I thought Odric was probably my overall favorite MtG character, and this card seals it. I'd frame that piece. I might actually go see if there's an original up for sale.
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Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
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It's funny. I think Odric and Sorin would actually get on, or at least exhibit mutual respect. They have the same gravitas, the same sense of duty. They even wear the same kind of garb (probably due to Michael Komarck illustrating both their original cards).
The card itself kinda sucks though, right? It's a non-creature card for a deck that wants to run as many humans as possible, and it does almost nothing when you're behind...
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The card itself kinda sucks though, right? It's a non-creature card for a deck that wants to run as many humans as possible, and it does almost nothing when you're behind...
Hmm, well, maybe if you are behind you hope against hope that you don't draw this card?
I can't help but read the flavor text in Sean Connery's voice.
And now I imagine Odric saying "And currently your mother sits on my face, Trebek!"
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They didn't care that he was the savior of Fort Keff, the great hunter of Ondu, the champion of Kabira. To them, he was just another piece of flesh, a thing with life to be drained away.
This card accurately describes the denial of many posters here re: Emrakul on Innistrad.
not at all...
The flavour text probably just refers to an inner struggle Odric is having... You know...
He follows Avacinian religion and now Avacyn is butchering people.
He is a servant of the Lunarch council and now the churc seems to be coing all "Spanish Inquisition" on everyone.
He wants to protect people, but can't do that unless he forsakes everything he believed in.
At least that is how I interpret it.
What of the name?
Hope against Hope...
Do you remember the name of he first print of Avacyn? Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Makes just much more sense than randomly saying "Emrakul!".
He wasn't speaking literally friendo, he was saying that "hope against hope" ironically describes people's feelings towards emrakrul.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
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Decent in swarmy humans decks, but probably worse than eidolion
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"YOU ARE A PLANESWALKER," so let me draw you as one. Check out my art-for-cards trade thread here: http://www.mtgsalvation.com/trading-post/details/1564-you-are-a-planeswalker-and-i-will-draw-you-as
Odric's spark will ignite, making him an Elspeth replacement in the Multiverse
-or-
Odric will die and become an angelic Geist to fill the role mad Avacyn lost as a symbol of hope and protect of the people
Edit: If he becomes a planeswalker (which I find highly unlikely) his ability from Odric, Lunarch Marshal would make for a neat emblem
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
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Doomsdayin'
Please explain.
Hmm, well, maybe if you are behind you hope against hope that you don't draw this card?
I can see this being very obnoxious in limited, just like stoneforge masterwork is/was. I rolled my eyes every time I saw that annoying piece of junk.
And now I imagine Odric saying "And currently your mother sits on my face, Trebek!"
But the people behind the barrier knew.
He wasn't speaking literally friendo, he was saying that "hope against hope" ironically describes people's feelings towards emrakrul.
Thank you!
I'm surprised that wasn't more obvious...
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW