Take A Closer Look At The Guilds Of Ravnica Cards
September 13, 2018 by deltagamegirl22
You know, I was doing SO WELL staying away from Magic the Gathering until my grandson showed interest in my collection...
And I'm back! October 5th will be the launch of the Guilds of Ravnica set and there's plenty to be excited about here. On top of being one of my favorite planes, Ravnica features some of the most beautiful artwork and characters in the game.
This set looks to set the perfect stage for card synergies whether you are playing traditional Magic or you are crafting your Commander deck. One thing for sure is that I will be creating a green white deck!
Speaking of green and white decks, let's take a look at some of the great cards on the way. I have to start with my favorite, Emma- Soul of the Accord. Not only is she a beautiful elf, she only costs 2 and generates a 1/1 soldier token with life link every time she becomes tapped! This makes her a really strong card in standard as well as Commander formats.
If you're more in a blue/red camp, then you also have something to cheer about with Ral- Izzet Viceroy. Ral is in the mix strictly to bring the pain. His minus abilities to deal damage will put the hurt on and fast if you don't control him early on.
If you're more into the big, bad beasties, then look no further than the Impervious Greatwurm. Not only does he have a face that only a mother could love, he is an indestructible 16/16! He comes at the hefty price of 10 mana, but he does have convoke, which means you can tap your creatures to count as mana. (spoiler alert- if you don't prevent him from getting out on the battlefield, you're going to die!)
Back to red/blue- Firemind's Research will definitely do some damage. This enchantment basically rewards you every time you cast an instant or sorcery.
Bottom line here, is Guilds of Ravnica is going to bring some amazing decks to the table (MY table).
What do you think of the card synergies on the way in Guilds of Ravnica?
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I am really liking new Emmara and that new version of her is also far better than her old version. I can see that version of Emmara being used in competitive formats as well. Ral seems okay while that huge wurm will most likely see play only in token focused EDH decks. Firemind’s Research seems like it could be useful in certain kind of decks.
The way to tell if a Planeswalker is good or not, is whether they can defend themselves; Raj on his own, is highly dependent on what you’ve played before. I’d argue that he isn’t great if you’re top decking and in comparison to some of the other Planeswalkers revealed, he seems rather weak. My gut reaction to Fireminds research is that it’s awful in sealed and draft (you typically only run 8ish non creature cards, excluding land), which leaves only constructed. Again it’s an awful top deck. No idea about the Wurm; gut reaction is that it isn’t great and… Read more »
Nice, love the quality of all the artwork.
The artwork has been great so far, particularly like the way Izzet is shaping up.