devoid cards). That leaves exactly 1 confirmed slot left... between Ulamog's Nullifier and Bring to Light.
An actual pretty good rare ? that's (sadly) surprising
People whining about how bad the set is EVERY single spiler season? Not even close to surprising.
Really nice land though, time to stick together a casual 5c-allies deck.
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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."
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This is so much better than Ancient Ziggurat it's not even funny. The Ziggurat doesn't help with casting Collected Company or any other non-ally card and the bounce will be relevant in some cases as well.
Here we go, this right here is an archetype enabler. With this type of attitude towards allies, I feel like they're going to be our pushed aggro archetype in Standard.
Sliver Hive, Ally edition. Or Haven of the Spirit Dragon, Ally edition. Nice to see that tribes that stretch across 5 colors are getting these 5c utility lands. Slivers all buff each other, so Hive made more Slivers to benefit from those buffs; Dragons were mostly big bombs, so Haven let you recur one when it inevitably ate removal; and Allies like having more Allies enter the battlefield, so Encampment lets you retrigger Rally abilities and possibly save a key Ally from removal. It makes sense, and it avoids overlap with both Sliver Hive and with the repeatable token generators in the set (Retreat to Emeria, Gideon). I like.
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The problem is that we haven't had a single Standard-playable Ally spoiled to date. Veteran Warleader is good-not-great, and other than that we've gotten potatoes.
While being good, it is also increadible boring. It is very close to Haven of the spirit dragon and this idea is also in Cavern of souls and Sliver Hive.
I understand they had to do a five-color producing land for them, but couldn't the secondary effect have been new?
Well, bouncing does mean you don't have to wait for the removal to be able to use the ability though and since Allies have so much ETB triggers, it's a lot more convenient. It isn't new in the sense of abilities, but it is new on as a secondary ability on a "5-Color Tribal Land" since none of them bounces.
The problem is that we haven't had a single Standard-playable Ally spoiled to date. Veteran Warleader is good-not-great, and other than that we've gotten potatoes.
Exactly right.
Standard is gonna be the same midrange fest with all the most powerful on curve cards all jammed into one deck with the most efficient removal spells backing it up.
Ally Encampment
Land (Rare)
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Source: http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/battle-for-zendikar-preview-ally-encampment/
BGW Junk Nic Fit BGW
EDH
UBR Nekusar, the Mindrazer UBR
BGW [Duel] Karador, Ghost Chieftain [Goodstuff] BGW
BGW [Duel] Karador, Ghost Chieftain [Shadowborn Apostle Combo] BGW
WUB Oloro, Ageless Ascetic WUB
UB Grimgin, Corpse-Born UB
BR Rakdos the Defiler BR
BG [Duel] Sisters of Stone Death BG
R Norin the Wary R
B [Pauper] Vampire Nighthawk B
WIP
EDH
WUBRG Sliver Overlord [Sliver Surge] WUBRG
RWU Zedruu the Greathearted RWU
U Thassa, God of the Sea [Sea Monsters] U
if allies are a real thing, then this will be quite the chase rare.
It's completely bananas in the Ally deck.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
RGWMayael the AnimaRGW
UBRMarchesa, the Black RoseUBR
Modern Decks
RGWNaya BurnRGW
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Wasn't the x cost elf an ally with converge? You can name any color you want for an extra counter with this.
Well, based on the number crunch, there is hope. There are 3 more (confirmed) slots for Multicolored, and only the BR and RG rares are missing (and both should be safely assumed to be Devoid cards). That leaves exactly 1 confirmed slot left... between Ulamog's Nullifier and Bring to Light.
People whining about how bad the set is EVERY single spiler season? Not even close to surprising.
Really nice land though, time to stick together a casual 5c-allies deck.
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Haven of the Spirit Dragon, Ally edition.
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EDH Decks
BG Vicious Varolz | RW Jor Kadeen, the Mean Machine | RG Atarka: Muh_Dragons.dec (WIP) | WU Brago, Blink Eternal (WIP)
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It helps dash the last vestiges of my battlecruiser dreams.
Why do I want to bounce an ally? To blank removal or to get another ETB trigger? Perhaps that's ok.
Level 2 in progress...
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
The chances of Allies? Dependent on the quality of their 1-drops and 2-drops. All they need are good ones and one that grants haste...
Nice synergistic effect too.
Well, bouncing does mean you don't have to wait for the removal to be able to use the ability though and since Allies have so much ETB triggers, it's a lot more convenient. It isn't new in the sense of abilities, but it is new on as a secondary ability on a "5-Color Tribal Land" since none of them bounces.
Exactly right.
Standard is gonna be the same midrange fest with all the most powerful on curve cards all jammed into one deck with the most efficient removal spells backing it up.