I had a gut feeling this would happen today in fact. Maybe it's bad but oh well we have had almost entire sets spoiled before WOTC got to their preview weeks. Which has lead to articles of cards already known. Like most rumor seasons it is usually at least a month before others besides WOTC spoil cards from the new set. Used to be even sooner than one month before the Previews.
The real answer to the question is: Whatever will be, will be.
If WOTC suffers from these early spoils; they suffer.
If WOTC prospers from these early spoils; they prosper.
Ad Nauseam. Another on the list for mull and gold fishing. The only concern I suppose I would have with this one is it's cost is slightly higher. Which also means swapping Seats for Vaults.
I did really think of adding thought cast but it isn't as good as Psychic Vortex. A lot of the spells (especially when they have affinity) cost 0. Only Signal Pest and Elixir of Immortality cost 1 for a total of eight cards with casting cost 1. The deck only runs 4 Steel Overseers for a total of four cards with casting cost 2.
Due to the drawback of Psychic Vortex that requires each player to discard their hand and sacrifice a land, having too many cards that cost 1+ really slows the decks process of digging and filling up the battlefield.
Part of the reason for digging is to make sure you have cards available to you like Steel Overseers out to help buff the team.
To balance out the drawback the elixirs were added to the deck to give you back not just five life but also a lot of the cards that would be sent to the graveyard during all that digging.
Glimpse of Nature = See the second block of text.
Trinket Mage = See the second block of text.
Titan Forge = See the second block of text.
I will however mull over the idea of using a Lotus Petal in the deck and gold fish with it later.
EDIT:
Shield Sphere could go but what to replace for it is the better question.
1. Myr Turbine, cause it creates the adorable death dealers.
2. Knowledge Pool, cause it creates shenanigans in multiplayer.
3. Magnetic Mine, cause it's a mine.
I would only get the alternate arts from the Dragon deck as the Dragon deck itself isn't really worth buying it four times over. It makes me a tad sick to see how atrocious the dragon deck is.
It's no accident that he has the same power and toughness as Brass Man...
Also the 3CC spot is hella crowded, especially for Myr. I want a reprint of Myr Servitor.
I agree, so many adorable Myr that are fighting for the same CC slot.
Myr Reservoir costs 3
Myr Propagator costs 3.
Myr Galvanizer costs 3.
Brass Squire costs 3.
Shimmering Myr 3.
I suppose WOTC expects us to run Semblance Anvil to make these Myr cards playable? A Myr Servitor would actually help fill out the 1 CC Slot. Which Myr desperately lack.
Dear sweet Lord... Thrun is... wow. Green just got an over the top finisher that to my count dies to four cards in standard. Those four cards or Consuming Vapors, Gatekeeper of Malakir, Clone, and another Thrun.
I'm sorry Kat, I hope you and your family can get back up to speed, these things are hard.
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Leyline of Sanctity[/card] makes two out of four of those cards unusable if run in a deck with Thrun.
They see Thrun be trolling, those opponents be hating...
I really want to make a Thrun EDH(/Commander) deck now just to be... a troll.
The real answer to the question is: Whatever will be, will be.
If WOTC suffers from these early spoils; they suffer.
If WOTC prospers from these early spoils; they prosper.
Due to the drawback of Psychic Vortex that requires each player to discard their hand and sacrifice a land, having too many cards that cost 1+ really slows the decks process of digging and filling up the battlefield.
Part of the reason for digging is to make sure you have cards available to you like Steel Overseers out to help buff the team.
To balance out the drawback the elixirs were added to the deck to give you back not just five life but also a lot of the cards that would be sent to the graveyard during all that digging.
Glimpse of Nature = See the second block of text.
Trinket Mage = See the second block of text.
Titan Forge = See the second block of text.
I will however mull over the idea of using a Lotus Petal in the deck and gold fish with it later.
EDIT:
Shield Sphere could go but what to replace for it is the better question.
4x Darksteel Citadel
4x Glimmervoid
4x Seat of the Synod
Creatures: 32
4x Frogmite
4x Memnite
4x Myr Enforcer
4x Ornithopter
4x Phyrexian Walker
4x Shield Sphere
4x Signal Pest
4x Steel Overseer
4x Elixir of Immortality
4x Lotus Bloom
4x Mox Opal
Enchantments: 4
4x Psychic Vortex
Anything you want to ask about the deck I would be happy to talk about except how it does against other decks as I have not went that far.
2. Knowledge Pool, cause it creates shenanigans in multiplayer.
3. Magnetic Mine, cause it's a mine.
Like werewolves being an actual playable tribe THAT aren't changelings. Perhaps as a temporary replacement for elves?
It's a horrendous monstrosity and an adorable machine, how can they be anatomically wrong?
EDIT: Is it just me or does Alloy Myr's head look like it's part of a crown?
I agree, so many adorable Myr that are fighting for the same CC slot.
Myr Reservoir costs 3
Myr Propagator costs 3.
Myr Galvanizer costs 3.
Brass Squire costs 3.
Shimmering Myr 3.
I suppose WOTC expects us to run Semblance Anvil to make these Myr cards playable? A Myr Servitor would actually help fill out the 1 CC Slot. Which Myr desperately lack.
Also, Brass Squire is so adorable!
Fauna Shaman gets creatures in the grave to tutor up other creatures. Also makes her harder to kill via damage based removal.
Necrotic Ooze loves having more creatures in the grave and a way to make it not Flame Slash-able.
It-it does! Smells like to me that Time Sieve + Thopter Assembly deck just got better.
Though more importantly it makes Tempered Steel even more super special awesome sauce.
[card]
Leyline of Sanctity[/card] makes two out of four of those cards unusable if run in a deck with Thrun.
They see Thrun be trolling, those opponents be hating...
I really want to make a Thrun EDH(/Commander) deck now just to be... a troll.
I also really love the Red Sun Zenith card and the Shimmering Myr card.
SURPRISE KATAMARI BALL FTW!!!