M15 !!! EDH Cards (planeswalker)
With M15 hitting store wide soon i was thinking about writing a few posts about cards that in my opinion really good, that may or may not make it into your other 99. To start things off let’s talk planeswalker, Planeswalker are good really really goof. Every deck will almost have at least 1 for their ability if not just for their sheer awesomeness.
"Nice board you have there, it would be a shame if someone has a terminus at top of their deck" - Me threatening my friends
Lets start with the oldest planeswalker in the list Liliana Vess, she first made her debut in Lorwyn with the original 5. She may not have the power of the veil here but with great power comes a heavier price tag. Her strength is the fact that she is a tutor, although a slow one it is a tutor that you can use TWICE, did i mention you don’t have to reveal those cards. Though she lacks the Raw power of Liliana of the Veil, she is almost an auto include in any deck running black cause tutors are always good.
Before there was Rise of the dark realm, there was liliana Ves.
Opinion: Always play her if you can, tutors are tutors no matter how slow
"She doesn’t suck anymore !!!" - Competitive magic player
I won’t lie to you guys back when i was still playing a lot of standard, i almost shed a tear when i saw her in spoiler season. I have always loved Chandra but she was never good enough for standard or almost any competitive setting, i still have 4 copies of her for my standard deck but for EDH in my opinion her abilities pale in comparison to Firebrand and ablze. However don’t get me wrong her 0 ability is “card draw” if not at least a filter, but when you use it on turn 5 and flip open you big ass dragon you will really really sad.
Opinion: Play her if you really like Chandra.
"Time to assemble the justice league" -Me
SUPER FRIENDS !!! i really love planeswalker especially Ajani, this guy is the final push i needed to jam every single planeswalker into a deck. With him and rings of brightheart you just added 2 loyalty on every planeswalker on your side of the field. This guy will suddenly come in an enables at least one if not two of your walkers to ultimate and trust me having a planeswalker emblem on your side of the field really really helps out. Even if you don’t minus him making a “banesleyer” for a turn with his +1 will feel really good too. Overall he all his ability will make you feel really warm and fuzzy as you slaughter your foes.
Opinion: Play him if you have the slot, baneslayer angel is good. For superfriends yes 100% yes.
"it says non-land permanent" - My friend when he bounced my helix pinnacle at 80+ counter.
A bit of back story, my friend loves blue and loves any form of Jace so when Living Guildpact he promptly made 4 proxy to test out. I was playing my Vorel of the hull clade deck and he was playing his Jhoira of the Ghitu deck, he cast Vandalblast on my liquimetal coating, which i in response activate turning my Helix pinnacle into a artifact and doubling it’s counter with Vorel. He then run this guy out -3 targeting my Pinnacle i was like you can’t do that, he then promptly pointed me to the word “permanent” with my jaws dropped i took back my helix pinnacle, with 5 mana he undid all the effort i invested for 3 turns. Morale of the story is read the text properly. He may not be mind sculptor or even as good as beleren but jace will always be jace and jace will always be good
Opinion: Run him cause why the not, card filter and bounce he ain’t that bad, there is no better feeling then putting that Temporal mastery at the top and a flashback card in the graveyard.
(thank you christhumchinda for pointing out that helix pinnacle has shroud making both my friend and I look like idiots hahaha since it can't be targeted both by jace and liquimetal coating )
" That is a +1 not a -1 Untap 4 forest" - My friend on whatsapp
Again at first glace i misread it as -1 untap 4 forest and i thought she was really good. Now that i know is +1 she is just insane, definitely gonna add her to my Mael, Omnath and Rhys the redeemed deck. It’s 4 forest which includes your Stomping ground, overgrown tomb and for you rich folks your taiga and bayou. She slices and dices she is the planeswalker that will make any green player happy, there will never be a bad time to top deck her.
Opinion: Yes, just yes if you play any form of midrage deck that has the color green in it just yes.
"That way the emblem is worded is damn CB" - My bestfriend in the bus
Fun fact, this if someone doesn’t blink his Aetherling in response to you casting card that is a dead aetherling and 5 life to you. Also destroying an opposing planeswalker or even better and oposing garruk with the first +1 ability is gonna feel real good. All of his ability will always be relevant at any point of the game especially in EDH, where planeswalkers are a big threat. I really like this Garruk, honestly i would almost never ultimate him, with him stalking the board no body will want to play their planeswalker just to get destroyed by garruk
Opinion: His cost is really high but if you are in the color and you can afford to just play him you wont regret it trust me.
Which Planeswalker are you most excited for ? My personal favourite is Ajani because i really like Ajani and SUPER FRIENDS !!! i will make it a thing trust me.