What's your favourite card for each mechanic.
Ill start:
Azorious (detain) I have only played in limited so my choice is {Lyev Decree} 2 mana to detain 2 is good.
Boros (battalion) I run {Legion Loyalist} in my Gruul deck so it'd have to be him. He's just a great 1 drop for an instant attack and it gets them on the ropes quick.
Dimir (cipher) ya I have no clue lol
Golgari (scavenge) {Varolz, the Scar-Striped} although it doesn't have scavenge it gives every creature in your gy scavenge so an exception can be made
Gruul (Bloodrush) {Rubblebelt Maaka} only bc GCR is too common and can be seen a mile away whereas Maaka is relatively unknown and for 1 mana
Izzet (overload) {Mizzium Mortars}!! Nuf said
Orzhov (extort) like cipher I have no clue
Rakdos (unleash) {Rakdos Cackler} (I love low CMC)
Selesnia (populate) no clue never played it
Simic (evolve) {Gyre Sage} by far the best evolver need mana done need a solid attack that can be arranged but I'd keep it for mana
That's my opinion whats yours?
Cypher worked awesome for me at the prerelease packed 2 {Undercity Plague} that did work in my esper deck on 3/2 flying hexproof creature.
But competitively Bloodrush is where it's at. {Ghor-Clan Rampager} puts in work.
Quote from: Monrodesign on August 26, 2013, 12:58:50 PM
Cypher worked awesome for me at the prerelease packed 2 {Undercity Plague} that did work in my esper deck on 3/2 flying hexproof creature.
But competitively Bloodrush is where it's at. {Ghor-Clan Rampager} puts in work.
I know GCR is unreal but I like the surprise part of Bloodrush and nobody (except me) plays Maaka so if I just have 1 mana open its perfect. But GCR is great especially since it give trample
So rakdos is {rakdos cackler}
Orzhov has to be {Pontiff of Blight}
Selesnya is {Growing Ranks}
Izzet is {Mizzium Mortars}
Simic is {Experiment One}
Dimir is {Shadow Slice}
Azorius is {Martial Law}
Gruul is {Wreking Ogre}
Golgari is {Varolz, the scar striped}
Boros is {Legion Loyalist}
Favorite card for each mechanic? Interesting.
Azorious - {Lavinia of the Tenth}
Selesnya - {Rootborn Defenses}
Izzet - {Mizzium Mortars}
Rakdos - {Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch}
Golgari - {Varolz, the Scar Striped}
Boros - {Firemane Avenger}
Orzhov - {Bascillica Screecher}
Dimir - {Hands of Binding}
Gruul - {Ghor-Clan Rampager}
Simic - {Experiment One}
I agree with all that, except Orzhov has to be {Pontiaff of Blight}. Rakdos is {Exaba Blood Witch}.
Quote from: CbStrad on August 26, 2013, 04:11:38 PM
Azorius: {Lavinia of the Tenth}. {Lyev Skyknight} honorable mention
Selesnya: Not much of a fan here, but {Druid's Deliverance} is nice
Boros: {Firemane Avenger}. {Wojek Halberdiers} and {Legion Loyalist} honorable mention
Izzet: {Cyclonic Rift}, tied with {Mizzium Mortars}. {Counterflux} honorable mention
Dimir: {Hands of Binding}, tied with {Paranoid Delusions}
Gruul: {Ghor-Clan Rampager}. {Rubblebelt Maaka} honorable mention
Golgari: {Deadbridge Goliath}, tied with {Varolz, Scar-Striped}. {Slitherhead} honorable mention
Simic: {Gyre Sage}, tied with {Experiment One}. {Elusive Krasis} honorable mention
Orzhov: {Tithe Drinker}. {Basilica Screecher} and {Syndic of Tithes} honorable mentions
Rakdos: {Rakdos Cackler}, tied with {Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch}
Umm... No! Orzhov has got to be {Blind Obedience}. It slows your opponents down, shuts down {Spark Trooper} and adds to your enchantments (like {Sphere of Safety} and {Ethereal Armor}). Not to mention because Theros is "all about enchantments" so it is going to be even more powerful there.
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on August 26, 2013, 04:27:19 PM
Quote from: CbStrad on August 26, 2013, 04:11:38 PM
Azorius: {Lavinia of the Tenth}. {Lyev Skyknight} honorable mention
Selesnya: Not much of a fan here, but {Druid's Deliverance} is nice
Boros: {Firemane Avenger}. {Wojek Halberdiers} and {Legion Loyalist} honorable mention
Izzet: {Cyclonic Rift}, tied with {Mizzium Mortars}. {Counterflux} honorable mention
Dimir: {Hands of Binding}, tied with {Paranoid Delusions}
Gruul: {Ghor-Clan Rampager}. {Rubblebelt Maaka} honorable mention
Golgari: {Deadbridge Goliath}, tied with {Varolz, Scar-Striped}. {Slitherhead} honorable mention
Simic: {Gyre Sage}, tied with {Experiment One}. {Elusive Krasis} honorable mention
Orzhov: {Tithe Drinker}. {Basilica Screecher} and {Syndic of Tithes} honorable mentions
Rakdos: {Rakdos Cackler}, tied with {Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch}
Umm... No! Orzhov has got to be {Blind Obedience}. It slows your opponents down, shuts down {Spark Trooper} and adds to your enchantments (like {Sphere of Safety} and {Ethereal Armor}). Not to mention because Theros is "all about enchantments" so it is going to be even more powerful there.
Depends on your creatures... I would sideboard Obedience.
I don't understand why people don't think pontiff is not a good card. I love him am I just think when he's out with like archangel of thune, things can get devastating. Post rotation he can go up to like $5 imo
No love for {Syolen Identitu}?
Quote from: Mlerner12 on August 26, 2013, 05:09:33 PM
No love for {Syolen Identitu}?
Only in edh. In edh that card is rediculously dumb lol
Yeah.
Quote from: All-Mana Mania on August 26, 2013, 05:07:05 PM
I don't understand why people don't think pontiff is not a good card. I love him am I just think when he's out with like archangel of thune, things can get devastating. Post rotation he can go up to like $5 imo
Well, he's a 6 drop and you can't use the ability until turn 7. It's easier to have a few creatures (or enchantments--->{Blind Obedience}!) with extort. Lastly when you extort, it all take place at the same time so extorting 4 times still only activates {Archangel of Thune}'s ability once.
And you still need to pay for each one!
For me orzhov would probably either be the blood Barron or if its a little more swampy, crypt ghast all the way.
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on August 26, 2013, 07:24:35 PMLastly when you extort, it all take place at the same time so extorting 4 times still only activates {Archangel of Thune}'s ability once.
Each instance of extort is a separate trigger. Each one you pay for is a separate life gain event, and Archangel will trigger for each of them.
Kinda hard to pick just one, but here it goes:
Izzet- {Cyclonic Rift}
Simic- {Simic Manipulator}
Gruul- {Ghor-Clan Rampager}
Selesnya- {Wayfaring Temple}
Rakdos- {Rakdos Cackler}
Dimir- {Hands of Binding}
Azorius- {Lyev Skyknight}
Golgari-{Varolz, the Scar-Striped}
Boros- {Firemane Avenger}
Orzhov- {Kingpin's Pet}
Quote from: All-Mana Mania on August 26, 2013, 01:26:31 PM
So rakdos is {rakdos cackler}
Orzhov has to be {Pontiff of Blight}
Selesnya is {Growing Ranks}
Izzet is {Mizzium Mortars}
Simic is {Experiment One}
Dimir is {Shadow Slice}
Azorius is {Martial Law}
Gruul is {Wreking Ogre}
Golgari is {Varolz, the scar striped}
Boros is {Legion Loyalist}
I agree with this, except
Azorius - {Azorius Justicar}
Gruul - {Pyrewild shaman}
Izzet - {Cyclonic Rift}
Dimir - {Paranoid delusions}
Quote from: EvACiDe on August 28, 2013, 12:05:45 PM
Quote from: All-Mana Mania on August 26, 2013, 01:26:31 PM
So rakdos is {rakdos cackler}
Orzhov has to be {Pontiff of Blight}
Selesnya is {Growing Ranks}
Izzet is {Mizzium Mortars}
Simic is {Experiment One}
Dimir is {Shadow Slice}
Azorius is {Martial Law}
Gruul is {Wreking Ogre}
Golgari is {Varolz, the scar striped}
Boros is {Legion Loyalist}
I agree with this, except
Azorius - {Azorius Justicar}
Gruul - {Pyrewild shaman}
Izzet - {Cyclonic Rift}
Dimir - {Paranoid delusions}
Ewwwww {Pyrewild Shaman}? No he's awful so what if you get him back that's 6 mana for +3/+1