This looks horrifically bad imo. The dungeon mechanic stuff really doesn't look too powerful, +1 on a 4 mana planeswalker to scry 1, gain 1 life or have your opponent lose 1 life is basically a blank, so you've got to venture quite far into the dungeon, and this card itself is doing minimal to allow you to do that as it's doing nothing to protect itself. The emblem you're working towards just seems pipe dream stuff, like what is your opponent if they are just allowing you to +1 on this like 4 times? Just not going to happen in an actual game of Magic.
You're right those aren't great options. Probably what will matter to determine this cards playability is what you're doing turns 1-3, since that +1 could be better if you're entering further into a dungeon and not just the first room. But as it's been mentioned already this is just about the most parasitic mechanic WOTC has done, so this basically a limited to (maybe) Standard only card.
Five mana for plus one card advantage? No thanks. I'll just keep running the khans red enchantment and Vance's blasting.
i think you’re selling this short by a lot. This can be reused multiple times a turn not just a single upkeep trigger. Red has more synergy with artifacts than enchantments. Discarding can be a plus for delve, faithless looting, past in flames, madness etc. Not to mention theres a second side of this card, so it’s also a flexible card with options.
To me it looks like the raven leaving is Alrund to the character on the left, and the raven becomes compleated. Some of that filigree looks likes the raven’s wings.
Rune-scarred is always better than this so-called mythic. Never let your enemies choose for you.
Yeah, cards like that never see play, *cough* Gifts Ungiven *cough*. You're right punisher effects are typically bad, but I think your thought process is too linear. Rune-Scarred Demon is not always better by a long shot. This is one mana cheaper and in deck that cares for the graveyard it's tutoring 2 cards vs 1 card.
Wow, ok. Well that's a fantastic rate. And the boast ability hits creatures too, so could be quite good in any deck with sacrifice fodder.
Not sure about the flavor of a berserk, eradicating angel "boasting" of its feats, and getting a kill out of it. Having it as an attack trigger still makes sense, but I don't think the specific flavor of boasting fits this one.
For this set you can't think of these as traditional angels. They're Valkyries. They didn't use the creature type for the same reason they didn't use Viking. They're regional terms so that's why we have Angel, Berserker, Warrior, etc. "Angels" are just the closest equivalent in MTG terms.
How long until we get some enchantment or artifact that give creature cards in your hand foretell, allowing you to spend 2 then later on foretell for the actual mana cost -1 or - 2? The exile zone is now one step closer to being your third pile of cards in hand.
Does Zirda reduce the foretell cost, in this case down to GG?
I definitely understand the third pile concern but I really don’t feel like Foretell is crossing into that. Exile is used as a temporary holding zone for Foretell. This is basically Suspend but you decide when it’s cast. It’s not like you’re manipulating cards hit by Path to Exile or tormod's crypt.
It's like reverse Companion. I like the mechanic. It can avoid hand disruption. Helps you play around with hand size which can matter obviously with mechanics like Hellbent. Very interested to see more Foretell.
DAMN. :'( This was one of the ones I was most looking forward to getting something new.... Ikoria was okay but a lot of the best "sea monsters" were whales and sharks and M21 just gave us more whales... Wish all sea monster matter cards could be errated to include whales lol. C'MON, ZENDIKAR!
I have high hopes for Zendikar as well. Especially with Kiora there currently. Seriously WOTC, don't you even dare.
I can see it now fish and sharks as far as the I can see with a lone U/B Lorthos Reanimated as the sole creature with a Octopus, Serpent, Leviathan, or Kraken subtype. Arixmethes just wants some new friends (or spells).
DAMN. :'( This was one of the ones I was most looking forward to getting something new.... Ikoria was okay but a lot of the best "sea monsters" were whales and sharks and M21 just gave us more whales... Wish all sea monster matter cards could be errated to include whales lol. C'MON, ZENDIKAR!
I get what you’re saying. Thats still a difficult task to plane to plane, not to mention the 25 years worth of creatures. Sure they didnt need to make a random wurm “bigger” than eldrazi, but kinda need to take it all with a grain of salt. If the p/t were going to have more realistic relative p/t the eldrazi should probably be like 50/50 for p/t. Lol that’s why they have all the extra abilities because p/t isnt the only way to demonstrate “power”.
That’s silly. What’s the difference between a dragon, a drake, a serpent, or wurm? It’s physical characteristics that often distinguish them you dont need p/t tiers. On Segovia a leviathan is a 3/3 because everything on that plane is much smaller. Lorthos is a massive, ancient octopus bigger than quite a few leviathans and krakens.
Your analysis is correct but Limited, my friend, Limited.
You're right those aren't great options. Probably what will matter to determine this cards playability is what you're doing turns 1-3, since that +1 could be better if you're entering further into a dungeon and not just the first room. But as it's been mentioned already this is just about the most parasitic mechanic WOTC has done, so this basically a limited to (maybe) Standard only card.
i think you’re selling this short by a lot. This can be reused multiple times a turn not just a single upkeep trigger. Red has more synergy with artifacts than enchantments. Discarding can be a plus for delve, faithless looting, past in flames, madness etc. Not to mention theres a second side of this card, so it’s also a flexible card with options.
Yeah, cards like that never see play, *cough* Gifts Ungiven *cough*. You're right punisher effects are typically bad, but I think your thought process is too linear. Rune-Scarred Demon is not always better by a long shot. This is one mana cheaper and in deck that cares for the graveyard it's tutoring 2 cards vs 1 card.
For this set you can't think of these as traditional angels. They're Valkyries. They didn't use the creature type for the same reason they didn't use Viking. They're regional terms so that's why we have Angel, Berserker, Warrior, etc. "Angels" are just the closest equivalent in MTG terms.
I definitely understand the third pile concern but I really don’t feel like Foretell is crossing into that. Exile is used as a temporary holding zone for Foretell. This is basically Suspend but you decide when it’s cast. It’s not like you’re manipulating cards hit by Path to Exile or tormod's crypt.
I can see it now fish and sharks as far as the I can see with a lone U/B Lorthos Reanimated as the sole creature with a Octopus, Serpent, Leviathan, or Kraken subtype. Arixmethes just wants some new friends (or spells).