Dies to Removal

Giving other dudes haste is big game. Battledriver in tandem with that Hammer thing means you don't really suffer from "bad draws" anymore. Even topdecking a Cackler is still fine with Battledriver.

We thought Alex was a good guy, but in fact he's just a friggin' undercover blue mage.
I think I'll never be able to love anymore.

On an unrelated note: CalebD Legacy Pod list.... ah yeah!

Making fun of X magic group is mostly immature and noobish in my opinion, but people will do what they want.

Unrelated note, I am waiting exultantly for a decent 1 drop that I know I'll play. We've all played goblin fireslinger before right?

And ogre batteldriver hasn't shown me anything yet(other then he's unbeatable in limited). Hero of oxid ridge on the other hand is a card I've had a lot of success with in decks from R/x agro to value pod.

We thought Alex was a good guy, but in fact he's just a friggin' undercover blue mage.
I think I'll never be able to love anymore.

>have oceans of salvation signature.
>still undercover.
>

My acting skills are top notch.

I'm totally not an Artificer.

You are a sexy man beast.

Kinda homo...

You are a sexy man beast.

Kinda homo...

Quoting for truth.

It's all about Anal Flames.

SCG has the Hammer up for preorder at 1.99. I'm thinking that may very well be a bargain, should I jump on it?

I'd buy a few sets of them, that's pretty good for a rare with a lot of upside.

I agree. 2 bucks for this badboy is bargain on it's own. It has huge chances of being played in all kind of midrange decks.

Btw. in next three hours we will know what Red god does.

He will win the game as an ETB, of course.

Making fun of X magic group is mostly immature and noobish in my opinion, but people will do what they want.

Unrelated note, I am waiting exultantly for a decent 1 drop that I know I'll play. We've all played goblin fireslinger before right?

And ogre batteldriver hasn't shown me anything yet(other then he's unbeatable in limited). Hero of oxid ridge on the other hand is a card I've had a lot of success with in decks from R/x agro to value pod.

Yep, definitely played Goblin Fireslinger before. But part of his appeal was turning on Stormblood Berserker the next turn. Not sure how good he would have been without being legal at the same time as bloodthirst.

1G
Defender Hexproof
(Tap): Give 1 mana of any colour
0/3

That seems strong and kind of awfull for Ash Zealot without pumps.

Because green needed manafixing that couldn't be Shocked or Pillar of Flamed, amirite?

Because green needed manafixing that couldn't be Shocked or Pillar of Flamed, amirite?

Actually it can't be targeted period.

hex....proof....wdf.

Because green needed manafixing that couldn't be Shocked or Pillar of Flamed, amirite?

Actually it can't be targeted period.

FUCKING FUCK

I lol'd.

So it's a Farseek that can block. Doesn't seem broken, but it's good.

It's actually kind of a threat for Rx decks. Most of our early drops are 2/X - and you can't burn this guy or use Firefist Striker trigger on him. He's actually pretty huge against us.
Ash Zealot suddenly doesn't look awesome. Only way to push damage through him is having BTE-something or Gore-House Chainwalker.
Just imagine Wall of Omens with hexproof. Yes, that's a nightmare.

Yeah, it is good against aggro strategies, but it doesn't completely destroy them. Still, there's no doubt that he'll be fantastic in Standard. It provides 2 of the functions that are key to a midrange deck's early game: slowing the opponent down while accelerating itself. At least they waited for Theros to print him, though. Can you imagine this bitch in the current Jund decks?

it also can be cast off BTE and evolve experiment 1 twice on T2.

G/R ramp here we come! (damn nayas gonna use it too cause fixing)

Purphoros is really good holy fuck

3R
Indestructable, devotion less than 5 yadda yadda
whenever a creature ETB under your control, ~ deals 2 damage to each opponent
2R: all creatures you control get +1/+0 until EOT
6/5

This card is hilarious with young pyromancer (and the hammer too)

Red God.

Purphoros 3R
Indestructible
Devotion 5 ....
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, Purphoros deals 2 damage to each opponent.
2R: creatures you control get +1/0.
6/5

Hey, one-sided pandemonium seems strong. It's really good against wraths.
Cackler-Ash Zealot-Purphoros
my opponent wraths
BTE + something to get additional RR
4 damage + 6 from swinging God.

It's nasty.

I'm working with my playmate on UG Midrange. Wall, new Augur, Master Biomancer, Hydra, Zegana. Looks damn fun.

I'm thinking "meh" for Purphoros...

Of course, all the gods feel pretty meh to me.

We're seeing lots of cards that get us more value when we play other creatures, like the Hammer, Purphoros and Ogre Battledriver.
I guess that recursable creatures (Phoenix, maybe Pyrewild Shaman?), VCA engines (Chandra, Young Pyromancer, the Hammer in letting let you sacrifice lands), and some burn can be something fun to test with.

Purphoros truly sucks when he's alone on the battlefield. He rocks with company and when you are casting creatures.
Ogre Battledriver is meh when he's alone on the battlefield. He sucks when he's with company already. He rocks when you are casting creatures.

If the red god would let me target creatures, I'd be more receptive.

Red God is good. He seems hilarious with tokens.

Or with a Young P out...

That is what I was alluding to.

Since no one has said it yet...

PAGE 300 of FoS AWESOMENESS!

Damn, we're almost at 12k posts!

About time to start a new thread?

HERESY!!!!

Purphoros could be fairly swoon-worthy in th right deck. He synergizes really nicely with his hammer. Pyromancer, the Phoenix, Purphoros, his hammer, and Battledriver are going to make for a rather brutal deck.

I'm fairly well impressed with the synergies being developed here. Cast the Phoenix with Purphoros and the Battledriver on the field and you're looking at 6 hasty, evasive damage. That's pretty damned good. Purphoros doesn't even have to be a creature for his effects to take place.

Naya tokens with red god at four slot. Yeah...

I'm already brewing with Young Pyromancer and Red God.