General Fight Club
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There's also that 2/1 für 2U from the new tarkir set that has the same ability as SGO but with putting the 2nd card into the yard if you have gy synergies.
I kinda like Oracle of Tragedy if you want something for blocking.
I think the flyer is better of the two. Play it, draw, trade for a 2 drop isn't too bad in a slower deck.
I think the flyer is better of the two. Play it, draw, trade for a 2 drop isn't too bad in a slower deck.
My choice is none of the above:
However, of the options, I like Baird if you want an aggro card and Kayla if you want a more midrange-to-slow card.
In order from most to least desirable of the others, imo:
Getaway is a Wildfire, if you're doing that in the occasionals already that's a strong point in its favor.
Velomachus is great fun when it arrives but it costs seven and frankly half the time you're hitting garbage (not like Arena in constructed when you had so many Time Warps that they had to banhammer).
Purification is a Cataclysm, same logic.
Spark Trooper's whatever. Never gonna get me to go into RW or even want to splash it, honestly, if I don't already have fixing. And that's not good enough to justify the slot for me.
Trenches is sooooo sloooooow and I hate it so much. It makes ground combat a miserable slog and it doesn't even kill fast enough to end the game and put me out of my misery.
However, of the options, I like Baird if you want an aggro card and Kayla if you want a more midrange-to-slow card.
In order from most to least desirable of the others, imo:
Getaway is a Wildfire, if you're doing that in the occasionals already that's a strong point in its favor.
Velomachus is great fun when it arrives but it costs seven and frankly half the time you're hitting garbage (not like Arena in constructed when you had so many Time Warps that they had to banhammer).
Purification is a Cataclysm, same logic.
Spark Trooper's whatever. Never gonna get me to go into RW or even want to splash it, honestly, if I don't already have fixing. And that's not good enough to justify the slot for me.
Trenches is sooooo sloooooow and I hate it so much. It makes ground combat a miserable slog and it doesn't even kill fast enough to end the game and put me out of my misery.
Guys, if goblin trenches is my favorite one does that mean I’m bad at mtg and need help?
I also am a big fan of Goblin Trenches, but with old cards I always am unsure: is this card really good or is it just nostalgic?
+1 for radiant scrollwielder.
It's a bit annoying to do the "at random" but as long as players understand to shuffle them together and have opponent pick one from the backside, it's a sweet effect.
It's a bit annoying to do the "at random" but as long as players understand to shuffle them together and have opponent pick one from the backside, it's a sweet effect.
I've had success with it at the intersection between Naya go-wide and Mardu sacrifice themes. It does need support, for example Warleader's Call, but can be fun.
Is Kayla really that big of an offender? It's just one ability and could be understood halfway through.
Baird is the clear frontrunner, but Goblin Trenches is a rare old card that works from aggro to control and nothing else quite does what it does. You can make combos with it, you can go for value, you can screw yourself over if you're not careful--card's unique and cool and IMO the perfect candidate for an occasional.
I guess I was envisioning a deck of like
to go with Goblin Trenches. Maybe that's not enough and the card is still bad.
to go with Goblin Trenches. Maybe that's not enough and the card is still bad.
Goblin Trenches is sick ignore the haters. Definitely not a card you can play alongside new fucked up threats but it's a total beast if you are constraining card advantage and tokens in your list. Once it gets going it makes tons of bodies, and if that's a rare thing to come by, then it's a powerful thing to be doing!
Here's a dope trenches deck from my old border cube. Plays a bunch of mana rocks to still have resources while saccing lands+land destruction to keep the opponent locked out while flooding the board.
Here's a dope trenches deck from my old border cube. Plays a bunch of mana rocks to still have resources while saccing lands+land destruction to keep the opponent locked out while flooding the board.
No idea. I didn't read it.
lmao i do think Kayla actually does have a pretty cool text box especially bc there's sooo few boros cards with interesting text on them but the problem is that it's long as hell and full of little qualifying statements that make it a chore to read. i also don't think the rate is that good and it has potential to just be whiff city all day for a 7 mana investment. like, im spending 4 mana and tapping my own guy on my main phase man can you work with me.
you should try playing it anyway though bc it is does indeed have a little sauce I can't lie. I often think about it. I'd love to see it be good.
you should try playing it anyway though bc it is does indeed have a little sauce I can't lie. I often think about it. I'd love to see it be good.
Fine. I'll read it.
Oh. Yeah, that's kinda cool. Slow, but ravnic's power level can probably tolerate an interesting 7 mana investment. It can be pretty strong.
Nah, it can't really whiff. If you hold no 1/2/3 drops, you just don't activate it. So, the failcase is a three mana 2/3, which I can live with.
Think I'm gonna try her. I have a copy each of Trenches and Baird to switch in immediately if she's a flop.
It's an occasionals card. I need exciting and interesting, power level is not that important. I have a core that makes up 90% of the draft pool, there my 
card of choice is Heartflame Duelist. Clean, elegant, always useful, indicates boros' spellslinger theme – but the occasionals is where I can go a little bit wild sometimes.
card of choice is Heartflame Duelist. Clean, elegant, always useful, indicates boros' spellslinger theme – but the occasionals is where I can go a little bit wild sometimes.idk, sounds like your hand sucks in that case, you should probably pay 4 to discard it and draw a new one