Legion Loyalist vs Tormented Hero for Rakdos Aggro
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Posted on March 9, 2014, 8:23 p.m. by Excrempus
What the title says would Legion Loyalist with it's battalion effect and haste be worth it over Tormented Hero in a standard Rakdos Aggro deck.
Tormented Hero is better by a huge margin. Though you should run both Firedrinker Satyr and Rakdos Cackler before it.
March 9, 2014 8:29 p.m.
InconspicuousPotato says... #4
Tormented Hero is far better since it's a 2/1 for 1. In rakdos aggro you want to be dealing damage fast, and Hero deals it twice as fast as Legion Loyalist due to it's 2 power.
March 9, 2014 8:45 p.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #5
I would just run Rakdos Cackler instead, I mean, if you're agressive, he's almost never in a position to block anyway
March 9, 2014 9:07 p.m.
Yeah I see the points with Tormented Hero and will run them instead, Firedrinker Satyr I get but I personally just don't like the card and I'm already running Rakdos Cackler s this was more for the other 1 drop in the deck.
March 9, 2014 9:13 p.m.
I run him in my deck and I have success with him. He lets my stuff stay relevant for a long time.
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Godfingerslash says... #8
As per my personal experiences with using Tormented Hero in my Rakdos Aggro deck, it has served its purpose so many times and won me a lot of games so far. His Heroic ability, IF TIMED PROPERLY, can win you out of those life point-threatening situations. There were even times that its Heroic ability saved me from being zapped to death by a Lightning Strike lol :P So IMHO, I'd choose the Hero anytime over the Loyalist. Some treat it as a plain Vanilla, but if used correctly and skillfully, it's actually not at all. Probably the reason why Wizards made an FNM Rewards ver. of it :)
Servo_Token says... #2
In terms of tempo, yes. The goblin gets to deal damage on the first turn that it's out, whereas the hero may not make it there at all (Coming in tapped, with the possibility of getting blocked turn two)
In rakdos Aggro, you want to be fast. Which would you rather play on turn one?
March 9, 2014 8:25 p.m.