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Grillo_Parlante
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So, I got to draft his guy last night:
He wasn't horrible, but every situation where I had him out hedron crab would have been much better.
He wasn't horrible, but every situation where I had him out hedron crab would have been much better.
That's disappointing. I would have thought the card draw would be a powerful effect (it's basically baby Jace's ability with a small mana cost plus upside). Tell me that ability isn't begging to be followed up with Cabal Therapy.
Grillo_Parlante
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Yeah, he's not terrible, just kind of an odd duck. I had him in there mostly to exploit delver's upkeep trigger as a way to filter draws, and to turn cards like vanishment into hard removal. Hedron does the latter better, and mystic was way too slow--and mana intensive--for a delver shell.
If he cost three with maybe three or four toughness, I could see running him in a mill-control deck; however, as a 1/1 for 1 he is a little awkward there, and going into howling mine mode on a 1/1 body is a bit risky.
If he cost three with maybe three or four toughness, I could see running him in a mill-control deck; however, as a 1/1 for 1 he is a little awkward there, and going into howling mine mode on a 1/1 body is a bit risky.
I can see that. The mana cost might be the deal breaking piece. If it was free, this card would be very powerful. If your deck is built to win via card quality, this effect is ideal. It also doubles as an enabler for reanimator and you can occasionally deny your opponent things they need (plus get information on what they are playing). But all that might not be enough on a 1/1 with a U activation cost. Total bummer. I dig the design a lot.
FlowerSunRain
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Would we play it at 
with no activation cost?
That is, if it was directly comparable to merfolk looter, would it stand up?
Both cards would provide card parity. The looter is a better graveyard outlet. The mystic adds a lot of information into the game. I'm really not sure I'd play it, but I would be more likely to consider it at that cost.
with no activation cost?That is, if it was directly comparable to merfolk looter, would it stand up?
Both cards would provide card parity. The looter is a better graveyard outlet. The mystic adds a lot of information into the game. I'm really not sure I'd play it, but I would be more likely to consider it at that cost.
Grillo_Parlante
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If it had no activation I would be much more likely to play it, but even than I think I would run hedron crab over it. If it was essentially doorkeeper but with that abilty I would run it, even at 3cc.
Really a fan of this guy:
Fairly easy to deal with, but terrifying if you don't. Today it was Meloku the Clouded Mirror rocket launchers.
Fairly easy to deal with, but terrifying if you don't. Today it was Meloku the Clouded Mirror rocket launchers.
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
This is a pretty sick target for Kiki-Jiki as wellReally a fan of this guy:
Fairly easy to deal with, but terrifying if you don't. Today it was Meloku the Clouded Mirror rocket launchers.
CML
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yep -- there is a cost for strong cards' activated abilities
that cost is 0
which do we put in our cubes:
'Near miss' power level cube seems more interesting than 'strong cards' power level cube because so many things are a near miss.
Grillo_Parlante
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Golden.
CML
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who is that prick
in all seriousness though the calebd vids with vise made me think it's worth a try though
Grillo_Parlante
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Yeah, I thought that might be the source. Those videos just made it look kind of weak though.
I don't think I ever actually tried it in any variation of my cube though, because of memories. I suspect that if I ran it, the end result would be that it would be a dedicated anti-durdle card, which is a bit too narrow for me.
I don't think I ever actually tried it in any variation of my cube though, because of memories. I suspect that if I ran it, the end result would be that it would be a dedicated anti-durdle card, which is a bit too narrow for me.
Grillo_Parlante
Contributor
Also:
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
That article was the first I read on this here site, and it made me a better cube designer. It's also funny as heck to read
Also:
Wow, patten of rebirth is just a splashable better natural order if you have a sac outlet?
I want to play both of these from pure nostalgia.Also: