Unpacking how embalm works I don't think this guy does enough. The blocking text is essentially irrelevant I think, so we just need to play out likely aggro scenarios.
Yes, you get a "second card", but you'll never have both on the battlefield at the same time, unlike Call of the Herd. So the question then becomes whether the prospect of a second 2/2 for 3 (quite inefficient) is enough of a bonus on top of the front end of a 2/2 for 2. I just don't think it quite gets there.
It's almost more helpful for something like Stax or tokens, but even then there are more efficient options.
The pen mark was made by one of the artists (I think Jesper Myrfors since he was the early art director) too late in the process to do anything about it.
If I recall correctly they were aware of it but couldn't do anything since printing was imminent.
(Information from Drive to Work, although I don't remember which episode.)
I don't care one way or the other about the card back.
Hey all, sorry that I went AWOL for a little while. My wife turned out to need another surgery. It went well and everything is fine but I was barely on here. I was monitoring PMs in case any exchange issues popped up, but other than that I didn't spend any time on MTGS.
As far as I know, we are all squared away. Thanks everyone!
I'm totally happy to run a Christmas in July kind of thing. I was thinking of calling it Cube-Dependence Day.
Hoping for success for you!
The new arts look gorgeous though, so there's that. Pity the frames don't play that up.
Do you mean featuring/supporting cards from the block, or using exclusively cards from Amonkhet block?
Unpacking how embalm works I don't think this guy does enough. The blocking text is essentially irrelevant I think, so we just need to play out likely aggro scenarios.
Yes, you get a "second card", but you'll never have both on the battlefield at the same time, unlike Call of the Herd. So the question then becomes whether the prospect of a second 2/2 for 3 (quite inefficient) is enough of a bonus on top of the front end of a 2/2 for 2. I just don't think it quite gets there.
It's almost more helpful for something like Stax or tokens, but even then there are more efficient options.
If I recall correctly they were aware of it but couldn't do anything since printing was imminent.
(Information from Drive to Work, although I don't remember which episode.)
I don't care one way or the other about the card back.
As far as I know, we are all squared away. Thanks everyone!
I'm totally happy to run a Christmas in July kind of thing. I was thinking of calling it Cube-Dependence Day.
If there are people who still end up giftless, let me know.
(And if you recieved your gift and haven't posted yet, please do the right thing and let everyone know, or at least let your santa know!)
I think I'd want to draft something like Time Spiral that is fun but now very difficult to get your hands on.
Side note, my playgroup is all in town and we're cubing/EDHing today! Can't wait!