Well, it kind of is, except the majority of allies trigger on ETB, so making something that's already in play an ally doesn't actually do much. It does work with Cohort, I guess, and a few of the existing allies like Veteran Warleader.
As well as stuff that others have mentioned like Master of None and Sense8, I saw And Then There Were None on BBC over Christmas and that was very good. I hadn't read the book so I can't say how faithfully it sticks to it, but it was somewhere between murder mystery and horror/thriller.
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Pretty much everything Netflix has put out seems to be great. I watched the first episode of Master of None on a whim and ended up watching the whole thing in like two sittings.
I was a bit confused about the fact that whilst the Emperor was killed at the end of Return of the Jedi (spoilers) and the Empire apparently destroyed and replaced by a Republic sympathetic to the rebels, there still seems to be an Empire who rule over....not sure, and the same people resisting...
You could probably get away with something reasonably beefy with "Landfall - Return this from your graveyard to your hand", possibly with a mana cost as well.
I've just seen it, and really enjoyed it. I did think the first half was a lot stronger than the second, but it was still a good time overall.
I watched the others yesterday, and I never noticed before how often characters say "I have a bad feeling about this", and then laughed out loud when...
I thought velocity was how quickly you could see various cards from your deck. EG RUG Delver with 4x Brainstorm 4x Ponder has high velocity whereas standard Abzan has low velocity. High virtual card advantage through card selection, meaning low impact cards are drawn less often.
Oooh, that's a good one. Not sure which direction to go in. I think I'd go for Sower, but could easily see Damnation, Jinxed Idol, Outpost Siege and maybe Alesha as options.
Wait...is this what cutting Swords of X and Y does?!
I replied to your post before I saw your edit. I agree that protection is the most frustrating thing about the swords and I have talked with my drafters about striking that out, as I like the effects and find them fun to play with but dislike the protection which I find oppressive. I hope my...
Forked Bolt
Sword of Fire and Ice
Hero's Downfall
Spikeshot Elder
Breeding Pool
Life // Death
Phyrexian Obliterator
Savannah
Elixir of Immortality
Figure of Destiny
Chainer's Edict
Venser, the Sojourner
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Compulsion
Dryad Militant
I'd probably take Cryptic from safra's...