Hah! So you can bind Fenrir but he then takes a Rabid Bite at you. And eventually Fenrir will grow and use his ability to wrath the board, chains included, therefore he is destined to escape no matter what.
This, ladies and gents, is what we call a "flavor home run". Literally only way this could be any better would be if it enchanted you with Farewell to Arms too.
Shuffle the Graveyard? Finally, a viable counter to Death Spark!
Jokes aside, seems pretty deece. On the right deck, it's at its worst a delayed draw 2 for 2. In Limited, also helps Shapeshifters fuel their graveyard banishing effects.
I wouldn't dismiss Battlefield Raptor for Constructed just yet, Healer's Hawk saw heavy play during Guilds of Ravnica Standard. Sure, this lacks the Lifelink synergies with stuff like Ajani's Pridemate, but on the other hand, both ourequipmentandourAuras are much better than they were in Healer's Hawk Standard, plus we have Mutate and as mentioned above Luminarch Aspirant. Maybe this is this set's little bird that could.
In one hand, Lumbering Battlement wasn't exactly top tier when it was in Standard.
On the other hand, this does seems to be much better, and while Battlement wasn't super strong, it could do some real silly things if it got going and I loved it in my Azorius Blink deck in Standard.
On the other other hand, Lumbering Battlement could exile another copy of itself, which I used to go infinite at least once with Elite Guardmage.
Overall, I like it. Potential for Standard, great in Commander, just an overall sweet card.
I mean, yeah, it's Memorial to Genius, but +2 life. Memorial to Genius was a fine card but was completely useless in matchups where 2 life would be relevant, so honestly, I'm not feeling this one. It's decent, it's playable, it's just not exciting.
And/or? As in, easy +1 for 5? In Boros? At a land that produces colored mana? At Uncommon!?
Compare with Memorial to Genius, a card that saw fringe Standard play in Bant Scapeshift as a way to reload against Control and costs 6 instead.
That land could be a Boros EDH staple. Hell, even if you're not a creature deck, run it anyways and keep a single Pacifism variant and Bloodthirsty Blade in deck because why the hell not.
The 2nd effect alone makes her a house against Control. Delaying a Wrath by 2 whole turns is pretty much the same as just turning it into a blank, and could easily be 3 if your opponent is running Snows. It also hoses Tron's endgame threats, Heliod's CoCos and Chords as well as Ad Nauseam.
As for the Shield, it`s a game-winner against Storm and hoses Amulet Titan. Other than that, I mostly just see it as a way to protect Reidane if you draw a second copy.
Seems pretty alright, a mini-Sun Titan with two relevant types should see play at the very least in some Commander White/Boros piles, if only because it's technically mono-White ramp with just a little bit of setup. In Standard, it's worth reminding that Charming Prince is a permanent with CMC 2 or less.
Fun card, probably more at home in janky brews rather than actual competitive decks, but fun nonetheless.
Yup, it's bad. Sadly, so far it's probably the best Land Destruction effect printed in Standard on a while. Destroying Artifacts is very relevant in the current meta, Instant speed LD is very rare and Land Destruction could be useful once we're staring down the inevitable 5c The World Tree ramp piles. But nope, it's still not quite there.
Reminder that Toralf's ability is noncombat damage itself, and it can re-trigger itself in multiple instances of damage. Combo with Torbran, Thane of Red Fell, amp every instance by 2 and suddenly a measly Lightning Bolt becomes a chain reaction of death.
Just a quick note: The card says "search your library for a snow permanent card", so no, it can't search for another copy of itself, which would be actually somewhat relevant as it would be a way to mana sink it into lifegain.
Still a really solid card tho. Lots of relevant options here, hell even if it said just "legendary card" it would be fine even if unexciting.
Time to ignore that life gain trigger - the tutor portion already looks good enough.
I think tutoring, just like card draw, is a thing that benefits massively from a tacked on life gain. People said the same thing about Sphinx's Revelation's lifegain, turns out setting up future plays works extremely well with the ability to survive long enough to make said plays.
oooh, if the green god isn't mythic, there is aspot left for the world serpent!
Considering Fenrir is already taking the BG slot, I'd think they'd rather make the giant, poisonous serpent that lives at the bottom of the ocean UB instead (and hopefully Hel as well as a WB legend)
Real shame that it's another 4 drop for Giant tribal. Curves nicely with Bonecrusher Giant and Crystalline Giant, but competes with Tectonic Giant and escaped Kroxa. It's still a very powerful card though cuz as mentioned above 6/4 for 4 CMC is no joke, and it also gets dangerously silly in multiples very fast. Hopefully we get something other than generic Shapeshifters to fill the 2 mana spot on the curve.
This, ladies and gents, is what we call a "flavor home run". Literally only way this could be any better would be if it enchanted you with Farewell to Arms too.
Jokes aside, seems pretty deece. On the right deck, it's at its worst a delayed draw 2 for 2. In Limited, also helps Shapeshifters fuel their graveyard banishing effects.
On the other hand, this does seems to be much better, and while Battlement wasn't super strong, it could do some real silly things if it got going and I loved it in my Azorius Blink deck in Standard.
On the other other hand, Lumbering Battlement could exile another copy of itself, which I used to go infinite at least once with Elite Guardmage.
Overall, I like it. Potential for Standard, great in Commander, just an overall sweet card.
I mean, yeah, it's Memorial to Genius, but +2 life. Memorial to Genius was a fine card but was completely useless in matchups where 2 life would be relevant, so honestly, I'm not feeling this one. It's decent, it's playable, it's just not exciting.
Compare with Memorial to Genius, a card that saw fringe Standard play in Bant Scapeshift as a way to reload against Control and costs 6 instead.
That land could be a Boros EDH staple. Hell, even if you're not a creature deck, run it anyways and keep a single Pacifism variant and Bloodthirsty Blade in deck because why the hell not.
As for the Shield, it`s a game-winner against Storm and hoses Amulet Titan. Other than that, I mostly just see it as a way to protect Reidane if you draw a second copy.
Fun card, probably more at home in janky brews rather than actual competitive decks, but fun nonetheless.
Still a really solid card tho. Lots of relevant options here, hell even if it said just "legendary card" it would be fine even if unexciting.
I think tutoring, just like card draw, is a thing that benefits massively from a tacked on life gain. People said the same thing about Sphinx's Revelation's lifegain, turns out setting up future plays works extremely well with the ability to survive long enough to make said plays.