Interesting. Certainly the most out-there of this set's God abilities, which is always a plus for me. I think this will find a good home in a lot of U/X spellslinger decks.
And also....I can't take seeing the gods all eternalized (except Bontu) they where so innocent (not Bontu) and honesty I feel worse for them since they where indirectly (not Bontu) leading their people, world and themselves to just be Bolas puppets.
I really hope Samut can bring some sense of vengeance for Amonkhet.
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I mean...a 4/5 flyer for 2UU is a pretty reasonable floor. Everything else is upside. I guess you really want to draw during the opponents turn to get the extra trigger outside your draw step. Aside from that...not real sure how to take advantage of him? Maybe like Treasure Map or Precognition Field? Tho what I really wanna do is Stone Rain...
This seems amazing. 4/5 Flier for 4 are great stats because it holds up the fort against Rekindling Phoenix very well, plus it's pretty hard to get rid of with the third-from-top clause and the fact that it copies the spell instead of casting it is inherent card advantage, nevermind the additional discount you get out of it.
The synergy with Ral, Storm Conduit is also great. Scry 1 helps you setup the top, copying with Kefnet grants you the ping, and you still keep the card for later copying with Ral. Ironic given what we've seen earlier.
And also....I can't take seeing the gods all eternalized (except Bontu) they where so innocent (not Bontu) and honesty I feel worse for them since they where indirectly (not Bontu) leading their people, world and themselves to just be Bolas puppets.
I really hope Samut can bring some sense of vengeance for Amonkhet.
It's not the first time a card has had you cast a copy (I think that for a copy to just happen you have to be copying a spell on the stack.) But it is the first one I know of that makes you pay for the copy.
So judge question, since it's a "may reveal", when must you choose to reveal the card drawn, as it's drawn or after you've seen it yourself before making the decision?
And also....I can't take seeing the gods all eternalized (except Bontu) they where so innocent (not Bontu) and honesty I feel worse for them since they where indirectly (not Bontu) leading their people, world and themselves to just be Bolas puppets.
I really hope Samut can bring some sense of vengeance for Amonkhet.
I know! I think seeing Oketra's will be the hardest since she was SO good. The Amonkhet gods were so different than the Theros ones because they actually cared about their people. Hard seeing them end up this way. At least the insect gods were still alive even after they were twisted.
I am curious what happens to the eternalized gods once Bolas bites it.
Maybe I'm not as desensitized to power creep as a normal person, but this just like it has potential to be format warping.
Its a 4/5 with evasion, self-protection and repeatable card advantage and repeatable ramp, for 4. In blue.
Its like the modern day take on a superman blue finisher. Even if it misses half of your triggers- just one cantrip already means its replaced itself. If you're casting hieroglyphic illumination in modern or chemisters insight in standard, that's already a big hit. It might not play well with counters, but it plays pretty well with reactive answers like vraska's contempt, explosion, blink of an eye, cast down, lava coil, entrancing melody, dispersal, etc.
This card is bonkers with some of the extra turn cards and pretty much any instant or sorcery that would exile on resolution. I think he and Aminatou are going to be fast friends.
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This and New Teferi will be best buddies. I can now Flash my Sorceries and pay two less for them. Copy them and my foe cannot counter.
They even curve into each other lol. And its 4/5 so it serves as a body guard lol. And if it dies you can just bring it back quickly thanks to your card draw lol.
Teferi, Time Ravaler into Kefnet into Teferi, HOD lol.
So judge question, since it's a "may reveal", when must you choose to reveal the card drawn, as it's drawn or after you've seen it yourself before making the decision?
After you see, it is just like miracle , the "as you draw it" makes it possible to you see the card before revealing or not.
When I first read it I thought it said the copy cost 2 MORE to cast, and I was like "Well that makes sense, I mean you're not losing the card or anything". But it makes the card cost 2 LESS to cast??
Yowzers I could easily see this card getting broken somewhere. Especially in EDH.
It's one of the best cards in the set, but it does have the upkeep issue where it basically does nothing when it comes into play and only does something good if it survives to the next turn. That's always something to consider when analyzing these cards. However, turn 4 landing a 4/5 flier is pretty nasty without having some kind of answer. A lot of creatures are only 4/4 at best as 4 drops.
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1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
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3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
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And also....I can't take seeing the gods all eternalized (except Bontu) they where so innocent (not Bontu) and honesty I feel worse for them since they where indirectly (not Bontu) leading their people, world and themselves to just be Bolas puppets.
I really hope Samut can bring some sense of vengeance for Amonkhet.
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Even the ones that exile, because its a copy of that card.
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The synergy with Ral, Storm Conduit is also great. Scry 1 helps you setup the top, copying with Kefnet grants you the ping, and you still keep the card for later copying with Ral. Ironic given what we've seen earlier.
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It's not the first time a card has had you cast a copy (I think that for a copy to just happen you have to be copying a spell on the stack.) But it is the first one I know of that makes you pay for the copy.
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I know! I think seeing Oketra's will be the hardest since she was SO good. The Amonkhet gods were so different than the Theros ones because they actually cared about their people. Hard seeing them end up this way. At least the insect gods were still alive even after they were twisted.
I am curious what happens to the eternalized gods once Bolas bites it.
Its a 4/5 with evasion, self-protection and repeatable card advantage and repeatable ramp, for 4. In blue.
Its like the modern day take on a superman blue finisher. Even if it misses half of your triggers- just one cantrip already means its replaced itself. If you're casting hieroglyphic illumination in modern or chemisters insight in standard, that's already a big hit. It might not play well with counters, but it plays pretty well with reactive answers like vraska's contempt, explosion, blink of an eye, cast down, lava coil, entrancing melody, dispersal, etc.
And good lord, the amount of value this gets out of enter the god-eternals.
Gaze upon an empty, white throne
A legacy of lies,
A familiar disguise
Sing with me a song of conquest and fate
The black pillar cracks beneath its weight
Night breaks through the day, hard as a stone
Lost in thoughts all alone
Also, did they seriously think it is safe with surveil and nexus in standard? wow
They even curve into each other lol. And its 4/5 so it serves as a body guard lol. And if it dies you can just bring it back quickly thanks to your card draw lol.
Teferi, Time Ravaler into Kefnet into Teferi, HOD lol.
After you see, it is just like miracle , the "as you draw it" makes it possible to you see the card before revealing or not.
Yowzers I could easily see this card getting broken somewhere. Especially in EDH.
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Ha! That's a good one.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!