Solphim, Dominus of Mayhem
2RR
Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Horror
If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
[R/P][R/P], Discard two cards: Put an indestructible counter on Zopandrel, Dominus of Hunger.
5/4
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This is another leak and seems really strong 4cc in aggro or midrange decks. Also, the indestructive ability to discard 2 cards is really interesting in those decks. Thoughts?
This is another leak and seems really strong 4cc in aggro or midrange decks. Also, the indestructive ability to discard 2 cards is really interesting in those decks. Thoughts?
I'm not sure I agree this seems really strong. While the static ability is of course strong, and quite tempting, I think it looks quite awkward to use it in practice. If already costs 4 mana, so if you want to get immediate value out of the static ability you will need to have 5-6 mana. You also need a second card to draw advantage from the static, so in a top deck situation, it can very often simply be a vanilla 5/4 for 4.
This doesn't look playable in aggro to me, as they usually want to have a curve-topper in the 4-slot. Even in the dream situation where your deck has Fireblast, I think something like Hazoret, Hellrider, Oxid Ridge or Embercleave are better.
I think the indestructibility ability is a bit hard to evaluate, and there is a whole cycle of these guys - so it will be interesting to see how much value those add. But at the moment I am leaning towards the ability being to slow and costly to add enough value to make this particularly nice, even in midrange. Even if you manage to get the indestructible counter on, which means you have invested 7 mana and discarded 2 cards, there are plenty of answers. I also think the activated ability is way to costly to be interesting as a discard outlet.
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Non-combat damage is rough. In aggro you're usually getting close to hellbent when you play your 4-drop, and Hellrider, Hero of Oxid Ridge, and Hazoret all represent way more immediate damage.
Solphim, Dominus of Mayhem
2RR
Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Horror
If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
[R/P][R/P], Discard two cards: Put an indestructible counter on Zopandrel, Dominus of Hunger.
5/4
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This is another leak and seems really strong 4cc in aggro or midrange decks. Also, the indestructive ability to discard 2 cards is really interesting in those decks. Thoughts?
I'm not sure I agree this seems really strong. While the static ability is of course strong, and quite tempting, I think it looks quite awkward to use it in practice. If already costs 4 mana, so if you want to get immediate value out of the static ability you will need to have 5-6 mana. You also need a second card to draw advantage from the static, so in a top deck situation, it can very often simply be a vanilla 5/4 for 4.
This doesn't look playable in aggro to me, as they usually want to have a curve-topper in the 4-slot. Even in the dream situation where your deck has Fireblast, I think something like Hazoret, Hellrider, Oxid Ridge or Embercleave are better.
I think the indestructibility ability is a bit hard to evaluate, and there is a whole cycle of these guys - so it will be interesting to see how much value those add. But at the moment I am leaning towards the ability being to slow and costly to add enough value to make this particularly nice, even in midrange. Even if you manage to get the indestructible counter on, which means you have invested 7 mana and discarded 2 cards, there are plenty of answers. I also think the activated ability is way to costly to be interesting as a discard outlet.
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