+1/+1 counters matter in abzan, but are they good enough?
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Posted on Sept. 21, 2014, 9:38 p.m. by abenz419
Ok so I've played Abzan the last two days at the pre-release and it has tons of synergy with the whole +1/+1 counters matter theme. Do you think any of them are good enough for standard play? There is Abzan Falconer , Longshot Squad , Tuskguard Captain , Mer-Ek Nightblade , Ainok Bond-Kin , and Abzan Battle Priest . Between the two ajani's and Abzan Ascendancy it's easy to distribute multiple counters across multiple creatures, but are any of these guys worth consideration in standard. The deathtouch guy is very useful and the reach guy could have potential as well as the lifelink guy but at 4 mana are they worth it when you could play something like Polukranos, or Siege Rhino instead. Ajani Steadfast is also a 4 drop as well if your using him for his -2. The flying guy is good and the trample guy seems useful but as 3 drops they hit a really crowded slot in Abzan colors. The first strike guy is a 2 drop which is good, and potentially giving all your creatures first strike is valuable so I feel like this guy probably is the most likeliest candidate to see play. What do you guys think?
yeah that card is sweet i forgot to include that in the list because I was only thinking of the ones that granted something to everything.. the first striker and the flyer are good.... tough builds, but fun
September 25, 2014 9:55 p.m.
OP_Magikarp says... #4
My absolute favorite way to play this clan would be to use Ainok Bond-Kin + Mer-Ek Nightblade then just use cards such as Abzan Ascendancy to get counters on all your creatures. Every creature would become VERY hard to get rid of without control/kill spells
September 25, 2014 10:08 p.m.
OP_Magikarp says... #5
OR run the combo above in a Mardu deck where you pump out tokens then give them counters. Nothing is worse than a creature with hast, deathtouch, and first strike. Except maybe a Richter 8.8 earthquake.
STIKY55 says... #2
Hands down, I think my favorite is High Sentinels of Arashin , If it enters with a decent number of counters in place, It can get really out of control. and it can even pump itself.
September 25, 2014 9:10 p.m.