Strictly Better

This is a Storm Crow appreciation ask blog. Tell me why you doubt that storm crow is the best magic card, and I'll tell you why you're wrong! Or name a different card, and I'll tell you how Storm Crow is better!

[phyrexian-without-a-cause]

Shine on, oh glittering flock.

I mentioned I like to collect in Magic, Storm Crows are one such thing, and these are my hallowed foils.

Once I can fit it all in one frame, may you bear witness to the legion of Crows to be unleashed. And then, I can finally start posting about my other collecting.

And so, the eternal mantra:

~ Storm Crow descending, Winter unending, Storm Crow departing, Summer is starting

@storm-crow-apologist abandoned us to the heresy of Gilt-Nest Crane, but I shall not stray from the true path.

[storm-crow-apologist]

dredging up old joke accounts for a chuckle, are we?

[professionalcat]

Sorry for the news @keranos-god-of-storm-crows @we-need-a-table@asthestormcrowflies @storm-crow-apologist @frigidloki @mtgmemes

and all the other Storm Crow fans out there.

((reupload, cause tumblr eats gifs over 2meg, and doesn’t tell you about it)

[storm-crow-apologist]

god

[storm-crow-apologist]

What happens if Storm Crow is equipped with Sword of Fire and Ice, Sword of Feast and Famine, Sword of Body and Mind, & Sword of War and Peace?

I like the way you think.

[storm-crow-apologist]

I have some amazing friends.

[storm-crow-apologist]

Could you give me a Storm Crow decklist for I am thirsty for power?

I whipped something up:http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/a-storm-from-your-nightmares/

[storm-crow-apologist]

Ok, so I have this perfect deck using Storm Crow, but for the all too common mirror match-up I'm thinking about putting in a bonesaw and taking out one Storm Crow, leaving only 3, is this a good idea?

Bone Saw can be pretty helpful, though I’d generally prefer Shuko. In either case, I would avoid reducing the amount of Storm Crow you run, except maybe if your opponent has sideboarded in a lot of Storm Crow hate. There are other cards you could remove, depending on your local meta.

[storm-crow-apologist]

Okay, I'm in deep conflict with myself at the moment, I'm making my Storm Crow deck but I've really trouble about what edition of Storm Crow I should be running, all of the artwork are supreme, so I decided to take one of each from the Alliance block, one from the starter 1999 edition (got a nice start as set symbol). But then I was real troubled, should I go for the 7ed white border or 9ed black border? I'm really compelled to go for the retro style of 7ed, but it's kinda not looking great.

I tend to appreciate black borders more, black as the storm that follows in its wake.

[storm-crow-apologist]

What about Lord of Atlantis? It has the same cmc, is even more blue than storm crow, and encourages the use of Merfolk tribal. Merfolk tribal is very respectable, and the lord gives all of your merfolk evasive abilities when combo'd with Aquitect's Will. That's better than one creature with flying.

Lord of Atlantis? It’s good, but by itself it has a hell of a lot less evasion than a Storm Crow, in addition to its mana cost basically locking you out of anti- Storm Crow tech in black (for the mirror matchup).

[storm-crow-apologist]

say what?

what

[storm-crow-apologist]

Hi, I've been looking at Metropolis Sprite Recently and it seems like it migh be an upgrade, since both Fairy and Rogue are relevant creature types, and it has an extra ability. Or if you're not going for tribal, Seacoast Drake seems pretty good. And if you are going for birds, Tempest Owl seems like it might be better. What do you think?

But isn’t Metropolis Sprite just a Storm Crow that lets you kill it? Seems like a downside to me.

As for Seacoast Drake, everyone knows that Drake is a bad creature type, no bird tribal, not nearly as good.

Tempest Owl encourages bad play patterns of waiting an additional five turns to cast it for the kicker, thus losing the advantage of a well-timed Storm Crow.

[storm-crow-apologist]

Skylasher, eh? Let's go through this point by point:

Blue is a better color than Green: 1 point for Storm Crow.

Reach is inherently more defensive than Flying, and defensive play results in dealing less damage. Plus, the best defense is a good offense, so 2 points for Storm Crow.

Flash is more complicated to play with, leading to an increase in mis-plays: -1 point for Skylasher.

Uncounterable: 1 point for Skylasher.

I guess Skylasher gets 1 point for the extra power it has.

Skylasher: 1 point. Storm Crow: 3. So Storm Crow seems about 200% better, huh?

[storm-crow-apologist]

Shame on you, anon, for using the intimidating poise of Storm Crow to cheat. Just exile the Slaughter Games, or end the turn.

[storm-crow-apologist]

btw, for anyone still following this blog:

I didn't stop replying to things, I just stopped receiving questions. Feel free to send things, I reply to pretty much everything. Though it might take me a while since I have a job now.

[storm-crow-apologist]

Splashing black is definitely a possibility. As long as you have four Storm Crows, where you go from there is your choice, that's the sort of creative aspect that makes Magic such a fun game. And yeah, Basilica Screecher is pretty decent.

[storm-crow-apologist]

Yes, indeed.

[storm-crow-apologist]

Bounce and counter, bounce and counter.

Stuff like Boomerang would be useful.

[storm-crow-apologist]

Why would I be friends with someone who would play a Cheatyface?