After a long holiday, I am back.
The cards from Oath I want to buy are:
1. Kozilek's Return
a) It is a very good mass removal in both Standard and Modern.
b) Ramp decks are going to be more popular in the wake of introduction of "Waste" mana. People will try to build around "Waste", more or less.
c) It's an instant(it's only rival, Radiant Flames is a sorcery).
2. Thought-Knot Seer
Paying 4 mana, you get Thoughtseize + a 4/4. I wish they make more lands that can add colorless mana so that I can use this card in deck other than Eldrazi Ramps.
3. Sylvan Advocate
a) 1G for a 2/3 Vigilance is fine
b) Once you have 6 lands, you can play Advocate and then activate Shambling Vent or Hissing Quagmire. You attack for 4 and get a 4/6 blocker. Very good value.
c) It may be usable in Modern.
4. Goblin Dark-Dwellers
a) It's hard to measure how good it is - we can't predict what instant/sorcery cost 3 or less will be printed.
b) Currently, I think Exquisite Firecraft is the best target for it..
c) Menace can be something, from my experience.
5. Sphinx of the Final Word
a) UB or UW or Esper control may use it as a finisher.
b) It makes Secure the Wastes or Rolling Thunders strong against control decks.
6. Oath of Nissa
a) Normally, if they make a card like Oath, they don't print cards that can "ponder", "brainstorm" in the next block. It's not prefect, but it's the only choice we get.
b) I like its interaction with Crush of Tentacles.
7. Eldrazi Displacer
It's going to be a good card in current Standard.
a) It reactivates the "enter the battle field" effects of so many cards: Seige Rhino, Nissa, Vastwood Seer, Linvala, the Preserver, all Morph cards, Wingmate Roc
c) It's an instant(it's only rival, Radiant Flames is a sorcery).
2. Thought-Knot Seer
Paying 4 mana, you get Thoughtseize + a 4/4. I wish they make more lands that can add colorless mana so that I can use this card in deck other than Eldrazi Ramps.
3. Sylvan Advocate
a) 1G for a 2/3 Vigilance is fine
b) Once you have 6 lands, you can play Advocate and then activate Shambling Vent or Hissing Quagmire. You attack for 4 and get a 4/6 blocker. Very good value.
c) It may be usable in Modern.
4. Goblin Dark-Dwellers
a) It's hard to measure how good it is - we can't predict what instant/sorcery cost 3 or less will be printed.
b) Currently, I think Exquisite Firecraft is the best target for it..
c) Menace can be something, from my experience.
5. Sphinx of the Final Word
a) UB or UW or Esper control may use it as a finisher.
b) It makes Secure the Wastes or Rolling Thunders strong against control decks.
6. Oath of Nissa
a) Normally, if they make a card like Oath, they don't print cards that can "ponder", "brainstorm" in the next block. It's not prefect, but it's the only choice we get.
b) I like its interaction with Crush of Tentacles.
7. Eldrazi Displacer
It's going to be a good card in current Standard.
a) It reactivates the "enter the battle field" effects of so many cards: Seige Rhino, Nissa, Vastwood Seer, Linvala, the Preserver, all Morph cards, Wingmate Roc
b) It saves or fogs creatures in combat phrase.
c) It kills tokens.
d) It resets creatures with +1/+1 counters: Hangarback Walker, Warden of the First Tree, all the "Awaken" lands.
Comments
Post a Comment