follower-of-liliana: Hello everyone! While we are on the hype train for Theros: Beyond Death I
follower-of-liliana:Hello everyone! While we are on the hype train for Theros: Beyond Death I wanna talk about an idea I had that wasn’t implemented in the original Theros block and probably won’t be a part of the new set either.I am a big fan of the time spiral block to a point that even split second, a rather dull mechanic that denies interaction, fascinates me. I thought it would be crazy cool if it’s absolute nature was used to represent divine acts. So, with a little rebranding and a good dose of Theros flavor, I designed the ten cards above. I tried to post one card per day, but I went behind schedule because life, and because the perfectionist part of me took over and I had to rework some of the cards because I wanted each of the ten cards to feel unique, flavorful and if possible, as interesting as the other nine cards.Big thanks @magus-of-the-color-pizza and @samwisethebold for their feedback while the cycle was under development. I’m waiting for your feedback too, and I’m curious to know your top 3 of the 10 cards! Thanks for reading!My take:Overall concept seems solid. Split second does have a sort of divine-verdict-ness to it.Thunderous Scorn worries me. Seems really, really, strong. Especially since, unlike most extra turn spells, it doesn’t self-exile.Cleansing Plague just feels kind of eh. Dunno why. Maybe because it doesn’t really need split second?Ecstatic Feast is weird. Food’s not really a Theros thing, a five-mana spell granting haste will rarely matter, you’ll almost never use the Food as Food, and the play pattern encourages you to just have your food lying around instead of using it. Not a big fan.Law of Commerce is great. Interesting, useful, makes split-second very relevant.Set the Path and Ferry the Souls feel kinda pointless. They’re hate cards, obviously, but I don’t really know which deck wants them or what they’d be used against.Wicked Whims seems solid. Not much to say about it, honestly.Conqueror’s March seems okay, but I don’t really see the appeal. Doesn’t look terribly fun.Answer the Call looks pretty good. Bit wordy, but it kinda has to be.Invoke Animosity is neat. Really benefits from the split second, and it has nice flavour.My three would be1. Law of Commerce2. Invoke Animosity3. Either Wicked Whims or Answer the Call -- source link
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