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[Santiako]

sure it's no doubt better but I find it hard to imagine a deck that wants both halves or wants the land enough to work for it.

It's a may, so you're not really working towards it, it's just a bonus.

 

[jph139]

Raptor Hatchling is very cute. Clever design/theme marriage there.

Could I make a dinosaur commader deck out of this set?

Bought the vampire commander deck and I feel like I want something with big monsters!

Definitely. It probably won't be great, simply because there's not gonna be that many Dinosaurs to choose from and fill your 100, but it'll be playable for sure.

Once the full set is spoiled check out sites like EDHREC, they'll show you popular cards for the archetype.

 

[Santiako]

The art is so good:

 

[Justin]

Ranging Rapters seems good??? It can put three basic lands onto the battlefield in one turn with the right setup.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

It's a may, so you're not really working towards it, it's just a bonus.

fair enough, don't expect to see it much utside of EDH

 

[Tunoku]

Hatchling is just so bad against Push.

 

[Rolfgang]

Naya Dino's is shaping up to be a really good deck. But if it's beating Ramunap Red is the big question...

 

[Giant Panda]

Engrage cards

1st and 3rd (if you can buff it) seem really good with repeatable damage sources.

 

[bigkrev]

Engrage cards

 

[A Serious Man]

What a headache Ranging Raptors will be in limited.

 

[jakonovski]

Ranging Raptors / Walking Ballista ramp?

 

[red13th]

heh

 

[Justin]

Ranging Raptors / Walking Ballista ramp?

Yeah, walking ballista seems like it is going to be an auto include in the dino decks.

 

[jakonovski]

Yeah, walking balista seems like it is going to be an auto include in the dino decks.

I should really order a set before the price goes up even more.

 

[Justin]

As long as you get all three out with 2 counters on Ballista...

 

[Santiako]

Found a countdown for the Arena premiere:

ARENA COUNTDOWN

 

[Firemind]

These dinosaurs are way too colourful. Look like peacocks lol

 

[duxstar]

As long as you get all three out with 2 counters on Ballista...

You sure this works the way you think ? Wouldn't an unblockable/hexproof creature be better?

 

[Justin]

Legendary Creature - Vampire Knight
Vigilance, Lifelink
Tap, pay 7 life: Destroy target non-land permanent. Activate this ability only during your turn
4/4

 

[Simply Sarah]

As long as you get all three out with 2 counters on Ballista...

I'm not even sure what you think this does but I can still say fairly comfortably that it does not do what you think it does.

 

[ultron87]

I mean Ballista plus that Dino is certainly good, since it means all your other creatures get 4 +1/+1 counters every turn (you and your opponent's turn), but it isn't infinite or anything.

 

[Santiako]

I mean Ballista plus that Dino is certainly good, since it means all your other creatures get 4 +1/+1 counters every turn (you and your opponent's turn), but it isn't infinite or anything.

Ballista + 2 of the white dino go infinite, but it's so slow and clunky that there's no point in even trying it

 

[Justin]

Not infinite but it would let you play out 6 basic lands with the rapter.

 

[red13th]

Legendary Creature - Vampire Knight
Vigilance, Lifelink
Tap, pay 7 life: Destroy target non-land permanent. Activate this ability only during your turn
4/4

Wasn't this one on the leaked sheet? I think I remember it.

 

[Santiako]

Not infinite but it would let you play out 6 basic lands with the rapter.

No, if you have a ballista with two counters you'd end up getting 2 lands from that dino (and a dead ballista).

 

[Violet_0]

at the very least the land fetcher dino and card draw dino are going to be a giant pain in limited

 

[Justin]

No, if you have a ballista with two counters you'd end up getting 2 lands from that dino (and a dead ballista).

Oops you are right!

 

[DrArchon]

Legendary Creature - Vampire Knight
Vigilance, Lifelink
Tap, pay 7 life: Destroy target non-land permanent. Activate this ability only during your turn
4/4

I guess this is why you want to be gaining all that life with BW.

Makes for a really good commander too.

 

[Tunoku]

Has this been posted yet? I’m on mobile:

Arguel's Blood Fast - 1B

Legendary Enchantment - Rare

1B, Pay 2 Life: Draw a Card

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 5 or less life, you may transform Arguel's Blood Fast.

Temple of Aclazotz

Legendary Land

(Transforms from Arguel's Blood Fast)

Tap: Add B to your mana pool.

Tap, Sacrifice a creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

 

[MoxManiac]

I guess this is why you want to be gaining all that life with BW.

Makes for a really good commander too.

Ayli is probably the better commander for this strategy.

 

[Rolfgang]

Has this been posted yet? I’m on mobile:

Yes, previous page.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Ayli is probably the better commander for this strategy.

and Karlov is way better than both.

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

The transformation clause on Blood Fast is a cute way to stop potential broken shit

 

[Firemind]

Legendary Creature - Vampire Knight
Vigilance, Lifelink
Tap, pay 7 life: Destroy target non-land permanent. Activate this ability only during your turn
4/4

That armour design is hideous. Yeesh.

 

[Ozigizo]

Who'd have ever thought you would eventually be able to ramp with Ballista.

Lol

 

[DrArchon]

Ayli is probably the better commander for this strategy.

Eh, Ayli needs another creature and 10 more life than your starting total. Definitely better if you're winning, but if you can only manage to stay a couple of points above your starting total, Ayli won't manage to do much.

Just saying. It's nice to have options.

 

[Santiako]

Yeah, I can see that vampire as a BW control commander. Just wraths and vindicates and annoy people to death.

 

[charlequin]

That flavor text... could we be getting a bat-god in the second set??

I would guess bat-demon when we get down to it in card form here, but yes.

 

[Daedardus]

Does anyone have a clear schedule of what to expect when from Hascon announcements for MTG? The site itself is a mess.

 

[Giant Panda]

Ooh, that vampire might make it into my Oloro deck.

 

[bigkrev]

Does anyone have a clear schedule of what to expect when from Hascon announcements for MTG? The site itself is a mess.

There aren't any "announcements" anticipated out of Hascon. What is happening is the Iconic Masters pre-release, a set we don't know any of the cards of yet. We will probably have a mostly full spoiler of the set through the weekend by complining Tweets/posts/ect

 

[y2dvd]

Dang dinos are gonna be a pain in limited. Can't wait to draft this set!

 

[Hero]

the land you get from it is terrible. The front is just a cheaper erebos/greed

How is the land terrible when it provides colored mana and the activation cost for the second ability is free?

 

[ultron87]

I'm really kind of surprised that Enrage triggers more than once. I would've expected a "if it isn't enraged" kind of clause.

 

[OnPoint]

I'm really kind of surprised that Enrage triggers more than once. I would've expected a "if it isn't enraged" kind of clause.

Wouldn't it just be like Monstrous then?

 

[Poodlestrike]

Rules question: if you're blocking an Enrage creature with multiple creatures, would it trigger multiple times?

 

[Angry Grimace]

That choice of cards is a little funny to me, that classification seems really implicitly clear to me and I'm not sure how to explain why. I guess again the fact that Bob is in a ton of different decks while Ravager is seen as specific to one archetype plays into it for me.

Re: Scapeshift, part of it too is looking at what spells have made mythic in the existing Masters Editions. There aren't a ton total but most of them are hugely destructive, produce major board presence, or generate a ton of resource value. The only one that's kind of in the same neighborhood as Scapeshift is Natural Order, but I think getting a creature from your library directly into play has a much more obvious direct utility.

Bob isn't in a ton of different decks. The only major archetype that specifically features the card is Jund. Natural Order is a weird example since it's only played in Legacy Elves.

 

[red13th]

Rules question: if you're blocking an Enrage creature with multiple creatures, would it trigger multiple times?

I think so since Fiery Confluence is 3 enrage triggers.
EDIT: nvm it isn't see below!

 

[Santiako]

Rules question: if you're blocking an Enrage creature with multiple creatures, would it trigger multiple times?

Not unless one of the blocking creatures had first strike. All combat damage is dealt at once.

 

[Ashodin]

I kind of like that vampire life gain outlet but I think angel of invention is just better