One of my deckbuilding challenges at the moment is trying to make Archangel Avacyn||Avacyn, the Purifier work as a blink/transform deck.
I'm trying to utilize The Wanderer, Light of Sanction and Mark of Asylum to turn her transform trigger and R board wipes into asymmetrical effects. So far the deck is inconsistent, but i was rarely as motivated to make a (terrible?) deck idea click.
Overall The Wanderer is rather akward as removal outside of limited or decks that have use for the static ability. Off the cards that could be compared to it i'd rather run Valorous Stance or Radiant's Judgment over it. They have some restrictions, but come in handy a lot more often than one might think.
I was wondering if Ichor Rats may be another win con. Sure, you'd need 10 prolifs, but the card comes with several upsides.
You can sac it to your commanders activated ability, ditch it to proliferate and then reanimate it. Liliana, Heretical Healer and Liliana, Death's Majesty can get it back and with a Mikaeus, the Unhallowed loop you'll only need a single prolif to stay that one poison counter behind the rest of the table.
Lesser Masticore could be some witty tech for my Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle list. Being able to ditch the creature i feel like resurrecting as it's being cast is pretty cool for 2.
Cheating a game winning Monastery Mentor around the stack is definitely welcome.
Sequestered Stash is the closest comparison not tied to a color that's still a land, and it's just straight bad compared to it
Sequestered Stash can be even better than Buried Ruin.
E.g. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle can stall terribly, especially if you aren't holding artifacts or your graveyard has been exiled. With Sequestered Stash i can mill myself eot before my turn and the way my deck's structured both hope for some juicy targets in the graveyard and an artifact in my hand by the beginning of my turn. It's not even mandatory to put an artifact on top, so filling the graveyard could be reason enough to run it.
Like Phrox has said, sometimes it can be worth it to run such a land gambling on a certain outcome. Outside of U(B)x Sequestered Stash may be a gem in that slot if you're relying on your graveyard.
I'd love to have a set of them for my 2C roster, especially since they're enemy ones.
If i'll actually pick them up will be a matter of price though. If they stay anywhere remotely close to the 20€ price tag they have right now i'll stay as far away from them as Trumpy Boy does from any sort of truth. Somewhere in between BBD duals and Shocks and i'll happily shop them.
extraplanar lens is going to see a slight bump in price if not a spike.
Already happened on cardmarket. Went from 5€-ish to 10€-ish for english Versions already.
Im curious, if the snow-covered lands are a sign one of the next sets/blocks will be nordic themed. Printing them in Hodern Horizon may shake up non-Standard formats a little, but helps keeping them out of Standard.
I'm trying to utilize The Wanderer, Light of Sanction and Mark of Asylum to turn her transform trigger and R board wipes into asymmetrical effects. So far the deck is inconsistent, but i was rarely as motivated to make a (terrible?) deck idea click.
Overall The Wanderer is rather akward as removal outside of limited or decks that have use for the static ability. Off the cards that could be compared to it i'd rather run Valorous Stance or Radiant's Judgment over it. They have some restrictions, but come in handy a lot more often than one might think.
You can sac it to your commanders activated ability, ditch it to proliferate and then reanimate it.
Liliana, Heretical Healer and Liliana, Death's Majesty can get it back and with a Mikaeus, the Unhallowed loop you'll only need a single prolif to stay that one poison counter behind the rest of the table.
Both of them and Kindred Discovery are KOS for opponents when facing my Talrand, Sky Summoner or Brago, King Eternal deck. Things get out of hand fast, when you're drawing 3+ cards a turn (looking at you Edric, Spymaster of Trest).
I'd rank them:
1. Kindred Discovery (double triggers, requires tribal builds though)
2. Coastal Piracy (tricky to remove)
3. Bident of Thassa (forcing attacks rarely comes in handy)
I'll get one for Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle.
Cheating a game winning Monastery Mentor around the stack is definitely welcome.
E.g. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle can stall terribly, especially if you aren't holding artifacts or your graveyard has been exiled. With Sequestered Stash i can mill myself eot before my turn and the way my deck's structured both hope for some juicy targets in the graveyard and an artifact in my hand by the beginning of my turn. It's not even mandatory to put an artifact on top, so filling the graveyard could be reason enough to run it.
Out of curiosity i checked for lands that are able to fill the graveyard and Sequestered Stash isn't too shabby on that front.
Bazaar of Baghdad ditches 3 for "free", but is a ~1.000€ card.
Cephalid Coliseum ditches 3 at an virtual cost of 1U. (love it in my Lazav, the Multifarious build)
Nephalia Drownyard mills for 3 at an virtual cost of 2UB.
Sequestered Stash mills for 5 at an virtual cost of 5.
(Geier Reach Sanitarium & Desolate Lighthouse only loot for 1.)
Like Phrox has said, sometimes it can be worth it to run such a land gambling on a certain outcome. Outside of U(B)x Sequestered Stash may be a gem in that slot if you're relying on your graveyard.
Overall a fair version of Academy Ruins. One of the most flavorful uses i've seen was in The Gitrog Monster dropping it for Crucible of Worlds just to replay it.
Possibility Storm works absurdely well in Zada, Hedron Grinder decks!
Say you cast Crimson Wisps, Zada, Hedron Grinder copies it for all of your creatures, then Possibility Storm kicks in, exiles the original Crimson Wisps and digs for a second spell.
Let's assume you hit Invigorated Rampage off it. Due to Possibility Storm casting the second spell you can aim it at Zada, Hedron Grinder which in return copies it for all your creatures...
In this case for a mere R with X creatures (incl. you commander) you'd get X cards, +4*X possible damage, haste and trample...
Damn, i should propably run my copy of it in there, too.
If i'll actually pick them up will be a matter of price though. If they stay anywhere remotely close to the 20€ price tag they have right now i'll stay as far away from them as Trumpy Boy does from any sort of truth. Somewhere in between BBD duals and Shocks and i'll happily shop them.
This common is way better than any card i could've ever wished for.
Effing ish! I can not express how absurd this card will be in Zada, Hedron Grinder decks!
Guys. Guys! GUYS!
Just gonna leave this (Fists of Flame) here and make all Zada players' day.
Im curious, if the snow-covered lands are a sign one of the next sets/blocks will be nordic themed. Printing them in Hodern Horizon may shake up non-Standard formats a little, but helps keeping them out of Standard.
Arjun, the Shifting Flame munches through your deck (while rearranging it) like it's nothing.
God-Eternal Kefnet is weird since you cast copies of spells you draw.
Hallar, the Firefletcher is unconventional due to the specifics of the spells you should aim to cast.
Jhoira of the Ghitu is a rather common sight but unconventional in the way she casts spells, obviously.
Kaho, Minamo Historian requires a more careful approach, but certainly is one of a kind.
Niv-Mizzet Reborn is a great charm- and commandslinger.
Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper is absolutely unusual and utilizes so many cards you won't see anywhere else.
Ramos, Dragon Engine can spiral out of control quite easily.
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter loves instants and casting them for free.
Will Kenrith (+ Rowan Kenrith) and his - ability lends himself for a storm build.
Zada, Hedron Grinder, because there's no complete Spellslinger list without this wonderful abomination.
Also, there are several conventional ones that haven't been mentioned yet: