tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post8201043151178514514..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: CCDD 090315—Nizyid the Ravenous & FriendsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-72857308793487275402015-09-04T07:20:27.606-04:002015-09-04T07:20:27.606-04:00Ooh, I like most of these!Ooh, I like most of these!Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-25185335689769091982015-09-03T18:37:09.402-04:002015-09-03T18:37:09.402-04:00I'm thinking, like... a 1BBR 5/5 that mills yo...I'm thinking, like... a 1BBR 5/5 that mills you 10, with P>CMC being the important part. You still have to pay the cost of the exiled card, and you can't play lands (not ideal in any case, but I suppose you might want the color fixing or to curve into a 5 drop), which should limit the amount of shenanigans you can achieve by seeing additional cards.<br /><br />It is amusing that Crusader is probably weakest against another mono-black archetype -- the "Pox" deck, which doesn't trigger Crusader with forced sacrifice as its primary creature removal tool, and has discard effects to disrupt the opponent's ability to cast spells every turn.Jenesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356037137564501914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-9971402696647565122015-09-03T18:22:43.158-04:002015-09-03T18:22:43.158-04:00I prefer demons who don't make exceptions just...I prefer demons who don't make exceptions just because you're low on creatures.<br /><br />Could Ferryman be a 3/3 for three or something? Agree he shouldn't go infinite in pairs.<br /><br />Never considered that the wording on Crusader would trigger twice on targeted removal. Would want templating that doesn't do that. A drawback doesn't have to be onerous.<br /><br />So a 4/4 Inspiration Demon is more exciting?Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-6609180504728866942015-09-03T18:09:37.148-04:002015-09-03T18:09:37.148-04:00Intentional that Niziyid can eat himself? The Spik...Intentional that Niziyid can eat himself? The Spike in me says that this will just eat a 4/4 each turn, but it does seem like a good idea to put good creatures to sacrifice into your deck in case your opponent is ok having an empty board. Undying seems like a particularly good combo because you can give him an extra point of power the second time.<br /><br />I don't love the Ferryman. The flavor is interesting (re: Jade Phoenix: The lost soul is escaping first, then he's chasing after it to drag it back into the underworld, is how I read it), but being a 6 mana 6/6 puts it in a rough spot, where if you're going to be playing dedicated reanimation spells you'd probably want something bigger. The alternative is playing cheap dudes that can recur themselves like Gravecrawler, but in that case you probably don't want to spare the mana to cast a 6-drop if you can't Entomb the Ferryman somehow. I also note that two Ferrymen can go infinite.<br /><br />Hell's Crusader seems ugly and clunky to me. Why does he care about being targeted by spells but not abilities? Why does Swords to Plowshares make me lose 6 life when I lose only 3 to Wrath of God? Is casting a black spell a real cost in a mono-black aggro deck that wants to curve out? It's a card that I'd play in a top-tier deck but never one that I'd be very excited about.<br /><br />Inspiration Demon is, again, unexciting to me. I think I'd like it more with a bigger body and a faster clock on the drawback. Right now it might draw you a card and deal some damage before getting Bolted, which is good value but not particularly amazing or adrenaline-inducing.Jenesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356037137564501914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-39644472567690011502015-09-03T17:28:29.752-04:002015-09-03T17:28:29.752-04:00These are pretty sweet, I especially like Inspirat...These are pretty sweet, I especially like Inspiration demon as a new take on the power at a cost trope, that feels very B/R.<br />I'm not sure I like the flavor of the ferryman though, in most mythologies, underworld deniziens are not exactly eager to help people get back OUT of the underworld.Jade Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986265829174960972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-34011733730437289012015-09-03T17:00:56.178-04:002015-09-03T17:00:56.178-04:00Wow, amazing demons. Lots of flavor here.
The Rav...Wow, amazing demons. Lots of flavor here.<br /><br />The Ravenous is my favorite one. You've simultaneously made a highly flavorful creature, with a unique mechanic, lots of potential combos, a high power level, and with exciting stats with the promise of potentially getting even bigger. That's a home-run in both the aesthetics categories AND the psychographics, as far as I can tell. (It's not too much of a Johnny/Jenny card, though.)<br /><br />Infernal Ferryman is my favorite of the bunch, flavor-wise. Lots of interesting combos. It again evokes the idea of black pseudo-flicker, which is fitting, given that Rescue from the Underworld was the last pseudo-flicker.<br /><br />Hell's Crusader is mechanically interesting, and has nice flavor. I find it a little clunky though.<br /><br />Inspiration Demon is great. I'd expect to see this mechanic on a Lovecraftian entity before a Demonic entity, but it's totally justifiable on a demon too.Inanimatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739701478436262740noreply@blogger.com