Maybe red could use it as a catalyst to start pushing a token-esque strategy more. I'd like to have a bunch of cards in red that would make this card good, but sadly, my current composition isn't designed to take advantage of it. Hard aggro want's a more immediate impact from the 4-drop slot and big red uses too few creatures to take full advantage of the two abilities. And red isn't saturated with cheap RR-costed permanents to activate the god reliably. In constructed, it looks like it can be a powerhouse. But in the cube, I just don't see it.
I'm honestly not even thinking heavy/mono-red is where he'll be the best. Even if he never becomes a 6/5, I very much like this card in a G/r or W/r shell where red is playing support. Both my white and green sections are very dense with creatures or spells that create/tutor for creatures, and this card gives them a ton of reach and a mana-sink pump effect (that granted is not the cheapest to activate).
This card just seems nutty to me honestly, and pretty easily the best of the "God Cycle" unless the black one pulls out all the stops. Ben Bleiweiss reconfirmed what I was thinking by writing in his daily financial article:
"The best mythic spoiled in the set so far. Works beautifully with many preexisting red strategies, most notably Young Pyromancer decks. Has applications in Modern and potentially in Legacy as well. Unless the black God is really good, I expect this to be the hottest card in the set post-release."
Obviously, other formats aren't cube, etc, etc, but the card just gives a certain angle of attack (MASSIVE amounts of damage-to-the-face potential) that almost no other card in cube can provide.
I'm honestly not even thinking heavy/mono-red is where he'll be the best. Even if he never becomes a 6/5, I very much like this card in a G/r or W/r shell where red is playing support. Both my white and green sections are very dense with creatures or spells that create/tutor for creatures, and this card gives them a ton of reach and a mana-sink pump effect (that granted is not the cheapest to activate).
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My Cube Google Docs Spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AibgWfz0ukmOdDNhOHlucjcxUi1wVy00NDhLbDUtUlE&hl=en_US#gid=8
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Obviously, other formats aren't cube, etc, etc, but the card just gives a certain angle of attack (MASSIVE amounts of damage-to-the-face potential) that almost no other card in cube can provide.
(list not current)
My Cube Google Docs Spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AibgWfz0ukmOdDNhOHlucjcxUi1wVy00NDhLbDUtUlE&hl=en_US#gid=8
(list is always current)
(list not current)
My Cube Google Docs Spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AibgWfz0ukmOdDNhOHlucjcxUi1wVy00NDhLbDUtUlE&hl=en_US#gid=8
(list is always current)