tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866129634658205665.post8293447892517601241..comments2024-03-19T13:20:47.331-04:00Comments on Writer Adept: More Thoughts on Magic 2014gwynedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04485618352600615066noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866129634658205665.post-6567975299546556842013-07-11T00:27:49.149-04:002013-07-11T00:27:49.149-04:00Allies was really a Kor Skyfisher deck in disguise...Allies was really a Kor Skyfisher deck in disguise. The ETB effects of the Allies could be abused as well as the card-drawing of the mana-fixer Prophetic Prism.<br /><br />We do still have Prism, but there's no incentive to bounce Slivers for added value because they use static effects instead of ETB triggered effects. This will make the decks play out very differently.<br /><br />Also, the most successful Allies decks used blue for the evasive Umara Raptor and access to the card-advantage powerhouse of the day, Foresee. There are no blue Slivers; one would have to splash a non-synergistic color to gain access to comparable card advantage.<br /><br />That's why I think your conclusion that Slivers will be worse than Allies is correct, but your assessment that they will play similarly is wrong. Slivers are going to want to swarm full speed ahead; Allies wanted to "stack counters on a single beater while building advantage a bit more slowly.<br /><br />It was a big mistake of Wizards to not make Slivers in all five colors as they traditionally have been. The hominid, bipdeal artwork was an aesthetic change I was willing to accept, and the mechanical change of only affecting only Slivers on one's own side of the battlefield was long overdue. <br /><br />But leaving out blue and black is a big mistake. A Sliver for flying in blue or a Sliver in black for intimidate (especially!) would have made options for Standard Pauper players much more interesting and powerful.Cabel the Pauperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680790443712822606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866129634658205665.post-83779547016406123562013-07-09T14:17:59.264-04:002013-07-09T14:17:59.264-04:00Can not wait for the full article! Can not wait for the full article! Joshua Claytorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685912847293002920noreply@blogger.com