Card/Deck Single Card Spotlight

[Eric Chan]

i don't think it's that bad, as it's an efficient body for the cost, but it pales when compared side by side with Wilt-Leaf Liege or especially Gavony Township

 

[ahadabans]

Aha, but I have a lot of gold slots at my disposal! I suspect you're right that it's not in the top six or so Selesnya cards, which makes it not the best choice for normal cubes. However, I was wondering since Cheon (I think) called it one of the top three rares in Fates Reforged. Apparently it has a lot of impact.

Fair enough. And it has two things working for it that appeal to me. First, it's a dragon (which makes it cool simply because). Second, it supports +1 counters and anthem themes, both of which exist in that color combination. If I had more gold slots, I might experiment with it. But at 360 there's just no way.

 

[Lucre]

If mana severance drew a card I might see it making a bunch of decks.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

If mana severance drew a card I might see it making a bunch of decks.

If it drew a card after removing the lands!

 

[Chris Taylor]

Here's the reason dramoka isn't getting in on pure power level:

 

[ahadabans]

Yeah, I actually considered her at one point and then someone pointed out how incredibly non-interactive that thing was and I was left wondering WTF I was thinking.

I have a blind spot for angels and dragons. Not going to deny it.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

I don't think Sigarda is ever getting anywhere near my cube, precisely because it is so non-interactive. I would cube a hundred Dromoka's over her.

 

[Eric Chan]

Also is non-trivial to cast, even for a five-drop. I really wanted this to succeed in my cube to give GW more angles of attack, but its restrictive casting cost was its demise:

 

[Alfonzo Bonzo]

Is the echo too annoying for those times when you're not synergying up with unearth and Ayesha?

 

[FlowerSunRain]

A three mana sorcery speed shock + chump block is bad, but not bad enough that I'd write it off. There plenty you can do with it, I've have played him and wouldn't be opposed to doing so again. Bone Shredder gets things done and is admittedly overall a better card, but this guy turns into a wincon with oversold cemetery type cards, can kill black dudes, and can trade in combat with 2 toughness dudes. I could see playing him.

 

[VibeBox]

i've wished so bad for so long that ghitu slinger didn't have echo. there's no reason for that version not to exist.
if you can have raise dead, unsummon, disenchant and others attached to agrey ogre, what makes a shock so out of the question?
ugh

 

[spicewitch]

Especially Fire Imp. Mind the oracle text.

 

[Jason Waddell]

Imagine if Ghitu Slinger triggered on exit. Then, well, it'd be staggershock a lot I guess.

I ran Slinger briefly when I introduced Pod, but even then it was a little underwhelming.

 

[James Stevenson]

Imagine if Ghitu Slinger triggered on exit. Then, well, it'd be staggershock a lot I guess.

That would be totally sweet.

 

[Eric Chan]

Looking for suggestions on top end RW cards, to replace Assemble the Legion, which is a little strong in an enchantment-removal-light environment. Anyone try these?

 

[Chris Taylor]

I did and they're all really midrangey and sad (Except for Gisela who was essentially mono-reanimator target)

I'm trying deflecting palm next patch, though that might be prowess talking

 

[Eric Chan]

Hmmm, ok. Thumbs down to all of them?

Maybe I just run Ajani Vengeant again.

 

[Alfonzo Bonzo]

Why don't you give the fury a try?

 

[Eric Chan]

I wish I knew what it did. I mean, I understand what the card does... I just don't know what it's good with/in/against.

 

[FlowerSunRain]

I played it for a minute. It functioned as falter + fog with a burn a to the face back up mode. Its an ok card, but it didn't really do something I was interested in a gold card doing.

 

[CML]

Why not

 

[Eric Chan]

I ran that for a while back when it was released... it was okay, but not great. She wants a lot of creatures, but decks with lots of creatures don't always want six drops, and... yeah.

Also, made her really tough to cast.

 

[Diakonov]

 

[Chris Taylor]

Cards that are good if you have mirari's wake out and bad otherwise are not good cards

 

[Diakonov]

Cards that are good if you have mirari's wake out and bad otherwise are not good cards

Well at least now we know we've exhausted our options. I'm pretty sure RW literally has no other top end cards worth playing.