Zurgo PW
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Posted on April 13, 2016, 8:04 p.m. by iBleedPunk
So I was wondering what everyone thought of the choice to make Narset the PW out of the 5 Khans? When the rumors started that a Khan was having their Spark ignited I was praying for Zurgo as I want a Mardu colored PW and he would be a cool antagonist (My personal belief is we need more antagonistic PWs) so screw it! Ill toss an idea out for a more combat oriented RBW PW :D
Zurgo, Barbarian Reborn - 
Planeswalker - Zurgo
+2 - Until your next turn, creatures you control gain First Strike and Deathtouch.
-3 - Sacrifice a creature, draw two cards.
-8 - You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature you control attacks, destroy target permanent".
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iBleedPunk says... #3
I see where you are coming from but your -8 is semi redundant due to his +2.
And besides a PW can never be judged by its Ult as that the least likely to be activated. I set his abilities to where at any point his -3 is used it will throw him off course and have to survive longer but thats where he protects himself with his ability to buff my creatures with Insta-kill. His Ult is merely a means to an end in stalled out games :)
April 13, 2016 8:15 p.m.
The +2 Makes Ankle Shanker redundant. It should be a negative ability or sacrifice those creatures at the end of your turn.
April 13, 2016 8:24 p.m.
iBleedPunk says... #5
szalhi Ankle Shankers ability is only till the end of the turn and is triggered when she attacks. This card grants it to the extent that your blocking creatures keep the buff, be it 1v1 or Multiplayer games which makes your opponents less likely to want to swing at you. I see no need to switch it to a minus ability because I intended on this PW being a strong board presence.
But I thank you for your comment nonetheless :)
April 13, 2016 8:33 p.m.
scopesightzx says... #6
I really feel like Zurgo should have an ability like Gideon and Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker where he becomes a creature for a turn. Maybe his abilities could revolve around attacking? He could give a target creature deathtouch and first strike for his first minus, and his ult could read you get an emblem with "During each opponent's combat, creatures you control may attack that player's opponents that aren't you. You may untap target creature you control". Really fits in with the philosophy that Zurgo likes to fight and fight often
April 13, 2016 8:41 p.m.
what about making his ult akin to Akroma's Memorial or Hellrider (maybe doing 2 on swing?) agree with ojmandias the ult is way over powered, maybe not as much in the modern/standard format but in commander where Doubling Season is a thing with super friends decks it would just come in and ult.
April 13, 2016 8:51 p.m.
Honestly, I think the +2 is overpowered. I can't think of another planeswalker who gives your creatures unblockable AND you can't be attacked. That's insane, and really needs to be rethought. That could be a -3, but definitely not a plus ability.
ojmandias says... #2
I don't like the Ult, seems way too OP...which I guess might be the goal but I think you can have something like
-8 : Search you library for 5 creature cards put them onto the battlefield. Creatures you control gain haste, first strike, and deathtouch. Sacrifice them at the end of your end.
Edit: 5 is an arbitrary value.
April 13, 2016 8:08 p.m. Edited.