[Conflux] Set Discussion (formerly spoilers)

[Arsenal]

Although Conflux is full of crappy-mediocre cards, the artwork overall is just incredible; definitely going for a more realistic style of artwork and less of the cartoony stuff of the past.

[Barook]

Show and Tell

[Pltnmngl]

Should I feel ashamed for liking Thornling?

[Aggro_zombies]

Should I feel ashamed for liking Thornling?

Yes.

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

Thornling is basically a crappier Gigapede with worse art. Way to ruin the cycle, Wizards.

[Arsenal]

I don't understand why they gave Thorning, "G: Thornling gains haste until end of turn." You're only going to use it once and if you do, the cheapest he costs is 3GGG. WTF.

[scrumdogg]

Because in a Sealed/Draft/casual match, on turn leventy-five, when you have 16 mana, it comes roaring out like an avalanche. It is a fun inclusion, not a good inclusion (most of the time). It also allows you to attack when stealing it back from your opponents control without waiting to control it for an upkeep. If you played back in the heyday of Morphling, ask yourself, did you really want WOTC to print another version just as powerful or is this neutered homage just fine?

[JeroenC]

Although Conflux is full of crappy-mediocre cards, the artwork overall is just incredible; definitely going for a more realistic style of artwork and less of the cartoony stuff of the past.

Meh. I'm not so much of a fan. The art of Progenitus, for example, is fugly. At least, that's what I think, but I seem to be the only person with that opinion.

[nastynate]

If you played back in the heyday of Morphling, ask yourself, did you really want WOTC to print another version just as powerful or is this neutered homage just fine?

In its day morphling was pretty awesome, but since then WotC has realized that good creatures are not as dangerous as they once perceived them to be. No matter how cool it was to attack with a 6/1, place damage on the stack, pump its defense to absurd levels, then untap to have a untargettable flying blocker at the ready ready, the mana required to do so makes it a very inefficient creature.

Even if they made thornling a functional (green) equivalent of the original it wouldn't be all that hot. It'd see play, but it wouldn't be dominant at all.

As far as limited was concerned, masticore was much more swingy than morphling. That thing just won games.

[Aggro_zombies]

Meh. I'm not so much of a fan. The art of Progenitus, for example, is fugly. At least, that's what I think, but I seem to be the only person with that opinion.

If they took the giant hydra heads out of it, it would be a stunningly beautiful portrait of the jungle just after a rainstorm has passed.

[raharu]

I wish Thornling was playable. It's a really strong and well-template'd creature, but... Well, it's a control finisher and Green can't play control, and Green is a horribad terriful color anyway :\

The black-ling could show promise, though:

3BB- 4/4

Fear
Deathtouch
Shroud/ regenerate/ return from the graveyard to hand or something...
+1/+1

Errrrr... It has to be a shade because nothing else fits, flavor-wise, and flavor-wise, shades have b: +1/+1, so the last two -ling abilities are useless...

The White one is going to suck, though. Or be the exact same as Morphling, but replace with .

EDIT: I'm super fucking excited about Aethersworn Adjudicator. Here's the Card Text:

Ethersworn Adjudicator 4U

Artifact Creature - Vedalken Knight - 4/4
Flying
, TAP : Destroy target creature or enchantment.
: Untap Ethersworn Ajudicator.


And Bloodhall Ooze.

[Arsenal]

He's a 4/4 by the way with slick artwork.

[raharu]

He's a 4/4 by the way with slick artwork.

Oyeah. Forgot that. Thanks.

EDIT: Where did you find the art? MTG Salvation doesn't help, Google is a dead end, etc...

[Arsenal]

Oyeah. Forgot that. Thanks.

EDIT: Where did you find the art? MTG Salvation doesn't help, Google is a dead end, etc...

http://djmagiccards.com/index.php?ma...visual_spoiler

I said it before and I'll say it again, I think Conflux has really sweet artwork overall; realistics paintings rather than cartoony drawings of the past.

[raharu]

http://djmagiccards.com/index.php?ma...visual_spoiler

I said it before and I'll say it again, I think Conflux has really sweet artwork overall; realistics paintings rather than cartoony drawings of the past.

The art was interesting, but... I would have preferred something more along the lines of Yawgamoth Demon from 9th. So badass.

[dahcmai]

If you played back in the heyday of Morphling, ask yourself, did you really want WOTC to print another version just as powerful or is this neutered homage just fine?

I played back then. Here's what I thought of Morphlings.

This was my birthday present from a friend. He knew I hated the card beyond all belief so he got me a Morphling and a pack of matches. Yeah, it's real.

Clicky!





Thornling is OK in my book.

[Pinder]

The "art" they have for Thornling is just Thorn Elemental mirrored on the card. I doubt that's the real art. I hope that's not the real art.

[Barook]

I doubt that's the real art. I hope that's not the real art.

It's still infinite times better than the crap we got:

Thornling scan

[raharu]

It's still infinite times better than the crap we got:

Thornling scan

Okay then, fuck Thornling. Gimmie the Thorn Elemental art.

[Aggro_zombies]

It's still infinite times better than the crap we got:

Thornling scan

I fail to see how that creature could be considered as being even remotely thorny.