1 extra mana for exile instead of destroy and a second trigger? I would definitely run this over angel of despair. I actually like obzedat and would rank it higher then either angel or this archon.
I don't think I'm hard casting either so I'll give it to Ashen Rider.
I'm not in the camp saying this is the best card ever, but with all the Oko, Teferi, Jace running around in conjunction with the Show and Tell, Oath etc, I think I'm in the market for an ETB destroy/ removal target permanent.
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Ashen Rider is still a decent cheaty face target, IMO, but Archon of Cruelty / Woodfall Primus / Terastodon are generally at better at the ETB kill something role than Ashen Rider is. Cheaty Face has been thriving in my cube (more so especially ever since I cut down to 480 from 540), and it's probably been 5+ years since Ashen Rider has been in my own cube.
I'm not in the camp saying this is the best card ever, but with all the Oko, Teferi, Jace running around in conjunction with the Show and Tell, Oath etc, I think I'm in the market for an ETB destroy/ removal target permanent.
I brought back Ashen Rider and it's a lot better now than it was a few years ago, IMO. There are a lot of threats that need to be answered now, and being able to take out your opponent's best permanent while having a big flyer to fight over initiative / monarch is huge. The re-emergence of Flash and Shallow Grave / Corpse Dance being more consistent with more non-creature discard outlets has also increased Ashen Rider's stock quite a bit. A lot of my 3-0s with Flash have involved a lot of me just having turn 2 double Stone Rain with Flash + Ashen Rider or Woodfall Primus.
I'm not in the camp saying this is the best card ever, but with all the Oko, Teferi, Jace running around in conjunction with the Show and Tell, Oath etc, I think I'm in the market for an ETB destroy/ removal target permanent.
I brought back Ashen Rider and it's a lot better now than it was a few years ago, IMO. There are a lot of threats that need to be answered now, and being able to take out your opponent's best permanent while having a big flyer to fight over initiative / monarch is huge. The re-emergence of Flash and Shallow Grave / Corpse Dance being more consistent with more non-creature discard outlets has also increased Ashen Rider's stock quite a bit. A lot of my 3-0s with Flash have involved a lot of me just having turn 2 double Stone Rain with Flash + Ashen Rider or Woodfall Primus.
Maybe this is better than a few year ago, but It was also under-appreciated years ago.
Been cubing with ashen rider on and off (more on than off) since the card was printed and it's consistently been a tier 1.5 reanimator/sneak target.
I've ended up cutting it mostly due to guild space - I've found that Tidehollow Sculler and to a certain extent Gerard's Verdict is incredibly strong with combating the various unfair strategies in cube.
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I'm not in the camp saying this is the best card ever, but with all the Oko, Teferi, Jace running around in conjunction with the Show and Tell, Oath etc, I think I'm in the market for an ETB destroy/ removal target permanent.
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I brought back Ashen Rider and it's a lot better now than it was a few years ago, IMO. There are a lot of threats that need to be answered now, and being able to take out your opponent's best permanent while having a big flyer to fight over initiative / monarch is huge. The re-emergence of Flash and Shallow Grave / Corpse Dance being more consistent with more non-creature discard outlets has also increased Ashen Rider's stock quite a bit. A lot of my 3-0s with Flash have involved a lot of me just having turn 2 double Stone Rain with Flash + Ashen Rider or Woodfall Primus.
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Maybe this is better than a few year ago, but It was also under-appreciated years ago.
Been cubing with ashen rider on and off (more on than off) since the card was printed and it's consistently been a tier 1.5 reanimator/sneak target.
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