tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866129634658205665.post3849056612256527921..comments2024-03-19T13:20:47.331-04:00Comments on Writer Adept: Oath of the Gatewatch Top Picks: Greengwynedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04485618352600615066noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866129634658205665.post-52140939818675937732016-01-29T15:22:11.295-05:002016-01-29T15:22:11.295-05:00Great commentary David. I think your analysis is s...Great commentary David. I think your analysis is spot on.gwynedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485618352600615066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866129634658205665.post-7639612073637421892016-01-29T15:20:57.642-05:002016-01-29T15:20:57.642-05:00In this block, I think green (and blue) already Tr...In this block, I think green (and blue) already Trumped (pun intended) the new 'surge' mechanic. Essentially, most green (and blue) Eldrazi creating scions can immediately pay for new colorless mana requirements while ramping into a costlier spell. For example, Scion Summoner helps to pay for Stalking Drone's buff (but only once), or to help pay for a spell one colorless mana sooner than expected. Given how green already has access to basic/forest land-grabbing spells, I predict how Elemental Uprising may be a better choice than Stalking Drone. Green shouldn't worry about mana, since many spells can fetch lands faster than they may die (especially if that land was a 4/4 or a 6/6 (Earthen Arms)). I agree with your other comments at puremtgo.com: mono-green may be a viable strategy that uses lands as creatures and pays for creatures far sooner than opponents expect. However, it may not REALLY be mono-green, but more like a dual 'color' of green/colorless. Will Evolving Wilds be needed in a 'mono' color deck? Will it feed Hooting Mandrils while fetching Wastes? How well will the other colorless lands impact land resources? My two cents and attempt to be more than a COMMON player.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683449111727669668noreply@blogger.com