After my last post, and the one a few days ago where I quoted
my old story recommendations post, I decided I might as well go through the post-Origins stories. FAKE EDIT: Or rather, just the BFZ stories, since this took a while. I'm just going off of memory and skimming through them. Again, grading on a curve with these ratings.
Pre Battle for Zendikar:
Limits - Gideon beating things up on Zendikar and Ravnica, can't go too wrong there. Plus, I actually did find him constantly pushing himself enthralling.
Catching Up - Jace and Liliana talking, which has some fun interactions. Good enough if Jace doesn't offend you. Just assume that disclaimer is present for every future Jace story I mention.
Unkindness of Ravens - Liliana internal monologue and confrontation with Raven Man that doesn't really advance anything. Decent.
Offers to the Fire - Chandra getting a position of power solely so she can reject it later. Decent.
For Zendikar - Written by Kreines and about Nissa, skip.
The following stories are on
Battle for Zendikar's story page.
Slaughter at the Refuge - More Gideon beating stuff up, combined with Jace being hilariously useless. Good.
The Silent Cry - Kreines, Nissa, skip.
The Believers' Pilgrimage - Jace and merfolk Jori En face Eldrazi and cultists, decent.
The Survivors of Sky Rock - Kreines, but instead of Nissa it's Gideon. So not as offensive to the senses, but still not good.
Memories of Blood - Cutting away from the planeswalkers for a bit to focus on the vampire chief Drana. Good.
Nissa's Quest - Kreines, Nissa, skip.
Home Waters - Kiora does stuff. She's the most interesting planeswalker in BFZ, so her stories tend to be good, like this one.
Nissa's Resolve - I would say skip, but Ob Nixilis going, "arglebargle I'm evil!" is entertaining, at least, and this story is fairly important.
Revelation at the Eye - Jace talks to Ugin, exposition dump. Good, and pretty important.
Shaping an Army - Noyan Dar is a pretty fun side character. Good.
The Liberation of Sea Gate - Lots of fighting. Good.
Commander 2015 tie-in stories.
All the Cairns of Jund - Takes place on Alara. Entertaining enough revenge story.
Family Values - Takes place on Ravnica. An intricate plan gets dunked on, and that's always fun.
Back to
Battle for Zendikar's story page.
Hedron Alignment - Kreines, but not too bad, Nissa sections aside. Kiora is also pretty badly written here. In any case, it's pretty important.
At Any Cost - First person story about Ob Nixilis, good.
Promises to Keep - As promised, Chandra rejects the position of power she was given so she could reject it later. Not offensive, but not good either.
Oath of the Gatewatch story
The Rise of Kozilek - Kiora perspective story, contains the saddest death in the BFZ story (
). Good.
Retaliation of Ob Nixilis - The part written by Davidson is good, the part written by Kreines is bad. It's easy to tell which is which.
Reclamation - Completely forgettable, but probably not terrible.
The Blight We Were Born For - Side character Tazri gets some focus, and I'm a sucker for stories where characters hallucinate the future. Good.
Up in Flames - Chandra fights Ob Nixilis, decent enough. Warning, badly photoshopped image toward the end.
Beneath the Surface - Jori En and Kiora story, surprisingly claustrophobic. Good.
Oath of the Gatewatch - Superfriends are formed. Decent enough.
Brink of Extinction - Coming up with a new plan. Has some fun interaction. Good.
Zendikar's Last Stand - Final battle. Kind of underwhelming, but not bad.
Zendikar Resurgent - Epilogue, decent enough, besides Nissa's part.
