I have to say there were several cards that got played against me that I was thoroughly impressed with;
First I just liked the art and hexproof here on Ascended Lawmage, I think I really want a playset of these in foil...
Now this guys not out of Dragon's Maze, but I kinda liked it, given that it gives all your creatures haste and they have to attack each turn made me stop and think and start casting creatures during my second main phase, something that's always been a problem for me.
Then there was the match that the Maze Abomination came out, and as you can see, that makes the Hellraiser Goblin not as good, especially since the player I played knew to take out my other attackers first so that everyone had to attack and die...
Hidden Strings was a card I actually got two of in my sealed pull, I really liked this and it made it very easy to occasionally get through and attack or untap an attacker and have him ready to block. especially when I would use it ciphered onto a flyer...
The last card that I encountered that seems to be REALLY good is the Savageborn Hydra, wow, event with 3-4 counters this guy is a beast, and I have to say I want to build a deck around him...
While these aren't all the cards I'm excited about, these are the main ones that I encountered/played at the prerelease and I have to say given the size of the set, at 156 cards minus the 10 guild gates, the 10 Clue Stones, the fact that there are only 10 mono-colored cards for each color, this set still has some good flavor and will make a nice addition to the block.
Now I can't wait to see what M14 has in store for us, I'm hoping for something special given its the anniversary of the game (come on full art land) and then Theros this fall. I will be sad to see innistrad block drop off, there's some sexy stuff in there!
Take care all, and remember...everyday i'm shufflin!
Oh, and I went 3-1 in the pre-release.
I like the set as well. FNM Drafts will be a lot of fun with this block.
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