Baleful Domain 3B
Instant (R)
You may pay 1B instead of paying this spell's mana cost.
If 1B was paid to cast this spell, an opponent draws a card.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.
Arrogant Poet 1B
Creature - Human Warlock (C)
Whenever Arrogant Poet attacks, you may pay 2 life. If you do, it gets flying until end of turn. "I could be more polite with my equals, Professor, but I don’t have any."
2/1
Eyebat B
Creature - Eye Bat (U)
Flying
When Eyebat dies, learn. Oculomancers see them as the perfect ingredint for potion. The eyebats don't see it the same way.
1/1
Huge Disappointment 3B
Instant (C)
Each player loses 2 life. You draw two cards. Most students only have to deal with Dean Embrose's scrutiny for a semester or two. Killian has had to deal with it his whole life
Did you notice how none of the commons you cite remove planeswalkers, but almost all of the rares do?
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Although ninjas are experts of camouflage and concealment, they are actually horrible liars. This means that no matter where you are, you can shout out, “Are there any ninjas here?” and if there’s a ninja within earshot, he’ll be compelled to respond.
Did you notice how none of the commons you cite remove planeswalkers, but almost all of the rares do?
They literally printed a 4 mana exile target creature or planeswalker in the last set with Feed the Serpent. So the ability here is bumping the card from common to rare, and tbh you've got to be pretty desperate to use that ability, I don't see that ability doing anything for the card in terms of making it constructed playable, and it will be mainly used as a Feed the Serpent in limited.
Did you notice how none of the commons you cite remove planeswalkers, but almost all of the rares do?
They literally printed a 4 mana exile target creature or planeswalker in the last set with Feed the Serpent. So the ability here is bumping the card from common to rare, and tbh you've got to be pretty desperate to use that ability, I don't see that ability doing anything for the card in terms of making it constructed playable, and it will be mainly used as a Feed the Serpent in limited.
I think you've nailed it on the head, yourself. Desperation will result in this being cast cheaper. Opponent drops foretold Vorinclex and Ugin and I only have 2 mana open? I'm smashing the card as fast as possible.
Could absolutely be wrong but I wonder if, at least in Standard, people are overestimating the value of giving someone a card in the early game. I actually think giving someone a random card is less of a drawback against most decks early than ramping them, and Path to Exile is consensus pretty alright. The fact that you can use this cheaply if you need to, and can always just fire it off at 4 makes it playable.
The Eyebat looks like one of those monsters from Chrono Trigger! (Scout, Red Scout, Blue Scout, Flyclops)
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Great reference, that's exactly what I thought of.
I'm intrigued by Killian's character, obviously the Draco expy in this setting, and I wonder what he'll do in the story. I really wasn't interested in this setting (I never liked HP and the Strixhaven setting wasn't really up my alley), but the previews have done a pretty good job of challenging that.
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Spoiler EditorBaleful Domain 3B
Instant (R)
You may pay 1B instead of paying this spell's mana cost.
If 1B was paid to cast this spell, an opponent draws a card.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.
Arrogant Poet 1B
Creature - Human Warlock (C)
Whenever Arrogant Poet attacks, you may pay 2 life. If you do, it gets flying until end of turn.
"I could be more polite with my equals, Professor, but I don’t have any."
2/1
Eyebat B
Creature - Eye Bat (U)
Flying
When Eyebat dies, learn.
Oculomancers see them as the perfect ingredint for potion. The eyebats don't see it the same way.
1/1
Huge Disappointment 3B
Instant (C)
Each player loses 2 life. You draw two cards.
Most students only have to deal with Dean Embrose's scrutiny for a semester or two. Killian has had to deal with it his whole life
Lots of black Silverquill cards all of a sudden.
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They often do that with unconditional 3-5 mana removal + upside that they think they've made efficiently: Murderous Rider, Never // Return, Eat to Extinction, Gild, Vraska's Contempt, etc..
You might think it's strange with Heartless Act and Go for the Throat at uncommon and cards like Blood Curdle and Feed the Swarm at common, but it's pretty normal.
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Did you notice how none of the commons you cite remove planeswalkers, but almost all of the rares do?
Although ninjas are experts of camouflage and concealment, they are actually horrible liars. This means that no matter where you are, you can shout out, “Are there any ninjas here?” and if there’s a ninja within earshot, he’ll be compelled to respond.
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They literally printed a 4 mana exile target creature or planeswalker in the last set with Feed the Serpent. So the ability here is bumping the card from common to rare, and tbh you've got to be pretty desperate to use that ability, I don't see that ability doing anything for the card in terms of making it constructed playable, and it will be mainly used as a Feed the Serpent in limited.
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StaffI think you've nailed it on the head, yourself. Desperation will result in this being cast cheaper. Opponent drops foretold Vorinclex and Ugin and I only have 2 mana open? I'm smashing the card as fast as possible.
Great reference, that's exactly what I thought of.
I'm intrigued by Killian's character, obviously the Draco expy in this setting, and I wonder what he'll do in the story. I really wasn't interested in this setting (I never liked HP and the Strixhaven setting wasn't really up my alley), but the previews have done a pretty good job of challenging that.
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