X Hope of Ghirapur Swordpile W Ghosty Blinky Anafenza U Nezahal- Big, Blue and HERE! B Gonti Can Afford It R Etali, Primal 'Whatjusthappened?' G Polukranos Wants More Mana WU The Exalted Vizier Temmet WB Home, Athreos WR Basandra, Recursive Aggression WG Karametra, Momma of Lands UB Wrexial Eats Your Brains UR Arjun, the Mad Flame UG The Fable of Prime Speaker BR Hellbent, Malfegor Style BG Jarad, Death is Served RG Running Thromok WUB Varina and ALL the Zombies WUBYennett, the Odd Pain-Train WUR Zedruu the Furyhearted WUG Arcades' Strategy, Shmategy, Sausage and Spam WBR A Case of Mathas' Persistent F*ckery WBRLicia's League of Legendary Lifegain Layabouts WBG The Karador Advantage PackageWRG Gahiji Rattlesnake Collection UBR Jeleva... does... things UBG Damia's Just Deserts URG Yasova's Has More Power Than Sense BRG Wasitora, Bad Kitty WUBRBreya, Eggs, Breya'd Eggs WUBG Tymna and Kydele, Extended Borrowing WURG Kynaios and Tiro, Landfall Impersonations WBRG Saskia Pet Card EnchantressUBRG Yidris of the Chi-Ting Corporation WUBRG Tazri's Amazing Allies
It's wild that Ral, Storm Conduit turns the classic do-nothing play of Forking a Fork into a win. Wow! An infinite combo available since Alpha finally has its chance to shine.
Does that actually work, though?
Ral only copies the next spell you cast, and you need a target for the Fork, don't you? You can't use Ral to fork the fork, because you need a spell on the stack to even cast fork in the first place.
Unless you're just minusing him and then hoping an opponent casts a spell at some point this turn for you to fork...?
EDIT: Right, ignore me. Obviously you can't use Ral to copy the Fork, but you can Reiterate/Reverberate it.
It's wild that Ral, Storm Conduit turns the classic do-nothing play of Forking a Fork into a win. Wow! An infinite combo available since Alpha finally has its chance to shine.
Does that actually work, though?
Ral only copies the next spell you cast, and you need a target for the Fork, don't you? You can't use Ral to fork the fork, because you need a spell on the stack to even cast fork in the first place.
Unless you're just minusing him and then hoping an opponent casts a spell at some point this turn for you to fork...?
EDIT: Right, ignore me. Obviously you can't use Ral to copy the Fork, but you can Reiterate/Reverberate it.
The simplest way is
Ral -2 Doublecast
Let the copy of Doublecast resolve
Hit the original with your favorite Fork effect
Maybe it's time that you realize that you and sheldon have very different out looks on commander?
I don't honestly think HE'S planning to run any of those cards either. I mean a counter is a counter, they generally aren't more or less exciting, just more and less useful. And in terms of useful, this one has a couple dozen I'd run before I'd think twice about it. Unless you think his outlook is a baral permission deck where he's trying to run every counterspell known to man.
Mostly it reads like he's trying to find something interesting in the set, when there isn't enough of the set revealed to generate a full article's worth of content yet. Probably would have been better to have just waited until there was more material, than to pretend to be excited about draft chaff.
Maybe it's time that you realize that you and sheldon have very different out looks on commander?
1. Yes, it's okay for folks to have different outlooks on the format. There's plenty of room for all of us.
2. It seems right to sometimes look at cards that not everyone has thought of. Sure, there are obvious things, but part of the job of those of us who write about the format is to travel the road not taken.
3. Even without a full list, generating excitement over new cards is good for all of us. The month or so leading up to a new set is still my favorite time, even after all these years.
X Hope of Ghirapur Swordpile W Ghosty Blinky Anafenza U Nezahal- Big, Blue and HERE! B Gonti Can Afford It R Etali, Primal 'Whatjusthappened?' G Polukranos Wants More Mana WU The Exalted Vizier Temmet WB Home, Athreos WR Basandra, Recursive Aggression WG Karametra, Momma of Lands UB Wrexial Eats Your Brains UR Arjun, the Mad Flame UG The Fable of Prime Speaker BR Hellbent, Malfegor Style BG Jarad, Death is Served RG Running Thromok WUB Varina and ALL the Zombies WUBYennett, the Odd Pain-Train WUR Zedruu the Furyhearted WUG Arcades' Strategy, Shmategy, Sausage and Spam WBR A Case of Mathas' Persistent F*ckery WBRLicia's League of Legendary Lifegain Layabouts WBG The Karador Advantage PackageWRG Gahiji Rattlesnake Collection UBR Jeleva... does... things UBG Damia's Just Deserts URG Yasova's Has More Power Than Sense BRG Wasitora, Bad Kitty WUBRBreya, Eggs, Breya'd Eggs WUBG Tymna and Kydele, Extended Borrowing WURG Kynaios and Tiro, Landfall Impersonations WBRG Saskia Pet Card EnchantressUBRG Yidris of the Chi-Ting Corporation WUBRG Tazri's Amazing Allies
Also, Tomik, Distinguished Advokist will find a home in Karametra lands... well, at least until someone copies the thing. -.-
Does that actually work, though?
Ral only copies the next spell you cast, and you need a target for the Fork, don't you? You can't use Ral to fork the fork, because you need a spell on the stack to even cast fork in the first place.
Unless you're just minusing him and then hoping an opponent casts a spell at some point this turn for you to fork...?
EDIT: Right, ignore me. Obviously you can't use Ral to copy the Fork, but you can Reiterate/Reverberate it.
Number crunch saids 99% chance all 4 are still mono colored
The simplest way is
Ral -2
Doublecast
Let the copy of Doublecast resolve
Hit the original with your favorite Fork effect
Put my thoughts on everything revealed prior to about noonish yesterday here.
Mostly it reads like he's trying to find something interesting in the set, when there isn't enough of the set revealed to generate a full article's worth of content yet. Probably would have been better to have just waited until there was more material, than to pretend to be excited about draft chaff.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
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1. Yes, it's okay for folks to have different outlooks on the format. There's plenty of room for all of us.
2. It seems right to sometimes look at cards that not everyone has thought of. Sure, there are obvious things, but part of the job of those of us who write about the format is to travel the road not taken.
3. Even without a full list, generating excitement over new cards is good for all of us. The month or so leading up to a new set is still my favorite time, even after all these years.
Well it is a thing that Seize the Day targets and is on curve.
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[Pr] Marath | [Pr] Lovisa | Jodah | Saskia | Najeela | Yisan | Lord Windgrace | Atraxa | Meren | Gisa and Geralf
EDIT:Feather the Redeemed a rare (pun intended) boros commander that doesn't care about combat
Well I'll be damned. It's beautiful.
EDH Primers
Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Parhelion
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
This isn't bad though, in the right place - 13 damage for 8 and 4 crew is slightly above curve - I could hit 4 crew easy in my Bruna build.
If only Legendary artifacts were legal as commander, you could run a literal battlecruiser build.
Ral is finally growing some spines. First defying Bolas, next defying a God.
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs