I got 2x Chromatic Lantern from packs on Arena and have been playtesting with 25 lands rather than the 26 I usually run. When you get one early, it feels really strong.
Thoughts?
Edit: I’m running the standard land set with only 1 field of ruin. Minus one chapel, plus 2 chromatic lanterns
One thing I forgot to mention, I’m currently Running x1 enhanced surveillance and 1x disinformation campaign and sideboarding in during control matches. The longer a game goes, the more value you get out of these cards and the ability to exile enhanced surveillance to get everything back from your graveyard SEEMS like it can be useful at times and turning a surviel 1 into 3 means you can dig faster especially when combined with azcanta. Is it worth it? I’m not sure. It seems effective when it comes up though.
Hi guys, I’ve been reading this topic since the thread was started and created an account to chime in/solicite advise. I’ve been playing esper since last standard rotation and am a newer player but I’ve been fiddling around and came to many of the same conclusions you guys have. Chemister’s insight is definitely better than notion rain; Ritual of Soot is suboptimal, but 2 white sources are hard to come by on t4 right now... it’s a tough spot to be in at times.
One thing I don’t see mentioned as an alternative to Lyra, and can be quite powerful with surveil support is Twilight Prophet. I currently am lacking the WCs to get Chromium and a few other pieces and have been running 2x Twilight Prophet, and it’s a lot easier to satisfy the BB than it is to get the WW for Lyra. You can Surveil lands out of the way and get lifegain. I’ve had a lot of success stabilizing the board with this card. Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Edit: I’m running the standard land set with only 1 field of ruin. Minus one chapel, plus 2 chromatic lanterns
One thing I don’t see mentioned as an alternative to Lyra, and can be quite powerful with surveil support is Twilight Prophet. I currently am lacking the WCs to get Chromium and a few other pieces and have been running 2x Twilight Prophet, and it’s a lot easier to satisfy the BB than it is to get the WW for Lyra. You can Surveil lands out of the way and get lifegain. I’ve had a lot of success stabilizing the board with this card. Thoughts?