Vorel of the Hull Clade is notable for being a Human Merfolk with a possibly Gruul origin (from his flavour text), but he's basically the second coming of Gilder Bairn who isn't hybrid but doesn't die to Bolt...next.
Human Merfolk is one of the dumbest and strangest creature types I can imagine.
Advent of the Wurm makes a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample at instant speed for 1GGW. Is a 4-cmc 5/5 with Flash, Trample, and almost "When this creature leaves the battlefield, exile it" any good in Modern, or is it too dumb?
It's just a dumb beater, and while its efficient, its somewhat expensive. I think the hate bears deck would rather play actual hate bears and something like Baneslayer Angel if it wants a beater. I can't think of another top deck in the g/w colors that would maybe want this.
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Calciderm was a 4-mana 5/5 and no-one played that, so Advent of the Wurm's chances don't look any better.
Conversely, Blastoderm was a 4 mana 5/5 and saw a very large amount of play. Regardless, the fact that it has flash can't be understated - that's the only reason this card is good, similarly to restoration angel.
It probably won't see much modern play, but it's definitely a good card.
So I wish Beck/Call was just Beck. I want to cut it in half. Maybe they will release a Beck(no call) promo. But should make for an interesting GU(x) deck.
So I wish Beck/Call was just Beck. I want to cut it in half. Maybe they will release a Beck(no call) promo. But should make for an interesting GU(x) deck.
Why? the only reason I can see for that is that you want to run Dark Confidant in the same deck... If not, Beck//Call is strictly better than Beck.
So, Beck//Call might have Beck seeing play in Affinity, I'm already planning on swapping 4 thoughtcasts for 4 Becks...
I can usually make UG on turn 1 AND still have 0 drops in my hand still...
Or on Turn 1 I could drop a sculptor and turn 2, drop Beck, and then draw my entire library...lol.
I like it. Finally bringing Affinity back to tier 1...
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I doubt it. Without artifact lands, you have fewer sources which produce colored mana. No artifact lands also means Frogmite and Myr Enforcer are harder to cast for 0.
As far as I know, it takes a god hand to cast Beck on turn 1:
On the play, that leaves you with a maximum of 2 other free creatures in hand. How far will that get you? Probably 1-2 cards, because you are not guaranteed to draw into a free creature.
On the other hand, if you have Thoughtcast + a 1-drop (Signal Pest/Vault Skirge), the Thoughtcast itself already gives you 2 cards, guaranteed. Having an extra Pest/Skirge on the battlefield is a bonus.
I also feel compelled to point out that no Affinity deck plays Etherium Sculptor, and it's already Tier 1 without Beck//Call.
The instant Wurm is pretty useful. Sure it's just a dumb beater, but you can cast it at the end of your blue opponent's turn, drawing out the counterspell. W/G aggro decks hate blue permission decks, this type of creature fits nicely there.
Also this could be used in some sort of Proteus staff / polymorph deck.
Yeah, renounce is one of those cards that looks like an amazing hate card on the surface, and I'm sure people will try and put it in their boards, but I have no idea if it's actually good or not.
I doubt it. Without artifact lands, you have fewer sources which produce colored mana. No artifact lands also means Frogmite and Myr Enforcer are harder to cast for 0.
As far as I know, it takes a god hand to cast Beck on turn 1:
On the play, that leaves you with a maximum of 2 other free creatures in hand. How far will that get you? Probably 1-2 cards, because you are not guaranteed to draw into a free creature.
On the other hand, if you have Thoughtcast + a 1-drop (Signal Pest/Vault Skirge), the Thoughtcast itself already gives you 2 cards, guaranteed. Having an extra Pest/Skirge on the battlefield is a bonus.
I also feel compelled to point out that no Affinity deck plays Etherium Sculptor, and it's already Tier 1 without Beck//Call.
Umm, no?
In this case, i'd SPECIFICALLY run Etherium Sculptor to get the MAX potential out of Beck//Call. Making expensive artifacts free is a good thing... makes vault skirge only cost :sympb:, which I know i'd be paying 2 life for to get an extra card...
BTW, who runs Signal Pest anymore? I certainly dont and I've had significant success without it.
Legacy Affinity greatly benefitted from Glimpse of Nature, this only costs one more mana, and it's in affinity's color too.
BTW, I've made 1WW on turn 1 before to cast Tempered Steel, then dropped a couple creatures after... It's not that hard to make UG on turn 1...
Heck, i'd only need a one land hand to do it...
Glimmervoid/City of Brass
Beck//Call
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Memnite/Ornithopter
Memnite/Ornithoper
Frogmite
Something that costs free.
Maybe it's not something to cast on turn 1, but it is possible... I'd rather cast it on turn 3 with a ravager out, sac opals, cast more, go infinite.
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Don't think renounce will see any play md or sb.
About beck, I want to believe they tested it in Modern elves before deciding to include something like up to 5 creatures or not.
About beck, I want to believe they tested it in Modern elves before deciding to include something like up to 5 creatures or not.
I already hate playing against combo elves in modern, and it's not even a popular deck at the moment. Can't wait to see it bumped up to tier 1 status.. ok tier 1.5.
I already hate playing against combo elves in modern, and it's not even a popular deck at the moment. Can't wait to see it bumped up to tier 1 status.. ok tier 1.5.
probably close to tier 1, it has a lot of ways to win now with glimpse added in.
You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
In this case, i'd SPECIFICALLY run Etherium Sculptor to get the MAX potential out of Beck//Call. Making expensive artifacts free is a good thing... makes vault skirge only cost :sympb:, which I know i'd be paying 2 life for to get an extra card...
BTW, who runs Signal Pest anymore? I certainly dont and I've had significant success without it.
Legacy Affinity greatly benefitted from Glimpse of Nature, this only costs one more mana, and it's in affinity's color too.
BTW, I've made 1WW on turn 1 before to cast Tempered Steel, then dropped a couple creatures after... It's not that hard to make UG on turn 1...
Heck, i'd only need a one land hand to do it...
Glimmervoid/City of Brass
Beck//Call
Mox Opal
Memnite/Ornithopter
Memnite/Ornithoper
Frogmite
Something that costs free.
Maybe it's not something to cast on turn 1, but it is possible... I'd rather cast it on turn 3 with a ravager out, sac opals, cast more, go infinite.
"Who runs Signal Pest"? The answer is every single Affinity player that has Top 8ed a Modern GP/PT. Go ahead, just look it up. And they play a full set.
Glimmervoid/Mox/2 Memnite to cast Beck uses up as many cards as Citadel/Mox/Memnite/Drum. No difference; Beck is still going to draw you only 1-2 cards.
Smelt-Ward Gatekeepers (ETB Act of Treason against opposing creatures) and Saruli Gatekeepers (ETB Gain 7 life) look pretty darn cool...if you ever get 2 Gates out before they ETB. From my testing of Maze's End, I did tend to get out 2-3 Gates by the time I cast Gifts Ungiven for Maze's End, but I stuck a whopping 10 Gates in that deck.
...OK, that probably convinced me that those guys are unplayable in Modern.
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Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts just looks like she dies to removal--probably her only relevant "ETB" ability is the "when a creature deals combat damage to you, destroy it and put a 1/1 Spirit token with flying on the battlefield" one. Vigilance and protection from creatures is dandy (4 damage to opponent every turn, then opposing stuff can't quite get through her), but a 7 cmc 4/4?!?
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch has First Strike, Haste, Unleash, "Each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has Haste", and a default 3/3 body for 2BR. Unfortunately, she's likely the top end of a curve, and if she wants to not die to Bolt, she can't block, but she wins in combat against a surprisingly high amount of stuff, especially when Unleashed...
Human Merfolk is one of the dumbest and strangest creature types I can imagine.
It's just a dumb beater, and while its efficient, its somewhat expensive. I think the hate bears deck would rather play actual hate bears and something like Baneslayer Angel if it wants a beater. I can't think of another top deck in the g/w colors that would maybe want this.
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hurr durr wurm is boring. its the illusion of a spell that's a creature. boring.
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I'd say its far more consistent and plays pretty much the same. Though some may not like how it requires puresteel.
Conversely, Blastoderm was a 4 mana 5/5 and saw a very large amount of play. Regardless, the fact that it has flash can't be understated - that's the only reason this card is good, similarly to restoration angel.
It probably won't see much modern play, but it's definitely a good card.
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Why? the only reason I can see for that is that you want to run Dark Confidant in the same deck... If not, Beck//Call is strictly better than Beck.
He's just saying it would make a funny promo since there are decks that have no chance of casting Call.
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I can usually make UG on turn 1 AND still have 0 drops in my hand still...
Or on Turn 1 I could drop a sculptor and turn 2, drop Beck, and then draw my entire library...lol.
I like it. Finally bringing Affinity back to tier 1...
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As far as I know, it takes a god hand to cast Beck on turn 1:
On the play, that leaves you with a maximum of 2 other free creatures in hand. How far will that get you? Probably 1-2 cards, because you are not guaranteed to draw into a free creature.
On the other hand, if you have Thoughtcast + a 1-drop (Signal Pest/Vault Skirge), the Thoughtcast itself already gives you 2 cards, guaranteed. Having an extra Pest/Skirge on the battlefield is a bonus.
I also feel compelled to point out that no Affinity deck plays Etherium Sculptor, and it's already Tier 1 without Beck//Call.
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Also this could be used in some sort of Proteus staff / polymorph deck.
I like it.
Partly, but I believe it is mostly aimed at Cascade.
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Umm, no?
In this case, i'd SPECIFICALLY run Etherium Sculptor to get the MAX potential out of Beck//Call. Making expensive artifacts free is a good thing... makes vault skirge only cost :sympb:, which I know i'd be paying 2 life for to get an extra card...
BTW, who runs Signal Pest anymore? I certainly dont and I've had significant success without it.
Legacy Affinity greatly benefitted from Glimpse of Nature, this only costs one more mana, and it's in affinity's color too.
BTW, I've made 1WW on turn 1 before to cast Tempered Steel, then dropped a couple creatures after... It's not that hard to make UG on turn 1...
Heck, i'd only need a one land hand to do it...
Glimmervoid/City of Brass
Beck//Call
Mox Opal
Memnite/Ornithopter
Memnite/Ornithoper
Frogmite
Something that costs free.
Maybe it's not something to cast on turn 1, but it is possible... I'd rather cast it on turn 3 with a ravager out, sac opals, cast more, go infinite.
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About beck, I want to believe they tested it in Modern elves before deciding to include something like up to 5 creatures or not.
I already hate playing against combo elves in modern, and it's not even a popular deck at the moment. Can't wait to see it bumped up to tier 1 status.. ok tier 1.5.
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Even tron plays pyroclasms.
probably close to tier 1, it has a lot of ways to win now with glimpse added in.
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Etherium Sculptor affects like, what, 8 creatures? 4 for you, since you don't play Signal Pest.
"Who runs Signal Pest"? The answer is every single Affinity player that has Top 8ed a Modern GP/PT. Go ahead, just look it up. And they play a full set.
Glimmervoid/Mox/2 Memnite to cast Beck uses up as many cards as Citadel/Mox/Memnite/Drum. No difference; Beck is still going to draw you only 1-2 cards.
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...OK, that probably convinced me that those guys are unplayable in Modern.
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Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts just looks like she dies to removal--probably her only relevant "ETB" ability is the "when a creature deals combat damage to you, destroy it and put a 1/1 Spirit token with flying on the battlefield" one. Vigilance and protection from creatures is dandy (4 damage to opponent every turn, then opposing stuff can't quite get through her), but a 7 cmc 4/4?!?
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch has First Strike, Haste, Unleash, "Each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has Haste", and a default 3/3 body for 2BR. Unfortunately, she's likely the top end of a curve, and if she wants to not die to Bolt, she can't block, but she wins in combat against a surprisingly high amount of stuff, especially when Unleashed...