JOU SPOILERS 4/6
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Posted on April 7, 2014, 12:10 a.m. by JWiley129
I would link the pictures, but I'll just leave this here
GoldGhost012 says... #2
Font of Return
1B
Enchantment
Common
3B, Sacrifice Font of Return: Return up to three creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Drink deep, and death will recoil from you.
April 16, 2014 12:15 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #3
Font of Ire
1R
Enchantment
Common
3R, Sacrifice Font of Ire: Font of Ire deals 5 damage to target player.
Drink deep, and find your vengeance fulfilled.
April 16, 2014 12:17 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #4
Font of Fertility
G
Enchantment
Common
1G, Sacrifice Font of Fertility: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then suffle your library.
Drink deep, and know the path to the heart of the wilds.
April 16, 2014 12:20 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #5
Font of Fortunes
1U
Enchantment
Common
1U, Sacrifice Font of Fortunes: Draw two cards.
Drink deep, and your thoughts will flow freely.
April 16, 2014 12:22 a.m.
I really want to test with Font of Fertility in constructed. Land searching is a lot better than mana dorks in this format and this one is cheap enough to be good, I think.
April 16, 2014 12:22 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #8
Hmm, I wonder if the Hind will be good enough for Constructed when RTR rotates...
April 16, 2014 12:36 a.m.
Positives of Golden Hind:
- 2 power on an easy-to-cast/splash mana dork
Negatives of Golden Hind:
Cannot untap Nykthos like Voyaging Satyr
Not hexproof like Sylvan Caryatid
Not good against aggro like Sylvan Caryatid
Not good mana fixing like Sylvan Caryatid
I honestly can't see this getting a ton of constructed play -- even after rotation. Caryatid and voyaging satyr beat it in many ways, but I guess if someone isn't afraid of getting their T2 mana dork met with a removal spell, the 2 power is nice.
April 16, 2014 12:41 a.m.
They made the R/W uncommon a Strive pump spell and a Sorcery? I have to say that I'm getting miffed that they are so keen to print these cards into a format that is loaded with huge amounts of targeted removal. Hell, this thing doesn't even go well with Battlefield Thaumaturge which they just talked up a bunch. I'm not happy this was printed instead of something that is stand-alone aggressive like Lightning Helix or really any R/W creature that they could have made up. Sure, not everything can be a winner but that isn't much consolation right now.
April 16, 2014 12:44 a.m.
@Dritz: I agree, the sorcery aspect of it kind of sucks. But also, it gives vigilance, which wouldn't do you any good if you cast it at instance speed after attacks. I think its a mediocre card, but might see a little play in an aggro heroic deck.
April 16, 2014 1:57 a.m.
This is how I feel about it, particularly. While the Vigilance is not helpful at instant speed the nice thing is that you can still cast an Instant at Sorcery speed with no reasonable drawbacks. Making it always a Sorcery is just bothersome to me as Sorcery combat shenanigans aren't usually that good.
Apart from that I also don't like how the card fits into the rest of the set as the set favors mono-colored or mono-colored with a splash but this card makes you pay evenly in two enemy colors, at full rate no less.
Beyond that it has things going right for it: Fantastic art, great name, awesome flavor text, bad functionality
That is my two cents on the matter. /rant haha
April 16, 2014 2:10 a.m.
Haha I pretty much agree with everything you said. The one thing I will say in the card's defense is that R/W heroic looks like it has a few decent pieces. Its possible it could become a thing, and this card could (maybe) find a place there.
April 16, 2014 2:39 a.m.
I think any heroic deck should have blue, because Battlefield Thaumaturge . I think he could possibly break a heroic deck
April 16, 2014 2:43 a.m.
Font of fortunes looks a little better then Divination , it's better in the two drop spot, leaving you mana at 3 for a counter/kill and can crack it as needed on the end step. I like it.
April 16, 2014 12:21 p.m.
I think the opinion of font of fortunes will be the same as font of fertility in that they arent constructed powerhouses but fill slots that previously had nothing better. We currently have no Rampant Growth to be better than font of fertility and no Think Twice to be better than font of fortunes, so using these as the "next best thing" could be something that happens.
April 16, 2014 1:17 p.m.
I think that that will be the general concept at first...
Personally, I like looking at the differences and discovering better uses.
Divination that can count toward Devotion until used might make it a little more powerful than Divination in the current Standard Meta.
The Black Font (1B / 3B, sac: return 3 creatures from gy to hand) and White Font (1W / 2W, sac: gain 7 life), are the least useful.... I feel neither will be played outside EDH (if that)... even if a constructed deck is heavy into recurring things or life gain, I can't see these making the cut.
April 16, 2014 1:27 p.m.
beakedbard says... #18
There's also the fact they trigger constellation and other enchantment based effects which could prove to be useful. At first i didn't like the look of them but now i think through how standard current is the U and G fonts will probably see some play.
April 16, 2014 1:50 p.m.
@Spootyone agreed that it's not Think Twice but it fills that slot much more nicely then Divination
April 16, 2014 3:29 p.m.
NEW OBLIVION RING. GW MID IS BACK. CAPS LOCK BECAUSE I GET TO PLAY GW MID!!!!
April 17, 2014 12:05 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #22
Holy shit, he's right!
Banishing Light
2W
Enchantment
Uncommon
When Banishing Light enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Banishing Light leaves the battlefield.
It's been Banisher Priest -ized!
April 17, 2014 12:11 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #23
Also, last Dictate's up.
Dictate of Erebos
2BB
Enchantment
Rare
Flash
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature.
"I take no pleasure in your suffering, but it is necessary. Once you accept your fate you'll find eternity more tolerable.
Holy shit, a Grave Pact with Flash!!
April 17, 2014 12:15 a.m.
GoldGhost012: QUICKLY!! Do you fancy magic to make Deicide appear on this post right NOW. It's so good D: I get to play white again! :'D
April 17, 2014 12:15 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #26
I... I don't quite understand you Spootyone. Slow down please.
April 17, 2014 12:17 a.m.
ryuzaki32667 says... #27
Its a suped up Revoke Existence but only enchantments at instant speed, and it the target is a god, you get to exile the rest from their hand library and graveyard, This set is looking to be really good, like did they even try with born of the gods
April 17, 2014 12:19 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #30
Brain Maggot
1B
Enchantment Creature- Insect
When Brain Maggot enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals his or her hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card until Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield.
1/1
April 17, 2014 12:37 a.m.
Rasta_Viking29 says... #31
Mesmeric Fiend is back, I still play him! Black is dirty...
April 17, 2014 12:38 a.m.
Lol yeah they got it. Ah...It's going to be nice play midrange without having to worry about playing red or black. From my experiences over the past many months, GW mid needed two things: Removal and a way to get card advantage. And now we have that! We have the fixed O-ring and the new Ajani to help out. I'm very excited for the rest of this set now. Perhaps a return of Archangel of Thune and the revenge of "Conclave Counter-Cutter?" :D
April 17, 2014 12:39 a.m.
I'm sad that Deicide is being printed, honestly, The god I was looking forward to finally sees the light of day and then this thing comes about. Sadness. I mean. I like that the decks I can play can play it anyway but it still annoys me.
Also, what the hell with Brain Maggot being a standard version of Tidehollow Sculler . All the 'what' on that one.
April 17, 2014 12:42 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #34
Oh right, Brain Maggot is an uncommon.
Reowned Weaver
G
Creature- Human Shaman
Common
1G, Sacrifice Reowned Weaver: Put a 1/3 Spider Enchantmenr Creature token with reach onto the battlefield.
"You think your weaving is as beautiful as mine? Let me show you the true meaning of the craft."
1/1
April 17, 2014 12:43 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #36
Nyx Weaver
1BG
Enchantment Creature- Spider
Uncommon
Reach
At the beginning of your upkeep, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.
1BG, Exile Nyx Weaver: Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
2/3
April 17, 2014 12:47 a.m.
Between brain maggot, Duress and Thoughtseize , I would imagine that black definitely has the stranglehold on control right now. Against other decks...I would still imagine it would see play. It seems better MB than thoughtseize since you don't have to worry as much about aggro taking advantage of the life loss.
Of course, I didn't play magic when either Mesmeric Fiend nor Tidehollow Sculler were legal, so idk what sort of way they were played.
April 17, 2014 12:49 a.m.
Blizzicane says... #42
It seems like they are dumping the whole set tonight :O
April 18, 2014 12:10 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #43
Well I dunno about anyone else, but I'm not staying up all night to type out the rest of the set on my iPod.
April 18, 2014 12:17 a.m.
Blizzicane says... #44
Reprisal is back!
GOOD BYE! Vanquish the Foul YOUR SUPERIOR IS HERE! (But then again so is everything XP)
April 18, 2014 12:22 a.m.
Blizzicane says... #45
Hey GoldGhost012
Looks like Sedge Scorpion got a new friend or enemy (whichever you prefer) :3
April 18, 2014 12:25 a.m.
Blizzicane says... #47
MOAR BLACK REMOVAL!!! >:3 post rotation Mono-Black aggro keeps on looking better especially with this set.
(So yeah at this point I am just posted what I like)
April 18, 2014 12:33 a.m.
Blizzicane says... #48
Just when Voice thought it could not get any worse. XD
April 18, 2014 12:39 a.m.
Blizzicane says... #50
Hydras are going to love this card and I guess Heroic to.
Lordofevolution says... #1
Wait actually a full cycle of them
April 16, 2014 12:14 a.m.