Constructed: 1/5 Limited: 1/5
This is one helluva vault...*grabs coat*. In all seriousness, this bad boy doesn't have much going for it aside from colourless and therefore accessible for all colours. You can pay seven and exile your opponents creatures, which I suppose is ok. Repeatable effects such as this are sought after and general quite powerful but 7 mana is pushing it a little bit too far. The fact it only cost 1 to get rid of your guy is very strange. Perhaps WotC are wanting folk to get blowout by artifact removal. In any case, might be playable on the kitchen table, but I seriously doubt this makes it to the tournament tables either in limited or constructed
Constructed: ?/5 Limited: 3/5
If a black/white token deck does become prevalent, i think this guy will be a player in it. Midnight Haunting is a comparable card, both making 1/1 white flying spirits. The trade off is the obviously the instant for the flashback. I think this is fine card, efficiently creating tokens 4 power of flyers for 5 from one card, last year you had to pay 8 (I'm looking at you Squadron Hawk) over 4 cards. Like a said when evaluating Sorin, the problem will not be the content of the deck. It will be the mana base and if you can get away with playing 2 colours of mana from just 4 non-basic's. In limited, it is about the same as a midnight haunting in the deck that want it. Also worth playing a swamp/shimmering grotto in the deck to flash it back because the deck that want it also play forbidden alchemies. Just a thought
Constructed: 1/5 Limited: 3/5
Another vampire for the block vampire deck. Aggressively costed, but with weak stats. 1/1's do not do much in a world of geistflame and dead weight's. However if you hit with this guy once, it will be a force to be reckoned with. A 3/3 double striker that will just keep getting bigger if connecting. Lack of evasion hurts but I think this guy will be good in limited, and not so good constructed seeing as he is outshone but most 3 drops in all colours.
Constructed: 1.5/5 Limited: 2/5
Did someone say they like vampires? Part of a uncommon lord cycle that only includes Immerwulf as a partner in crime thus far, Stromkirk Captain is a decent man in those aggro red/black decks. Having first strike puts him a cut above most other 3 drops in the deck, and buffing what is most likely going to be half of your deck doesn't hurt either. Vampires are getting a lot of tools, but I don't know how strong they will eventually be considering the strong token theme to the white/black decks. The Capt' isn't going to be making waves in any format, but expect to see him floating around block vampire decks for the most part.
AHHHHH YEEEAAAHHH.......One blue mana = draw 1 card. That is efficency for yo' ass. Best card spoiled thus far. Wait, What? There is more text on the card. Who cares about anything 'cept drawing some cards.
Constructed: 1/5 Limited: 2/5
An excellent reprint for the set as it enables both morbid and undying. Limited wise, you don't want more than a couple in your deck, and I would stay as far away as you can in constructed.
-13/-0...Let that just sink in. Completely absurb number, unneccesarily large in my opinion. I mean I am pretty much going to play one in my limited deck, just because i have to an answer to those creatures who are a little front heavy. This is strictly a limited card, and a narrow one at that.
This translates as "Target player discards 2 cards", which is not a bad effect in limited for 2BB. Not overpowered but nicely costed and you will generally play one. It gets better however if played after combat when something has died. Your opponent reveals their hand instead and you choose 2 card. They then get discarded. That is a far more powerful effect and one that could turn the flow of a game. Not good enough for a 60 card deck though.
Not bad for his cost, and a combat trick that green has been needing. Can be used offensively to force through the last bits of damage or can be used defensively as a 5/5 or to make something slightly bigger to survive a block. Overall this is a solid uncommon that I expect to go around pick 4-6. Not remotely playable in constructed for a 4 drop so best leave this wolf at grannies..
I understand putting flavour into the set. I understand top down design and how awesome it is for the dvelopment team and for a lot of people ( see Jar of Eyeballs). However I don't appreciate it when i takes up one of my rare slots. This could of been uncommon easy, and not ruined limited. I dislike this card and that means I will open this and foil version of this at the pre release events.
As Mr Flores stats in his article, this is like a inverted Kitchen Finks, the ubiquitous ouphe played in green and white decks since it's release. Whereas finks is relatively easy to cast and is just a pain in the arse to get rid off, this guy is slightly tougher to cast whilst being more of a pain to the opponents life total directly. There is no doubting this guy is powerful, but i think maybe the ETB tapped clause will limit the amount of play it see because the messenger will find it's home in aggro deck. Generally with an ability like undying you will want you 3 drop to be able to defend as well as attack the next turn. There will be someone who abuses the hell out of this card and makes it a 4-off in all black decks. The only thing i like him in is modern rock type deck which use smallpox and mulitple edict effects.
Constructed: 2.5/5 Limited: 3.5/5
Suddenly a constructed playable card appears, at least initally for block anyway. This card renders token based strategies moot, and makes sure you get all your damage through when alpha striking. I can see this in a white aggressive build. A deck based around humans would be a good example with gideon and this to top the curve off. An excellent limited effect for forcing through the last point or eliminating the token army on the other side of the board. Easily splashable, expect to see lots of this card in sideboards and 40 card deck in the next couple of months.
That is your lot folks, look out for spoilers through the day, and until tomorrow have a most excellent day.
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