Trostani is highly boring. This is practically a rare card. It should have made a soldier each upkeep or something just to be more... idk Selesnya? Mythic?
Is it just me or does the Guild Leader Cycle seem messed up this time around? It's all over the place and does not feel... idk. Good?
The Guld Leaders seemed more developed for standard then other formats. They are not even interesting for Brawl strangelly enough. I guess Lazav is the most interesting of them but yeah...
Wow . . . my guild is obviously Selesnya, but Trostani easily appears like the worst Guildleader.
I know Izoni is terribble too, but it really hurts seein my Guildmaster become such a bland card. Her previous form was soooooo superior !
Tbh i would not even pay 4 Mana 4 diz.
Add Convoke & remove the bottom ability & im in.
Aurelia seems like the strongest Guildmaster
My Gawd am i let down d:'(
5 mana for 3 chump-blockerz . . .
Ritual of Soot--okay, I *thought* mono-red decks were going to run away with Standard right away but it appears that I was wrong. So much for Chainwhirler continuing to be a threat.
Trostani is highly boring. This is practically a rare card. It should have made a soldier each upkeep or something just to be more... idk Selesnya? Mythic?
Is it just me or does the Guild Leader Cycle seem messed up this time around? It's all over the place and does not feel... idk. Good?
What bugs me is the lack of consistency in mana cost too. And the fact that thy tried to do beaters instead of “suport” or build around cards. But lets be fair, all cards comparated to last time we returned to ravnica looks kinda meh
I hope that in the third set we get a “Parum” cycle or at least part of it
I am curious if that split card (Connive/Concoct) is going to be good enough for Modern as well as Standard. Threads of Disloyalty was and is a powerful card, and this is one more for a more flexible mana cost and the guarantee that it can't be removed. Stapling on a "Scry then Zombify" is just gravy.
I don't get the flavor on Trostani, but she seems...fine. A bit boring for mythic. Preventing stealing feels, like, the opponent of discordant.
Ritual of Soot is a great addition to the format and will likely demand a high price. We've reached an era where many decks can curve 1-drop into 2-drop into 3-drop and be threatening immense amounts of pressure (see: Stitcher's Apprentice into Graveyard Marshal into Death Baron), so the ability to just set it back to zero is crucial for Bx control decks. With the time of the Gods ending, I anticipate this card being quite good in Standard even alongside Settle the Wreckage. It's also a nice safety valve against token decks powered by History of Benalia, Emmara, Soul of the Accord, and March of the Multitudes.
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Literally nothing about Trostani's new card makes me think "discordant". Where is that name coming from?
Maybe it means like the three arent agreeing on stuff? They dont look particularly harmonious in the art. Might be they are fighting about what they should do in this time of ravnican politics and threats? Or maybe bolas is fiddling with thier minds
Literally nothing about Trostani's new card makes me think "discordant". Where is that name coming from?
Maybe it means like the three arent agreeing on stuff? They dont look particularly harmonious in the art. Might be they are fighting about what they should do in this time of ravnican politics and threats? Or maybe bolas is fiddling with thier minds
Yea MaRo has said that each guild is struggling with the influence of Bolas, I guess Trostani is having some doubts as to whether to openly help the rest of Ravnica, as Emmara seems to want, or shut themselves out to protect their own. I expect the name will make more sense when we finally start getting story.
Her last line seems to kind of be supporting the "defend our own" option; Ravnica is getting dangerous, so they call back their own people. I'm reminded of a mother calling in her children when a storm is coming.
Literally nothing about Trostani's new card makes me think "discordant". Where is that name coming from?
Maybe it means like the three arent agreeing on stuff? They dont look particularly harmonious in the art. Might be they are fighting about what they should do in this time of ravnican politics and threats? Or maybe bolas is fiddling with thier minds
My guess is they're disagreeing with Mat'Selesnya.
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Wow . . . my guild is obviously Selesnya, but Trostani easily appears like the worst Guildleader.
I know Izoni is terribble too, but it really hurts seein my Guildmaster become such a bland card. Her previous form was soooooo superior !
Tbh i would not even pay 4 Mana 4 diz.
Add Convoke & remove the bottom ability & im in.
Aurelia seems like the strongest Guildmaster
My Gawd am i let down d:'(
5 mana for 3 chump-blockerz . . .
Ral and Vraska >>> Aurelia
Trostani protect vs Hostage Taker and is constant Bump to all creatures. Trostani > Aurelia.
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btw is her last ability a bit of conclave brainwash reference?
Trostani is in the wrong colors !! This ability belongs to WUX legend so you can play it along side Gilded Drake and the like. I guess she can be part of a bant blink deck loaded with this trick.
For standard I think she's playable but just barely. Anthems were way better when creatures were weaker and a +1/+1 p/t boost was relatively more significant. With things like Steel Leaf Champions running around buffing 1 and 2 drops hasn't been the best gameplan recently.
On top of that she's kind bland. Still she's a important card for Brawl. Both making tokens and buffing then is something you want if you're into GW tokens.
From some second hand info from the Pax panel Trostani has been fighting among themselves and stopped speaking to each other.
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Wanna add that lifelink on "mere" tokens are not to be scoffed at. Don't forget we're in the colors of GW; pump spells galore. 4/4, 5/5 lifelink tokens are not gonna be an uncommon sight.
I can assure you that most pros will call this card an absolute bomb.
From some second hand info from the Pax panel Trostani has been fighting among themselves and stopped speaking to each other.
Actually it's flavor brilliance then!
"We must just stay strong and endure, as we always have!" (gives everyone +1/+1)
"We must assist the rest of the guilds! Martial our forces for war!" (summons 1/1 dorks)
"No! We must keep the faithful close. We can trust only ourselves; there can be no alliances!" (prevents any creature stealing or swapping)
I do wish she was a little more pushed; at 5 CMC and mythic I'd expect either another token on EtB, or no tokens on EtB but a token on each end step/upkeep, or just more stats (a 3/5 would be more impressive). She'd also stand out a little better at 4 CMC. But in review, the flavor is pretty good.
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Is it just me or does the Guild Leader Cycle seem messed up this time around? It's all over the place and does not feel... idk. Good?
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I know Izoni is terribble too, but it really hurts seein my Guildmaster become such a bland card. Her previous form was soooooo superior !
Tbh i would not even pay 4 Mana 4 diz.
Add Convoke & remove the bottom ability & im in.
Aurelia seems like the strongest Guildmaster
My Gawd am i let down d:'(
5 mana for 3 chump-blockerz . . .
The second half of Connive // Concoct--just when your opponent thought they had killed Doom Whisperer....
Compare: Fraying Omnipotence, Golden Demise, Phyrexian Scriptures, and Vona's Hunger.
New Blood and Captivating Vampire already could (Olivia Voldaren isn't monoblack but she is nonblue - it sure isn't her red that puts that ability in pie).
Both!
Other cards are good though.
What bugs me is the lack of consistency in mana cost too. And the fact that thy tried to do beaters instead of “suport” or build around cards. But lets be fair, all cards comparated to last time we returned to ravnica looks kinda meh
I hope that in the third set we get a “Parum” cycle or at least part of it
I don't get the flavor on Trostani, but she seems...fine. A bit boring for mythic. Preventing stealing feels, like, the opponent of discordant.
Ritual of Soot is a great addition to the format and will likely demand a high price. We've reached an era where many decks can curve 1-drop into 2-drop into 3-drop and be threatening immense amounts of pressure (see: Stitcher's Apprentice into Graveyard Marshal into Death Baron), so the ability to just set it back to zero is crucial for Bx control decks. With the time of the Gods ending, I anticipate this card being quite good in Standard even alongside Settle the Wreckage. It's also a nice safety valve against token decks powered by History of Benalia, Emmara, Soul of the Accord, and March of the Multitudes.
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Maybe it means like the three arent agreeing on stuff? They dont look particularly harmonious in the art. Might be they are fighting about what they should do in this time of ravnican politics and threats? Or maybe bolas is fiddling with thier minds
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Yea MaRo has said that each guild is struggling with the influence of Bolas, I guess Trostani is having some doubts as to whether to openly help the rest of Ravnica, as Emmara seems to want, or shut themselves out to protect their own. I expect the name will make more sense when we finally start getting story.
Her last line seems to kind of be supporting the "defend our own" option; Ravnica is getting dangerous, so they call back their own people. I'm reminded of a mother calling in her children when a storm is coming.
My guess is they're disagreeing with Mat'Selesnya.
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My thought exactly. Perhaps because the hippies organize an army? But yeah, I don't see it either.
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Ral and Vraska >>> Aurelia
Trostani protect vs Hostage Taker and is constant Bump to all creatures. Trostani > Aurelia.
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btw is her last ability a bit of conclave brainwash reference?
For standard I think she's playable but just barely. Anthems were way better when creatures were weaker and a +1/+1 p/t boost was relatively more significant. With things like Steel Leaf Champions running around buffing 1 and 2 drops hasn't been the best gameplan recently.
On top of that she's kind bland. Still she's a important card for Brawl. Both making tokens and buffing then is something you want if you're into GW tokens.
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That said, I can't believe why some people think she's not Mythic worthy.
That's an anthem; there's tokens to go with it, and finally people can't steal creatures. Homeward Path on a commander is extremely strong.
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I can assure you that most pros will call this card an absolute bomb.
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Actually it's flavor brilliance then!
"We must just stay strong and endure, as we always have!" (gives everyone +1/+1)
"We must assist the rest of the guilds! Martial our forces for war!" (summons 1/1 dorks)
"No! We must keep the faithful close. We can trust only ourselves; there can be no alliances!" (prevents any creature stealing or swapping)
I do wish she was a little more pushed; at 5 CMC and mythic I'd expect either another token on EtB, or no tokens on EtB but a token on each end step/upkeep, or just more stats (a 3/5 would be more impressive). She'd also stand out a little better at 4 CMC. But in review, the flavor is pretty good.
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WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG
GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG
GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G)
RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW
UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B)
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