klaus
05-23-2012, 05:29 AM
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I must admit, I'm pretty intrigued by that card. Stoneforge Mystic + Vial semi-break it imo for obvious reasons.
Strix is comparable to Snapcaster Mage on several levels: replaces itself, can serve as creature removal, with the exception that it can take down 3+ toughness creatures AND replace itself. Its -1 power is balanced out by the ability to conveniently fly over your opponents' forces, which is especially nice for Stoneforge shells - in fact Snappy would probably be even more broken as a 1/1 flyer.
I'm not implying that Strix will be format warping, but I'm sure it will see play in UWB shells. Below is the list that I'm testing atm.
4 Aether Vial
4 Baleful Strix
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Spellstutter Sprite
3 Snapcaster Mge
2 Vendilion Clique
3 Flickerwisp (flows with every creature beside Sprites)
1 Jotun Grunt
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Umezawa's Jitte
4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Vindicate (isn't random due to its swiss-knifeness)
4 Force of Will
4 Brainstorm
4 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
2 Marsh Flats
4 Tundra
2 Underground Sea
1 Scrubland
1 Island
1 Plains
3 Wasteland
SB:
2 Disenchant
1 Extirpate
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Jotun Grunt
2 Ghastly Demise
1 Perish
2 Jace, the Mindsculptor
3 Spell Pierce
Cards that didn't make it into the MD, but are feasible nevertheless: Daze, Bitterblossom, Lingering Souls, Serra Avenger, Dark Confidant (hot candidate for the next test session), Cavern of Souls, Mother of Runes, Chrome Mox (tempting with 19 creatures basically replacing themselves)
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Thanks in advance for your input!
I must admit, I'm pretty intrigued by that card. Stoneforge Mystic + Vial semi-break it imo for obvious reasons.
Strix is comparable to Snapcaster Mage on several levels: replaces itself, can serve as creature removal, with the exception that it can take down 3+ toughness creatures AND replace itself. Its -1 power is balanced out by the ability to conveniently fly over your opponents' forces, which is especially nice for Stoneforge shells - in fact Snappy would probably be even more broken as a 1/1 flyer.
I'm not implying that Strix will be format warping, but I'm sure it will see play in UWB shells. Below is the list that I'm testing atm.
4 Aether Vial
4 Baleful Strix
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Spellstutter Sprite
3 Snapcaster Mge
2 Vendilion Clique
3 Flickerwisp (flows with every creature beside Sprites)
1 Jotun Grunt
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Umezawa's Jitte
4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Vindicate (isn't random due to its swiss-knifeness)
4 Force of Will
4 Brainstorm
4 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
2 Marsh Flats
4 Tundra
2 Underground Sea
1 Scrubland
1 Island
1 Plains
3 Wasteland
SB:
2 Disenchant
1 Extirpate
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Jotun Grunt
2 Ghastly Demise
1 Perish
2 Jace, the Mindsculptor
3 Spell Pierce
Cards that didn't make it into the MD, but are feasible nevertheless: Daze, Bitterblossom, Lingering Souls, Serra Avenger, Dark Confidant (hot candidate for the next test session), Cavern of Souls, Mother of Runes, Chrome Mox (tempting with 19 creatures basically replacing themselves)
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Thanks in advance for your input!