why is polucranos 10$ when deadbridge goliath is 1$
Economics forum
Posted on Nov. 12, 2013, 1:57 p.m. by Kornex2000
can someone pls explane to me why polucranos, world eater is worth 10 times as much as Deadbridge Goliath ?
Epochalyptik says... #3
The Q&A handles rules questions. Moved to Economics.
Polukranos, World Eater is a strong card and sees Standard play. Deadbridge Goliath is only average and sees no major play.
November 12, 2013 2:01 p.m.
ryuzaki32667 says... #4
In my experience Polukranos, World Eater can act a pseudo bonfire and wipe the board before attacking where as Deadbridge Goliath is just a beater that can boost a creature later
November 12, 2013 2:04 p.m.
notamardybum says... #5
yup, polukranos is essentially a one sided board wipe that gets bigger...
November 12, 2013 2:17 p.m.
MinscAndBoo says... #6
Deadbridge Goliath is underrated IMO. For one thing, you can have more than one of him at a time. Not saying it's as good as the hydra, but a buck for a four-cost 5/5 that later turns your elf into a 6/6, is a bit of an insult to the big bugger!
See the beetle put to good use here:
deck-large:anti-air-colossus
November 12, 2013 2:45 p.m.
probebly due to polukranos has a useful ability while it is in play and the goliath when its in the grave and with all the graveyard hate that still sees play...
still i subsitude polukranos with goliaths...cus i have other uses for my money.
November 12, 2013 3:16 p.m.
DemonicTrilogy says... #8
The fact that Polukranos, World Eater has an incredibly versatile monstrocity ability makes it a better pick than the Deadbridge Goliath . 6 mana scavange is very stale in comparison to combat tricks/psuedo boardwipe on smaller creatures.
November 12, 2013 3:53 p.m.
All of this said, and all points conceded, Deadbridge Goliath is underrated and need to be answered bc I see them on T2 from time to time in my LGS. Yes, I know..."dies to Doom Blade , but I don't play B, and neither does a good portion of the MtG community, so it's a scary bug to be staring down at early game when you have no immediate answers.
November 12, 2013 4 p.m.
IAmKingTony says... #10
imagine attacking with Polukranos, bloodrushing him with Wasteland Viper then activating his Monstrosity
November 12, 2013 4:19 p.m.
It's all about demand and rarity, people are actively seeking Polukranos, World Eater but not Deadbridge Goliath . That right there makes the price of Polukranos go up. I mean which would you rather have a 5/5 for four mana that kills your opponents creatures without even attacking or a 5/5 creature for four mana (it's basically a vanilla creature since it's ability isn't even relevant while it's on the battlefield). It's not that Deadbridge Goliath is bad, it's just not as good as Polukranos.
@IAmKingTony that works the same way if you have Bow of Nylea out. Declare attackers, then before blockers are declared activate monstrosity.
November 12, 2013 6:03 p.m.
IAmKingTony, you can only use Monstrosity at sorcery speed. It is NOT a combat shenanigan.
November 12, 2013 6:30 p.m.
capriom85, You can definitely activate monstrosity at instant speed. It is an activated ability, and it doesn't say you can't activate as an instant.
November 12, 2013 6:33 p.m.
Knightfall says... #15
capriom85 Monstrosity can be activated at instant speed, just like any other activated ability without any time restriction.
November 12, 2013 6:35 p.m.
my bad, I was thinking of something else I guess...
November 12, 2013 6:47 p.m.
While I've always loved Deadbridge Goliath and do think he's still a bit underrated, the biggest problem for him right now is that Polukranos, World Eater costs the same mana , has the same P/T, and does more to advance your board-state right away. Deadbridge Goliath has to die and you have to invest 6 mana at Sorcery-speed onto a huge removal-magnet before you see any extra value. Polu's extra value comes at instant-speed on the following turn, and usually with the added ability of killing off a potential blocker.
Also, as you pointed out, Polu is a Mythic and is (thus) harder to find.
Polu is a threat that demands an answer within two turns or you simply die to it. Deadbridge can just be tossed around and chump-blocked without him being anything but a fast 5/5.
November 12, 2013 7:10 p.m.
Polukranos can grow to whatever size you have the mana for, also you can create insane things like him and wasteland viper.
Zurnic says... #2
The relevant ability? Or the fact the Polukranos, World Eater is a mythic?
November 12, 2013 2 p.m.