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Magic: the Gathering |OT12| Hour of Devastation - Hour of Jace getting dunked on
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I'm not following. The Locust God is a pretty significant bomb in limited. Gust Walker will only be in 1 of 3 packs, but besides that, what makes Gust Walker good is that it gets in on the ground late game, then in the air when the ground game stalls.
More to the point, we've barely seen any common creatures. It's too early to proclaim the set as being super-aggressive. So far the cheapest-exert-on-attack creatures we've seen are 3-drops.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The set is almost completely revealed.
At least the design is interesting I guess.
If your board is getting wiped anyway, it's a great save. Then the aftermath helps you resculpt your hand. I like it. I'll probably run a couple or three in my deck and see how it works. I like the card draw.
I actually really like this. For 2 mana you can save things from removal and such.
However it feels more blue for Leave. Also Exodus SUPER HARD
Familienoberhauptvogel
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wrath protection and self bounce have been in the white colour pie regularly and historically.
The card is also bad.
Big Icarus
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I forget it has evasion. Fine a 6 mana 4/4 with flying is good in limited, but not a bomb IMO. At the point you can cast it, your 6 drop is probably likely to be trading with their 4 drop.
Oh, hello, new tool for Cheerios. How are you?
At least the design is interesting I guess.
Joe Molotov
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At least the design is interesting I guess.
Bounce all your permanents, discard all your hand, swing with Horror of the Broken Lands
Familienoberhauptvogel
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It's not mana neutral with mox opal like retract is though.
Poodlestrike
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The thing about Aftermath cards is that you don't have to play them all at once. Something like the above especially you could use the first part for whatever and then let the second half sit until later on if you need it, which... is honestly how I'd use it, from a more casual/longer perspective. Wait until your hand is mostly lands and just throw 'em out and hope for something more useful.
Your opponent attacks. You declare blockers. Your opponent has then priority to cast combat tricks. They pass priority, to which you use Leave to bounce your blockers you want to save. You do so, and their creatures remain blocked and deal no damage to you (unless they have trample). So yes, it works like you think.
FreedomFrisbee
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That they're not using the split cards to actually make interesting card type mash ups is severely disappointing to me. A permanent that dies to be become an instant or sorcery would have been the only reason to really do cards this way. Otherwise they're just simplified flashback text.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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More disappointing is that they've only shown 1 instant sorcery mixup that is worth abusing with Gearhulk.
That was the only reason I was excited for a return of aftermath.
That was the only reason I was excited for a return of aftermath.
It generates board advantage every turn. It might not be Glorybringer, but it most certainly is a bomb.
Meanwhile, the pros eager to remind us in the midst of HOF voting that the median Magic pro is an obnoxious shitweasel:
ugh I hate Patrick Sullivan.
There are still around 70 cards not revealed yet.
Simply Sarah
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The last bunch of cards is usually draft chaff with the occasional exception.
Hey uncommons can be good!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The problem with Magic celebrities is that they're convinced they're actual celebrities.
I don't know, but I do know they should have just reprinted Cruel Ultimatum.
I don't know, but I do know they should have just reprinted Cruel Ultimatum.
Joe Molotov
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If you're a Red Mage, it's your best chance to get playables.
if you can reliably trigger life gain, this card is beastly. Play on turn 5, gain life, get a 5/5 indestructible token. Opponent doesn't have removal for a 5/5, gain life, make another token during their turn. For the mana and creature stats that's quite decent
no shit. Red mythics and rares are usually no help (though Glorybringer is that dude)
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
You don't get anything because its not from your hand.
I really don't see the space for a third wrath in a small set. Flavor wise, even the obvious planeswalkers only wrath would be pretty poor- there just isn't a useful space between ruinous path and planar cleansing, especially given that a lot of pws also generate token creatures you'd want to mop up at the same time.
Guessing its some sort of take on cruel ultimatum like Grimace mentioned. Could also be some sort of Rakdos return variant + draw? (Referencing back to the original Bolas' ability to wipe a hand on hit)
Hour of Devastation 2URBB
Each opponent discards their hand. Draw cards equal to the number of cards discarded this way.
Something like that perhaps.
Hmm... I still feel like it has be some combination of these effects. It needs to be signature Bolas and I don't know how far you can get from Cruel Ultimatum while remaining true to that.
Edit: Oh I just realized every Hour thus far as been a different, single color. The only one remaining is red. Seems more likely it might be.... land destruction then? Or maybe a bonfire of the damned variant?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I'm guessing its not because they have fake Cruel Ultimatum already with Dark Intimations.
This is what I got so far brewing. LMK if you have any thoughts or additions.
(Regal Caracal is Horse)
Move over Chromanticore
Reverse Odric?
Twice the number you control... GW Tokens strat?
You want it to have flying and double strike...
I dunno man.
Big Icarus
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I just counted out the cards we've seen from this set, and roughly a third of what has been revealed of the set so far has a cmc of 5 or higher. So far Aether Revolt (a set with a cost reduction mechanic in it) has only 10 more 5 plus drops in the set, and we haven't even seen the full Hour of Devastation set yet
Reading today's story, I wouldn't be surprised if we went to a world entirely cognizant of Planeswalkers and absolutely hate them for being beings that meddle in the affairs of the plane. Like they all basically hate Planeswalkers and anyone who goes there is captured or just generally screwed.
Big Icarus
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They seem to be setting up that this is something going on a little on Ravnica.
Still not clear on why Bolas went about things the way he did. Like, all of this was just to get a zombie army? Surely, there are less convoluted ways to go about getting a skilled army? And, furthermore, if Amonkhet was to be a harvesting ground, why trash it totally? Why not make the coming of the God Pharaoh a periodic ritual, where he can harvest crops and take them onto the "promised afterlife", making an appearance to bolster the faith of his followers on the plane, and promising to return to harvest more later? Seems like a total waste to just destroy everything. I kind of expected.... better our of Magic's supposed mastermind. Bolas' strength, rather than being represented through a truly cunning plan to achieve incredible power, has thus far been shown in the most boring and, well, unfair manner possible- the guy just trashes gods and planeswalkers like it's nothing, both pre and post mending. It's the same escalation of power I find boring and frustrating when I hear about stuff like cosmic marvel's villains.
And the final question I have- and this, to be fair, will be addressed in time I'm sure- is what is the army for? What threat is Bolas planning to take on that he with his already incredible power can't deal with but an army of purple metal zombies can?
And the final question I have- and this, to be fair, will be addressed in time I'm sure- is what is the army for? What threat is Bolas planning to take on that he with his already incredible power can't deal with but an army of purple metal zombies can?
I think that's all of them. They have the same number revealed as were in Aether Revolt now.
Neat design. Still not sure you can really do much building around cycling in constructed as there's a ton of mana tied up in durdling first, but I like that they're at least giving a little push.
i like how hollow one is in the art of this
Neat design. Still not sure you can really do much building around cycling in constructed as there's a ton of mana tied up in durdling first, but I like that they're at least giving a little push.
This is actually cool as shit, lets you recast creatures and stuff.
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