Ilharg, the Raze Boar

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Posted on April 11, 2019, 10:27 a.m. by PyreCracker

Hey guys. So they finally released it. Ilharg, the Raze-Boar. The Boar God of the Shamans of the Old Ways of the Gruul. And it really is a fine card with one big exeption:

I am seriously super pissed about it being Mono-Red. For me, this is a crime against flavor! I just dont get it. Is the only reason, to give the players in War Of The Spark a mono coloured god circle? Who on earth needs/wants a full mono god circle? They could've at least give it green identity somehow, with some kind of ability or such. For example: ...when attacks, you may pay G, if you do.... yadayada... And to balance this, smack haste on it.

My Vorthos Gruul heart is sad, really really sad and i am using this thread to whine about it.

_Delta_ says... #2

Not sure if it's much consolation, but Mark Rosewater did address a question about this to someone, and his reply was ask me again in two weeks. So expect to hear a reasoning about this and other card design choices soon.

April 11, 2019 10:48 a.m.

ZendikariWol says... #3

If they added to the mana cost, I think that would be for the best. Would balance it out and also make it Gruul.

April 11, 2019 10:49 a.m.

Boza says... #4

They should have kept the mono-R mana cost, but added a G activated or triggered ability to keep the Gruul God in Gruul.

April 12, 2019 6:28 a.m.

PyreCracker says... #5

Boza, Yes, exactly! As I said.

April 12, 2019 8:16 a.m.

ZendikariWol says... #6

You could just use the card: preface.

April 12, 2019 5:44 p.m.

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