Balancing the different approaches to a five-color deck is up to personal choice, but if you're considering Commander, then last year's "Draconic Domination" deck from Commander (2017 Edition) has a good starting point for a mana base.
Balancing the different approaches to a five-color deck is up to personal choice, but if you're considering Commander, then last year's "Draconic Domination" deck from Commander (2017 Edition) has a good starting point for a mana base.
I laughed out loud. The Cat Commander Deck mana base and support was way better for no reason.
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"The essence of every world, every spell and every thought is power. Nothing else matters, because nothing else exists."
I love the art and think its an awesome EDH card, but I cannot help but feel that it fails to capture the essence of the character flavor-wise. Where is his agelessness and tendency to get involved in large-scale events as a moral compass for old walkers?
Finally! This is the card I've really been waiting to see, and I am not disappointed. The artwork is fantastic!
Interestingly, the flavor text is very similar to a passage from The Gathering Dark, one of the Ice Age novels I just so happened to reread recently.
Through the centuries there are a number of legendary figures that have come to us from the time of the Dark--figures, such as Ith, the horrific Rag Man, Vervamon the Elder, and Tivadar of Thorn. Yet one figure is an enigma among these enigmas. Time and again throughout the period of the Dark--and up to the end of the Ice Age itself--there is reference to a folk figure known as Jodah. It has been suggested that Jodah is the surname of a family of sorcerers, or a honorific title of respect, or that Jodah is a previously unknown Planeswalker. The fact remains that Jodah (be he one or be he many) is today regarded as one of the founders of magic as we now know it. --Arkol, Argivian scholar
It's so cool that the flavor text is actually a reference to the novel, considering that much of it and Jodah himself have been largely ignored within the game up until now.
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Dominaria is filled with hot guys o.O his previous depiction didn't look that "young"
He is an EDH God, but he dies to every removal ever, so i highly doubt he'll show up in MDN and STD.
I don't know the lore behind him but I am just going to think of him as Doctor Who. The art just gives me the whole Doctor Who Vibe.
He's ageless because he took a dip in a Fountain of Youth. He also had a lot of presence in the old lore, but he just never got a card until now for some reason.
I like how the flavor text says "Nah, one guy couldn't have done all that - after all, no one lives forever."
To be fair, the Jodah of the Mending is a different Jodah.
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Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
Love seeing this at rare. Might be fun to jank hardore with in EDH. Sign me up for Clone Legion, In Garruk's Wake and other hillarious cards.
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EDH Decks UWB Oloro, Ageless Ascetic's spring of life RUG Animar, Soul of the Elements and friends... lots of them WBG Karador king of two worlds (value and attrition) WRKalemne's Angels BRUG Yidris's Wild Party UWBR Breya's Terrifying Tinker Toys UBRThe Pretender
Looking forward to doing big jack focused deck with jodah
I call him a five color animar, soul of elements but difference is you can go outside creatures for the 99 you can do other types of exspensive mana cost cards.
One thing I noticed in the article
Which one of those stupid idiots said the dragon deck from commander 2017 mana base is a good start
That's the worst way to start almost all the lands are taplands in that.
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/clever-wizard-never-pays-full-price-2018-04-05?
“I once had an entire race killed just to listen to the rattling of their dried bones as I waded through them.”
—Volrath
Its great to see him finally get a card and I am definitely looking forward to seeing him in foil
I laughed out loud. The Cat Commander Deck mana base and support was way better for no reason.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Wizard Shakespeare if you will
Interestingly, the flavor text is very similar to a passage from The Gathering Dark, one of the Ice Age novels I just so happened to reread recently.
It's so cool that the flavor text is actually a reference to the novel, considering that much of it and Jodah himself have been largely ignored within the game up until now.
Current count of different Legends: 1314
Current count of different Planeswalkers: 213
Current count of different Sagas: 44
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Considering they said he's immortal... Yeah. He should have been a 3/4 at least
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Probably the closest ability I've seen to agelessness is Platinum Emperion.
Meanwhile, Squee squees.
He is an EDH God, but he dies to every removal ever, so i highly doubt he'll show up in MDN and STD.
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GB Glissa, the traitor: Army of Cans
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R Zirilan of the claw. The solution to every problem is dragons
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He's ageless because he took a dip in a Fountain of Youth. He also had a lot of presence in the old lore, but he just never got a card until now for some reason.
He is more useful as a 3/4, Bolt Proof. They could have least tossed him hexproof or indestructible.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
To be fair, the Jodah of the Mending is a different Jodah.
On phasing:
EDH Decks
UWB Oloro, Ageless Ascetic's spring of life
RUG Animar, Soul of the Elements and friends... lots of them
WBG Karador king of two worlds (value and attrition)
WRKalemne's Angels
BRUG Yidris's Wild Party
UWBR Breya's Terrifying Tinker Toys
UBR The Pretender
Thank heavens it's only rare not mythic
Looking forward to doing big jack focused deck with jodah
I call him a five color animar, soul of elements but difference is you can go outside creatures for the 99 you can do other types of exspensive mana cost cards.
One thing I noticed in the article
Which one of those stupid idiots said the dragon deck from commander 2017 mana base is a good start
That's the worst way to start almost all the lands are taplands in that.