Thu, 22 June 2017
To be honest The Scorpion God is actually near the end of the episode... Still great. Buckle up for a full-on Hour of Devastation episode! Patrick and Michael hit on tons and tons of cards (and will be back with their own Hour of Devastation preview tomorrow). The Defeat CycleThe Defeat Cycle (Jace's Defeat, Gideon's Defeat, etc.) is a quintet of fast color hosers. Most will be Staple in Standard, with a couple of them likely growing up to be cross-format All-Stars (Liliana's Defeat especially).
Nissa's Defeat creates a privileged position for green creatures and adds a three-mana Stone Rain back into Standard. Adorned Pouncer and EternalizeAdorned Pouncer is strictly superior to Fencing Ace Fencing Ace was a good card. It was played as Staple in Jeskai buff decks, and at least a Role Player in Bant Hexproof. Adorned Pouncer is everything Fencing Ace was... and Also a Cat. And also has Eternalize. Would you pay five mana for just the 4/4 double striker? Patrick wouldn't. Mike would at least look at it. That the boys are even having this discussion should tell you how good Adorned Pouncer will be. Thank goodness for Gideon's Defeat's exile clause! Magma Spray will continue to do work. The Scorpion GodThe Scorpion God is like three different engines.
If you just start with 6/5 for five mana... But with this level of resilience... It's at least worth a conversation. A 6/5 body for five mana isn't too bad; and if you can't kill it? There are two other abilities, still. The Scorpion God can mow down a ton of small creatures (and probably draw cards at the same time). It can also shoot at big creatures to get them small enough to tussle with and draw). This summary doesn't do justice to "The Scorpion God is Just the Beginning" ... The only way to hear everything we're thinking about Hour of Devastation right now, you best give a listen! |