Sorin was known, but this image is crisper, and the others were unknown, so here you go! All of them have the same cost (other than color requirements).
The quality of intro pack walkers is increasing; I'm not saying these are Standard playable but I quite like that Ajani and Yanling, and Sorin's ultimate is simply very very cool.
That Chandra is actually very nice. A +1 that can Shock ANY target for 2 damage is actually a powerspike for her. The -2 is also an upgrade in terms of what her standard creature removal as its practically Chandra's Outrage. The -8 is standard fare for her.
Also Chandra deals exactly enough damage to kill each of the other 4 intro pack walkers while +ing if the other walkers - first. Also if she does + first, now at 5 loyalty, then takes 4 from Sorin and leaving her at 1 loyalty, then she can just + again and kill Sorin.
This might be the most imposing-looking art for Ajani, yet.
NMu Yanling looks really beautiful.
Vivien... Looks like she stirred a hornet's nest with her face...
Ajani is pretty deece, while his Ultimate ain't nothing to write home about, that +2 is dandy and repeatable exiling removal is always nice. Depending on how good his Intro Support card is, I could see myself running it in mono-White Commander decks, even if only because it's mono-White and I need all potential card advantage I can get.
Vivien is also very nice, there are definitely a lot of better things I could be playing on my Green six-drop slot, but I wouldn't be ashamed to play her or anything.
The other three are "not quite there" material IMO. Just like her pack counterpart, Yanling Ults quite fast, but the Ult itself on this version is mediocre it and the rest of the package is subpar for the 6 CMC. Sorin has an amazing Ultimate, but one of the worst + abilities ever printed on a 'walker. Chandra is... meh. Solid all around but also not worth the cost.
Oh man, I was so expecting to see Nissa last but remembered they are replacing her with Vivien Does anybody know why this is happening, apart from the color of her skin?
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Oh man, I was so expecting to see Nissa last but remembered they are replacing her with Vivien Does anybody know why this is happening, apart from the color of her skin?
Maybe Nissa's foray into blue on Amonkhet is something more permanent so they need a new mono-G walker?
Oh man, I was so expecting to see Nissa last but remembered they are replacing her with Vivien Does anybody know why this is happening, apart from the color of her skin?
Maybe Nissa's foray into blue on Amonkhet is something more permanent so they need a new mono-G walker?
Basically, Garruk is BG now, so the only sold mono-green walkers are Vivien and Yanggu currently with Nissa swinging between G/GU. White, green and black could use more mono-colored walkers.
We where also told that card wise the gatewatch would be seen less to give card slot to other walkers, we got Chandra as the star this year and Ajani, so I think they wanted the other three walkers to other characters.
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I mean, it could be, but it would show a huge double-standard from the part of WotC. I mean, Nissa forayed into green like 2 years ago? Meanwhile her last card was monogreen, and previous, MORE RECENT versions of Ajani and Sorin show them as WG and WB respectively. Nissa was printed in UG once, while Ajani twice in WG (and even WR). What you guys argue for Nissa being UG means nothing. They could've just as well made her mono G in this set like they did Ajani or Sorin.
Also, wasn't Nissa supposed to have corresponded feelings for Chandra? If this is the Chandra core set, having Nissa in here would be kind of important even for the representation points they desperately want. It's so obvious to me that the decision was ultimately made because they want a Captain Planet lineup for as many sets they can.
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I'm both happy that it looks like we might not be getting a lot more gatewtach stuff and that we have a lot more PoC walkers that are actually going to matter going forward. Both because the gatewatch's storyline was not the best in my eyes and socially because the gatewtach was also very monochrome for a company that is apparently trying to be more diverse.
Anyway yeah these walkers are a lot better than the previous PW deck walkers and it shows. I'm happy to see Vivien in particular because her -1 could go into a spicy deck i'm brewing.
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I don't get want people see in Vivian. She looked like the weakest of them all. She starts at only 3 loyalty, gains only one max, for an ability that is only marginally better than Ajani's +2. And Ajani starts with higher loyalty. Plus Ajani's -3 actually affect the board while Vivian's merely replace herself.
I don't get want people see in Vivian. She looked like the weakest of them all. She starts at only 3 loyalty, gains only one max, for an ability that is only marginally better than Ajani's +2. And Ajani starts with higher loyalty. Plus Ajani's -3 actually affect the board while Vivian's merely replace herself.
This is true but I'm only really interested in Vivien for the EDH purposes of her -1
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Sorin was known, but this image is crisper, and the others were unknown, so here you go! All of them have the same cost (other than color requirements).
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Plus since we have Chandra's Regulator, Chandra, Acolyte of Flame, and Chandra's Embercat it all makes her shine just that much more. Regulator lets you shock twice OR chandra's outrage twice. Acolyte boosts her loyalty to 6 if plusing on the same turn. Embercat helps her come out on turn 5 or sooner.
Also Chandra deals exactly enough damage to kill each of the other 4 intro pack walkers while +ing if the other walkers - first. Also if she does + first, now at 5 loyalty, then takes 4 from Sorin and leaving her at 1 loyalty, then she can just + again and kill Sorin.
NMu Yanling looks really beautiful.
Vivien... Looks like she stirred a hornet's nest with her face...
Also Sorin's face would pretty much be mine if someone pulls that ult off on me.
Vivien is also very nice, there are definitely a lot of better things I could be playing on my Green six-drop slot, but I wouldn't be ashamed to play her or anything.
The other three are "not quite there" material IMO. Just like her pack counterpart, Yanling Ults quite fast, but the Ult itself on this version is mediocre it and the rest of the package is subpar for the 6 CMC. Sorin has an amazing Ultimate, but one of the worst + abilities ever printed on a 'walker. Chandra is... meh. Solid all around but also not worth the cost.
Maybe Nissa's foray into blue on Amonkhet is something more permanent so they need a new mono-G walker?
Basically, Garruk is BG now, so the only sold mono-green walkers are Vivien and Yanggu currently with Nissa swinging between G/GU. White, green and black could use more mono-colored walkers.
We where also told that card wise the gatewatch would be seen less to give card slot to other walkers, we got Chandra as the star this year and Ajani, so I think they wanted the other three walkers to other characters.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Also, wasn't Nissa supposed to have corresponded feelings for Chandra? If this is the Chandra core set, having Nissa in here would be kind of important even for the representation points they desperately want. It's so obvious to me that the decision was ultimately made because they want a Captain Planet lineup for as many sets they can.
Anyway yeah these walkers are a lot better than the previous PW deck walkers and it shows. I'm happy to see Vivien in particular because her -1 could go into a spicy deck i'm brewing.
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