I'm redefining my GW section right now and I'm was wondering the addition of this card. What do you guys think about it? Where does it stand in your evaluation of the GW section? I know there's a ton of options there, but in a cube where there's 5 spot available at GW, do you think one could be deserve to this card? Where does it stand compare to bottom cards like Sigarda, Host of Herons or Knight of Reliquary in your opinion?
GW is an embarrassment of riches, and this card falls behind at least 2-3 Cubes' worth of GW cards before I would want to play this one. It just doesn't do enough compared to what else is out there in the combination. I've had my Cube for a long time, and cards I have played (and considered) over this one include:
Kitchen Finks
Knight of the Reliquary
Mirari's Wake
Gaddock Teeg
Voice of Resurgence
Qasali Pridemage
Dryad Militant
Armadillo Cloak (and by extension, Unflinching Courage)
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Loxodon Hierarch
Glare of Subdual
Fleecemane Lion
Behemoth Sledge
Loxodon Smiter
Watchwolf (I know, right? Hooray for power creep!)
Obviously some of these cards saw play before newer cards were printed, but every one of them was on my radar for what my Cube needed for Eladamri's Call.
i've had it in my 6 selesnya cards in my 720 and it's been fine for us. i like it because it does something different than the rest of the gw spells which are mostly just creatures. i play:
Yeah, obviously cards like Watchwolf are relics of the past. Same with auras in a removal-heavy world. But EC has been available all the years I've had my Cube, but I've run those cards over it.
Eldamri's Call has skyrocketed in value as creatures have been more pushed, especially since white has the best monarch enabler (Palace Jailer) and both green and white have the best initiative enablers. This is also pretty commonly seen in 5-color Niv-Mizzet decks. It's probably one of the better Selesnya options now, IMO.
Ya, as creatures have become both better and more important, Call has increased in value. If you're playing creature-based combo decks or have a handful of best-in-slot targets for it, it's far better than it used to be (when creatures were the worst part of any deck they were in).
I'm redefining my GW section right now and I'm was wondering the addition of this card. What do you guys think about it? Where does it stand in your evaluation of the GW section? I know there's a ton of options there, but in a cube where there's 5 spot available at GW, do you think one could be deserve to this card? Where does it stand compare to bottom cards like Sigarda, Host of Herons or Knight of Reliquary in your opinion?
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Kitchen Finks
Knight of the Reliquary
Mirari's Wake
Gaddock Teeg
Voice of Resurgence
Qasali Pridemage
Dryad Militant
Armadillo Cloak (and by extension, Unflinching Courage)
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Loxodon Hierarch
Glare of Subdual
Fleecemane Lion
Behemoth Sledge
Loxodon Smiter
Watchwolf (I know, right? Hooray for power creep!)
Obviously some of these cards saw play before newer cards were printed, but every one of them was on my radar for what my Cube needed for Eladamri's Call.
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Dryad Militant
Kitchen Finks
Voice of Resurgence
Qasali Pridemage
Mirari's Wake
Eladamri's Call
using Ant's list, i think smiter, lion, sledge, and KotR are all great options, but I don't think any of them are tiers above or below what i play.
i don't think watchwolf, glare, hierarch, sigarda, cloak, courage or teeg are as good as the rest.
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I'm probably going to be cutting Ajani for Dryad Militant, but beyond that, I'd still run the following before Call (in no particular order):
Armada Wurm
Armadillo Cloak/Unflinching Courage
Centaur Healer
Knight of the Reliquary
Gaddock Teeg
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Loxodon Hierarch
Glare of Subdual
Fleecemane Lion
Behemoth Sledge
Loxodon Smiter
Watchwolf
Loxodon Hierarch
Mystic Enforcer
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