I've noticed that the iconic Winter Orb seems to be less effective against my opponents. I was able to squeeze in a game yesterday, and it was basically a dead card against a Freyalise High Tide and my wife's Kaalia list. I know I personally didn't like Static Orb very much but it now seems to be much better at constraining mana sources because it can hit mana rocks and mana dorks. What are other player's thoughts?
Regardless, there are some changes to the main decklist based on the Teferi Discord server and some play experience:
In the game that I played (and lost) yesterday, I found myself short on both cards and countermagic. Winter Orb has been on the chopping block for a while now, and yesterday's game sealed it for me. I'm cutting Snapcaster Mage (blasphemy! cries my inner blue mage) because it doesn't seem to really help advance the actual game plan of assembling the combo. More often than not, I'm flashbacking countermagic with the Mage, so I think it's better just to add a straight up Counterspell. And Spellskite wasn't really missed all that much since I've tentatively been testing him out.
Nothing especially awesome for Teferi from the new set. The only one that looks mildly interesting so far is Verity Circle. Precognitive Perception is a pretty cool card too, but I think it's just a little too expensive CMC wise to really get the inclusion in this deck.
I'll be doing a formal set review eventually, but these are my initial thoughts. It does feel like they're prepping for some sort of Artifact block though, based on what's being printed and some of the language being used (does Bedevil REALLY need to hit Artifacts in order to be good?)
Shimmer of Possibility - we'll take all the Impulse variations we can get. Sadly, it's sorcery speed, but that's just fine for being able to dig so deeply.
Verity Circle - this card's power level is VERY meta dependent. Surrounded by mana dork based decks? This card is probably going to overperform for you. Mana rock heavy meta? This card is lame. I'd pick up a copy simply for the option to tweak your deck based on what's good.
Mass Mainpulation - the art on this card is SO eerie, and a scalable sorcery-speed Mind Control effect is no laughing matter. I think that this card is conditionally good for Teferi, particularly since his minus ability can power out a large Manipulation with relatively few mana sources. I think it's a worthwhile card to consider, but probably not good enough.
Annnnnnnnnnd that's pretty much it for the set from Teferi's point of view.
gotta say, shifted away from the old tendin tribal list and am currently running the tapped out main primer list. Its pretty ridiculously fast, though there have been a few times where i have mourned the lack of static and winter orb in my main deck. What is your thoughts on the removal of these two stax effects?
Regardless, there are some changes to the main decklist based on the Teferi Discord server and some play experience:
-1 Winter Orb
-1 Snapcaster Mage
-1 Spellskite
+1 Stroke of Genius
+1 Negate
+1 Careful Consideration
In the game that I played (and lost) yesterday, I found myself short on both cards and countermagic. Winter Orb has been on the chopping block for a while now, and yesterday's game sealed it for me. I'm cutting Snapcaster Mage (blasphemy! cries my inner blue mage) because it doesn't seem to really help advance the actual game plan of assembling the combo. More often than not, I'm flashbacking countermagic with the Mage, so I think it's better just to add a straight up Counterspell. And Spellskite wasn't really missed all that much since I've tentatively been testing him out.
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
I'll be doing a formal set review eventually, but these are my initial thoughts. It does feel like they're prepping for some sort of Artifact block though, based on what's being printed and some of the language being used (does Bedevil REALLY need to hit Artifacts in order to be good?)
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Annnnnnnnnnd that's pretty much it for the set from Teferi's point of view.
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Primer - Mishra, Artificer Prodigy
Thor, Ragnar Röks!
Hela, and the Enemies of Asgard
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager