Yeah. We know the gods are only 2-3xs at best in a deck (unless you're insane like Thassa) and thus hold less value than say, Voice of Resurgence. None of the spoiled Rare/Mythics are all that exciting for constructed either.
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From everything we've seen up to this point, the set is a giant turd. It really is so far.
By this point we would have seen the haymakers in past sets, no? We saw the PW, it's so-so at best. Bob Jr is a letdown. Nobody likes Tribute, so the red mythic is especially awful. Both gods shown so far are pretty meh. One of the 5 will probably end up OK.
Call it as it is. These cards look like crap on cardboard.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I dunno, I can see Mogis doing something
Geting D-Sphere'd?
I should say, I do like the way Mogis looks in an aggressive RB build. I might even try him in a Jund build, especially if Xenagos ends up looking pretty sweet. But if Mogis ends up being the best of the 5 gods, then I weep for this set.
man this would be terrible. They might need to change the whole GW devotion thing for the God. Since pumping out tokens isn't doing anything to help her devotion.
Didn't stop them on Heliod.
Well yea but that was all creatures. I was talking about if the God he proposed would happen.
Edit: yea I mixed up the god and the spear. Your right. Man Heliod is bad.
ThLunarian
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Mogis should let YOU as the controller choose whether they sac a creature or take 2 damage. That would instantly make it awesome. But yeah the set spoiled so far is trash
All the gods will have the devotion requirement via design symmetry. I'm OK with the creature dump at the end of turn not helping devotion. I think it's good because A. It requires you to build around it instead of just playing it and winning and B. It would give you two per turn so long as it was in play anyway, because it has two devotion all on its own. Considering it only costs 4, it wouldn't be bad in a quicker, GW aggro weenie deck, maybe even with M13 Ajani, or the rumored third-set GW walker Ajani.
I was going more for a nature goddess type thing there. But maybe a Warrior goddess would be cool too?
Selenya Warrior Goddess 2GW
Indestructible, Vigilance
Not a creature unless G/W dev at 7 blah blah
Whenver SWG attacks, destroy target artifact or enchantment
Creatures you control have Vigilance
6/4
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
One passive ability, yeah, no actives. Based on the art I'm guessing that the G/W will be more passive. The token idea is pretty cool and sadly probably not like what we're going to get.
divisionbyzorro
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blindrocket
Member
I picked up a Fist of Suns for $2 today.
Also a Worldspine Wurm for $4. I thought the WW had spiked but I was wrong. I only overpaid by a buck and a half.
As for the talk of BNG being a turd, I also thought Theros was as well... other than allowing me to pick up a play set of Thoughtseize for "cheap".
Also a Worldspine Wurm for $4. I thought the WW had spiked but I was wrong. I only overpaid by a buck and a half.
As for the talk of BNG being a turd, I also thought Theros was as well... other than allowing me to pick up a play set of Thoughtseize for "cheap".
crimsonspider89
Banned
Yeah they are trying to tone down power creep a little too much.
The way tribute should work is to pay the tribute, your opponent must sacrifice a creature. IF not the non effect activates.
Mogis is good though despite how people act.
The way tribute should work is to pay the tribute, your opponent must sacrifice a creature. IF not the non effect activates.
Mogis is good though despite how people act.
blindrocket
Member
I like Mogis too and not just because I really like playing the Rakdos colors.
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lol That was what I was channelling on my +1/+1 token buff "idea" lol
But on the real, Trostanti is REAL good for devotion for the GW god. Maybe they'll coincide somehow.
blindrocket
Member
Trostani is a beast. Even though she is Legendary I still run four of her in my deck.
It would almost fit right the Dragon's Maze lineup...
I like a handful of cards in Theros quite a bit, and see potential (of the fun sense) in some of the leaks, but the block's mechanics have really felt uninspired. It's kind of telling that the ones with the most impact so far are a fix to an unsuccessful mechanic (Devotion from Chroma) and stupid Scry.
divisionbyzorro
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divisionbyzorro
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It's like a less conditional Searing Blaze. Obvious add for cubes, possibly slots into Modern burn (although only as a sideboard, since the damage to the player is conditional on the creature dying). Kinda cool.
A 5CC hasty 12/10 is a little scary, let's be honest.
Ever have thatsthejoke come back like a boomerang?It is. That's the joke:
crimsonspider89
Banned
Any big fatty.
Mogis and Xenago just stare at you licking there lips.
Could see him seeing play with the new Phoenix.
Mogis and Xenago just stare at you licking there lips.
Could see him seeing play with the new Phoenix.
So this is kinda good.
Daaaaamn. That is a HOT burn spell.
So this is kinda good.
This is fantastic. Love the RR casting cost as well.
So this is kinda good.
Yes. Kills Insectile Abhoration and goes to the dome. It's like two bolts in one card. Not to be underestimated at all. I like it.
crimsonspider89
Banned
I wouldn't run them together. Mogis seems to be want to go in a more tempo deck of killing/burning as your creatures swing where Xenagos seems to want to go in a midrange/ramp deck where you use the burn spells to get rid of early threats.
blindrocket
Member
So this is kinda good.
If it were red and colorless it would be too good.
narcosis219
Member
So this is kinda good.
Is this a sideboard in RDW in mirror or midrange matchup, or is it good enough to maindeck? Falls flat against draw go but I haven't been following standard for the last few months so I don't know how the meta is.
Actually, even in control builds that have stuff like snappies it'll work wonders. Probably a maindeck
So this is kinda good.
This is honestly the most exciting card in the set for me.
Cannot wait to put it in the Cube.
So this is kinda good.
That's probably my favorite spoiler so far. At least the art in this block if fantastic, even if the cards aren't exciting.
The Technomancer
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Damn, love the effect but not at 5 mana
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Nifty
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