This set doesn't really impress me all that much. I know the point is the Mirrans are a very small force and have few cards, but it feels like they have more equipment than they do actual forces, a few more of them would have been nice. With there being so much Phyrexian focus I got bored seeing either oil counter, proliferate, or toxic again and again. The few surprises of flashback and affinity were definitely welcome.
At least I know what's happening in the story, unlike Capenna, another set I was hyped for, but was disappointed by.
The few things I was surprised by the lack of was a "fixed" Phyrexian Crusader, a darksteel/blighsteel card, and other callbacks.
Why is there another troll? Thrun was last, right?
What's the payoff for having Sphere as a type? At least in GRN and RNA we had some gate payoffs. Here I see nothing special about it outside of flavour.
So far it's pretty much been one or two cards that care about Spheres.
I've seen plenty on Reddit excited about this for just the first ability alone, and I can kinda get it. I play High Market just to stop people from exiling my creatures with my graveyard focused decks, but then I can only ask why not just play High Market instead of this (not including redundancy), but to each their own.
Not sure why the ability section was even written, considering most of that we already know due to leaks they purposefully put into people's hands. Even partial portions of the other sections are already known. This seemed rather redundant.
Seeing one of the PW compleated the most out of the 5 it seems like they almost want to say "they can't be healed" while the others are far less changed and can likely be saved as though that particular character even WotC doesn't like.
Ixhel seems not so great, you need three turns to get the ability going. Seems like another "just do infect shenanigans" commander either through proliferate or making it unblockable.
yea but don’t forget about “proliferate” and stuff like ichor rats and Decimator Web for example
Those were included in the "infect shenanigans," especially proliferate.
Ixhel seems not so great, you need three turns to get the ability going. Seems like another "just do infect shenanigans" commander either through proliferate or making it unblockable.
But see the unwritten also does that, better, for 6 mana and saw no play in any format as far as I know. Twilight is better for its flexibility, but it's still not a good card unless there is a I-win expensive bomb in the format. I mean every other set has green somehow put something from your hand into play, and it almost never see any play. The last time is was successful was tooth and nail, because it searched the whole library and would win on the spot.
That being said, twilight will see play if there is any big mana green deck in standard. (And even then... not putting the land into play until the 6th turn is probably too weak.)
Summoning Trap was played quite frequently in Valakut and Mono Green Eldrazi back in Zendikar/Scars of Mirrodin Standard. That was likely the last time an effect like this was played which, much like you said, there were bombs to find from Primeval Titan, other Titans, Wurmcoil Engine, Avenger of Zendikar, and the Eldrazi Titans.
This would have to cost 7 total to be Summoning Trap, though this has a greatly reduced chance of missing and giving you at least one card, but without it being instant this just doesn't come close to either Zenith or Trap.
Well I was definitely wrong with those three, I figured they were safe, especially poster boy and his sorta girlfriend. I'm sure some of these characters will be cured/saved what have you.
At least I know what's happening in the story, unlike Capenna, another set I was hyped for, but was disappointed by.
The few things I was surprised by the lack of was a "fixed" Phyrexian Crusader, a darksteel/blighsteel card, and other callbacks.
Why is there another troll? Thrun was last, right?
So far it's pretty much been one or two cards that care about Spheres.
I do wonder if she is using her abilities to give herself sword arms or if Phyrexians gave her sword arms.
Those were included in the "infect shenanigans," especially proliferate.
Summoning Trap was played quite frequently in Valakut and Mono Green Eldrazi back in Zendikar/Scars of Mirrodin Standard. That was likely the last time an effect like this was played which, much like you said, there were bombs to find from Primeval Titan, other Titans, Wurmcoil Engine, Avenger of Zendikar, and the Eldrazi Titans.
Also "mispacked."
This would have to cost 7 total to be Summoning Trap, though this has a greatly reduced chance of missing and giving you at least one card, but without it being instant this just doesn't come close to either Zenith or Trap.