With New Capenna coming down the pipe this might be a strong card to invest in.
oh yea thats a great point out this is probably a prep for that set.
wont last long though once dominaria united comes it this rotates out
That is incorrect. Midnight Hunt rotates with the fall/Q3 set in 2023, not Dominaria United. Dominaria will rotate out the 4 sets before Midnight Hunt, as normal.
should be pretty good in otherwise low curve decks, even if they aren't heavily multicolored. Definitely needs to be answered, and even then you get some value.
Will probably play it on arena. For paper though, I like my wallet too much.
I actually think that this is one of the better card out there for costing commanders.
This thing is just as splashable as it needs to be, provides a decent body, curves directly into your 5-color wubrg commander and lets you discard your hand to draw 5 when casting that commander, and it then shoots something for 5 when it dies. You really can't ask for much more for a 5-color commander (meaning an actual 5 color commander, unlike Najeela, Kenrith, Morophon, Ramos, Golos, Codie, Sisay, either Tazri, or Jodah).
...Huh. It seems that there are only 9 or so non-sliver commanders that cost exactly WUBRG. Never would have suspected that after all of this time.
Its the kind of card they made specifically to "combo" with all the Innistrad mechanics that discard or cast from the grave.
If you draw more than 1 card per spell, its just bonus.
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Could potentially be a nasty "storm" engine on its own, as funneling rituals into more card draw becomes especially ugly with stuff like Manamorphose, which draws 2 cards from this dragon and 1 of its own (so if you can play them back to back, its pretty stupid). All the hybrid cards like Burning-Tree Emissary become quite crazy.
Some free spells in the mix maybe Gut Shot and such, get mana from Runaway Steam-Kin, chances are this is either completely busted or just keeps dying to whatever point removal at all times.
this card seems pretty strong.
you don't even need a lot of colors....
I mean, if you cast it with an empty hand even a simple Shock will draw you an extra card....
sure it's better in a 3+ colors deck with a ton of multicolor spells, but that's nowhere near a necessity.
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This card feels a lot like experimental frenzy with a 4/4 body. There is just so much to like about this card. Unfortunately, no matter how pushed this card is, I don't think any current red strategy would want it.
Pushed as *****. Should have costed at least 5 with more specific.
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This card feels a lot like experimental frenzy with a 4/4 body. There is just so much to like about this card. Unfortunately, no matter how pushed this card is, I don't think any current red strategy would want it.
My thoughts exactly, beyond the obvious boost once New Capenna brings a lot of multicolored cards to the format, or Commander, which I just don't play, this is kinda like an Experimental Frenzy, you can easily chain 2-3 cheap red spells by simply discarding an empty hand, so all your stuff essentially cantrips, extra fun when using the new Shock that lets you scry if you aim it to the face.
Looks especially bonker with hybrid mana. Is there a 1 CMC hybrid mana spell that cantrips? That would be 3 cards for a single mana... ancestral recall anyone?
If there's ever going to be a 3-color aggro deck in Standard with New Capenna, it might consider using this to refill its hand. Baseline is still a respectable 4/4 for 4 with flying, so it could see some play by that metric alone.
you can just straight up draw 5 cards with your 5-color commander that isn't golos or ramos
oh almost forgot this is moonveil dragon all grown up
Also Innistrad Dragons are just a treat to see.
oh yea thats a great point out this is probably a prep for that set.
wont last long though once dominaria united comes it this rotates out
Will probably play it on arena. For paper though, I like my wallet too much.
This thing is just as splashable as it needs to be, provides a decent body, curves directly into your 5-color wubrg commander and lets you discard your hand to draw 5 when casting that commander, and it then shoots something for 5 when it dies. You really can't ask for much more for a 5-color commander (meaning an actual 5 color commander, unlike Najeela, Kenrith, Morophon, Ramos, Golos, Codie, Sisay, either Tazri, or Jodah).
...Huh. It seems that there are only 9 or so non-sliver commanders that cost exactly WUBRG. Never would have suspected that after all of this time.
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Its the kind of card they made specifically to "combo" with all the Innistrad mechanics that discard or cast from the grave.
If you draw more than 1 card per spell, its just bonus.
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Could potentially be a nasty "storm" engine on its own, as funneling rituals into more card draw becomes especially ugly with stuff like Manamorphose, which draws 2 cards from this dragon and 1 of its own (so if you can play them back to back, its pretty stupid). All the hybrid cards like Burning-Tree Emissary become quite crazy.
Some free spells in the mix maybe Gut Shot and such, get mana from Runaway Steam-Kin, chances are this is either completely busted or just keeps dying to whatever point removal at all times.
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you don't even need a lot of colors....
I mean, if you cast it with an empty hand even a simple Shock will draw you an extra card....
sure it's better in a 3+ colors deck with a ton of multicolor spells, but that's nowhere near a necessity.
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My thoughts exactly, beyond the obvious boost once New Capenna brings a lot of multicolored cards to the format, or Commander, which I just don't play, this is kinda like an Experimental Frenzy, you can easily chain 2-3 cheap red spells by simply discarding an empty hand, so all your stuff essentially cantrips, extra fun when using the new Shock that lets you scry if you aim it to the face.