Eidolon of the Great Revel?
Modern forum
Posted on March 25, 2015, 9:38 p.m. by wolfging
Could someone please explain to me why Eidolon of the Great Revel is so popular in Modern burn decks? It just seems to me like it would do more harm then good to the controller.
ducttapedeckbox says... #3
Eidolon turns Lava Spike and Lightning Bolt into 5-damage spells when you're only take 2 yourself. Burn players won't care about this much since they'll be dropping their opponent's life total faster than theirs drops.
March 25, 2015 9:43 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #5
Ok, the second sentence is ok, but the first one can be burned out of existence. Sorry for the triple post as well.
March 25, 2015 9:44 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #6
It's because it either eats removal spells that would be spent on our other creatures (and then they take two) or it eats away at their life total, making our job easier.
March 25, 2015 9:47 p.m.
aeonstoremyliver says... #7
Your life is a resource, which is why Necropotence, shock lands, fetch lands, etc etc are so good. It matters little what life total yours is if your opponent's is at zero. Eidolon helps make that happen.
March 25, 2015 9:48 p.m.
aeonstoremyliver says... #8
And what Tibs said. Red Deck Wins is like a freaking onion: So many layers and it makes other people cry.
March 25, 2015 9:49 p.m.
Perhaps it's just the Alaskan Meta, but unless you are doing a match up against a blue or red deck there just aren't THAT many 2 drop spells. Huh... But all good points, thanks for the feedback. Also ducttapedeckbox you really cracked me up. Haha
March 25, 2015 9:56 p.m.
The others are right in the fact that Burn doesn't care about the damage being done to itself here because it will be doing more damage than it is taking, so the damage is irrelevant.
That being said, If you play much modern, you'll notice it is marked by its speed of play and the importance of creatures and other spells always doing something. Siege Rhino is so popular because, aside from his obvious value in his stats and trample, even if the opponent kills him before he can attack, the Rhino still has that enter the battlefield effect. He's never a dud. It's just a question of how strong he's going to be in each particular situation.
In the same way Eidolon of the Great Revel is incredibly valuable because not only is he a decent creature, but he will practically guarantee damage before he leaves the field. Just like the Rhino, in the worst case scenario you play him, he gets Abrupt Decayed or Path to Exile'd but does that 2 damage to the opponent in response to them casting the spell to target and kill him. Again, he's never a dud, and he always has the potential to stick around on the field and attack the opponent while also punishing them for playing most of their deck.
March 25, 2015 10 p.m.
IndepenentMeta says... #11
I could just see it as a tech 1-2 card nothing more
March 25, 2015 10:27 p.m.
I don't play burn, and I don't play modern, but... According to mtg Goldfish, four of the top 50 most played modern cards avoid Eidolon of the Great Revel's burn... So it only hits, you know, 92% of the most played modern spells. Assuming goldfish has any idea what it's saying (which I can't speak to)
March 25, 2015 10:40 p.m.
ThisIsBullshit says... #13
And those four are Siege Rhino, Tasigur, the Golden Fang, Splinter Twin and what else? Scapeshift?
March 25, 2015 11:09 p.m.
selesvyaloverer8 says... #14
twin, cryptic, siege rhino, taz in that order
March 25, 2015 11:16 p.m.
SoggyGecko says... #16
The card is just fun, and brutal. See as almost all modern decks cry when the card is out. Especially storm or affinity. As I play burn and affinity.
GlistenerAgent says... #2
Because it kills your opponent. They have to take damage from their own spells, and your life total doesn't matter because your only goal is to get them dead.
March 25, 2015 9:41 p.m.