Baral will definitely find a home in my Talrand deck. The card just oozes with blue flavor, which as a blue mage at heart, I am loving.
Like others, I initially misread Yahenni as well and thought I could get +1/+1 counters from my creatures dying. Oops. I doubt this card will make it into the 99 of my Karador or Prossh decks as the activated ability doesnt further the game plan of either deck.
Instead of losing, you exile this and your life total becomes 40, then you lose again. Pretty much the same thing with infect.
The only thing it (almost completely subverts) is regular damage (not stopping infinite attack phases though) and it temporarily halts triggered wins (Laboratory Maniac and Felidar Sovereign) until they can trigger it again.
Talking about the Sovereign though, imagine deliberately losing before your turn and turning that loss to a win instead...
Better than Lich's Mirror, since you go to your starting total instead of 20, and you keep your board state (other than the angel itself). You can't cause a draw by donating the angel, though (like you can with Lich's Mirror), which is a point either for or against the angel, depending on your POV.
Sacrifice Hope of Ghirapur: Until your next turn, target player who was dealt combat damage by Hope of Ghirapur this turn can't cast noncreature spells.
The renegades mounted an aether disruptor aboard a lightweight thopter to destroy Tezzeret's Planar Bridge.
1/1
A 1/1 for 1 is so easy to recur it's not even an issue. If used as a general, it's cost is also easy to recast, or you can just set up so you can get it back repeatedly with the likes of Nim Deathmantle.
Locket of Myths can go die in a fire, Elves are already annoying enough as is. They did not need an effective rider for each elves that says "Kicker: G: Draw a card."
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Thopter commander! It's illegal I know but I want to stormcrow this deck with just this and 60 ornithopters. land base will be wastes... wahaha... everyone loves an ornithopter until the destroy the land like the plague!
Amazing Card!
I've always had a thing for Make a Stand and Rootborn Defenses, but this is -strictly- better. It protects all permanents, costs less and even grants hexproof.
I'll need 2-3 of these!
It seems like one of those cards that green probably shouldn't have, but here it is. I'd think any green deck that's going to ramp or flood the board with creatures should certainly make a slot for it.
Not to mention in a more controlling deck like Titania I can Disk or Oblivion Stone and pay 2 extra to be in the best spot.
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EDH playing competitive Magic cast away
Current Decks GTitania midrange RGThromok tokens/goodstuff | UB Grimgrin zombie tribal GW Sigarda enchantress | R Godo voltron U Braids aggro | WR Kalemne punisher RU Mizzix storm | BUG Mimeoplasm competitive reanimator | UG Ezuri infect
At first I didn't think too highly of it (didn't help I accidentally added a "target" in front while reading), but after re-reading I remembered that my creature-cardless mono-green Token deck needed the protection...
Guess that's 1 more foil I'll need to be looking for now...
I am loving the utility cards. Heroic Intervention is a spectacular card, one I'll need lots of copies of. Locket of Myths - annoying interaction with elves aside - is also a very nice card, one that will be finding its way into some decks of mine.
I also like the new (translation is not final) Lifecrafter's Bestiary. The scry-part is not on par with Sylvan Library or even Mirri's Guile, but the potential card draw is maybe worth the investment.
Herald of Anguish is worth a shot in my Geth deck.
- Improvise is great with double-mana artifacts and trinkets like Mindcrank or Amulet of Vigor. It helps to think this card should cost less than seven mana.
- Everyone else discarding is always good. Lots more options to pilfer.
- Bigger graveyards means more artifacts to recur and then sac to kill creatures to recur...
- Can never have too many big fliers.
Sram is enough to make me brew mono-white. What's that? I can actually draw cards with some semblance of consistency in white now? Sold.
Yup, I'm already tossing something very simple together. By which I mean I take a pile of vehicles, a pile of equipment, a puresteel paladin and call it a day.
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
It's official: Kaladesh is my new favorite block. Caught in the Brights just has so much FLAVOR and I was mighty hungry for something tasty after JUSTICE-LEAGUE-VS-EVIL-SPACE-DEMONS-WHO-ARE-ALSO-GIGANTIC for the past year.
Like others, I initially misread Yahenni as well and thought I could get +1/+1 counters from my creatures dying. Oops. I doubt this card will make it into the 99 of my Karador or Prossh decks as the activated ability doesnt further the game plan of either deck.
The Mimeoplasm || Karador, Ghost Chieftain
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher || Vial Smasher/Tymna Group Slug
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief || Talrand, Sky Summoner
Yidris - Unblockable Saboteurs || Kiki-Jiki, ETB breaker
Kess, Dissident Mage
How will this work with Commander Damage?
Instead of losing, you exile this and your life total becomes 40, then you lose again. Pretty much the same thing with infect.
The only thing it (almost completely subverts) is regular damage (not stopping infinite attack phases though) and it temporarily halts triggered wins (Laboratory Maniac and Felidar Sovereign) until they can trigger it again.
Talking about the Sovereign though, imagine deliberately losing before your turn and turning that loss to a win instead...
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
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Legendary Artifact Creature - Thopter
Flying
Sacrifice Hope of Ghirapur: Until your next turn, target player who was dealt combat damage by Hope of Ghirapur this turn can't cast noncreature spells.
The renegades mounted an aether disruptor aboard a lightweight thopter to destroy Tezzeret's Planar Bridge.
1/1
A 1/1 for 1 is so easy to recur it's not even an issue. If used as a general, it's cost is also easy to recast, or you can just set up so you can get it back repeatedly with the likes of Nim Deathmantle.
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
Probably ok as a "I want to set up my dumb combo this turn" card. yaaaaawn.
If that thing took the legendary slot instead of an energy commander, I'd be quite annoyed.
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
I like both effects on Locket of Myths.
(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'
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Current Decks
GTitania midrange
RGThromok tokens/goodstuff | UB Grimgrin zombie tribal
GW Sigarda enchantress | R Godo voltron
U Braids aggro | WR Kalemne punisher
RU Mizzix storm | BUG Mimeoplasm competitive reanimator | UG Ezuri infect
I've always had a thing for Make a Stand and Rootborn Defenses, but this is -strictly- better. It protects all permanents, costs less and even grants hexproof.
I'll need 2-3 of these!
Not to mention in a more controlling deck like Titania I can Disk or Oblivion Stone and pay 2 extra to be in the best spot.
Current Decks
GTitania midrange
RGThromok tokens/goodstuff | UB Grimgrin zombie tribal
GW Sigarda enchantress | R Godo voltron
U Braids aggro | WR Kalemne punisher
RU Mizzix storm | BUG Mimeoplasm competitive reanimator | UG Ezuri infect
At first I didn't think too highly of it (didn't help I accidentally added a "target" in front while reading), but after re-reading I remembered that my creature-cardless mono-green Token deck needed the protection...
Guess that's 1 more foil I'll need to be looking for now...
I also like the new (translation is not final) Lifecrafter's Bestiary. The scry-part is not on par with Sylvan Library or even Mirri's Guile, but the potential card draw is maybe worth the investment.
One could say... he's too busy monkeying around to stay in my command zone
- Improvise is great with double-mana artifacts and trinkets like Mindcrank or Amulet of Vigor. It helps to think this card should cost less than seven mana.
- Everyone else discarding is always good. Lots more options to pilfer.
- Bigger graveyards means more artifacts to recur and then sac to kill creatures to recur...
- Can never have too many big fliers.
(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'
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Yup, I'm already tossing something very simple together. By which I mean I take a pile of vehicles, a pile of equipment, a puresteel paladin and call it a day.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
(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'
In Progress
GBIshkanah, Grafwidow ~ BWGRTymna the Weaver & Tana, the Bloodsower ~ UGRashmi, Eternities Crafter ~ RGAtarka, World Render
Right? That's the part I'm most excited about.
Vorel needs Walking Ballista, Spire of Industry, Implement of Ferocity, and maybe Whir of Invention.
Asmira will try out Renegade Rallier to combo with Saffi Eriksdotter and Angelic Renewal as well as for value.
Kruphix could use a copy of Disallow.
Olivia might benefit from Yahenni, Undying Partisan.
There some other cards I'd like to have around despite not having a home for them quite yet.
Upon further reflection, Metallic Mimic seems solid for Azami and Rishkar, Peema Renegade could be worthwhile in Vorel.
Winding Constrictor tempts me to make a energy deck someday. Perhaps I will if Atraxa, Praetors' Voice ever drops down to a reasonable price.