Re: Ephara, God of the Polis - Flash & Taxes
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:06 pm
So I saw another newish card here I'm not sure I ever discussed:
This card seems potentially really strong. Conceptually it should:
* Deter chip damage attacks, since you draw a card and make a dude
* Trigger off of Fetchlands (which I have ~8 of) as well as Ancient Tomb and Mana Crypt
* Be relatively innocuous in general
It's a shame that it costs 4 which bumps with Ephara, but it's quite a strong card I put on my list to acquire a foil for.
I think it's not quite strong enough to play it, but if I were wanting to go heavier on enchantments it feels like a shoe-in.
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Another card on my radar is:
This card has a lot of mixed opinions but I think it is likely to outperform Rhystic Study at many tables these days. I will likely get one if they make a judge promo or some other foil, but it's not quite good enough for me to play in non-foil.
All that said, something we really need to watch for in permanents in this list is being Sun Titan targets. A major way for us to start value chain in a late game is Emeria, the Sky Ruin → Sun Titan, at least with my current build.
So bringing back like a Rhystic Study or Sacred Mesa is significantly better.
4 CMC is and has always been a really ugly spot in an Ephara deck where it has a lot of downsides, and a lot of times you're better off playing a worse card that comes out before Ephara and is Titanable, or comes out after Ephara and is more powerful (e.g. The Watcher in the Water // Illustrious Wanderglyph/ Elspeth, Sun's Champion )
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And one last card to think about:
This card has been on my radar for a long time and I'm debating pushing a couple Pearl Medallion / Baral, Chief of Compliance type effects into the deck. The reasoning is that, despite its mana cost, the card is:
* incredibly hard to interact with (requiring a counterspell)
* Able to be found by Spellseeker and Mystical Tutor and potentially other instant tutors if needed
* able to be recurred with Mystic Sanctuary if needed
We can hope that someday they make a color shifted Sprout Swarm for us, since that's pretty much the ideal :D
That said, it makes 1/1s and really we would like to be more impactful on the board with wincons if possible. For now I think it's a hair slow.
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I also have a question for the community -- anyone had any luck with Charismatic Conqueror? How is it playing out?
This card seems potentially really strong. Conceptually it should:
* Deter chip damage attacks, since you draw a card and make a dude
* Trigger off of Fetchlands (which I have ~8 of) as well as Ancient Tomb and Mana Crypt
* Be relatively innocuous in general
It's a shame that it costs 4 which bumps with Ephara, but it's quite a strong card I put on my list to acquire a foil for.
I think it's not quite strong enough to play it, but if I were wanting to go heavier on enchantments it feels like a shoe-in.
--
Another card on my radar is:
This card has a lot of mixed opinions but I think it is likely to outperform Rhystic Study at many tables these days. I will likely get one if they make a judge promo or some other foil, but it's not quite good enough for me to play in non-foil.
All that said, something we really need to watch for in permanents in this list is being Sun Titan targets. A major way for us to start value chain in a late game is Emeria, the Sky Ruin → Sun Titan, at least with my current build.
So bringing back like a Rhystic Study or Sacred Mesa is significantly better.
4 CMC is and has always been a really ugly spot in an Ephara deck where it has a lot of downsides, and a lot of times you're better off playing a worse card that comes out before Ephara and is Titanable, or comes out after Ephara and is more powerful (e.g. The Watcher in the Water // Illustrious Wanderglyph/ Elspeth, Sun's Champion )
--
And one last card to think about:
This card has been on my radar for a long time and I'm debating pushing a couple Pearl Medallion / Baral, Chief of Compliance type effects into the deck. The reasoning is that, despite its mana cost, the card is:
* incredibly hard to interact with (requiring a counterspell)
* Able to be found by Spellseeker and Mystical Tutor and potentially other instant tutors if needed
* able to be recurred with Mystic Sanctuary if needed
We can hope that someday they make a color shifted Sprout Swarm for us, since that's pretty much the ideal :D
That said, it makes 1/1s and really we would like to be more impactful on the board with wincons if possible. For now I think it's a hair slow.
--
I also have a question for the community -- anyone had any luck with Charismatic Conqueror? How is it playing out?