Wait... fat eternal witness is mythic design now? Wotc pls.
SPEAKING of super duper design:
...wee.
SPEAKING of super duper design:
...wee.
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FlowerSunRain
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I love the elf.
The land is exactly what everyone already was running (whether on a custom card or in theirdreams). Now you can have a professionally produced version of your design! Yeah?
The land is exactly what everyone already was running (whether on a custom card or in theirdreams). Now you can have a professionally produced version of your design! Yeah?
Okay, now that's a land I can get behind!
Love the new green six drop. Between Greenwarden and Woodland Bellower, I like the new toolbox direction that Wizards is taking green sixes in, rather than the traditional fatty fat fat.
Love the new green six drop. Between Greenwarden and Woodland Bellower, I like the new toolbox direction that Wizards is taking green sixes in, rather than the traditional fatty fat fat.
Chris Taylor
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I'm not crazy about the Shambling Vent, but I'll probably toss it in the ULD, cuz manlands are neat.
Drana's Emissary.. I wish her stats were pushed just a notch! I really like the art and flavour (I'm a big Drano fan), and my WB section is not the clearest thematically. Alas.
Skyrider seems ok but I'm not sure a 4/4 flier for 4 (which seems like a most common case scenario) is necessarily where UG wants to be. Tempting, though. I like the potential.
Greenwarden seems like a potential pick-up, but again, not sure I'm sold. I love my double Witness package, so Warden looks like a nice extension of that. 6-drops are a tough sell here though, and I'm not sure Warden is quite exciting enough to pass muster.
Drana's Emissary.. I wish her stats were pushed just a notch! I really like the art and flavour (I'm a big Drano fan), and my WB section is not the clearest thematically. Alas.
Skyrider seems ok but I'm not sure a 4/4 flier for 4 (which seems like a most common case scenario) is necessarily where UG wants to be. Tempting, though. I like the potential.
Greenwarden seems like a potential pick-up, but again, not sure I'm sold. I love my double Witness package, so Warden looks like a nice extension of that. 6-drops are a tough sell here though, and I'm not sure Warden is quite exciting enough to pass muster.
FlowerSunRain
Contributor
Theoretical Drana seems spot on for me. Even though black 3 is uber-sweet, if this card is real its a no question dunk.
The reason I like the Skyrider is it gives you 3 (or even 4!) different cards in one, all of which are sub-cube card, but close enough that it is never embarrassing. The flexibility and the +1/+1 counter support makes it a really cool card.
The reason I like the Skyrider is it gives you 3 (or even 4!) different cards in one, all of which are sub-cube card, but close enough that it is never embarrassing. The flexibility and the +1/+1 counter support makes it a really cool card.
Love Treeternal Witnesss, more interesting than the generic dumb green fatties. You can't even Eldrazi seems like a fun ramp target. I'm loving that XUG flyer, so many different ways to play it. Get a giant dude in the later game with more colors or an efficient 2/2 for 2 flyer early, good design.
The beefiest Eternal Witness yet, and it's a 2-for-1! Is this a playable green six-drop?
I like it! Goes well with Birthing Pod
Does this make sense? If it's a 4/4 for 4, we can be sure that your deck is not straight UG. But I'm just nitpicking. I'm not sure what decks an efficient flyer fits into any more. If it was XRG it would super awesome.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
To be clear, here's how skyrider works:
UG: 2/2
UGR: 3/3
UGRW: 4/4
UUGG is not a 4/4 flying
UG: 2/2
UGR: 3/3
UGRW: 4/4
UUGG is not a 4/4 flying
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
It does nicely support the +1/+1 counter theme!
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Specifically in 3 color decks though.
Assuming that theme is your goal, isn't something like Zameck Guildmage, Plaxcaster Frogling or Master Biomancer a better fit?
Fuck UG cards have weird names...
Grillo_Parlante
Contributor
Supporting the +1 +1 counters theme is starting to become the riptide version of "pitches to force" 
FlowerSunRain
Contributor
I want this card in any aggressive g/u deck.
I really want it in any g/u/w or r/u/g agressive deck, both of which often take advantage of +1/+1 counter incentive cards.
I like how it can turn an extra random color of mana off of gemstone mine, city of brass, birds of paradise, vivid lands or undiscovered paradise into an extra +1/+1 if you draw it late.
Granted, its a source of +1/+1 counters and not an incentive, but its a really good, flexible, non-poisonous source.
I really want it in any g/u/w or r/u/g agressive deck, both of which often take advantage of +1/+1 counter incentive cards.
I like how it can turn an extra random color of mana off of gemstone mine, city of brass, birds of paradise, vivid lands or undiscovered paradise into an extra +1/+1 if you draw it late.
Granted, its a source of +1/+1 counters and not an incentive, but its a really good, flexible, non-poisonous source.
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
Assault Zeppelid, Odelay, Cytoshape, Krasis Incubation, Gilder Bairn, Kruphix, God of Horizons (like, how many are there?), Nulltread Gargantuan, Omnibian, Shambleshark, Species Gorger, Vigean Hydropon, wait... Vorel of the Hull Clade is a human merfolk?! Seriously, those Simic dudes are epically insane!
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
Also, my cube supports , and (in addition to and ), and we get the and lands first? Seriously? Are you messing me Wizards? Are you?
Ok, I want these:
Ok, one of these is not going to happen. No, wait, two of these aren't going to happen. Ok, the is really sweet Wizards, please! These have to be on par with Creeping Tar Pit and Stirring Wildwoods!
, and (in addition to and ), and we get the and lands first? Seriously? Are you messing me Wizards? Are you?Ok, I want these:
Ok, one of these is not going to happen. No, wait, two of these aren't going to happen. Ok, the
is really sweet Wizards, please! These have to be on par with Creeping Tar Pit and Stirring Wildwoods!I swear though, the nicknames in this set are awesome
Can't believe I got Wagg'd...
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Odelay is cool too
I was talking about my format; should've made that more clear. Between dual lands and rainbow-enablers like Birds of Paradise, it would be very simple to make a 4/4 out of it without trying very hard at all in my own environ, where UG tends to splash 2 other colours; card selection+colour fixing is very strong for that. A 5/5 is ambitious, but 4/4, I think would be the best-common case over here, as it scales nicely with the game.
Gain control of target creature if its power is less than or equal to the number of colors spent to cast ~
I don't understand why they wasted a gold mechanic in a non-gold set.
Honestly, it just feels very out of place. No set has gone without a gold subtheme since RTR. I'm sick of it.
Honestly, it just feels very out of place. No set has gone without a gold subtheme since RTR. I'm sick of it.
Also, my cube supports
Ok, I want these:
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Ok, one of these is not going to happen. No, wait, two of these aren't going to happen. Ok, the
I swear though, the nicknames in this set are awesome
My favorites nicknames people have come up with so far are Social Justice Warrior Gideon and You can't even Eldrazi. Also, that blue/red manland design is sweet, but is never going to happen ;_;