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Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 1:12 pm
by TheAmericanSpirit
Ecological Appreciation seems pretty gross. I'm not terribly invested in the exercise, but I'm sure the gifted/inspired among us will figure out a way to make it foolproof shortly. Cheating the unchosen straight into play is a fair trade for the loss of agency, I think.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 1:24 pm
by BeneTleilax
Uh, you seem to have found the wrong thread. Does Tron even exist in Commander? Is that a thing?
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:01 pm
by ZenN
Moonlighter wrote: ↑3 years ago
That said, I think Verdant Mastery could see some solid play. It's a bit late game for a lot of metas, but I think it'll do work, especially with the reduced cost mechanic. Neat stuff!
Verdant Mastery looks like a neat card, but I can't imagine there are many decks where I'd choose to play that over
Skyshroud Claim,
Hunting Wilds,
Pir's Whim, etc etc. There will be SOME decks that are happy to pay 6 for 2 basics in play and 2 in hand, though.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:01 pm
by Serenade
Is that a squirrel at the bottom of
Ecological Appreciation?
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:08 pm
by Sinis
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:09 pm
by ZenN
TheAmericanSpirit wrote: ↑3 years ago
Ecological Appreciation seems pretty gross. I'm not terribly invested in the exercise, but I'm sure the gifted/inspired among us will figure out a way to make it foolproof shortly. Cheating the unchosen straight into play is a fair trade for the loss of agency, I think.
I accidentally hit the "thanks" button instead of the "reply" button the first time, so enjoy!
As far as the card goes, I think in order for it to really be broken it'll need to be able to be foolproof, as you say, for a fair bit lower cost than
Tooth and Nail. I'm sure there will be piles to do it for like X = 3 or something, though, so I wouldn't be surprised to see this be popular.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:12 pm
by BeneTleilax
If nothing else
Verdant Mastery is another way to dump
Sorrow's Path path on someone.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:21 pm
by ZenN
Basic lands only, I'm afraid.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:24 pm
by Wallycaine
ZenN wrote: ↑3 years ago
Moonlighter wrote: ↑3 years ago
That said, I think Verdant Mastery could see some solid play. It's a bit late game for a lot of metas, but I think it'll do work, especially with the reduced cost mechanic. Neat stuff!
Verdant Mastery looks like a neat card, but I can't imagine there are many decks where I'd choose to play that over
Skyshroud Claim,
Hunting Wilds,
Pir's Whim, etc etc. There will be SOME decks that are happy to pay 6 for 2 basics in play and 2 in hand, though.
I would point out that even at the 4 cmc slot, Verdant Mastery has the upside of grabbing 3 lands over Skyshroud and Hunting Wilds, so it technically beats them out on card advantage. Whether that's worth the downside of donating a basic is obviously a big question mark, but it's not *strictly* worse than those two.
I believe so!
TheAmericanSpirit wrote: ↑3 years ago
Ecological Appreciation seems pretty gross. I'm not terribly invested in the exercise, but I'm sure the gifted/inspired among us will figure out a way to make it foolproof shortly. Cheating the unchosen straight into play is a fair trade for the loss of agency, I think.
Honestly, I don't think it'll be that broken? The fact that it exiles itself *and* puts the two cards chosen back in the library rather than the graveyard are both huge safety valves on this sorta thing. It's very hard to have 4 card combos where any 2 will function together, which is why most
Gifts Ungiven or
Intuition combos rely on having elements of recursion to ensure you get the cards you actually want. A lot of the time, this feels like it's going to play out more toolboxy: you grab 3-4 cards that all help you deal with X situation, rather than trying to get a combo. Something like grabbing a pile of "etb kill a dude" creatures to help deal with a problem creature, or 4 different ramp creatures to get a leg up. You might be able to force the choice slightly with a pair of combo creatures, but most combos don't run 3 versions of each side, so it'll rarely be an instant win.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:33 pm
by Serenade
....guys,
Verdant Mastery enables landwalk shenanigans.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:45 pm
by ZenN
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:15 pm
by benjameenbear
I also like the "fixed" Thrasios they printed in Simic colors... Sorry
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy, you'll immediately draw the hatred of people who hate Simic generic draw cards + play lands in the Command Zone.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:20 pm
by Wallycaine
Strixhaven Stadium looks very interesting politically. Obviously, at a baseline, it's a crappy mana rock, but the alt kill condition of "hit players with dudes 10 times" is super achievable, and it even helps cut down on how much you need with the tap ability. The downside is that it probably makes you a target, which means you need to be a deck that can defend from random attacks, or just gain so many counters that it doesn't matter. And there's some cute options for stuff like building up counters on a less defended/more cooperative player, and then just getting the last point against the player you both want to kill.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:21 pm
by pokken
Hmm,
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy is kinda appealing to me moreso than Aesi/etc. I'm not sure if it's more or less annoying than
Maelstrom Wanderer though
I have a current RUG lands deck, I wound up dismantling the Omnath deck pretty fast since another guy in my playgroup has the same deck, so I might give this a try. The power level seems to be there. Also the interaction with
Seedborn Muse is kinda my jam =P
At least it's not so absurdly overpowered it'll immediately spawn a billion decks, since it's probably overall worse than
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait and
Tatyova, Benthic Druid at the same thing.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:22 pm
by cheonice
benjameenbear wrote: ↑3 years ago
I also like the "fixed" Thrasios they printed in Simic colors... Sorry
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy, you'll immediately draw the hatred of people who hate Simic generic draw cards + play lands in the Command Zone.
Yes, I'm one of those players, who hates Thrasios and Kinnan. But she is a solid design, looks like an interesting character, has broad implications, and is not really oppressing. I really like her!
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:41 pm
by TheAmericanSpirit
@ZenN
Tbh, I was wondering what was so likeable about my comment, but I'm not above accidental accolades either!
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:42 pm
by Hermes_
I wonder how I can fit
Dragon's Approach into my
The Ur-Dragon deck or if i even should
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:46 pm
by DirkGently
Wallycaine wrote: ↑3 years ago
Strixhaven Stadium looks very interesting politically. Obviously, at a baseline, it's a crappy mana rock, but the alt kill condition of "hit players with dudes 10 times" is super achievable, and it even helps cut down on how much you need with the tap ability. The downside is that it probably makes you a target, which means you need to be a deck that can defend from random attacks, or just gain so many counters that it doesn't matter. And there's some cute options for stuff like building up counters on a less defended/more cooperative player, and then just getting the last point against the player you both want to kill.
This makes me want to run a random
Karn's Bastion in my decks, so when someone tags an ally to add a ninth counter I can go "hang on a sec, before that trigger resolves..."
Very cute mana rock, I don't think it'll be TOO annoying? But a 3 cmc rock that can win the game is definitely nothing to be ignored. Could end up being a problem?
Zimone is a far tamer version of the draw + ramp simic thing. Can't imagine anyone getting too upset about her. The fact that it's a tap ability, and it costs mana, means that she's very unlikely to be oppressive imo.
Oh yeah and we have a third
rupture spire. Yay?
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:00 pm
by PrimevalCommander
Ecological Appreciation looks pretty solid. Anything X=3 or higher and you are even, or cheating on mana value. Good toolbox card that can be political. Getting 2 of the best 2-4 drops in your deck directly into play could easily be worth the card. I can think of several piles at 2 and 3 that would be worth the mana even without a known boardstate.
What happens if you run out of creatures and can't find 4 of them? Maybe you already tutored/played all but 3 of your creatures at that cmc and can't complete the requirement. I assume the spell fizzles and you wasted the mana and card. Same for the card that searches 4 basics.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:50 pm
by DirkGently
Fervent Mastery
So can we unban gifts ungiven now?
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:53 pm
by FenrirRex
I mean, super
Gamble will actually hit some fail points, gifts generally doesn't. It looks a lot more like a randomized
Final Parting than a
Gifts Ungiven, and that card is far from breaking the format.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:01 pm
by DirkGently
FenrirRex wrote: ↑3 years ago
I mean, super
Gamble will actually hit some fail points, gifts generally doesn't. It looks a lot more like a randomized
Final Parting than a
Gifts Ungiven, and that card is far from breaking the format.
Good point, we should have unbanned gifts after final parting didn't do anything to the format
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:03 pm
by Wallycaine
FenrirRex wrote: ↑3 years ago
I mean, super
Gamble will actually hit some fail points, gifts generally doesn't. It looks a lot more like a randomized
Final Parting than a
Gifts Ungiven, and that card is far from breaking the format.
Yeah, I'm really not seeing the connection. The primary problems with Gifts is reliability (it's fairly trivial to make it into tutoring for a 2 card combo) and Instant speed (letting it fire off EoT before you untap and play the combo).
Fervent Mastery does... neither of those things. There's no choice involved, it's purely random. You can pad the numbers a little by fetching redundant things and holding extra cards in hand, but there's always a chance that all the cards you want in hand end up in the grave and all the ones you want in the grave end up in hand (And casting it on an empty hand just gets you a bad
Buried Alive). It's not even card advantage, and it certainly isn't an instant to allow for tutoring your combo at EoT.
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:13 pm
by Dragoon
That
Strixhaven Stadium looks like it will be right at home in a
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician deck, with the combat damage triggers and the tap/untap shenanigans.
I like the new
turbo-charged Gamble, it might see play in decks like
Daretti, Scrap Savant or
Feldon of the Third Path?
Re: Unreleased and New Card Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:20 pm
by pokken
Does turbo charged gamble create a 1 card combo with
Unburial Rites Auriok Salvagers and
Lion's Eye Diamond ? Feels like it to me.
re:
Final Parting /
Gifts Ungiven
parting lets you pick which one goes in the bin and guarantee it without spending mana on recursion so functionally it's very close to the same mana for combos as
Gifts Ungiven
so you can final parting for
Reanimate and
Razaketh, the Foulblooded for example, whereas with Gifts you have a lot more hoops to jump through for that (since they can put the fattie in your hand and you the need a way to discard it). Same with combo pieces, they put the most inconvenient thing in your hand.