FlowerSunRain
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I find it hard to kind Keranos very interesting. Basically he reads "If you can force a long game, you win." Obviously there is play to the card, but its just not an effect that I think I'm looking for.
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What does UR usually do in your cube FSR? Because I find it durddles a lot in mine and this guy is sort of a perfect fit for the usual deck that ends up coming together (whether that is s good thing or not is certainly up for debate).
I might try this guy over Steam Augury, not because augury hasn't been good but because I have that effect already with FOF and I like the gods a lot.
I might try this guy over Steam Augury, not because augury hasn't been good but because I have that effect already with FOF and I like the gods a lot.
FlowerSunRain
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Red/Blue is usually the generic control deck. I mean, its a slow deck, if the game goes long its generally winning anyway. Red/Blue Delver has become a reasonable approach too and that deck definitely doesn't want a 5 mana card.
FlowerSunRain
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I really want to like this card. It does have the most dreaded of casting costs, though. We'll see if it can happen.Well this sounds really fun. Cube loves 1 toughness.
Chris Taylor
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Well this sounds really fun. Cube loves 1 toughness.
I will say reminding me immediatly of FTK is not doing it any favors
I think something like this is slightly more appealing in my cube because I lack most super powerful finishers. UR counterburn I think generally want's something nasty like an Inferno Titan to finish the game. I don't have anything that strong in my cube, so it's not uncommon for the UR deck in particular to get a run of bad cards and die on the vine later in the game even when they should be able to keep control. CA is a commodity I highly value in my cube too, so it's not really just the domain of control decks either.
FlowerSunRain
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All of the stupid enchantment synergy in the world probably isn't getting this in. If it was 2 damage and didn't trigger itself, it might be there, but 1 just seems low impact when compared to similar cards.I will say reminding me immediatly of FTK is not doing it any favors
FlowerSunRain
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I know he doesn't actually say the word heroic on the card, but he's the red heroic card I've been waiting for.
Love this set.
EDIT:
Holy shit! Green Black Devotion fucking rules AND we get a playable night soil variant?
This isn't going to be a <$100 set is it?
Chris Taylor
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FWIW: if you use her to hose reanimate they get a typhoid rats
"...It's controller puts..."
Anyways:
Holy crap he's huge!
So far, testing the following:
Okay testing is a loose term on that last one, but man if I can get one in foil...
"...It's controller puts..."
Anyways:
Holy crap he's huge!
So far, testing the following:
Okay testing is a loose term on that last one, but man if I can get one in foil...
I don't know if this is even true. And forcing a long game is no small feat in some cubes. For what it's worth, this guy requires you to untap 3 times before you get more value than something like, say, Prophetic Bolt.
This guy looks so annoying.
Anyways:
Holy crap he's huge!
It's black's Goblin Guide!
Dom Harvey
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I hate Athreos just because I know I'm going to have to read 'Atheros' in articles for the next two years.
how does this compare to
I'm guessing the number of cubes that run profitable artifacts to recur far outweight those with strong enchantment themes.
FlowerSunRain
Contributor
More glue for the enchantment theme. I am officially declaring this "The Best Set Since Time Spiral."
If mine doesn't come with this flavor text, I'm writing it on myself.
FlowerSunRain
Contributor
To be clear, I don't like the card. I do think that if you can get him down and stretch out the game, you pretty much win, but I don't think that's a very interesting gameplay pattern. I mean, I don't particularly think Phyrexian Arena is that great, paying 2 more for a little upside is not exciting me.
FlowerSunRain
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Remember when you wanted to gain one life a turn and it didn't give you a giant sheep?
Ok, no one played Ajani's Mantra, but tacking it on to an 0/5 wall, with op Nielsen art? Something to consider!
(During your upkeep, gain 1 life)
Ok, no one played Ajani's Mantra, but tacking it on to an 0/5 wall, with op Nielsen art? Something to consider!
(During your upkeep, gain 1 life)
Perhaps I'm the only one, but this is the card I'm by far the most excited to try out.
Phantasmal Image-style shenanigans, without the annoying need for an opponent to target the copy to get rid of it? Two mana copying, in red? The ability to scale and act as a mana sink?
Sign me up.
Phantasmal Image-style shenanigans, without the annoying need for an opponent to target the copy to get rid of it? Two mana copying, in red? The ability to scale and act as a mana sink?
Sign me up.
You are actually talking me into not liking this card. The more I look at this guy, the more he starts looking like a Titan/walker (unlimited CA engine with no on-going cost). Worse, it's indestructible. This card could actually break my meta pretty badly, especially in multi-player. There's a reason I won't run Inferno Titan, and this thing is just as busted in the long game.