Return to Ravnica Spoilers and Review: Tech

Ok this is the second and final part of my review, covering the rest of potential bombs and tech RTR has to offer. Wizards did a pretty good job overall in my opinion, enough to ensure that RTR is definitely an EDH worthy set. So here we go:

Tech:

Most of the time this is just going to target three cards in my graveyard so its not a complete waste when it dies, it can also be used to help abuse ETB effects. Although this should rarely be used as removal, its nice to have that option for desperate times.

Could be broken if you find something to repeatedly blink this card in and out of play. Deadeye Nav... Nevermind nothing to see here! xD

Good card all in all, should definitely see some play

8/10

They knocked the ball outta the park with this one. 10/10. I'm impressed. This is probably the best permanent card that hoses graveyards to date, much better than Leyline of the Void or Grafdigger's Cage though the Cage is useful in other ways.

Needless to say, this should be part of a package rather than standalone GY hate as there is such a thing as removal. =)

Already a staple, and should see tons of play.

Not as widely playable as the former two cards but definitely useful in the decks that can make use of it the most.

I'm going to try to find a slot for this in my Bruna list. It should be right at home there.

Not taking into account its playability, this card is a 7/10. Since even in the decks that can use it, it would be a tad difficult to really make it worthwhile and this makes you want to play all of your enchantments, possibly overextending into a Fracturing Gust or Austere Command. If your general is Bruna and/or you have a Replenish/Faith's Reward handy, it should be ok though.

One-sided board wipe at instant speed? I'd happily pay 7CMC for that. Shut up and take my money wizards!

Doesn't permanently get rid of pesky permanents, but its good enough. 9/10















Interesting tech, I can see that Ghave has been getting a lot of love since Innistrad's release. Playing this will instantly make you the target of the table though since no sensible opponent is going to sit there while you gradually suck up all the creatures on the board.

Nice card, 8/10 for Ghave. 7/10 for everything else.

Fleshbag Marauder had a brother?

This is a must run for Ghave decks. 9/10.


















Basically a Time Stop reprint, though it gets the job done in a different way and is slightly more efficient. 10/10



















Nice tech for any deck using the new Rakdos, however I can see that it can potentially backfire. I can't rate this one until I've played a few games with it but if all goes well it should be really broken.

Staple. Nothing to see here.

Another card I plan on using in Rakdos. Probably should have a nice home in Rafiq as well.

















Thats it for my RTR spoilers and review, next up should be either a Momir Vig or Rakdos, Lord of Riots deck. Whichever I feel more inspired to do. Hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing and if you have any input or differing points of view then please leave a comment!

Thanks for reading, 'till next time.

Return to Ravnica Spoilers and Review: Legends

Alright, so here I am after a brief sabbatical to deliver some more MtG goodness. Today we're looking at RTR and what it has to offer, and all in all I think a lot of decks got some interesting new tech as well as some decent new generals entering the fray. So lets get started.

Legends:

Isperia is the name, political control is her game. She probably isn't as good as Edric at politics but she can get the job done while filling the role of a decent beater. I'd definitely play a deck with her at the helm. She could have done with a bit more toughness though since with her current PT total she is a target for Flametongue Kavu and the like.

6/10.

Hello! I'm lovin' Niv-Mizzle's new look. Same CMC for basically the same effect (arguably better since now he doesn't have to tap and its repeatable) and a slightly larger PT total. Would you like more awesomesauce with your winburger sir?

Sadly, this Niv doesn't combo with Ophidian Eye or Curiosity but I'm going to go ahead and count that as a plus as well.

10/10.

Just in case Animar thought he had the monopoly on creature cost reduction, Rakdos is here to prove him wrong. One could say that Animar is more reliable but Rakdos definitely has the potential to be more... well... explosive than his RUG cousin.

Cards that come to mind with Rakdos at the helm are: Pyrohemia,  Mana Barbs, Shivan Gorge and even Bloodgift Demon can play his part! Curse of Bloodletting would also be a great addition and would ensure that cards like Ulamog or Blightsteel Colossus get to come out and play as well. If thats your cup of tea, that is. =)

Considering the kind of deck Rakdos would pilot, his drawback isn't that bad at all.  

9/10.

Great synergy with cards like Mitotic Slime, Wurmcoil Engine and the new Worldspine Wurm. Not sure what else to say about him except I feel like there is something really great about this card that I'm missing. I'm not enjoying the fact that I have to sac lands so if I ever do play with Jarad I'll have to use Life from the Loam to try to compensate.

He has the potential to get really big but with no evasion he won't be getting very far. Also, he encourages you to fill up the yard but doesn't assist with reanimation. I'm not sure what to make of him.

5/10.

I feel tempted to run a similar list to my Treva deck with Trostani except with more tokens, obviously. Though there isn't much more to say, he/she/it/them makes for a very good general for a gain life themed deck. Perhaps even better than Treva but that is debatable.

7/10.

He's a Riot at Parties

RTR is almost completely spoiled folks, its looking like its living up to the hype. Spoiler and review post is on its way probably followed by a Rakdos, Lord of Riots deck and a Momir Vig deck as I said I would like to do.

Lets start a Riot!

Thanks for reading, 'till next time.

Stay cool! (Cuz damn its hot!)

My Apologies

Just wanted to apologize for the lack of content lately as I can't seem to tear myself away from World of Warcraft (which I've recently started playing).

At this point I have to say that, sadly, I'm lacking the interest to continue my YotD series of decklists and it will have to be either postponed or cancelled until further notice.

On a positive note though, I still have full intentions of doing a spoiler and review post for RTR when it is completely spoiled though the review probably won't be too in depth. I'll most likely just cover the legends and any other potential EDH bombs that I see.

On another positive note, Rogues in WoW are completely broken and I'm having a blast sneaking up behind people unseen then stunlocking and doing massive damage before they can even respond. I hear Death Knights are also pretty OP and will have to get around to making one perhaps when I'm bored of my rouge.

Some of you out there may see this as adultery but I will remind you that the holy trinity of geekdom is MtG, WoW and D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) which I would like to play but have been unable to get enough people who are interested. It is also worth mentioning that my friends and I who were interested are all complete newbies to D&D and it would probably help if we had someone more experienced to guide us. Anyway I'm babbling at this point.

Bottom line: RTR Spoilers & Review - Coming soon to an academy near you! ;-)

Stay tuned and stay cool!

Thanks for reading, 'till next time.

Brief Intermission: Return to Ravnica

Taking a little pause between my YotD theme decks to talk a little about the upcoming Return to Ravnica set. In my excitement I decided to take one of those zany personality tests to see which guild suited me best.
I wasn't surprised to see that my answers to the test led me to:

Seriously, how cool is the Simic Guild? Designing your own creatures to adapt to any environment. For me personally I'd probably just stick to designing my own ideal pet or something but the idea of the Simic guild is one that intrigues me.

Okay, maybe I answered some of the questions knowing that the test result would be Simic but that doesn't mean that the answers weren't true! ;-)

Anyway, RTR is shaping up so far to be a pretty cool set. It has been confirmed that each guild will again have its own mechanic, however, none of the old keywords are making an appearance.

Populate is looking like the Selesnya keyword and it involves creating copies of creature tokens you control.

Now, as some of you may know the Simic Guild had disbanded and its leader, Momir Vig, was killed in dissension but I'm hoping they make a reappearance, though it won't be in RTR as the five guilds they are focusing on are: Azorius, Izzet, Rakdos, Golgari, and Selesnya.

I'm actually feeling a little inspired to make a Momir Vig deck but if I do it will be after our look at the Invasion and Planar Chaos dragons. Which I will try to wrap up as soon as possible but I make no promises. ;-)


Stay tuned for Dromar!

Thank you for reading, 'till next time.