What's more important, effects, evasion, or resistance to removal?
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Posted on March 14, 2015, 8:58 p.m. by selesvyaloverer8
Is Sword of Fire and Ice, Sword of War and Peace, or Sword of Feast and Famine better against the current meta in BW Tokens? FF gives me protection from the most popular colors in the format, pro siege rhino, pro tasigur, pro goyf, pro dismember, pro abrupt decay etc etc however the deck it is "good" against is extremely discard resistant and the untap ability is somewhat lackluster. FI gives me protection from only lightning bolt but gives me removal and card advantage but makes the creature very easily blocked because very few creatures are 
. WP gives me protection from the most pertinent blockers which are opposing Lingering Souls tokens but leaves the token vulnerable to non-path to exile removal, and if the creature is on the ground, non-siege rhino blockers. It also gives me a decent effect that allows me to be conservative with my threats and forces my opponent to use their dead cards like spot removal or take a lot of damage. So what do i play? Keep in mind dedicating SB slots to other swords is not an option.
selesvyaloverer8 says... #3
thats what im playing but i put it together when the meta was a lot of delver so i thought it may have changed b/c junk is the most played deck
March 14, 2015 9:34 p.m.
I agree with JexInfinite, fire and ice is the best sword. It pings in addition to the combat damage, and gives you card advantage. While all the swords are really powerful, none will take you to victory as well as f&i. I suppose it depends on the matchup, but still.
March 14, 2015 10:09 p.m.
lemmingllama says... #6
I would say to tool it to your local meta. Sword of Fire and Ice is stronger overall, but if you are seeing nothing but Abzan decks in your meta then consider Sword of Light and Shadow instead.
March 14, 2015 10:38 p.m.
selesvyaloverer8 says... #7
sword of light and shadow is trash cuz i have no creatures but yeah raw card advantage as well as a shock every turn is too strong to pass up
March 14, 2015 10:45 p.m.
All of the cards are useful in certain matchups. I would say for a heavily BGx meta run FF mainboard, otherwise FI. I've actually found WP to be very good against zoo, if you see a lot of that. If you have room, I'd suggest siding 1 or 2 swords with different protections. If it's packed, though, don't try and work them in.
March 15, 2015 1:07 a.m.
Tokens doesn't really need to be worried about anything that Abzan does except Drown in Sorrow or Damnation. Neither of which are prevented by any of the swords. Therefore you may as well run the 'best' sword which is Fire and Ice. It may seem like Light and Shadow is a better fit for the meta, but really it doesn't make that much difference in that particular matchup.
March 15, 2015 6:10 a.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #11
Love Sword of Fire and Ice! Can't recommend it enough. I find Sword of Feast and Famine rather useless a lot of the time. It's good for cheating things into play & if your opponent has a way to keep their hand stocked but not much else. Most of the time the opponent will be somewhat stabilized before it comes online. Fire & Ice comes online and wins you the game.
March 15, 2015 10:33 a.m.
DarkMagician says... #12
Or you can just play all five like me Birds With Swords (<---- shameless plug)
JexInfinite says... #2
Fire and Ice is the best. Drawing cards and Shocking stuff is really powerful. There's a reason it's the only sword played in legacy.
I really wouldn't look at anything else for BW tokens. Light and Shadow is the second best sword, but you have no creatures, so it's not entirely relevant.
March 14, 2015 9:10 p.m.