Cmon guys, it's a seven mana black spell. It's pure casual fun. That card is hopelessly unplayable in any competitive format. Brawl/EDH? Definitely.
even there its barely playable
i pretty much never want to give my opponent that many cards unless i can end the game on the spot. so that rules out virtually every blue deck. it only hits on person at a table with 3 opponents. nah, better to hit yourself and thassa's oracle out with it, but at 7 mana there's so many better ways to do that.
its the token big mana black card that super casuals will fawn over and never realize actually sucks.
Wheel's decks exist... cast this with Underworld Dreams, Ob Nixilis, Fate Unraveler, or Nekusar and you have a 1 shot kill in most instances. and 7 mana is not that hard to get in Black...
Cmon guys, it's a seven mana black spell. It's pure casual fun. That card is hopelessly unplayable in any competitive format. Brawl/EDH? Definitely.
WotC is fully aware that now more and more players are coming into Magic Via commander, not standard. So dont be surprised if WotC prints more "commander cards"
Honestly this is troubling for casual commander. Many casual tables HATE combo decks and this guy is a 1 shot kill with either Blood tribute or Exquisite Blood...
The art is really messing with me.. the little cat in front is lit like it is being lit by the sun, which is behind the Big cat... but somehow it is.. in front of the big cat?
The way that small cat looks makes it look like it is in the distance, but its positioning is in front of the big cat... Its.. all sorts of not right. It almost feels like they drew the small cat then just pasted it on top of the image....
Interesting tension. Are 1/1s worth giving opponents more cards? Maybe not, but that doesn't mean this card doesn't have big potential. It generates a ton of value for you and even a Psychosis Crawler changes the scenario for your opponents significantly. And the tokens themselves can be weaponized with ETB effects and/or sacrifice outlets.
You definitely need to build around it because it can give an advantage to an opponent, but the right decks with the right political plays and I think Xyris is great.
Wheel's decks exist... cast this with Underworld Dreams, Ob Nixilis, Fate Unraveler, or Nekusar and you have a 1 shot kill in most instances. and 7 mana is not that hard to get in Black...
Unless they errata some creatures into dogs.
WotC is fully aware that now more and more players are coming into Magic Via commander, not standard. So dont be surprised if WotC prints more "commander cards"
Also This + Ob nixilis Hate Bond is cute
*Blue Screen*
The way that small cat looks makes it look like it is in the distance, but its positioning is in front of the big cat... Its.. all sorts of not right. It almost feels like they drew the small cat then just pasted it on top of the image....
She has no keywords, no other abilities, requires her to go into the red zone, and costs 2 more...
Simic one ramps you when you need it (early game) and doesnt need to go into the red zone...
generating an army of 3/1 humans at instant speed? Ouch
Include Skullclamp, Cryptolith Rite, Phyrexian Altar, Ashnod's Altar for some fun