Thanks! I can't take too much credit for it since the organization is mostly the primer committee's and they gave a lot of feedback.
If your dislike of the deck is something you can put in a way that it might help other Ephara players take another build direction (or give me some other ideas), I'd love to hear it
So far, nothing I see as a gimme in Ephara - like good enough to become a staple. There're a few consideration creatures. Sadly, only one or two I really want to try.
White Archangel of Tithes - He's really strong and messes with combat math really badly. This effect on a relevant body is tempting. I don't see any 4-drops we could replace it with, unfortunately. Hixus, Prison Warden - The taking damage clause probably just makes him worthless unfortunately but it's a neat idea. Give me Aetherize on a body instead please. Kytheon, Hero of Akros - He can be ranger of eos'd and once flipped he can make dudes indestructible to protect against a wrath. Wrathing with Elesh Norn up is pretty good. Relic Seeker - Slowforge Mystic is probably the best card in the set for Ephara, oddly enough. He's cheap enough and can do a serviceable stoneforge impression in EDH - if you draw him in your opener he's going to hit someone, almost for sure. There are basically two curve places you want to be in Ephara - casting ramp on turn 2, or casting Stoneforge on turn 2. Vryn Wingmare - Slow Thalia is slow. I don't think this will even see any real play in Modern D&T. It flies, but its tax is just not enough in EDH to make a difference in my opinion.
Blue Day's undoing - We don't play Windfall or Time Spiral, but this card is pretty sick. We play a lot of stuff at instant speed and occasionally will want graveyard hate. The downside here is we do a lot of GY shenanigans and sometimes it's the wrong play. I might try it out. Jace, Vryn's Prodigy - Our yard is usually stocked from fetchlands and people killing our value dudes. He digs, he's a critter, and he can let us rebound a wrath or something. He might be playable in place of one of our other 2-drops or 3-drops. Mizzium Meddler - He's got flash and he protects stuff. Most people run broad answers in EDH. Downside is he doesn't protect Ephara from Confusion in the Ranks. Thopter Spy Network - With a bigger artifact theme, say Myrs or something, this would be neat. I could defintely see this being a buildaround for an Ephara artifact deck.
Artifact Sword of the Animist - Oddly enough I think this is decent in a fringe way. It's a relatively unoffensive thing you're often going to be happy to draw, or could fetch with Stoneforge that wouldn't infuriate the table as much as Feast and Famine or similar. I might give it a shot if I try Slowforged Mystic as well.
Multi Thunderclap Wyvern - Eh, we have a lot of fliers I guess, and it has flash, but it really crowds our 4-drop slot and I don't think it works. Maybe in a deck more focused on fliers or budgetary concerns. We'd rather have Elesh Norn or the hybrid guy that gives an unconditional pump to blue+white dudes.
Overall a great set I really enjoyed reading about but really poor for my specific build of Ephara. Not much flash stuff, not much cheap stuff with value, not many hatebears.
I'm pondering Ephara artifacts. I like Ephara, but I find myself really wanting to take my Ephara deck in a new direction. While not an artifact commander the way Muzzio or Daretti is... Azorius can use all the artifact tutoring cards it could possibly want, and plenty of small, synergistic utility creatures ( welcome back, Ethersworn Canonist! ) interact with artifacts as well.
I think it'd be really decent, but the main issue that keeps me from even thinking seriously about it is the lack of Thopter Foundry which would absolutely make the deck. The hybrid rule is a real pain sometimes, but I get why it's there
I am sort of interested in testing Sword of the Animist in my own Ephara build. I cant say with any sort of certainty if it belongs though but I generally get bottlenecked by the amount of mana and or land I have access to. I probably just need a way to get it from my hand into play but it also seems like a fast result effect with long term ramp. When comparing it to Wayfarer's Bauble its only one more mana to get the first land and it can continue to produce them. Overall I have sort of a lot of low drop creatures so it seems appealing from that standpoint.
Mizzium Meddler seems sort of interesting too but I could also just run Spellskite so there is a question of if its really better or not.
Jace seems ok but I am not blown away by him here. He isn't bad but I don't think any of his walker side abilities matter enough to me to run him.
I guess where I am sitting right now I am still trying to weigh Sword of the Animist in here but am not overly sold on much for Ephara right now.
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I actually am giving some serious thought to the Sword - I am pretty sure people will hold their removal for a real sword, and it provides enough real advantage to possibly be worth it. Might try swapping it in for Feast and Famine and see if I get away with ramping a bunch.
Mizzium meddler...it could replace any of the questionable 3-drops in my deck possibly, just to try out. But I think it's bad Definitely better than Skite in Ephara though, since it can actually achieve a functional 2-for-1 rather than just trading 1-for-1 for removal.
I actually am giving some serious thought to the Sword - I am pretty sure people will hold their removal for a real sword, and it provides enough real advantage to possibly be worth it. Might try swapping it in for Feast and Famine and see if I get away with ramping a bunch.
Mizzium meddler...it could replace any of the questionable 3-drops in my deck possibly, just to try out. But I think it's bad Definitely better than Skite in Ephara though, since it can actually achieve a functional 2-for-1 rather than just trading 1-for-1 for removal.
1) it costs 2 instead of 3
2) it can redirect artifact / enchantment removal to itself
3) people might target elsewhere instead of just consuming your skite
4) if you have flash its all upside. It depends on how much you prioritize flash though I guess (I currently have 3 sources of and am considering a 4th)
5) it works through Torpor Orb (which I run lol)
I think it depends a little still. If you are sitting on Mizzium Meddler it means keeping 3 mana up at all times until you go to use it. Spellskite on the other hand can be fired off whenever and used as a deterrent sort of like Glen Elendra Archmage in some ways but bad vs wraths. I don't think either is really in a strictly worse grouping offhand.
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From ISBPathfinder's thread, I'm grabbing Peacekeeper for the maybe list. Really, really good with Reveillark, Sun Titan, etc. Generates a pretty hilarious loop with Sun Titan in fact.
Probably the coolest hatebear I didn't know existed.
I see you taking it off and on, and I don't see it currently on the main list. I was considering it for a White deck, but for the same deck I ruled out Ethersworn Canonist, and you've included that plus Eidolon of Rhetoric. Both seem to operate on the principle that they hurt you far less because you're playing more often during other people's turns. I'm just wondering about which of these effects are the most powerful, and I don't have as much experience playing them as you do.
I see you taking it off and on, and I don't see it currently on the main list. I was considering it for a White deck, but for the same deck I ruled out Ethersworn Canonist, and you've included that plus Eidolon of Rhetoric. Both seem to operate on the principle that they hurt you far less because you're playing more often during other people's turns. I'm just wondering about which of these effects are the most powerful, and I don't have as much experience playing them as you do.
The decks in my meta (especially Maelstrom wanderer) suffer a great deal from Canonist and Eidolon, and they also shut off a lot of combos that I happen to see on a regular basis (especially Animar).
Spirit is amazing, and is always on my list; I think I might run it if I decide to try Day's Undoing and/or Timetwister. Pretty fun way to mind twist everyone when I'm ahead.
The best play I ever made with Spirit was aether vialling it out with wheel of fortune on the stack. All the wheels are close enough to a reason to run it - they hurt you a lot, but your topdecks are generally going to fill your hand faster.
The nicest part about all three of these bears is that they are diggable by Enlightened Tutor, which is insanely flexible in this deck.
Final opinion is that it's really meta specific - I run Relic-Warder in the flex slot that would contain Spirit (due to all the Gods in my meta; it gets rid of Purphoros which is huge). He could replace either Canonist, Relic-Warder or Containment Priest possibly. In an unknown meta, I would drop Canonist for Spirit most likely (because dying to random artifact hate is crappy and annoying)
In my meta, the Rule of Law effects are king. They shut off almost every combo people play in my group.
I'm pondering Ephara artifacts. I like Ephara, but I find myself really wanting to take my Ephara deck in a new direction. While not an artifact commander the way Muzzio or Daretti is... Azorius can use all the artifact tutoring cards it could possibly want, and plenty of small, synergistic utility creatures ( welcome back, Ethersworn Canonist! ) interact with artifacts as well.
Addionally, there's the bonus of all the Myr mana dorks being amazing for pumping out Ephara, and the possibility of Krark clan combo to boot. Metalworker would be insane.
That makes sense in light of the kind of decks you are seeing. Rule of Law would definitely hose Animar and MW. There are also random Time Spiral and Reiterate combos I see once in a while. Stopping a combo in hand is not something Spirit does.
Myself, I have mostly seen lately graveyard based combo's. Survival for Karmic, T&N for Mike-Trike, Sharuum, Living Death. Then next up that don't use the gy is probably Palinchron and Kiki-Jiki, each possibly off T&N. I play a lot online, so I'm assuming that's a fair picture of the format. In my mind, Hushwing Gryff and Containment Priest each get 90% of that on their own. I suppose Ethersworn Canonist and Eidolon of Rhetoric round out the combo stoppers against everything else, while being more specific. Aven Mindcensor shuts off enablers, but not combo's, and I suppose Spirit of the Labyrinth is in that category, while clearly not being as good as Mindcensor. Hopefully I can find room for all of it.
I'm trying them out for both an Azorius deck and a Naya deck. From the sound of it, I will most probably run Spirit in at least the Naya deck, because I plan on running Wheels.
That makes sense in light of the kind of decks you are seeing. Rule of Law would definitely hose Animar and MW. There are also random Time Spiral and Reiterate combos I see once in a while. Stopping a combo in hand is not something Spirit does.
Myself, I have mostly seen lately graveyard based combo's. Survival for Karmic, T&N for Mike-Trike, Sharuum, Living Death. Then next up that don't use the gy is probably Palinchron and Kiki-Jiki, each possibly off T&N. I play a lot online, so I'm assuming that's a fair picture of the format. In my mind, Hushwing Gryff and Containment Priest each get 90% of that on their own. I suppose Ethersworn Canonist and Eidolon of Rhetoric round out the combo stoppers against everything else, while being more specific. Aven Mindcensor shuts off enablers, but not combo's, and I suppose Spirit of the Labyrinth is in that category, while clearly not being as good as Mindcensor. Hopefully I can find room for all of it.
I'm trying them out for both an Azorius deck and a Naya deck. From the sound of it, I will most probably run Spirit in at least the Naya deck, because I plan on running Wheels.
Its also possible to build more around Torpor Orb effects. I dont encounter much combo in my meta but I find that Torpor Orb hurts some people a TON so I prioritize it some in my own list.
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I think torpor orb is probably a cornerstone of the more controlly build of Ephara. Wish there were more versions of it with bodies.
I would strongly consider Humility and more tokens if I were gonna go that route, the more I think about it. EDH has become a really creature heavy format and Humility is just soul crushing.
I recently decided to build an Ephara commander deck, and this thread has been extremely helpful. I think I will try going the artifact route (and equipment) with those cards you mentioned above, while keeping some key creatures like Ethersworn Canonist and creature producers such as Mobilization and Mastery of the Unseen. I'll post a list when I'm done brewing it.
And one more sidenote: In an artifact build, I think Scarecrone and Argivian Archaeologist might be good enough to play. They probably enable some hilarious loops.
Also: When you get it playtested shoot me a link to your decklist thread and I'll post it in the primer! Going to try to gather up all the other maintained lists soon. Lots of great ideas out there.
I haven't been as active on the forums lately and hadn't realized that your thread had been turned into a primer. I just wanted to say congratulations! I'll also put a link to this thread in the OP of my thread.
I have toyed around with lists for a bit, and couldn't get something I was happy with. Plus I already have a controlly Riku of Two Reflections deck, so as cool as your list is, I don't want to introduce flash hatebears to my playgroup. UW just lacks the sort of blowout win cards for an equipment-based strategy that red has, so I think I will look at Ruhan of the Fomori instead to get access to red.
I have toyed around with lists for a bit, and couldn't get something I was happy with. Plus I already have a controlly Riku of Two Reflections deck, so as cool as your list is, I don't want to introduce flash hatebears to my playgroup. UW just lacks the sort of blowout win cards for an equipment-based strategy that red has, so I think I will look at Ruhan of the Fomori instead to get access to red.
Far be it from me to hard-sell you, but the best way to get blowout wins with UW is to combo off - unlike green based decks which can easily go over everyone--
Here're a couple you might like:
* Reveillark combo (Lark + Lighting Greaves + phantasmal image + other shenanigans)
* Intruder alarm/Thraben Doomsayer (or intruder alarm/myr turbine/clock of omens)
* Restoration Angel + Bribery ( if someone plays kiki-jiki
* Voltaic Key/Rings of brighthearth/etc. stuff
* Power Artifact/Basalt Monolith or grim Monolith
That said Brago is probably the better combo general - he just goes off so easily
A few new cards have started to appeal to me quite a bit more the more I think about them.
1) Tragic Arrogance - This card feels like it's going to be an insane blowout a lot of the time, while leaving us in a position to move faster than the enemy. Having us make the choice feels really good. I might try it in place of catastrophe.
2) Archangel of Tithes - I tried this out in a standard brew and it's very very strong. I think it might be enough to get there in EDH. It's pretty tough to find room for 4 drops in this deck, but it might be better than Linvala in some circumstances.
I have been playing with Tragic Arrogance for a bit now and I can tell you, everyone's reaction to me casting it is amazing. I have only cast it twice now but the first time, it ate a Pact of Negation. The second time, a red player flashed in an Oblivion Stone and popped it in response when he saw what it was going to do lol.
Archangel of Tithes - I still sort of feel like Windborn Muse just beats it. The attack trigger seems like it rarely comes up for me because I usually feel like I play 3v1 magic with this deck so I never seem to have surplus creatures to play with that. The larger body is nice but honestly I would rather have them pay twice as much to attack me.
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I do not see what the big deal with Tragic Arrogance is. I mean in Ephara, you will probably be picking Ephara a good part of the time I would think. Your creatures each one are probably going to be as small as the opponents' smallest ones, and you're probably able to refuel very well. So given that, I don't know why you just wouldn't run Akroma's Vengeance or Oblivion Stone. I mean, Treachery probably puts you in a better spot, on average, and it doesn't work nearly the same way.
I think it's once more the case, and it seems to happen often, that a card gets the kind of exposure in Standard that convinces everyone it's good everywhere. So soon, you start to see it being run where it shouldn't be. Reminds me of when Thragtusk, Bloodbraid Elf and Baneslayer Angel were considered "EDH staples". We will probably start to see a bunch of Hangarback Walker in EDH also. Case in point, this bozo who Flashes in O-Stone in response. That play is strictly worse than Flashing in O-Stone after resolution. I don't want to be a downer, but I am on this card.
If your dislike of the deck is something you can put in a way that it might help other Ephara players take another build direction (or give me some other ideas), I'd love to hear it
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So far, nothing I see as a gimme in Ephara - like good enough to become a staple. There're a few consideration creatures. Sadly, only one or two I really want to try.
White
Archangel of Tithes - He's really strong and messes with combat math really badly. This effect on a relevant body is tempting. I don't see any 4-drops we could replace it with, unfortunately.
Hixus, Prison Warden - The taking damage clause probably just makes him worthless unfortunately but it's a neat idea. Give me Aetherize on a body instead please.
Kytheon, Hero of Akros - He can be ranger of eos'd and once flipped he can make dudes indestructible to protect against a wrath. Wrathing with Elesh Norn up is pretty good.
Relic Seeker - Slowforge Mystic is probably the best card in the set for Ephara, oddly enough. He's cheap enough and can do a serviceable stoneforge impression in EDH - if you draw him in your opener he's going to hit someone, almost for sure. There are basically two curve places you want to be in Ephara - casting ramp on turn 2, or casting Stoneforge on turn 2.
Vryn Wingmare - Slow Thalia is slow. I don't think this will even see any real play in Modern D&T. It flies, but its tax is just not enough in EDH to make a difference in my opinion.
Blue
Day's undoing - We don't play Windfall or Time Spiral, but this card is pretty sick. We play a lot of stuff at instant speed and occasionally will want graveyard hate. The downside here is we do a lot of GY shenanigans and sometimes it's the wrong play. I might try it out.
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy - Our yard is usually stocked from fetchlands and people killing our value dudes. He digs, he's a critter, and he can let us rebound a wrath or something. He might be playable in place of one of our other 2-drops or 3-drops.
Mizzium Meddler - He's got flash and he protects stuff. Most people run broad answers in EDH. Downside is he doesn't protect Ephara from Confusion in the Ranks.
Thopter Spy Network - With a bigger artifact theme, say Myrs or something, this would be neat. I could defintely see this being a buildaround for an Ephara artifact deck.
Artifact
Sword of the Animist - Oddly enough I think this is decent in a fringe way. It's a relatively unoffensive thing you're often going to be happy to draw, or could fetch with Stoneforge that wouldn't infuriate the table as much as Feast and Famine or similar. I might give it a shot if I try Slowforged Mystic as well.
Multi
Thunderclap Wyvern - Eh, we have a lot of fliers I guess, and it has flash, but it really crowds our 4-drop slot and I don't think it works. Maybe in a deck more focused on fliers or budgetary concerns. We'd rather have Elesh Norn or the hybrid guy that gives an unconditional pump to blue+white dudes.
Overall a great set I really enjoyed reading about but really poor for my specific build of Ephara. Not much flash stuff, not much cheap stuff with value, not many hatebears.
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GTitiania, Protector Of ArgothG: Protecting Argoth, by blowing it up!
GYisan, The Wanderer BardG: Gradus Ad Elfball.
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Mizzium Meddler seems sort of interesting too but I could also just run Spellskite so there is a question of if its really better or not.
Jace seems ok but I am not blown away by him here. He isn't bad but I don't think any of his walker side abilities matter enough to me to run him.
I guess where I am sitting right now I am still trying to weigh Sword of the Animist in here but am not overly sold on much for Ephara right now.
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Mizzium meddler...it could replace any of the questionable 3-drops in my deck possibly, just to try out. But I think it's bad Definitely better than Skite in Ephara though, since it can actually achieve a functional 2-for-1 rather than just trading 1-for-1 for removal.
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Well some things for Spellskite:
1) it costs 2 instead of 3
2) it can redirect artifact / enchantment removal to itself
3) people might target elsewhere instead of just consuming your skite
4) if you have flash its all upside. It depends on how much you prioritize flash though I guess (I currently have 3 sources of and am considering a 4th)
5) it works through Torpor Orb (which I run lol)
I think it depends a little still. If you are sitting on Mizzium Meddler it means keeping 3 mana up at all times until you go to use it. Spellskite on the other hand can be fired off whenever and used as a deterrent sort of like Glen Elendra Archmage in some ways but bad vs wraths. I don't think either is really in a strictly worse grouping offhand.
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Probably the coolest hatebear I didn't know existed.
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I see you taking it off and on, and I don't see it currently on the main list. I was considering it for a White deck, but for the same deck I ruled out Ethersworn Canonist, and you've included that plus Eidolon of Rhetoric. Both seem to operate on the principle that they hurt you far less because you're playing more often during other people's turns. I'm just wondering about which of these effects are the most powerful, and I don't have as much experience playing them as you do.
The decks in my meta (especially Maelstrom wanderer) suffer a great deal from Canonist and Eidolon, and they also shut off a lot of combos that I happen to see on a regular basis (especially Animar).
Spirit is amazing, and is always on my list; I think I might run it if I decide to try Day's Undoing and/or Timetwister. Pretty fun way to mind twist everyone when I'm ahead.
The best play I ever made with Spirit was aether vialling it out with wheel of fortune on the stack. All the wheels are close enough to a reason to run it - they hurt you a lot, but your topdecks are generally going to fill your hand faster.
The nicest part about all three of these bears is that they are diggable by Enlightened Tutor, which is insanely flexible in this deck.
Final opinion is that it's really meta specific - I run Relic-Warder in the flex slot that would contain Spirit (due to all the Gods in my meta; it gets rid of Purphoros which is huge). He could replace either Canonist, Relic-Warder or Containment Priest possibly. In an unknown meta, I would drop Canonist for Spirit most likely (because dying to random artifact hate is crappy and annoying)
In my meta, the Rule of Law effects are king. They shut off almost every combo people play in my group.
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I've been thinking about this a lot more lately and I feel like an artifact theme could really work here. On the back of cards like Myr Turbine, Shimmer Myr, Unwinding Clock, Master of Etherium, Mycosynth Golem, Chief Engineer etc.
Addionally, there's the bonus of all the Myr mana dorks being amazing for pumping out Ephara, and the possibility of Krark clan combo to boot. Metalworker would be insane.
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Myself, I have mostly seen lately graveyard based combo's. Survival for Karmic, T&N for Mike-Trike, Sharuum, Living Death. Then next up that don't use the gy is probably Palinchron and Kiki-Jiki, each possibly off T&N. I play a lot online, so I'm assuming that's a fair picture of the format. In my mind, Hushwing Gryff and Containment Priest each get 90% of that on their own. I suppose Ethersworn Canonist and Eidolon of Rhetoric round out the combo stoppers against everything else, while being more specific. Aven Mindcensor shuts off enablers, but not combo's, and I suppose Spirit of the Labyrinth is in that category, while clearly not being as good as Mindcensor. Hopefully I can find room for all of it.
I'm trying them out for both an Azorius deck and a Naya deck. From the sound of it, I will most probably run Spirit in at least the Naya deck, because I plan on running Wheels.
As a side note, Spirit does stop Enter the Infinite and other draw your deck then combo off combos (divining top, staff, etc.).
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Its also possible to build more around Torpor Orb effects. I dont encounter much combo in my meta but I find that Torpor Orb hurts some people a TON so I prioritize it some in my own list.
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I would strongly consider Humility and more tokens if I were gonna go that route, the more I think about it. EDH has become a really creature heavy format and Humility is just soul crushing.
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Some potential:
Without a doubt play Shimmer Myr and Clock of Omens.
And one more sidenote: In an artifact build, I think Scarecrone and Argivian Archaeologist might be good enough to play. They probably enable some hilarious loops.
Also: When you get it playtested shoot me a link to your decklist thread and I'll post it in the primer! Going to try to gather up all the other maintained lists soon. Lots of great ideas out there.
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Far be it from me to hard-sell you, but the best way to get blowout wins with UW is to combo off - unlike green based decks which can easily go over everyone--
Here're a couple you might like:
* Reveillark combo (Lark + Lighting Greaves + phantasmal image + other shenanigans)
* Intruder alarm/Thraben Doomsayer (or intruder alarm/myr turbine/clock of omens)
* Restoration Angel + Bribery ( if someone plays kiki-jiki
* Voltaic Key/Rings of brighthearth/etc. stuff
* Power Artifact/Basalt Monolith or grim Monolith
That said Brago is probably the better combo general - he just goes off so easily
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1) Tragic Arrogance - This card feels like it's going to be an insane blowout a lot of the time, while leaving us in a position to move faster than the enemy. Having us make the choice feels really good. I might try it in place of catastrophe.
2) Archangel of Tithes - I tried this out in a standard brew and it's very very strong. I think it might be enough to get there in EDH. It's pretty tough to find room for 4 drops in this deck, but it might be better than Linvala in some circumstances.
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Archangel of Tithes - I still sort of feel like Windborn Muse just beats it. The attack trigger seems like it rarely comes up for me because I usually feel like I play 3v1 magic with this deck so I never seem to have surplus creatures to play with that. The larger body is nice but honestly I would rather have them pay twice as much to attack me.
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I think it's once more the case, and it seems to happen often, that a card gets the kind of exposure in Standard that convinces everyone it's good everywhere. So soon, you start to see it being run where it shouldn't be. Reminds me of when Thragtusk, Bloodbraid Elf and Baneslayer Angel were considered "EDH staples". We will probably start to see a bunch of Hangarback Walker in EDH also. Case in point, this bozo who Flashes in O-Stone in response. That play is strictly worse than Flashing in O-Stone after resolution. I don't want to be a downer, but I am on this card.
Also, Archangel of Tithes. There is no way that 1/2 of a Propaganda is as good as even 100% of a Propaganda in Windborn Muse, much less a card like Linvala, Keeper of Silence that keeps your opponents from combo'ing off via Palinchron, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Deadeye Navigator and Triskelion, all in one card.