[New Card Discussion] Serra Avenger

[Anarky87]

Serra Slow Roll is fine in a control deck....maybe....but you really don't want to topdeck one Turn 6, in any deck, unless you have active Vial.

But wouldn't you just be able to topdeck and cast her turn 6 without Vial? It only says it can't be cast the first, second, or third turns of the game. I'd say turn 6 would be well past those.

[scrumdogg]

But wouldn't you just be able to topdeck and cast her turn 6 without Vial? It only says it can't be cast the first, second, or third turns of the game. I'd say turn 6 would be well past those.

You are indeed correct, I need to not post when I am sleep deprived :) Had her mixed up with something having suspend....which sucks monkey nut mid-late game as a draw.... I stand behind THAT statement :) Still seems a bit...underpowered...as a control finisher though.

[wmagzoo7]

Underpowered as a finisher maybe compared to morphling yes but almost everything else this would not be underpowered because in my memory I don't think there has every been a 3/3 vigilant flier for 2 MANA every. Also who said that it would need to be a control finisher esque card because I could see it in some form of w/x aggro.

[Anarky87]

You are indeed correct, I need to not post when I am sleep deprived :) Had her mixed up with something having suspend....which sucks monkey nut mid-late game as a draw.... I stand behind THAT statement :) Still seems a bit...underpowered...as a control finisher though.

It's cool, I thought that maybe there was a rule interraction there I didn't know about. I agree with you about the Suspend part. I wouldn't see the Avenger as a control finisher, but in some kind of fish-esque type deck, perhaps with Vial, I think it could do pretty well.

Underpowered as a finisher maybe compared to morphling yes but almost everything else this would not be underpowered because in my memory I don't think there has every been a 3/3 vigilant flier for 2 MANA every. Also who said that it would need to be a control finisher esque card because I could see it in some form of w/x aggro.

You summed up my post. Qft.

[scrumdogg]

You almost have to have either Vial or Chrome Mox or Show & Tell or Brainstorm or some way to use it/replace it on Turns 1-3, or it sits in your hand, dead, mocking you. That bothers me....cuz it so awesome otherwise.

[Anarky87]

I think with the likes of Brainstorm, Standstill, etc, and maybe capping out at 3 Avengers and 4 Vials, there shouldn't be too many problems. And there's probably other things you'll be playing in the first 2-3 turns that by the time you start thinking about bringing it down, you can do it unhindered. But yeah, seeing it sit in your hand turns 1-3 would definitely be gayer than 8 guys blowing 9 guys.