That list is most certainly NOT ranked by power. If it was, Prophet of Kruphix would be at the bottom of the list. That being said, we end up playing a lot of multiplayer games and in that format we all know how powerful prophet can be.
How much have you tested prophet? I threw it in my cube on a whim while I was waiting on a Kiora and it has consistently over performed. We do not play multi player. It's also the sort of effect I look for in a guild card: unique, easy to cast, powerful and encourages you to build around it.
I'm going to necrobump this and ask that Wizards print us a good UG card worth playing in Conspiracy 2 or Kaladesh, something that is great for Simic like Dack Fayden is good for Izzet. I run Edric, Mystic Snake, and Kiora 1.0, and none of them save Edric really pulls you into something. Mystic Snake is slow and Kiora hasn't been very effective for us so far.
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Simic has plenty of options, but outside of Edric everything is mostly utility. FWIW, I think Kiora 2.0 is better than Kiora 1.0, she's very useful in ramp decks since she either ramps out your threats or draws for gas when you need it.
I run Edric, Snake, and Predator, for now. I'm considering Kiora 2.0 over the Predator. Nothing except Edric and maybe Snake are staples in this guild, IMO. I think this is probably the guild most in need of some more powerful cards.
I don't see the appeal of Shardless because my UG decks usually have counterspells in them and hitting them sucks. UG decks are pretty much always either tempo or ramp/fatty cheating decks, so Shardless can be a bummer.
I like Edric, Predator and Snake quite a bit. The #4+ slots are knotted up pretty well, but I'm running Agent for now. It has to go into a specific build (usually with blue as the splash color) but it can be really good in the right decks. Edric is probably the only true staple.
Listening to MerfolkMagic rave about Shardless Agent on his cast moved me to try it out and I have to say, I've been converted. RUG cascade is my new favorite deck.
I think it deserves its slot right now, but by itself it isn't the most outright powerful card ever. But even though it might be correct to cut it after a couple more Edric level cards are printed, I will probably keep it around because cascade as a mechanic is just so dang fun.
I pack Edric, Shardless Agent, Trygon Predator, Sagu Mauler and the new Kiora. The new Kiora can definitely be upgraded, but I'm currently satisfied with the rest.
Is general consensus that Kiora 2.0 is better than Kiora 1.0? I've honestly not been super impressed by her yet. I've been considering cutting her to bring back Sagu Mauler for a bit. I also rank Shardless Agent pretty low on my Simic list. It's a card that should be good in theory, but sat in a lot of sideboards just because the cascade was too risky for most blue decks. Most of our Simic decks end up being tempo shells and those types of decks really thrive on cheap counters. Most of the time it was an honorary Temur card and would get splashed in RG decks as a baby Bloodbraid.
My current Simic ranking would look something like this:
01 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
02 Mystic Snake
03 Trygon Predator
04 Kiora, the Crashing Wave
05 Sagu Mauler
06 Kiora, Master of the Depths
07 Simic Signet
08 Shardless Agent
09 Simic Sky Swallower
10 Aether Mutation
After testing I prefer old Kiora to the new one. I was big on new Kiora when she was spoiled but old Kiora just fits our UG decks more. Hitting her ult is often in the realm of possibility.
In slower cubes, Prophet of Kruphix is way up the top of that list, but the rest is quite fair.
I'm running Prophet / Edric / Kiora 1.0 / Spitting Image / Overbeing of Myth in my Multiplayer 360. Edric, Prophet and Spitting Image are fantastic there. Overbeing needs to be dropped, probably for Trygon Predator.
Kiora 1.0 has her moments, and I'd play her ahead of 2.0, but she is very vulnerable. You really need to have ways of keeping her out, or she just gets blown off the table.
At least.
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How much have you tested prophet? I threw it in my cube on a whim while I was waiting on a Kiora and it has consistently over performed. We do not play multi player. It's also the sort of effect I look for in a guild card: unique, easy to cast, powerful and encourages you to build around it.
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I don't see the appeal of Shardless because my UG decks usually have counterspells in them and hitting them sucks. UG decks are pretty much always either tempo or ramp/fatty cheating decks, so Shardless can be a bummer.
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I think it deserves its slot right now, but by itself it isn't the most outright powerful card ever. But even though it might be correct to cut it after a couple more Edric level cards are printed, I will probably keep it around because cascade as a mechanic is just so dang fun.
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My current Simic ranking would look something like this:
01 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
02 Mystic Snake
03 Trygon Predator
04 Kiora, the Crashing Wave
05 Sagu Mauler
06 Kiora, Master of the Depths
07 Simic Signet
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That's fair. Going ten cards deep in Simic is harder than I thought.
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I'm running Prophet / Edric / Kiora 1.0 / Spitting Image / Overbeing of Myth in my Multiplayer 360. Edric, Prophet and Spitting Image are fantastic there. Overbeing needs to be dropped, probably for Trygon Predator.
Kiora 1.0 has her moments, and I'd play her ahead of 2.0, but she is very vulnerable. You really need to have ways of keeping her out, or she just gets blown off the table.
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