Like it or not, these lands will see play. Whether it be next year when Huey comes in, or now in control/midrange decks, these scry lands offer something that the others can't: better card selection.
Sure, they probably shouldn't have warranted rare slots, but don't knock it till you've tried it. Everyone's judging them in a vacuum, with practically no thought to block interaction. I'd be surprised if there are no cards that interact favorably with scry
This is definitely a design direction I hope they either a) make it matter like artifacts in mirrodin or Esper, or b) make it small enough to not matter like they ultimately did with werewolves in Innistrad (still sad that they could have been a thing)
Elspeth, the Fortifier
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Loyalty 3
+2: Until your next end step, target creature gets +2/+2 for each enchantment you control
-4: Target creature you control gains lifelink, vigilance, first strike and protection from black and from red
-9: You get an emblem with "during each player's end step, you gain 6 life for each untapped Plains you control"
I haven't seen anything on the forums, and I received this on a chat group I'm in that was discussing its validity, so I've no idea how legit this is
I for one like this gimmick a lot. Appeals to the casual/vorthos crowd, not mandatory, and there's a nice reward at the end. Only downside I see is that players will attend less sessions in order to afford all 3 sessions
can really see this in a Shattergang Bros build, with everyone desperately trying to kill/counter the Bros before they are able to sac it
Sure, they probably shouldn't have warranted rare slots, but don't knock it till you've tried it. Everyone's judging them in a vacuum, with practically no thought to block interaction. I'd be surprised if there are no cards that interact favorably with scry
and Ajani in Theros block? hmmm...
WWW
Loyalty 3
+2: Until your next end step, target creature gets +2/+2 for each enchantment you control
-4: Target creature you control gains lifelink, vigilance, first strike and protection from black and from red
-9: You get an emblem with "during each player's end step, you gain 6 life for each untapped Plains you control"
I haven't seen anything on the forums, and I received this on a chat group I'm in that was discussing its validity, so I've no idea how legit this is
3/2, sir
great design, but nowhere near cubeable enough
As for the legends, I'm pretty stoked that they are doing shards this time.