The red-white Cleave rare is also our X-cost Cleave spell. The versatility is really shown here, with both modes being preferred by different play patterns, instead of just "this mode is better."
Wow, between this and the Thalia reprint they're really showing mono-W some love in this set, mono-W can easily get 3+ creatures in play to turn this into a pseudo-Lightning Helix, too bad the Cleave mode can't hit players, else it would have been amazing with a little red splash to double duty as a finisher.
The lack of hitting the player puts me off this card. I'm sure it'll have a place, but I'd rather run Sacred Fire which can do the 2 to the face to close the game out.
I like we are seeing more Kibira Takedown removal, it really feels white and nifty space for it to have removal.
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Well, there's our white burn spell, but...yeah, not being able to hit players really makes it less worth it. Why is this a rare?
This isn't a burn spell its creature and planeswalker removal, thats why it doesn't hit players.
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This seems to fit in with the latest colour pie update for white.
Even without the cleave it's good on its own as is. Unless you have a particular target that's outside of your creature count range, then the cleave won't be used much I gather.
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Really cool design, but "gain life" and "sometimes shoot creatures for a bit more in the lategame" seems underwhelming when compared to the far more reliable upside of being a land when you need one.
Would be cool if somehow they made the Cleaved version be able to go face but alas, feels more like a sideboard card for Aggro mirrors.
This seems to fit in with the latest colour pie update for white.
It is basically whites version of fight/the one-sided fight that uses the number of creatures you control vs using one very stronger creature like green and I think its a perfect space for removal.
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The red-white Cleave rare is also our X-cost Cleave spell. The versatility is really shown here, with both modes being preferred by different play patterns, instead of just "this mode is better."
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the only reason I would use the cleave is a infinite mana combo
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This isn't a burn spell its creature and planeswalker removal, thats why it doesn't hit players.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Even without the cleave it's good on its own as is. Unless you have a particular target that's outside of your creature count range, then the cleave won't be used much I gather.
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Elspeth and Jhoira rock my world.
Would be cool if somehow they made the Cleaved version be able to go face but alas, feels more like a sideboard card for Aggro mirrors.
It is basically whites version of fight/the one-sided fight that uses the number of creatures you control vs using one very stronger creature like green and I think its a perfect space for removal.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"