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Golvin

Golvin

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For those of us with artifact heavy cubes. I also like to see that Wizards is continuing to give black solid support for artifact based themes.:D Curious as to where it will fall in eternal formats. I can see it popping up in lantern control, but I am not too familiar with the deck. (More of a Bant Eldrazi/Burn player at the moment.)


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Aether Poisoner tickles my fancy as it does a lot of things i,m.o. It plays around with energy and artifacts matter in an interesting way. Deathtouch gives it an additional evasiveness that can be used defensively, too. Probably second or third best out of its cycle - red definitely, green maybe.
 
shamizy

shamizy

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First Strike and Menace side by side on a 1 power creature is odd, but I like how this is touching strange design spaces. It basically requires 3 blockers from your opponent at any given attack, wields equipment and carries counters like a champ, and the weird 1/3 body allows it to also function as a serviceable blocker against aggressive decks. We've gotten a ton of great 3 drops in red over last few years, but the 2 drop slot has been relatively barren in comparison. This looks interesting enough to run for a bit. I'm also really digging the idea of a hidden pet monkey just hit-and-running every attack. Like a rabid Abu from Aladdin.
 
Grillo_Parlante

Grillo_Parlante

Contributor
No, the schematic is original, and is a helpful printing for me. The only two paper weights previously were ichor wellspring and mycosynth wellspring. I hope they print one more like it at uncommon and I can go singleton on paper weights.

That rampage is also quite nice, as red tends to lack in good ways to quickly boost power.
 
sigh

sigh

Wow Reckless racer is sweet. That's I think the best rummage to date.

Also do very much love the Schematic. Multiple fodder pieces for Daretti in one!

Also might look for a slot for Restoration Specialist. Efficient and flexible recursion has gotta be super good for white if there are good enough densitis of artifacts/enchantments.
 
Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor

Contributor
Grillo_Parlante said:
No, the schematic is original, and is a helpful printing for me. The only two paper weights previously were ichor wellspring and mycosynth wellspring. I hope they print one more like it at uncommon and I can go singleton on paper weights.

That rampage is also quite nice, as red tends to lack in good ways to quickly boost power.
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I knew there was another wellspring, I just couldn't remember what it did, and myr was a solid guess :p

This is the last of the set however, and I didn't notice another paperweight. Maybe myr sire?
 
Grillo_Parlante

Grillo_Parlante

Contributor
Thats alright, its still better to have a new edition to the club. The real fun with those cards is letting them sit out there and act like a passive power grid for metalcraft cards or activated abilities like whirler rogue.

And of course, the value sacrifice effects are nice as well.
 
Onderzeeboot

Onderzeeboot

Ecstatic Orb
At least that much is true. Don't tap out if you've got a kill spell in hand when your opponent plays either one of their combo pieces...
 
Onderzeeboot

Onderzeeboot

Ecstatic Orb
MCMcEmcee said:
But if they just wait till turn 6 they can play Felidar, blink a land, play their 6th land and cast Saheeli for the win with nothing but lands in play to start.
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Yup, that's the turn you have to be very careful. I expect there is going to be a pretty hardcore combo core in Standard for the foreseeable future.
 
Onderzeeboot

Onderzeeboot

Ecstatic Orb
I'm a bit weary of Baral's Expertise. Mystic Confluence was entirely too good in my cube, so this card smells like trouble. Might be worth the add though simply because casting two spells in a turn is a (minor) theme in Izzet in my cube. Personally I'll be looking if I can make space for these. (None of the links work yet, but eh, there's too many to put up images anyway...)

Aethergeode Miner
Deadeye Harpooner
Aethertide Whale
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Baral's Expertise
Disallow
Metallic Rebuke
Quicksmith Spy
Shielded Aether Thief
Skyship Plunderer
Battle at the Bridge
Fatal Push
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
Herald of Anguish
Ironclad Revolutionary
Midnight Entourage
Vengeful Rebel
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Yahenni's Expertise
Aether Chaser
Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
Kari Zev's Expertise
Quicksmith Rebel
Reckless Racer
Release the Gremlins
Scrapper Champion
Sweatworks Brawler
Aetherstream Leopard
Aid from the Cowl
Greenbelt Rampager
Heroic Intervention
Maulfist Revolutionary
Monstrous Onslaught
Narnam Renegade
Ridgescale Tusker
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
Rishkar's Expertise
Unbridled Growth
Dark Intimations
Hidden Stockpile
Maverick Thopterist
Oath of Ajani
Renegade Rallier
Tezzeret the Schemer
Tezzeret's Touch
Barricade Breaker
Daredevil Dragster
Inspiring Statuary
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
Metallic Mimic
Treasure Keeper
Walking Ballista

That's... A really long list. Really, Kaladesh block is hitting all the right notes for me. I haven't had this much fun since, well, Khans of Tarkir, that was also a really fun set :) Job well done Wizards!
 
shamizy

shamizy

The only reason I'm considering Baral's Experiste is because it is not instant speed. Mystic Confluence was way too much of a swiss army knife and an extreme blowout at instant speed, I said no to that one from the very start. Being able to keep up any of the following:

Mana Leak + Bounce Two
Mana Leak + Draw Two
Draw 3
Bounce 3

...if you untapped with 5 mana ahead of your opponent was a backbreaking sequence. That's just a card that will be good in like 95% of scenarios unless you're super far behind. Forcing the blue player to tap out at sorcery speed for the Evacuation effect (or cool tech-y bounce my guys, wrath the board plays) I feel is more tame, even with the pseudo-cascade.
 
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