Rodrigo Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delibirb Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I see they got rid of the metalcraft word. For the best IMO, it's sort of unnecessary, as what it means to have metalcraft was always written in the ability. That's true of most/all abilities that do that. Rally, Join Forces... It's not really needed unless you make cards that care about that word or phrase being present, and since there are none. Anyway, It's an OK card. The tutor ability is solid and it's definitely going into Kurkesh for it. The lifegain could really have been 2 or 3 with no major upset, imo. Not like affinity would play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I see they got rid of the metalcraft word. MaRo has confirmed that no non-evergreen mechanics are returning to Kaladesh. This is like Tireless Tracker having landfall text despite being from Innistrad. As for the card itself, it's good. I predict this will be like Westvale Abbey: easy to slot 1-2 into many existing decks. The opportunity cost for its inclusion is low, and if your deck can spam cheap artifacts the sac ability can pull out a game-winning silver bullet. And with us going to Kaladesh, home of the thopters, I'd be surprised if that's not possible in the upcoming Standard environment. However, unlike Abbey, not every deck runs artifacts in high density, so this will likely not be as prevalent. (Which I hope means that it stays cheap.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted September 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 They didn't "get rid" of the Metalcraft mechanic. They just didn't include it in this block. And when a mechanic isn't included in a block, it won't show up in any single card of that block. Example? Tireless Tracker, who clearly has Landfall as an ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldry_lord Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I'm assuming there's a reason for the planeswalker symbol being the watermark. That aside, solid artifact support IMO; I like where Kaladesh is going, if the two cards we've seen so far are anything to go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Lands with lifegain scream cool control decks to me. Wizards, make me a good artifact control deck. Maybe vedalken planeswalker guy will do it. I see they got rid of the metalcraft word. For the best IMO, it's sort of unnecessary, as what it means to have metalcraft was always written in the ability. That's true of most/all abilities that do that. Rally, Join Forces... It's not really needed unless you make cards that care about that word or phrase being present, and since there are none. Anyway, It's an OK card. The tutor ability is solid and it's definitely going into Kurkesh for it. The lifegain could really have been 2 or 3 with no major upset, imo. Not like affinity would play it. Ability words exist to add resonance and cohesion to sets, and to link abilities when it's used in volume. Wizards are perfectly aware that ability words technically don't do anything. They're there for a very good reason. As people have mentioned, this is simply a set without Metalcraft, hence the Metalcraft ability is not signposted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixty Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 speaking of tireless tracker that shit is sick with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 speaking of which, a card cannot reference metalcraft, as metalcraft has no rules meaning. Nothing in italics matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I didn't even notice that it had Metalcraft on my first read. Anyway, nice official start to spoiler season. Card is very good. Also makes me happy since I'm not sure Sharuum is going to be a very happy deck this block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delibirb Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 speaking of which, a card cannot reference metalcraft, as metalcraft has no rules meaning. Nothing in italics matters.Correct. Hence my dislike for it. Obviously, they're including the ability here. Because it's right funking there. I was acknowledging the absence of the word metalcraft. All of your tones were wholly unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Correct. Hence my dislike for it. Obviously, they're including the ability here. Because it's right funking there. I was acknowledging the absence of the word metalcraft. All of your tones were wholly unnecessary. That dislike is irrational, because that's not why ability words exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 How did none of us bring up the "Story Spotlight 1/5" or the mtgstory link? Also, watermark is for the story spotlight cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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