i really like that it promotes politics in a nice organic way. these kinds of things come up pretty consistently. it also allows for a lot of twists. like hey hit me and i'll pop that earthcraft, but nope instead you pop someone else's bitter blossom. that can be fun, and encourage the social aspect of the game for sure buuut...
what i don't like is that its an artifact, it costs 5 mana, and it has to actually connect while having a relatively microscopic p/t
being an artifact makes it super easy to hate on. its low power means it can be blocked without much of any risk. its low toughness means it'll die to just about anything thrown in front of it. it doesn't have haste, it doesn't have an alternate form of evasion other than flying. its 5 mana... there's better ways to nuke stuff that are cheaper, and more easily recurred.
its a cute card, but its not really a good card. rarity also has meaning this time since these are packs not precons.
this one won't be fun to open.
and yes, i'm aware that the politics part means the defending player just won't block it... except because it could also be used against them the next turn or whenever, smart players just kill it and don't put their crap at risk.
i really like that it promotes politics in a nice organic way. these kinds of things come up pretty consistently. it also allows for a lot of twists. like hey hit me and i'll pop that earthcraft, but nope instead you pop someone else's bitter blossom. that can be fun, and encourage the social aspect of the game for sure buuut...
what i don't like is that its an artifact, it costs 5 mana, and it has to actually connect while having a relatively microscopic p/t
being an artifact makes it super easy to hate on. its low power means it can be blocked without much of any risk. its low toughness means it'll die to just about anything thrown in front of it. it doesn't have haste, it doesn't have an alternate form of evasion other than flying. its 5 mana... there's better ways to nuke stuff that are cheaper, and more easily recurred.
its a cute card, but its not really a good card. rarity also has meaning this time since these are packs not precons.
this one won't be fun to open.
and yes, i'm aware that the politics part means the defending player just won't block it... except because it could also be used against them the next turn or whenever, smart players just kill it and don't put their crap at risk.