More goodies for WW
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Posted on June 23, 2014, 6:25 a.m. by beakedbard
These have been recently spoiled the second was translated from german hence how bad it looks. With Raise the Alarm also spoiled and WW currently being quite good atm and more additions coming i think it could become quite strong post rotation. It loses Brave the Elements and Precinct Captain though as well as Ethereal Armor and Celestial Flare for the decks that use those. Personally i think Spiritbond could be very strong what does everyone else think?
WW needs anthems to avoid blowouts by things like Electrickery , and the only proper foreseeable anthems are Spear of Heliod , Dictate of Heliod and the new Paragon of New Dawns. None of them are on the same level as Intangible Virtue and come down a bit too late, other than the Spear, which is legendary.
June 23, 2014 6:43 a.m.
White weenie has a fair amount of creatures with a toughness of over 1, so Electrickery isn't especially relevant. It rotates soon anyway. Also whilst Spear of Heliod isn't good, it is still an option.
The obvious blowout is Anger of the Gods
June 23, 2014 6:47 a.m.
Ajani's Pridemate wil definitely see play especialy with Courser of Kruphix . The interaction between is amazing! As for Spiritbond, it might see some play, but I dont it will be winning big tournaments.
June 23, 2014 7:07 a.m.
beakedbard says... #7
Anger of the Gods staying and Brave the Elements leaving could become a massive problem for WW now that i think about it. Though Spiritbond does have its secondary effect for important creatures and there is still various other protection cards from Theros but those are mostly single creature protection. Here's for hoping BTE gets a reprint as well.
June 23, 2014 7:09 a.m.
Indigoindigo says... #8
Will Spiritbond have a place in the white/blue-deck with Ephara, God of the Polis ? Pay W for carddraw + 1/1 flying token is nice.
June 23, 2014 7:55 a.m.
Gidgetimer says... #9
The thing with Ephara, God of the Polis
is that the W isn't giving additional card draw and Ephara would have triggered off the same event that triggered the Spiritbond.
Being able to put excess mana into making 1/1 flyers is good in WW since you would be playing aggressively and have more mana than cards you want to play. The evasion is also important because WW can oftentimes get into a ground stall allowing their opponent to stabilize and this would prevent that..
June 23, 2014 8:05 a.m.
JakeHarlow says... #10
I'm sure we will get some kind of Anthem effect. WW and tokens appears to be making a serious appearance post-rotation.
More support for going wide.
ChiefBell says... #2
I think Spiritbond is pretty strong, especially given that the token has flying. It's a late game mana sink for sure. Return to R is pretty strong as well. With the convoke mechanic as well, it gives WW a reason to be played and late game reach.
June 23, 2014 6:39 a.m.