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I think there is probably too much conditionality total for him to be suitable for most formats, but its a judgment call. In formats where he isn't too slow, thats a powerful, but beatable effect, and a potentially inciting build around.

Just there, which is disappointing for a creature that at one time was considered the "best creature of all time." Its kind of just a value creature, that doubles as a discard outlet, which would be a decent role player in some of the U/B/x decks. However, people want to build around it...

Here is a more extreme experimental patch I would like to get some opinions on. The idea is to expand color range by moving the significant off-color flashback spells into the multi-color section, and maximize the artifact density in the cube. In addition, it adds some hard removal for U/G deck...

Drafted a sweet RUG control ramp deck, finally got to put this pair through the paces: tibor and lumia Pretty good. My basic strategy was to use untappers and gush effects to ramp up for reds big control sweepers. In that type of "spells matter" control setup, tibor and lumia act like a...

Changes I am contemplating once the cards arrive in the mail: Out: goblin bushwhacker triad of fates ghor-clan rampager prophetic bolt In reckless bushwhacker selenia, dark angel Mina and Denn, wildborn jori en, ruin diver Already did the tigers claws->hunger of the howlpack and...

I was thinking for storm you want to run: monastery mentor noyan dar, roil shaper talrand, sky summoner At least one variant in esper colors? Those also work as control finishers, so nice compact design if you miss the rituals. You could probably leave it at that if you wished but...

I think its a solution to a problem that never existed.

Thats probably, at the end of the day, the most sensible way to approach these cards

You can just run it as a turn two aggro deck, rather than as a turn 1 deck. That seems to work best with its scaling utility, and the mana dorks feed perfectly into that approach. Also, Atarka's command become immense

Though seriously, in terms of low power, or low power power max (yes, such a thing exists), I've been thinking about these two: Mina and Denn, Wildborn One of the things I love about these formats is how deep R/G identity can get, and here we have just a brilliant card to run in a bounceland...

Really great article from Paulo about the twin ban. Love this part:

Indeed, how would a low power, bounceland based format look?

Honestly, its arguable whether Arrogant wurm is even playable in low power formats at this point. I wonder. I was originally going to respond that there was a loose power tier of these effects: tortured existence, phyrexian reclamation, and recurring nightmare. When I looked up phrexian...

My favorite grind engine: tortured existence grave scrabbler Sadly, grave scrabbler is basically a narrow combo piece.

So duress thoughtseize hymn to tourach mind twist brain maggot mesmeric fiend unmask probably also could toss in sin collector tidehollow sculler which I suppose cements B/W identity as a more disruptive color pair, trying to use things like bitterblossom and skullclamp to build a...

You're probably looking at more three color pairs, but say (super rough): UW: control? UB: some kind of storm? reanimator combo/ ramp control BR: disruptive aggro RG: hatebears/ramp GW: hatebears (artifact hate and tax effects) BW: tax/discard based disruptive aggro, with some black value...

The discourse here at 31:26 is, I think, what you want to avoid. I think maybe exhume, animate dead, corpse dance, and shallow grave is fine? Of course you want recurring nightmare as that is the whole point of the project. Than you want to have force spike, mana tithe, daze, force of will...

I was kind of imagining the aggro decks just being dudes that disrupt, coupled with more disruption. Stuff like vendilion clique, thoughtseize, inquisition of kozilek, duress, blackmail, in black and good efficient 1-2cc counterspells in blue. White you get taxing effects like thalia, aven...

I'm not sold about the other ones (would like to hear more about the lantern), but Zada's commando looks pretty good. Combos with this this guy: reckless bushwhacker

I finally took the time to look over the oath of the gatewatch common list, and there are actually good cards here. These are the ones I found most interesting. vines of the recluse scion summoner pulse of murasa isolation zone holdout settlement umara entangler corpse churn crumbling...