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Originally posted by edsillars:
So, Sol Ring is going to be in all 5 decks, which means that it's coded as a common in this set, which means it will be legal for use in pauper format, right? Does anyone else see this as a problem?

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No, it's an uncommon.

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Originally posted by Bugger:
Vow of Duty, because it smells of lazy design. In comparison, Vow of Wildness is sheer genius

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The Vows are a whole cycle, the blue one is up too. But i probably didn't need to see 3 before i knew that was coming.

Command Tower is cool. It just sorta strikes me as City without a drawback. Or any other 5 color multiland. Which isn't broken or anything, just strange to me.

Tariel and Vish Kal seem really damn awesome, and to a lesser extent Karador and Damia.
Nin is so stupid. Has her(?) uses but still just dummmmb.

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Originally posted by Sovarius:

Nin is so stupid. Has her(?) uses but still just dummmmb.

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I disagree, Nin is pretty damn clever. Certainly anything but dumb. You want dumb, check out Hydra Omnivore. The only way he could play himself more is if he had "attacks target opponent without chump blockers each turn if able" written on him.

Nin is card advantage for you, a way to extract value from your creature when it gets Doom Bladed (Nin for 6 in response, draw 6 cards), a political card to appease opponents ("I'll bolt your Terra Stomper for 4 at the beginning of the next turn if you don't attack me with it"), and a way to outright remove threats without ****ing off the caster too much ("sorry about the Hydra Omnivore...here's 8 cards!"). And that's leaving out stuff like Stuffy Doll, etc. Nin may be many things, but she sure as heck ain't a dumb card.

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Originally posted by Havoc Demon:
Maybe they'll spoil a black card I can actually use instead of an overpriced Reiver Demon and Innocent Blood.

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I'd play this:

http://i.imgur.com/fSiI4.jpg

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Originally posted by oneofchaos:
Command tower would tap for nothing in constructed eternal formats I imagine?

PS I totally want to play the 4 mana 7/7 in legacy. Just in terrible colors. Needless to say 4 mana for a 7/7 with no evasion or trample is unplayable.

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Correct to the first, and agree to the second.
Goyf/Tombstalker/Dusk Urchins are all better then that 4 mana atrocity.

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Originally posted by joz:
I'd play this:

http://i.imgur.com/fSiI4.jpg

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That is such an amazing card, I'm definitely buying the g/w/b deck after the RUG one now.

However, that is easily the most terrible card art I have ever seen. Like, worse than Stasis. I don't mean cause it's gross (and it's not, it's just weird), but it seriously looks like ass. I'm probably going to sandpaper out its art box and paint my own image instead.

I'm pretty pleased with this, though I wish they'd spread the staples out a bit more (Devour for Power is the clear "money" deck what with O-Stone, Simulacrum, Witness, etc). I'm a little disappointed that RUG doesn't have Doubling Season, considering both the generals would hugely benefit. Oh well, it's probably in the GWB one considering that has the saproling subtheme.

The RUG deck seems to have the weakest list, but it also has by far the most insane generals. I'll never be able to make up my mind which one I'd rather have in the command zone, because Riku just might be even more amazing than Animar. It also has a new as-of-yet unspoiled rare land called Homeward Path, so I'm hoping it does something to protect your own general (maybe a personal Karakas?)

I'm starting to reconsider getting Heavenly Inferno - the reprints it's got would really help with the Ghost Council of Orzhova edh I've been kicking around for awhile. In fact, I'm starting to think about using Kaalia as a general instead and keeping the theme of near-constant boardwipes and recursive huge fatties. If only it had Debtor's Knell :P

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Originally posted by Bugger:
4 of the 5 lists have been spoiled

The RUG deck seems to have the weakest list, but it also has by far the most insane generals. I'll never be able to make up my mind which one I'd rather have in the command zone, because Riku just might be even more amazing than Animar. It also has a new as-of-yet unspoiled rare land called Homeward Path, so I'm hoping it does something to protect your own general (maybe a personal Karakas?)

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Homeward path:

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