Revoke Existence or Unravel the Aether?
Standard forum
Posted on Jan. 24, 2014, 7:01 p.m. by PrimeEpoch
What's better for God removal? I'm thinking Unravel the Aether because it's instant speed.
SwiftDeath says... #3
It really depends on personal reference I mean we had Fade into Antiquity for a while and that never saw play. Why are they thinking that all of a sudden for 1 colorless less and shuffling it, not even real removal, is going to help more? Same with reprinting Revoke Existence . It's not going to make it that much better? I am holding off on both but Im not expecting either one to see better results then Fade into Antiquity . The only hope they have is with Revoke existance as it is playable in Control builds but they still have Detention Sphere so again not likely. I think these are cards that will pick up after post RTR but that is still a long ways away.
January 24, 2014 7:10 p.m.
PrimeEpoch says... #4
Yes, this is standard.
That's true, with Thassa, God of the Sea rampant in my meta, that is something to consider.
January 24, 2014 7:10 p.m.
SwiftDeath says... #5
didn't think about taking away the scry good call Epoc. Yeah so I see Unravel the Aether as the better choice with that in mind.
January 24, 2014 7:12 p.m.
PrimeEpoch says... #6
RTR was a bomb, I'll be sad to see it leave. I'm thinking more selesnya tbh, and I think that they'll see some play, but only for god removal.
January 24, 2014 7:13 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #7
Moved to Standard.
@SwiftDeath: I don't know if the analysis you gave in post 2 is entirely accurate. Fade into Antiquity is a 3-drop sorcery. It has very little playability because of those two factors. Reducing the cost increases the playability.
As for Unravel the Aether , it's effectively hard removal. The likelihood of your opponent ever drawing that particular enchantment card again is pretty low.
January 24, 2014 7:18 p.m.
And even then I'm pretty sure Fade into Antiquity saw some sideboard play in mono-green. 2 cards which are cheaper are likely to see some play at least
Epochalyptik says... #2
Is this for Standard?
They each have their perks. I think Unravel the Aether has the advantage not only because it's instant speed, but also because it undoes any scrying your opponent has done.
January 24, 2014 7:07 p.m.