Best Card In Standard

[darkarts981]

Hey everyone, what do you think the best card in standard is right now, I'm gonna say Delver of Secrets, or Geist of Saint Traft!

[Wally]

I'm going with basic land

I think it's awesome when I see 2 or even 3 in my starting hand and sometimes I even see 4 after my first draw! They are so under-rated! My decks simply would not function without them.

The other great thing about them is they are ALWAYS in standard!!

Hehe

[BadLuckIrish]

I think it's awesome when I see 2 or even 3 in my starting hand and sometimes I even see 4 after my first draw!

.....i actually find this to be the best actually...

Mine i would have to say {Lumberknot}...but i run a suicide deck. Thats just me

[darkarts981]

Haha, basic land, that's actually pretty funny.

[Agrajagzz9]

I would agree with the land BUT... Also deliver, Geist of saint traft or prime time

[darkarts981]

I would agree with the land BUT... Also deliver, Geist of saint traft or prime time

See this, geist and delver! 😝 FTW!

[Wally]

I all seriousness, I think they are pretty careful not to make broken cards any more, although I guess the odd one might sneak thru. Just don't expect to see a set of mox's as new cards, etc.

I think it really comes down to what you like to play, and even more important, what works well in your area/play group.
Sure you may have a really strong delver and giest deck, (and they are great cards), yet someone could have a strategy to beat it with a deck of cards that cost no more than 50 cents each. In that perspective those cards aren't as great any more.

Again sticking with cards that have been mentioned, {Primeval Titan} is an awesome card, and is a huge mana/landfall ramp. Awesome for those decks that have several massive fattys and 4x{Green sun zenith}s to pull them out. Yet 1x {Grafdigger's cage} stops it from being anything more than a green fatty. (also stops the green suns too)

As I said I think they have gotten much better at balancing out the cards that could be over powered.
Take {beguiler of wills} for example.
Yes it has some awesome ability, but the following balance it out. (arguably too harshly)
It costs 5 to put out. - any cheaper and blue control decks would probably run 4 as a must.
It has 2 blues in its cost.  - makes it harder to splash for.
It's p/t is 1/1.  - Just about anything can take it out so you had better protect it.
And being off colour to most of its other creature types makes it harder to buff with tribals or themes.

Personally, in my infect deck, my favorite card would have to be the {titanic growth}. Incredibly playable, can easily win the game for me, and has incredible shock value as an instant. (unblocked {glistener elf} just hit for 5 poison) if I see two of them it's pretty much a 1 hit game deal.

Anyways long story short. Personal preference.

[cltrn81]

FYI {graffdiggers cage} does not shut down {primeval Titan} in any way......the cage does shut down {green suns zenith} tho

[BlackJester]

Very thorough, Wally!  Just a small correction, {Grafdigger's Cage} doesn't stop lands, only creatures and spells.

[cltrn81]

Very thorough, Wally!  Just a small correction, {Grafdigger's Cage} doesn't stop lands, only creatures and spells.

Beat you to it

He is right very thorough 👍

[ChrisRodriguez]

I still think the best card in standard is still {Snapcaster Mage}; it's the most versatile card in standard. {Snapcaster Mage} can do so much for just 2 mana. Also I think the 2nd best card in standard is {Huntmaster of the Fells} for alot of the same reasons as {Snapcaster Mage}.  3rd best is lady gaga her self: {Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite}

[BlackJester]

Very thorough, Wally!  Just a small correction, {Grafdigger's Cage} doesn't stop lands, only creatures and spells.

Beat you to it

He is right very thorough 👍

Drat! 😭

[Wally]

FYI {graffdiggers cage} does not shut down {primeval Titan} in any way......the cage does shut down {green suns zenith} tho

Ahh! Nice pickup.

Thanks guys.

On a side note. Insomnia sucks.