Exemplar of Strength does look rather like a young Billy Dee Williams, although I think we're interpreting a shadow on his face wrongly as a moustache.
Exemplar of strength looks like he took an arrow to the groin. Ouch.
Monuments are neat. Those blue cards are boring. That scribe should have been a wizard.
Rules check--you can put all 4 -1/-1 counters on a 1/1 creature, right?
So if you put the red aura on either of those green creatures (or any others like it, I suspect there will be more) you get a neat little combo. You can even do it with just uncommons so it's possible in limited.
Man. Got really excited when there suddenly was a new WU legendary... -.-
Same. I was hoping it would be something neat, but... eh. Doesn't feel very White/Blue. I know here in Amonkhet White/Blue is the Embalm color but anywhere else creature token focus would be a White/Green thing. Not super strong looking either.
I gotta say that so far, I'm not impressed. This set just feels very weak thus far. All of the interesting cards seem to have serious drawbacks, like the -1/-1 cards. The fact that the Channeler is supposed to be "good" disappoints me greatly. Not saying it has to be a birds or Hierarch, but the fact it's limited by the number of counters you have on the Channeler itself is very limiting. It's no doubt interesting design, but feels super weak.
This was my first thought, as well, but I'm hoping we'll see other creatures with bigger drawbacks (i.e., something that can get bigger than a 3/4 or 4/4 for cheap) to really get some value out of it. Not to mention, it seems like some of these creatures are going to want to have -1/-1 counters on them.
I do like the monuments' art, the blue god's name is cool as Kefnet, and some ok cards today. The UW legend is neat, don't see that color combo doing a lot with tokens. I do think the Red monument has some potential too, since you rummage for free just for casting a red creature.
The monuments are a limited beating. Green - black - white being the best ones. What should your limited deck be full of? Creatures. +2/+2 every time you cast one and trample? Beating. Black and white are more grindy but they are significant.
The legendary part is fine as a stack of these things would just be completely stupid.
All colors except black using embalm... ok. As so many are pointing out the GW thing is leaking into UW and not as a good thing. Temmet, sorry man you're too expensive to embalm. G'head and rot... unless I have Oketra's monument...
An enigma as vexing as life itself.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Monuments are neat. Those blue cards are boring. That scribe should have been a wizard.
Rules check--you can put all 4 -1/-1 counters on a 1/1 creature, right?
UR Blue-Red Control
Modern:
UBR Grixis Control
UWR Jeskai Control
Same. I was hoping it would be something neat, but... eh. Doesn't feel very White/Blue. I know here in Amonkhet White/Blue is the Embalm color but anywhere else creature token focus would be a White/Green thing. Not super strong looking either.
you can kill a 1/1 to have a 3/4 for 2 mana or just drop him as a 0/1 mana dork that can become a fair beater later.
great design.
This was my first thought, as well, but I'm hoping we'll see other creatures with bigger drawbacks (i.e., something that can get bigger than a 3/4 or 4/4 for cheap) to really get some value out of it. Not to mention, it seems like some of these creatures are going to want to have -1/-1 counters on them.
I think that Melira, Sylvok Outcast would be a very fit! and it's a human!
Exert is linked to attacking. That is why.
Let this great clan rest in peace (2001-2011)
I was expecting "Creature cards in your graveyard have embalm. The embalm cost is equal to their mana cost."
Maybe next set?
The legendary part is fine as a stack of these things would just be completely stupid.
All colors except black using embalm... ok. As so many are pointing out the GW thing is leaking into UW and not as a good thing. Temmet, sorry man you're too expensive to embalm. G'head and rot... unless I have Oketra's monument...
More pointedly, exert is a cost. I think in Hour of Devastation we'll see T abilities that you can exert for an extra bonus.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
The green weakener are neat: under-costed fat so the creature remains relevant late game and combo with threaten effects for a devastating turn.
Temmet is the embalm lord. Unblockable is pretty great and of course it owkrs with itself. Now sacred cat looks better.