Karametra's Acolyte vs Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

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Posted on Feb. 11, 2014, 11:38 a.m. by CLGRazor

If I am running a mono-green devotion deck, would it be better to have 2x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and 2x Karametra's Acolyte or a larger or smaller number of Karametra's Acolyte ?

megawurmple says... #2

The Q&A is for rules related questions only. Epochalyptik should be here soon to move this to the deck help forum.

February 11, 2014 11:44 a.m.

nobu_the_bard says... #3

TitansFTW already said what I was going to say, so I'll refer to the question a bit.

Anyway, it depends on the rest of the deck. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and Karametra's Acolyte are radically different (one being a creature, the other a land). You may get a more helpful response if you post your deck or add more context to your question, such as why you feel torn between the two.

February 11, 2014 12:09 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #4

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February 11, 2014 2:36 p.m.

ralphsv says... #5

Being mono green, the Acolyte should do fine. I just think that being a creature, it is a bit more propense to be targeted by some enemy spell. I play with four of them in a deck and it gives plenty of mana for anything you want to cast or play.

March 4, 2014 1:14 p.m.

SharuumNyan says... #6

Pros for Acolyte:
It's not legendary, so you can play multiples
It adds to it's own devotion
You could use it to block

Cons for Acolyte:
At four mana, it's expensive to play your first one
As ralphsv said, it's easy to destroy or counter
You have to wait a turn to use it

Pros for Nykthos:
It can't be countered
You can use it right away
You can play it from your opening hand
If you have another in your hand, you can tap it for mana, play the next one, and then tap it for mana too

Cons for Nykthos
It's legendary
You probably don't want to run four of them, so chances of drawing it are lower

In most decks Nykthos would be my choice.

March 4, 2014 1:39 p.m.