MTG Salvation

A new member of the Coastal Piracy family, along with Bident of Thassa, Reconnaissance Mission, Ohran Frostfang, Keeper of Fables, and Edric, Spymaster of Trest. This is a unique version slotting right in the middle, combining creature-ness with the staying power of the enchantments. It's also the most splashable iteration.

Uncounterable and indestructible pretty much guarantee that you're going to have the effect in play for a little while, but a 1/1 indestructible creature isn't impossible to remove. Must attack is a major drawback, as the stats would be much more effective on defense. Indestructible also makes him a monster with equipment.

I really like this guy, and not just because Ratatoskr is a favorite of mine. It seems like a swell and powerful card, but top of the all-time pile for four drops... probably not.

Edit: Whoops, looks like I was too slow making the thread. Somebody else made one.

This is an easy pass for me.

I have been liking Questing Beast, Shifting Ceratops or Nightpack Ambusher for non-ramp/ melira decks - These threats hit hard, hard to answer and very good at answering planeswalkers in the midgame.

I think these threats are too powerful/ combos are too linear for these slow grinding value decks to shine.

Takes too much work to make this card work. Having to attack if able is a huge drawback on a creature with indestructible since this strips away the defensive value of the keyword. This is an easy pass for me.

Some people have been saying that they can finally say goodbye to edric, spymaster of trest with this being printed but I don't see it.

This card looks like a trap. I’d say it needed to be a 2/2 with haste to get me excited - perhaps give it hexproof instead of indestructible.

I'm a big fan of Edric. You pick him up and say, "okay cool let's get some tokens and disruption and get unstoppable card advantage".

This is a 1/1 for 4 mana - almost feels like more of an enchantment than a creature - and slots into that deck but doesn't really encourage me quite the same way. I think this is exclusively a Commander for people who want to be rewarded for shoving every squirrel-related card in their 100.

Blue_Oneironaut nailed it. bad card is bad.

I want to hate this card. It's bad, I know it is. How can a 4 mana 1/1 that behaves more like a do-nothing enchantment be playable in vintage cube? But then I see it in action and it draws 3-4 cards minimum in 60% of games or more. What's everybody's take on this? Should I just replace it with Esika's Chariot and trust my instincts?

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Should I just replace it with Esika's Chariot and trust my instincts?

Yes. I think Chariot is stronger overall, shines in more matchups, and I think that would be a prudent swap.

It is extremely disappointing that this requires creatures to connect instead of being a pure Edric ability.

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It is extremely disappointing that this requires creatures to connect instead of being a pure Edric ability.

They're the same ability in 1v1, Edric also requires combat damage.

Oh you’re right… What card am I thinking of? Maybe something I imagine I wish existed haha.