If Leovold was WBG it would be basically trash though. Or it would be played in a 4color deck THAT IS FUCKING BLUE. It's sad to say but any card that can't be played by blue decks is basically garbage in legacy and it has been that way for years. But hey at least we can pyroblast him I guess.
it's just a shame that they really hated on land destruction and mana denial strategies. this was one of the best ways to deal with greedy mana bases. we're still relying on wasteland, port, blood moon and to a lesser extent choke and back to basics.
-rob
Really? I thought that was Wasteland, Port, and Vial.
But on a slightly more serious note that's why I said basically. There's always corner cases, but thanks for taking the time to nit pick.
I mean, 2/5ths of the current DTB is non-blue; blue is obviously great in Legacy, but saying non-blue decks are all garbage is disingenuous.
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True, but I kinda like how there would be a way to "defeat" the extra draw ability. There becomes this metagame of Leo's controller trying to convince his opponent to spot remove stuff on his own turn while Leo's opponent wants to hit stuff on Leo's turn. Honestly, a much more interesting card.
BTW, I don't think I was thinking that the entire card should be symmetrical, just the Spirit of the Lab part. But, whatever. Que sera sera.
One more tidbit: True-Name Nemesis is pretty much unplayable in commander. Leovold is good-to-excellent.
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"Politicians are like diapers. They should be changed often and for the same reason."
"Governing is too important to be left to people as silly as politicians."
"Politicians were mostly people who'd had too little morals and ethics to stay lawyers."
If the wording had been "Whenever an opponent would draw a spell, they either pay 1 life per card drawn or skip that draw instead" it would've felt more appropriate to the black aspect, as Chains of Mephistopheles, for instance, or Underworld Dreams, have similar effects. It would also be a lot more balanced - it makes Brainstorm suck but even Ponder is still playable, but the incremental life loss could matter on a 3/3 body that also gives you and your permanents semi-shroud.
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Just could have been "symmetrical" (Players can't draw more than 1 card except from Leo trigger), like most hatebears are... TNN could have also been Protec from everything... the trend of overpowers creatures... well, but what do I know...
My settings on the app, nothing else just creature, protection and I select a color.
White has 89 cards with "protection".
Blue has 18 cards with "protection"
Black has 27 cards with "protection"
Red has 18 cards with "protection"
Green has 29 cards with "protection"
If you select just legacy
W 88
U 17
B 27
R 17
G 29
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