Drana, Liberator of Malakir 1BB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Ally
Flying, First Strike
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature you control.
This seems pretty good to me. 1BB for a 2/3 first strike flyer is already somewhat close, and the quasi-anthem effect seems good. It gives her the slith effect, and pumps all your non-first trike guys before they hit. Great with bitterblossom and zombie blossom, great in WB tokens (hello lingering souls), and in black which doesn't get many cubable anthem-esque effects. This seems like a test for sure for mid sized cubes and above.
A good aggressive black 3-drop that works with swarm aggro and token decks. It's a unique and interesting effect for black, and I'll very likely give it a shot.
I'm stoked this rumored card was real. The fact that she pumps your team if she connects with your opponent before normal combat damage is quite a unique effect. Adds a depth of difficulty to your opponent's blocks if he cannot stop Drana in the air. My cube definitely wants this. This is at the top of my to get list.
That is pretty interesting. Might finally convince me to retire Dauthi Marauder. Probably worse than Nighthawk in a vacuum but great with any sort of aggro/token strategies, and carries weapons like a champ. Aside from Baneslayer, this would be the only flying first-striker I cube – a pretty juicy combination.
Vampire Nighthawk is a waaaaay off making the cut for me these days, but this is a different beast entirely. It's just a magnificent aggro card and synergizes with token decks amazingly as well, pumping the whole team on the same turn it swings. So it's a great fit for many decks.
She pumps herself too, but only after she's dealt damage for the turn. So it's a Slith Firewalker effect for herself (and other first strikers) and a Curse of Predation for the rest of the team.
Can't wait to test this. Master of the Feast will be my cut for this; people are getting more and more reluctant to play that card even in decks where it belongs.
Oh man do I love this card. I have so wanted a black anthem and this plays that role in spades. I love that it will pump my bad black two drop(whichever it is) before it deals damage. That gives this an almost Hellrider feel. Whatever crazy developer decided to give this first strike I applaud you it makes this card even more interesting. And not having the annoying limitation of now pumping herself. Great Gravy
Easily my number one include from this set even in a recently crowded slot.
So some back of the envelope math with this and bitterblossom is really quite impressive, Love must kill 3 drops. With just a couple idiots or a token maker this represents as much damage output as some of the best offensive 3 drops in cube.
Master of the feast would be my cut too, but a decent amount of times the master is by himself laying on the beats, which makes me reluctant to say this would be an upgrade.
Liliana's Specter might be the cut for me. It isn't picked highly and doesn't slot into a particular archetype for me. I also run Master but it's not a cut for me since the Enchantress archetype wants it. But most cubes don't support Enchantress so I can see Master being the cut.
Liliana's Specter might be the cut for me. It isn't picked highly and doesn't slot into a particular archetype for me. I also run Master but it's not a cut for me since the Enchantress archetype wants it. But most cubes don't support Enchantress so I can see Master being the cut.
Master of the Feast is far better than Liliana's specter. I would say this is a good cut the new Drana.
I like the old Drana art more, but that's a rather small complaints.
Man, when I last saw this card in the spoilers it just had the pump effect and the p/t. Now that it also has Flying and First Strike? Wow. This is a great card.
Seriously? This card did some nasty job recently in my cube. On turn 2, the card is almost unbeatable. Drana should find a room, but not at Master of the Feast's spot. In fact, I think she should be next to him.
Neat card, snap include. Plus it comes with the added benefit of keeping up anthem equilibrium, since I'm tossing Ajani Goldmane out for the new Gideon. Kismet!
Liliana's Specter is a relic of the past when black 3 drop creatures was one of the most barren slots in the cube, for those still playing it, this should be an easy cut. I think it's crazy that we're talking about cutting Master of the Feast. Not that it's not the correct choice (very debatable, Master is so damn good) but that black 3 drops have this much competition now.
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Drana, Liberator of Malakir 1BB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Ally
Flying, First Strike
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature you control.
This seems pretty good to me. 1BB for a 2/3 first strike flyer is already somewhat close, and the quasi-anthem effect seems good. It gives her the slith effect, and pumps all your non-first trike guys before they hit. Great with bitterblossom and zombie blossom, great in WB tokens (hello lingering souls), and in black which doesn't get many cubable anthem-esque effects. This seems like a test for sure for mid sized cubes and above.
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Easily my number one include from this set even in a recently crowded slot.
So some back of the envelope math with this and bitterblossom is really quite impressive, Love must kill 3 drops. With just a couple idiots or a token maker this represents as much damage output as some of the best offensive 3 drops in cube.
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Master of the Feast is far better than Liliana's specter. I would say this is a good cut the new Drana.
I like the old Drana art more, but that's a rather small complaints.
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