Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:15 pm
Previews formally started, and there are a lot of interesting things.
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk makes opponents lose life at a rather brisk pace. Slightly weaker trigger than Kambal, Consul of Allocation, but also triggers off any spell... including the ones you cast. The commander tax modification also looks to be mandatory - if you're low on life, you won't be able to cast her anymore. Very interesting.
Bladegriff Prototype is sweet as a repeatable Vindicate for decks that otherwise lack removal. As previously mentioned, I'd like to give it a shot in Samut.
Sphinx of the Second Sun is hilarious. It also just looks really strong - 'untap everything, get upkeep triggers, and draw a card' is extremely powerful. 8 mana is a lot though.
Vampiric Tutor reprint is appreciated.
Krark, the Thumbless is interesting for coin flip decks, as one may expect. However, also seems interesting for spellslinger decks - he guarantees that every spell you cast will be copied eventually (since the failed flips return to hand). Expected value is to cast the spell twice for twice the cost, so roughly comparable to Kess, Dissident Mage, but on a 2 drop.
Nymris, Oona's Trickster looks fun for flash / instant tribal. Obligatory 'do a thing, draw a card' callout though.
Mnemonic Deluge is complete and utter nonsense, as is the rest of the cycle. : triple Expropriate seems perfectly fair and reasonable, while triple Opt is significantly more tame. Does require some setup, at least. (and lots of mana) I suspect Mizzix's Mastery is better overall though, and Finale of Promise is also an option at large amounts of mana.
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk makes opponents lose life at a rather brisk pace. Slightly weaker trigger than Kambal, Consul of Allocation, but also triggers off any spell... including the ones you cast. The commander tax modification also looks to be mandatory - if you're low on life, you won't be able to cast her anymore. Very interesting.
Bladegriff Prototype is sweet as a repeatable Vindicate for decks that otherwise lack removal. As previously mentioned, I'd like to give it a shot in Samut.
Sphinx of the Second Sun is hilarious. It also just looks really strong - 'untap everything, get upkeep triggers, and draw a card' is extremely powerful. 8 mana is a lot though.
Vampiric Tutor reprint is appreciated.
Krark, the Thumbless is interesting for coin flip decks, as one may expect. However, also seems interesting for spellslinger decks - he guarantees that every spell you cast will be copied eventually (since the failed flips return to hand). Expected value is to cast the spell twice for twice the cost, so roughly comparable to Kess, Dissident Mage, but on a 2 drop.
Nymris, Oona's Trickster looks fun for flash / instant tribal. Obligatory 'do a thing, draw a card' callout though.
Mnemonic Deluge is complete and utter nonsense, as is the rest of the cycle. : triple Expropriate seems perfectly fair and reasonable, while triple Opt is significantly more tame. Does require some setup, at least. (and lots of mana) I suspect Mizzix's Mastery is better overall though, and Finale of Promise is also an option at large amounts of mana.