Skyknight Vanguard
RW
Flying
When ~ attacks, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token that's tapped and attacking
1/2
A mini version of red and white token makers like Brimaz, Hero of Bladehold, Rabblemaster and Warboss! It's a much smaller and slower clock, but the main body does fly, and it is a 2-drop. Worthy of testing?
This is a cool card and evasion on this effect is clutch. I think it's a bit too fair for my Boros section though. Agree with Hicham, an additional power would make a big difference.
For peasant. In regular cubes this has to jump Tajic, Aurelia, Boros Charm, Lightning Helix, Ajani Vengeant, and Figure. It isn't better than any of them IMO.
I think the biggest draw against this is going to be whether you want to spend a gold slot on it. Other 2drop Boros cards not generally seeing play at average power levels: Honored Crop Captain, Swiftblade Vindicator, Sky Menace. The first two do little before getting blocked out, and the second is too low impact for such a self contained "threat," and with at least one of it's evasions being fluff at any given point. Emmara has tested well in standard tokens, but her biggest downside is getting blocked by everything. I feel like the strength of this card is that it is a rabblemaster variant for one less mana, that trades the signature rabblemaster clock for evasion. I like the idea of a 2mana token generator that flies.
I recently cut Tajic for being really good at getting blocked, so there's something here that appeals to me. I think I'll wait to see how it plays in limited/standard, but I imagine Goblin Oriflamme and Hellrider would love this guy.
This is pretty legit, but space is an issue. I'm tempted to give this a spin over Aurelia. Aurelia is almost always competing with other four drops of similar power levels, but most Boros aggro decks are going to run as many twos as they can get their hands on.
I really like this guy. And two drops that make more creatures turn after turn are a rare breed. It is not crazy over the top power level or anything but my token decks are desperate for better two drops. I have no idea how to fit it in a tight guild section, and it is probably not better than lightning helix or boros charm. but I would still like to try it.
I think I like this more than Boros Charm. Pretty cool card.
I think with cards like this, the 5 variants of Goblin Rabble Master, Hero of Bladehold + tokens, we can easily support an attack with 3 creatures archetype (Battalion?)
Also pretty cool aggro card
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Skyknight Vanguard
RW
Flying
When ~ attacks, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token that's tapped and attacking
1/2
A mini version of red and white token makers like Brimaz, Hero of Bladehold, Rabblemaster and Warboss! It's a much smaller and slower clock, but the main body does fly, and it is a 2-drop. Worthy of testing?
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I recently cut Tajic for being really good at getting blocked, so there's something here that appeals to me. I think I'll wait to see how it plays in limited/standard, but I imagine Goblin Oriflamme and Hellrider would love this guy.
I think with cards like this, the 5 variants of Goblin Rabble Master, Hero of Bladehold + tokens, we can easily support an attack with 3 creatures archetype (Battalion?)
Also pretty cool aggro card