Forced-Will Eldrazi (translated name) 2R Creature - Eldrazi Drone (R)2R
Devoid
When you cast Forced-Will Eldrazi, you may pay 1C. If you do, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Haste
3/1
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
It's actual flavor text should be
Devoid
When you cast ~ you may pay 1C. If you do, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature.It gains haste until end of turn.
Haste
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Legacy: URBGrixis DelverURB
EDH: URWNarset, Enlightened MasterURW URGMaelstrom WandererURG URNin, the Pain ArtistUR
2R
Devoid
When you cast ~, you may pay 1C. If you do, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Haste
3/1
Even if it's not a red Force of Will, it still seems pretty good to me. Flexibility is always good.
Reminds me of Zealous Conscripts but trading the stealing any permanent for the flexibility to cast it as a 3 drop 3/1 haste. The colorless requirement to steal something might make it to difficult for red decks though that want this kind of card.
I swear that I thought it was a fow-like counterspell when I read the thread title, maybe something asking you to exile a colorless card and pay one life. Then I saw that it was a red threaten creature. Sigh. Really, I don't know why I expected an interesting card coming from Wizards.
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Not strictly worse than Zealous Conscripts, but I would rather play Conscripts in any format where both would be legal.
For red aggro, being able to cast it at three mana is a really big deal. Many of those decks don't always get to five (and some of them basically never get to five, but obviously you don't run this or Conscripts in that kind of deck).
The colorless requirement to steal something might make it to difficult for red decks though that want this kind of card.
Remember, painlands are legal in Standard. It's possible that a mono-red deck would want to "splash colorless" by running Battlefield Forge and Steam Vents. Not sure if that works out in the current Standard though. If there was an R/G painland, that might have a better shot.
Seems decent in BR versions of the Eldrazi Temple deck that's shown up in Modern lately. It's not hard to cast t2, and can even be cast t3 with the kicker sometimes.
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This card actually looks pretty playable. Unlike Jeering Instigator, this card's "un-kicked" mode isn't actually that bad--a 3 mana 3/1 with haste isn't *good* by any means but if you need to curve out, it certainly isn't bad. And at 5 mana, being able to have a Threaten effect that actually gives you TWO bodies to swing with is huge. It also gets points for being colorless and an Eldrazi, which are both relevant things to be nowadays. It's also nice that it's a "When cast" effect, so if, say, your opponent attacked you with a Dragonlord Ojutai and left up countermana, you're still taking control of it with this card even if they have the Silumgar's Scorn. This could be a great way to catch control decks with their pants down game 1. Not to mention, we are in a standard where people are playing Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, so there definitely is the potential for huge plays with this sort of card
I like this much more than Jerring Instigagot. Granted you lose flicker shennigans from what the Conscript can give you but it being cast makes it so it laughs at counter magic.
Can't really call it a strictly worse Conscript as sometimes you just need 3 damage to the face prior to 5 mana. Game stealer for sure for Limited.
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To the people that say that a card needs to be a higher rarity because of Limited... I hate you guys so much. I present to you with this.
2R
Devoid
When you cast ~, you may pay 1C. If you do, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Haste
3/1
Even if it's not a red Force of Will, it still seems pretty good to me. Flexibility is always good.
So Eye of Ugin makes this guy cost R for a 3/1 haste. Does the Eye also reduce the cost of this additional effect? I think not... but even still that's 1RC for a 3/1 haste act of treason... THAT is a card alright. Hello Modern RB Eldrazi deck!
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Zealous Conscripts would like a word with you. It saw a great deal of standard play in its era. Most of the cards you posted are very conditional, to the point of being almost impossible to use for their intended effect the turn you cast them.
This being castable at 3 mana, and being an act of treason with a 3/1 haste at 5 mana, is extremely playable. It's "hoop" is a bit simpler to jump through than Gatekeeper and Akroan Conscriptor, is more efficient mana-wise than Jeering Instigator, is less restrictive than Victor, and costs less than Primordial and Masticore. Equally, it having Haste is extremely important, as it commits two extra attackers when you land it on turn 5; this is a very big deal for the decks that want it. The only thing that is going to stop this from being a red staple in Standard is the Wastes cost.
Not strictly worse than Zealous Conscripts, but I would rather play Conscripts in any format where both would be legal.
For red aggro, being able to cast it at three mana is a really big deal. Many of those decks don't always get to five (and some of them basically never get to five, but obviously you don't run this or Conscripts in that kind of deck).
The colorless requirement to steal something might make it to difficult for red decks though that want this kind of card.
Remember, painlands are legal in Standard. It's possible that a mono-red deck would want to "splash colorless" by running Battlefield Forge and Steam Vents. Not sure if that works out in the current Standard though. If there was an R/G painland, that might have a better shot.
I doubt that a red deck will do it currently, given that Rhino is already stupidly punishing against it, but can also make the life-loss relevant for red. Post rotation, I would actually consider doing it, particularly if the aggro deck's life total isn't going to be punished as severely by cards that already are a beating against it.
2R
Devoid
When you cast ~, you may pay 1C. If you do, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Haste
3/1
Even if it's not a red Force of Will, it still seems pretty good to me. Flexibility is always good.
So Eye of Ugin makes this guy cost R for a 3/1 haste. Does the Eye also reduce the cost of this additional effect? I think not... but even still that's 1RC for a 3/1 haste act of treason... THAT is a card alright. Hello Modern RB Eldrazi deck!
Creature - Eldrazi Drone (R)2R
Devoid
When you cast Forced-Will Eldrazi, you may pay 1C. If you do, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Haste
3/1
From iplaymtg.com:
http://www.iplaymtg.com/article-6953-1.html
That name is ridiculous, and the color is absolutely, totally wrong.
EDIT: derp, you got me! The <> symbol in the text gave you away though!
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
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
and 3 power means you it could potentially be a 3-for-1.Edit: Seems really weird to have Haste as the last line of text. Why is it not below Devoid?
Edit2: My bad. For some reason I thought it had flash.
Devoid
When you cast ~ you may pay 1C. If you do, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature.It gains haste until end of turn.
Haste
URBGrixis DelverURB
EDH:
URWNarset, Enlightened MasterURW
URGMaelstrom WandererURG
URNin, the Pain ArtistUR
Even if it's not a red Force of Will, it still seems pretty good to me. Flexibility is always good.
Modern Affinity
Soul Sisters
Izzet Delver of Secrets
Mono Green Stompy
Modern Red Burn
Gruul Dragons
Mono Black Aggro
EDH Decks:
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Tiny Leaders:
Vorel of the Hull Clade
PS: lands are colorless... !?!?!
Edit: erp derp, got trolled...
Nice new take on it, like that gal in Innistrad block.
He was kidding
Modern Affinity
Soul Sisters
Izzet Delver of Secrets
Mono Green Stompy
Modern Red Burn
Gruul Dragons
Mono Black Aggro
EDH Decks:
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Tiny Leaders:
Vorel of the Hull Clade
I'd say it most closely mirrors jeering instigator in terms of lack of playability x rarity. 3 for a 3/1 haste isn't going to make waves in constructed, 5 for an act of treason + 3/1 haste isnt a good deal, so its just a limited bomb for snatching eldrazi.
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I am disappointed in this block for sure, but I am not alone in that sentiment it seems.
For red aggro, being able to cast it at three mana is a really big deal. Many of those decks don't always get to five (and some of them basically never get to five, but obviously you don't run this or Conscripts in that kind of deck).
Remember, painlands are legal in Standard. It's possible that a mono-red deck would want to "splash colorless" by running Battlefield Forge and Steam Vents. Not sure if that works out in the current Standard though. If there was an R/G painland, that might have a better shot.
Can't really call it a strictly worse Conscript as sometimes you just need 3 damage to the face prior to 5 mana. Game stealer for sure for Limited.
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If u noticed how they do cards, that's the way it is.
Reminder Text (like Changeling) > Casting effect > and lastly what I call "battlefield text"
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG
So Eye of Ugin makes this guy cost R for a 3/1 haste. Does the Eye also reduce the cost of this additional effect? I think not... but even still that's 1RC for a 3/1 haste act of treason... THAT is a card alright. Hello Modern RB Eldrazi deck!
Can you tap an eldrazi temple to pay for the effect?
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EDH: RBU Thraximundar // R Norin the Wary // RWB Kaalia of the Vast // BUR Grixis Combos // BU Gisa and Geralf Tribal
Tiny Leaders: BUW Sydri, Galvanic Genius // R Feldon of the Third Path
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Zealous Conscripts would like a word with you. It saw a great deal of standard play in its era. Most of the cards you posted are very conditional, to the point of being almost impossible to use for their intended effect the turn you cast them.
This being castable at 3 mana, and being an act of treason with a 3/1 haste at 5 mana, is extremely playable. It's "hoop" is a bit simpler to jump through than Gatekeeper and Akroan Conscriptor, is more efficient mana-wise than Jeering Instigator, is less restrictive than Victor, and costs less than Primordial and Masticore. Equally, it having Haste is extremely important, as it commits two extra attackers when you land it on turn 5; this is a very big deal for the decks that want it. The only thing that is going to stop this from being a red staple in Standard is the Wastes cost.
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You mean Shivan Reef, not Steam Vents.
I doubt that a red deck will do it currently, given that Rhino is already stupidly punishing against it, but can also make the life-loss relevant for red. Post rotation, I would actually consider doing it, particularly if the aggro deck's life total isn't going to be punished as severely by cards that already are a beating against it.
Nope, cause it is a triggered ability. Eldrazi Temple's second ability only works for casting costs or activated abilities.
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