he seems kinda meh at first glance, but then it hits you. not only is he a 4/4 flying for 6, but he is also a archivist and a tim. not to mention the obvious synergy with invoke the firemind. research + twincast or something and it ends up killing your opponent in matter of turns.
Hm...Convoke, ay? Well, I'd say this is pretty frickin' good. I mean, it is not only a instant eldamri's+flash but it can be cheap with an army of saps? Well, seems good enough to me! More exciting in casual/limited then anything else.
Looks cool to me. There are lots of ways to get lots of cards into an opponent's graveyard, such as milling as R_E suggested. Esp. with the new UB 10 card miller. UB: +10/+10? Sure, why not?!?!
Helldozer gets an A+!!!!!! SOOOO COOL!!!!! Demonic Horders is already one of my favorite cards, and now they go and practically reprint it! T: Destroy target land has always been very close to me...The only problem is that it isn't a demon...oh well.:cool2:
Ursapine isn't particularly cool but it serves its purpose of being a fun green rare.
Courier Hawk is exactly the name. A 1/2 flying/vigilance ready to be enchanted.
Pollenbright Wings is dumb. That is about all I can say about it. It's almost playable in limited, as R_E said turning creatures into Rith. That is why I don't like it. I have an attachment to Rith, because it was the first rare that I ever got.
Gaze of the Gorgon is another limited almost-playable. It fits into most decks (being either green or black), and the ability both saves your creature and dumps their blockers/attacker. It's a trick, conditional but good.
Mindmoil is exactly what is sounds like...a mess. That's about it on the subject of this card.
Alright, another big GW convoker. GW is i think my least favorite clan just because a lot of the cards seem big and dumb. What is so special about a 4/7 for 6WG? That's not very cool. Another example of this hypothesis is Autochthon Wurm or whatever its called. 15 mana? Although convoke does make them less expensive, 4/7s and 9/14s just aren't all that cool.
As posted in Carven Caryatid, I think the new layout on cards really makes them look nice. I'm also liking the look of this set because the guild insignias and the amount of gold cards. The merging of two colors has never been so easy with guild mana and the guild symbols on these cards make them just want to be played together.
As for Argus Kos, he seems only mildly exciting, a 5/5 for 5 when attacking who also pumps up your army. As for the guildmage, it seems really cool because not only is it supergood in GW, but it is still perfectly playable in monowhite or in monogreen. You don't need to play guild colors to play them and have them be useful. Although a 2/2 for WW that has 3W:+1/+1 to all isn't amazing, it is still pretty good and same goes for a 2/2 for GG with 3G: Sap.
wow this card looks very nice. i really am starting to appreciate the new borders because they not only make the foils look nice but the cards just look nicer.
besides the nice appearance this card also looks very playable, both in limited and constructed. a 5-butt that comes out turn 3 AND doesn't waste space in your library just says "play me", especially with 2 power. not quite witness good, but still very good.
Indentured Oaf is good for limited and thats about it.
Wizened Snitches is field of dreams + 1/3 flying for 3. the ability isnt great because both players get the same advantage, but paired up with other stuff could be a quite useful ability.
Ethereal Usher seems to be only useful to transmute due to the extreme cost.
Flight of Fancy=counsel of the soratami + 1 mana that requires a creature. It is certainly playable in limited for the 2 cards+flying but not for much else.
Quickchange is just a cool cheap cantrip with a conditional but maybe useful ability.
Tidewater Minion looks pretty bad. Thats about it. Its a 4/4 wall for 4UU or a 4/4 upkeep of 4 for 4UU. The ability isn't much to look at either. Just bad.
Concerted Effort looks fun but not great. Just makes me smile to give everybody double strike.
Drooling Groodion isn't just cool for the 5 o's, but is also cool because it can throw around consume strength left and right.
Yo momma's so fat that when she jumped up she got stuck in the air.
Yo momma's so ugly that whenever she walks in the bank they turn off the security cameras.
personally, i like brand for this sort of scenario, but whatever.
Branded Horror - BBR - Creature:Horror - 7/7
Trample
When ~ comes into play, put two 3/3s with pro black into play.
PS. Tidewater Minion costs 3UU not 4UU as the spoiler states and Zephyr Spirit costs 5U rather that 4U.
EDIT: Go to second post to see errors that are on the spoiler.
Ursapine isn't particularly cool but it serves its purpose of being a fun green rare.
Courier Hawk is exactly the name. A 1/2 flying/vigilance ready to be enchanted.
Gaze of the Gorgon is another limited almost-playable. It fits into most decks (being either green or black), and the ability both saves your creature and dumps their blockers/attacker. It's a trick, conditional but good.
Mindmoil is exactly what is sounds like...a mess. That's about it on the subject of this card.
As for Argus Kos, he seems only mildly exciting, a 5/5 for 5 when attacking who also pumps up your army. As for the guildmage, it seems really cool because not only is it supergood in GW, but it is still perfectly playable in monowhite or in monogreen. You don't need to play guild colors to play them and have them be useful. Although a 2/2 for WW that has 3W:+1/+1 to all isn't amazing, it is still pretty good and same goes for a 2/2 for GG with 3G: Sap.
besides the nice appearance this card also looks very playable, both in limited and constructed. a 5-butt that comes out turn 3 AND doesn't waste space in your library just says "play me", especially with 2 power. not quite witness good, but still very good.
Wizened Snitches is field of dreams + 1/3 flying for 3. the ability isnt great because both players get the same advantage, but paired up with other stuff could be a quite useful ability.
Ethereal Usher seems to be only useful to transmute due to the extreme cost.
Flight of Fancy=counsel of the soratami + 1 mana that requires a creature. It is certainly playable in limited for the 2 cards+flying but not for much else.
Quickchange is just a cool cheap cantrip with a conditional but maybe useful ability.
Tidewater Minion looks pretty bad. Thats about it. Its a 4/4 wall for 4UU or a 4/4 upkeep of 4 for 4UU. The ability isn't much to look at either. Just bad.
Concerted Effort looks fun but not great. Just makes me smile to give everybody double strike.
Drooling Groodion isn't just cool for the 5 o's, but is also cool because it can throw around consume strength left and right.
The Fusillade looks like it will be very fun, however bad it is.
And the last, well...it looks pretty darn good to me. Its like 2 mana brainstorm in which you get to dump the crappiest of them. Seems playable.
definately better than WG, WR and UB. the only other i might like better is BW, but its close.
Yo momma's so ugly that whenever she walks in the bank they turn off the security cameras.