vs . One is a zombie, which is nice, and i'm not sure whether spectacle is easier to get to than heckbent, since they return for essentially the same cost.
Card has been bonkers good and is a great signpost for RB aristocrats aggro Makes your 1/xs trade with x/3s. Does everything you want it to and more. In constructed, the second copy is a shock since they both see her legend rule herself :O
Card has been bonkers good and is a great signpost for RB aristocrats aggro Makes your 1/xs trade with x/3s. Does everything you want it to and more. In constructed, the second copy is a shock since they both see her legend rule herself :O
I'm waffling on
| Creatures (13) 2 Benthic Biomancer 2 Combine Guildmage 2 Faerie Duelist 1 Sauroform Hybrid 2 Steeple Creeper 1 Gruul Beastmaster 1 Skitter Eel 1 Galloping Lizrog 1 Wrecking Beast Instants (5) 3 Applied Biomancy 1 Growth Spiral 1 Thought Collapse Sorceries (3) 1 Open the Gates 1 Shimmer of Possibilites 1 Biogenic Upgrade Enchantments (2) 1 Guardian Project 1 Wilderness Reclamation Planeswalkers (1) 1 Domri, Chaos Bringer | Lands (16) 2 Simic Guildgate 1 Gruul Guildgate 1 Gateway Plaza 6 Island 6 Forest |
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This card has been quite the threat on either side of the table I have seen it on. I initially dismissed it as it doesn't really affect the board in any meaningful way, but that slow dripfeed of damage really does wonders. Half of the orzhov creatures have double bodies with afterlife so you can block for a long time and just wait for them to die. The ability to cash it in for 4 damage is what really pushed it into the realm of playability. It gives that extra bit of reach that you really need and gives black a burn spell that I didn't know it needed. Also works will in rakdos as it triggers spectacle, and gives the reach the aggro decks need.
May even give the card a try in pauper, even though it is way to slow for that format
As separate picks or a squadron hawk?
Speculation: Do you guys think Wizards will tone down the multicolored part of Ravnica in Rav3.3?
It would be unusual for Ravnica but they always talk about how scared they are of having too many multicolored sets in Standard at a time and maybe they want to ‘give us a breath of fresh air’. Or they could go full Alara on us and give is 100 % golden
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I might want to double up on Growth-Chamber Guardian as a two-for-one pick.
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Rhythm of the Wild looks so fun to play with.Sometimes, you have no idea what you are doing in a draft. Sometimes you crush everyone and 3-0. On those rare occasions both can happen at the same time:
This is the Rhythm of the Azorius
Apparently Rhythm of the Wild is a good card, so I couldn't pass it, but Azorius was clearly open. I didn't know what to do. Just keep picking guildgates if there wasn't a obviously strong card? That seemed to be my go to.
Rhythm was decent enough, but I didn't draw them enough for them to see play to see if they would matter.
Hydroid Krasis is the absolute nuts though, and I never lost a game I cast it (let alone twice thanks to Regenesis).
Only had colour issues a couple of times, it was obviously when I was trying to cast Sphinx of New Prahv, but I liked to think of it more as a 6 drop anyway, in which it did it's job well.
Resolute Watchdog is everything a slower deck wants. I don't know if it is good for aggro, but it blocks early and can suck up a removal spell or be a combat trick. Don't sleep on the dog, it is great.
Gates Ablaze and Gateway Sneak were my only gate payoffs, but they did a solid amount of work. I feel if you see a Gates Ablaze in draft you have to take it as any boardsweeper in limited is just great. The sneak felt like he won me a game all by himself as he got through 3 turns in a row and found the removal spells I needed to hang on.
Really enjoying the set so far. It doesn't feel as quick as Guilds which is nice, Rakdos can be quick, but nowhere near as consistantly as Boros. So you can do some sillier things. Looking forward to GP Sydney in a week. See how well we go...
