Quote from TheNoob »Quote from chronocidist »Quote from TheCommunistManatee »So some changes have just been announced to evergreen mechanics
TL;DR
1) The "Goblin War Drums ability" is now "Menace" and evergreen
2) Prowess is now evergreen, mostly in blue
3) Scry is now evergreen
For me this says a deck like Ninja-Bear-Delver in mono blue aggro (without merfolk) might be getting a big boost at some point. It also says Serum Visions is much much more likely to be reprinted outside of FNM promos!
I think that other important parts of the TL;DR are that:
1) Intimidate and Landwalk are not going to be printed anymore
2) Protection is going to become a lot rarer. "Moving forward, protection is moving from what we call evergreen to deciduous. It's a tool in our toolbox that we're allowed to use, but it's not something we expect to use in every set."
Landwalk being gone shouldn't come as a surprise, but Intimidate and Protection kinda surprises me. Shouldn't affect modern too much, but interesting to know.
Honestly, does anyone else feel like MtG is moving more and more towards Hearthstone? It feels like they are just moving more and more towards high P/T creatures with very basic keywords and very little interaction other than permanent removal. (For anyone who does not play Hearthstone, you can only play spells on your turn, 75%+ of your deck is creatures or ways to remove creatures and there is very little interaction beyond that).
It is really sad to see MtG move more and more away from a thoughtful game with lots of different interactions/modes of winning to a lets play big creatures and hit each other over and over.
Wait, they removed three keywords that stifled player interaction, and added three new mechanics that increase player interaction, and you're complaining that the game is getting less thoughtful?
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lol.This is alot of value in one card
Also i don't think this is the place for this kinda thread
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I would drop the mind sculpt since it doesn't have anything to do with the deck.To make most of Ensoul Artifact you need more artifacts like Springleaf Drum or Ghostfire Blade.Also add Shrapnel Blast since is the biggest burn with artifacts.Also add Scutling Doom Engine as the "big boy" of the deck and he can also burn.
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