Review the Pulls, Ep. 2

Hey everyone, It's time to do another episode of Review the Pulls. Today I will open a pack of Fate Reforged Lets see what we get...

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Hmm... Oh... I literally have a million of this one rare. Supplant Form is an instant that casts for four colorless and two blue. It has, "Return target creature to its owner's hand. You put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of that creature." Don't get me wrong this card is really good, It's just a little bit bland. Blue rares and mythics are supposed to do crazy and absurd stuff whereas this card isn't too exiting. Other than the fact of it being a bit boring, this card can turn some games very quickly. If you bounce their bomb, you put them back a turn and develop your board with a huge bomb. Super good card in both Commander and Limited.

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hahahahaha... this card... Pilgrim of Fires is a 6/4 Artifact Golem with First Strike and Trample that casts for seven colorless. There isn't a lot to say about this card. It does have on of the best key word combinations with first strike and trample, but it isn't that good. Seven mana is a lot of mana and your not getting much out of it. Sure it might be a big creature that can get through almost all combat, its just that there is a lot of better late game drops. Ok filler if you don't have any late game.

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Mardu Shadowspear is a 1/1 Human Warrior that casts for one black and has dash for one colorless and one black. She has, "Whenever Mardu Shadowspear attacks, each opponent loses 1 life." This card is a little bit weak. Any one drop has to carry its weight in your deck. It either has to affect the early game a lot or has to be relevant in both the early and late game. Typhoid Rats is a great example of a one drop that carries it's weight. Mardu Shadowspear on the other hand doesn't do much. A 1/1 that deals one damage to your opponent is terrible, especially in a format that has a bunch of 2/2s. Mardu Shadowspear is a card you shouldn't run unless you made the best warrior tribal deck.

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This card is a card you should always run if your playing blue. Rite of Undoing is a instant with delve and casts for four colorless and one blue. It has, "Return target nonland permanent you contol and target nonland permanent you don't control to their owner's hands." This card makes the plays! making the card instant speed can totally mess with your opponent's tempo. You go to combat, they block your dude, you bounce your dude saving your dude, and then bounce any NONLAND permanent they control to put them back a turn. This card is really good in any blue deck that is trying to screw up your opponent's plays.

Well, there is the second episode of Review the Pulls. Some pretty good pulls, but defiantly not the best. Thanks for reading everyone!

Review the Pulls, Ep. 1

Happy New Years Everyone! I hope you all had a good holiday season. Today I am going to be starting a little series called Review the Pulls. I'm going to open some packs and then review random cards from the packs. Today I opened some Journey Into Nyx packs. Lets see what I got!

Eagle of the Watch is my first card. Eagle of the Watch is a 2/1 bird with flying and vigilance that casts for two colorless and one white. Eagle of the Watch in a basic flyer with some cool abilities. Any flyer that has vigilance is good in my book. You can swing from the sky but also have a blocker just in case. One problem with eagle of the watch is that he only has one toughness, so if you do end up blocking with him he will probably trade. Eagle of the Watch is good but vigilance is much more suited for creatures with a bit higher toughness.

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The next card is Nyx-Fleece Ram. Nyx-Fleece Ram is a 0/5 sheep with "at the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life." that casts for one colorless and one white. Nyx-Fleece ram is just a big defender. Like all defenders, Nyx-Fleece Ram just sits there and prevents a lot of early game agro. Unlike other defenders, Nyx-Fleece Ram gains you as he blocks those ealry game creatures. Another bonus is that he does not have defender, so if you buff him he has the option to attack.

Next up we have Nature's Panoply. Nature's Panoply is an instant that casts for one green and has strive for two colorless and one green. Nature's Panoply puts a +1/+1 counter on any number of target creatures. Natures Panoply is a great way to buff up all of your creatures. Even if you don't have a lot of mana for the strive cost, you can still buff up one creature for only one mana. This card also works very well with heroic and outlast.

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For our fourth card we have Returned Reveler. Returned Reveler is a 1/3 zombie satyr with "When Returned Reveler dies, each player puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyards." that casts for one colorless and one black. This is card is... meh. Although a 1/3 for two is decent, its ability really brings its power level down, One upside is you could use this card to your advantage if your playing Sultai or a graveyard oriented strategy but other than that, not the best card.

And last but not least we have Triton Shorestalker. Triton Shorestalker is a 1/1 merfolk rouge that can't be blocked and casts for one blue. Triton Shorestalker is an amazing one drop, especially for blue. Any creature that can't be blocked is already amazing, especially if you can get it out early. Triton Shorestalker is one of the best one drops in Journey into Nyx by far. GO MERFOLK!

Well that was our first episode of Review the Pulls. I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you guys next time!