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It depends on how relevant the damage to Planeswalkers is for you. Storm's Wrath is definitely better against aggro decks, while Hour of Devastation is stronger against midrange. If aggro is the thing you need to slow, go with Wrath, if you want to nuke some walkers, go with Hour. I'd usually rather have Hour of Devastation.
Chris Taylor
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though it should be noted that run Hour of Devastation 100% if you run bolas
I quite like storms wrath just because it's a cleaner text box, + you can try to find creatures with 5+ toughness to keep them around after wiping weenies.
vs I would love to hear your thoughts on this one. I have one too many "graveyard value" cards with both of those and Volrath's Stronghold on top of reanimation spells. I'm thinking of cutting one but I haven't decided which one yet.
I usually only do small votes but Oversold Cemetery gets a big vote from Velrun.
In my opinion the card is super clean. You only have to read it once, it can only return 1 creature each turn and it will do so automatically. This is what an enchantment should feel like if you ask me
In my opinion the card is super clean. You only have to read it once, it can only return 1 creature each turn and it will do so automatically. This is what an enchantment should feel like if you ask me
Reclamation is more versatile but more mana intensive, Cemetery is a cleaner design though weaker in a vacuum due to timing and restrictions. Depends on your playgroup, but if you're looking for the more powerful option I'd go with Reclamation. Cemetery is much simpler to play with on autopilot.
I quite like Cemetery because you need to put work into it, and if your cube has some gy interaction it's an interesting minigame. If your cube on the other hand has a lot of enchantment removal, Reclamation could be the better option, as Cemetery would be very weak here. Both cards are cool because they're in Magic's most beautiful frame.
Genesis also is a cool option, and also exists in the old frame.
Genesis also is a cool option, and also exists in the old frame.
Ha, looks like it's a tough one! Here's how I see it:
I like that Phyrexian Reclamation can be slotted in decks with few creatures as long as you have the right targets. But having to pay two mana and two life is a lot so I'm not sure you can actually build those "slow value decks". I also wonder if Cemetery can become a no-brainer and simply have you repeat things over and over.
By the way, it's incredible how many good, interesting cards are there in Urza Block. It's not just the well-known busted cards that are powerful, it's everything.
I like that Phyrexian Reclamation can be slotted in decks with few creatures as long as you have the right targets. But having to pay two mana and two life is a lot so I'm not sure you can actually build those "slow value decks". I also wonder if Cemetery can become a no-brainer and simply have you repeat things over and over.
By the way, it's incredible how many good, interesting cards are there in Urza Block. It's not just the well-known busted cards that are powerful, it's everything.
These two cards are not as similar as they seem! What do you think?
Hehe, I already run Smallpox! Hence the question between Pox and Bigger pox.
No wait, what was that playtest card called? Bigpox? haha
No wait, what was that playtest card called? Bigpox? haha
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Death cloud plays a lot like black wildfire imo. Resolve it with a big enough board/Planswalkers/Enchantments/more lands than your opponent and you can usually win
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I would assume you resolve it when it is a good thing for you and a bad thing for your opponent
I would assume you resolve it when it is a good thing for you and a bad thing for your opponent
No but I mean, is that a good thing for the draft environment?
It's similar to mass land destruction in Commander where if you're going to play it, you'd better have a way to close out the game shortly thereafter because it'll be miserable for all parties otherwise. If you can't flip the advantage in your favor after resolving, it'll be a bad inclusion in any environment.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Depends. Do you like wildfire?
I like Wildfire, but I already run it and Devastating Dreams. And Cataclysm, too. Which is why I'm not so sure about Death Cloud.
Artifact mana rocks
Creatures with toughness >= 5
Same logic with
How do you abuse
?
By having the biggest dude on the field?
Chris Taylor
Contributor
By having an artifact creature, or a birthing pod
Artifact mana rocks
Creatures with toughness >= 5
Same logic with
How do you abuse
?
By having the biggest dude on the field?
vs I'm feeling like a cube only wants one 2/4 enchantment creature for 3, but which? I'm looking to support both some kind of GW Enchantment midrange and some G/x "super ramp" decks (UG primarily).
I feel like Dryad is maybe better for a super ramp deck, but Courser is also really good at grinding games out.