This set confuses me—
Does this mean Rhystic Study is Standard/Modern-legal now?
And are there any foils in JMP?
Jumpstart doesn't bring any new cards to Standard. It's only Standard-legal if it was before Jumpstart was printed, or is in Core 2021. Unfortunately, there are no foils in this set.
Imagine opening a Well-Read deck and it's not the one with Rhystic Study.
3/4ths of the well read decks don't have rhystic study. If 3 of the 4 had it - that would be the feel bad. Otherwise you could say " imagine opening a pack and not getting a mythic" - the expectation is low
Or for the simple fact that you then have a 4th level of redundancy - that exists in your command zone for a win condition. You can now self mill without being afraid of hitting all your wincons
This.
Half the arguments against this card are almost under the assumption it's being played in standard or modern. In EDH Ormos has palpable value on both the labman scene as your commander or simply as a power-draw option. Spending 3cc to draw cards, without having to tap the creature/permanent, is pretty nice all in itself. At 6cc to cast, you can go +4 cards the next turn, and see 10 cards from your deck in the process... if you have three cards in hand, 6cc later you have seven cards in hand. Granted this guy has legit limitations regarding drawing, by requiring three cards to discard, since he's going to be dropped mid/late game when you're only likely to be holding counterspells or other good stuff you don't want to discard. But he will allow you to see five and go +2 overall for 3cc, repeatably, which is hard to beat. Talk about finding the other half of your combo faster, or making sure you have a counterspell ready to go, etc. While the labman value is cool and obvious, I think this guy's draw ability is worth appreciating all on it's own too, especially in the long-game singleton scope of EDH. That being said, I also think the draw ability plays well into the labman theme as well, giving you a highly accessible means to get through your deck faster, and reap, keep and cast the best cards in the process.
Does this mean Rhystic Study is Standard/Modern-legal now?
And are there any foils in JMP?
Jumpstart doesn't bring any new cards to Standard. It's only Standard-legal if it was before Jumpstart was printed, or is in Core 2021. Unfortunately, there are no foils in this set.
3/4ths of the well read decks don't have rhystic study. If 3 of the 4 had it - that would be the feel bad. Otherwise you could say " imagine opening a pack and not getting a mythic" - the expectation is low
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MAGECRAFT STORM
-Veyran, Voice of Duality-
Protection from Degeneracy
Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
This.
Half the arguments against this card are almost under the assumption it's being played in standard or modern. In EDH Ormos has palpable value on both the labman scene as your commander or simply as a power-draw option. Spending 3cc to draw cards, without having to tap the creature/permanent, is pretty nice all in itself. At 6cc to cast, you can go +4 cards the next turn, and see 10 cards from your deck in the process... if you have three cards in hand, 6cc later you have seven cards in hand. Granted this guy has legit limitations regarding drawing, by requiring three cards to discard, since he's going to be dropped mid/late game when you're only likely to be holding counterspells or other good stuff you don't want to discard. But he will allow you to see five and go +2 overall for 3cc, repeatably, which is hard to beat. Talk about finding the other half of your combo faster, or making sure you have a counterspell ready to go, etc. While the labman value is cool and obvious, I think this guy's draw ability is worth appreciating all on it's own too, especially in the long-game singleton scope of EDH. That being said, I also think the draw ability plays well into the labman theme as well, giving you a highly accessible means to get through your deck faster, and reap, keep and cast the best cards in the process.