Sets [KTK] Khans of Tarkir Spoilers

[ahadabans]

a neglected gripe against Khans is how these cards are not only 3-color monstrosities, but they're also midrange as fuck

That's almost unavoidable though. They can't cost less than 3 and you can't expect an aggro deck to always have three colors on turn 3, so really you can only make an aggro card a 4 drop. Not a lot of design space with those constraints.

Tri-color sets can't help but suck due to the inherently restrictive casting cost.

EDIT: Although I guess you could do hybrids or toss stuff as activated costs, etc. I'm being a little myopic about it I suppose, but I think the color restriction is a problem anyway you slice it.

 

[Grillo_Parlante]

That's almost unavoidable though. They can't cost less than 3 and you can't expect an aggro deck to always have three colors on turn 3, so really you can only make an aggro card a 4 drop. Not a lot of design space with those constraints.

Tri-color sets can't help but suck due to the inherently restrictive casting cost.

EDIT: Although I guess you could do hybrids or toss stuff as activated costs, etc. I'm being a little myopic about it I suppose, but I think the color restriction is a problem anyway you slice it.

I don't know, right now the format looks like its curve starts at 3 mana, which seems like really bad design. Between the morphs, mana fixing banners, and 3 color cards, I figure I can just draft 2 color grizzly bear.dec and tempo out the people trying to cast one spell a turn until turn 6.

That icefeather aven looks like it will be nuts in draft as well, a 2 drop flyer that can bounce off of its morph seems crazy good.

 

[Diakonov]

http://mythicspoiler.com/ktk/cards/bearscompanion.jpg (on mobile, sorry)

As a friend of mine describes: it's a bear that makes a bear, but it isn't a bear, and neither is the bear.

 

[CML]

the curve starting on 3 + morphy format actually has a positive precedent with Onslaught block

however, i too am worried it will suck

 

[Onderzeeboot]

There's a lot of two-drops in this format spoiled so far, and morph ensures that they can trade up favorably. A lot of these cards should probably be played as bears with late game upside.

 

[shamizy]

The translation off MTGS for now:

Bloodstained Hero can't block.

Raid: - 1 : Return Bloodstained Hero from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate this ability only if you attacked with a creature this turn

I loooooooove this card. So much.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Yes, major cube material! Human to boot, going by the art.

 

[Rasmus Källqvist]

Human warrior. Plays nicely into both gravecrawler (aggro ssc) and champion decks?

 

[shamizy]

He's basically a suicide attacker who can recur himself since he'll trigger Raid for the turn even if he's the only one attacking. This is one resilient mofo.

 

[Dom Harvey]

Haha wow, I hadn't even considered that. Card is sweet.

 

[Chris Taylor]

You know, Gnarled Scarhide didn't really fit the themes of what I'm doing in black, but this guy sounds awesome.

I don't think he's a 4 for 4 swap for gravecrawler since that cost is certainly nonzero, but this card is sweet!

 

[GenericZero]

He's definitely a good card for anyone looking for a human gravecrawler. Obviously not as good as gravecrawler, but xathrid necromancer loves him so much.

 

[GenericZero]

New 3 drop to accompany xathrid necromancer makes gravecrawler a bit more insane...

 

[Chris Taylor]

The 3 crop in question.

Also: DO WANT. GIVE IT TO ME NAU!

 

[Chris Taylor]

Is this thing sweet?

 

[Diakonov]

http://mythicspoiler.com/ktk/cards/quietcontemplation.jpg

Good enough for spells matter theme?

FlowerSunRain, would this work in your cube? It's an enchantment that abuses auras that bounce themselves.

 

[Dom Harvey]

Grim Haruspex is wonderful.

This is really cool if real.

Good for spells-matter in a lower powered Cube?

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Goblinslide has the most amazing art and sweet flavor text

 

[Chris Taylor]

Grim Haruspex is wonderful.

This is really cool if real.

Good for spells-matter in a lower powered Cube?

Jeskai Ascendancy seems a little win more assuming it's translated correctly. (At the moment it reads: "Whenever you play a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1, untap them, and you may loot)

the looting does draw you into more noncreature spells, but anthems that make you need to play a creature each turn worry me. Also some idiot is really excited to animate his gilded lotus and go infinite with this thing and some cheap buyback spell.

Goblinslide seems weak. even young pyromancer has trouble bring good in my cube sometimes, and this seems much much worse, other than being hard to remove.

 

[Dom Harvey]

Jeskai Ascendancy isn't going to be good in a conventional UWR deck, but if you're set up to play it (which doesn't require too much work IMO), you can go completely animal if you get to untap with it.

EDIT: I positively guarantee I will be writing about at least one terrible Modern deck featuring this card a few weeks from now.

 

[Jason Waddell]

Anybody care to translate from German?

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Anybody care to translate from German?

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap those creatures.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

 

[GenericZero]

So, surrak looks cool... not digging the ferocious mechanic yet. The threshold is reasonable but the spells are almost strictly worse than any close comparisons. The ferocious payoff isn't good enough especially considering how fragile a creature can be. Delve is also not so exciting yet. Send like they're once again playing too safe with their set.

 

[Chris Taylor]

Calling it now: Cheap 4/4 that can't attack or block.

 

[Alfonzo Bonzo]

Man, where did this "calling it now" thing come from? /old /grumpy