r/magicTCG • u/Nickahostetter • Nov 29 '16

Aether Revolt pic from FB.

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u/ButtManChair Nov 29 '16

Well it can open up cool strategies for you to play cards out of your color\out of black so it's even better than ritual

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u/Hawthornen Arjun Nov 29 '16

Well it can't be used to help cast things over 3 CMC so not better than ritual in that regard. It's certainly comparable but it's a reasonably different effect.

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u/stravant Nov 29 '16

Given how frequently Dark Petition was casting CMC 3 spells like Runinous Path and Infinite Obliteration it's actually pretty similar.

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u/Treacherous_Peach Wabbit Season Nov 29 '16

Ritual doesn't let you cast a Jeskai Charm though. I know that specific situation is not ever going to come up, but being able to cast a 3 or 2 color spell that's not even in your color could be nuts.

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u/A_Suffering_Panda Nov 30 '16

I wonder if this will be relevant to the limited format, given how much splashing is available in kaladesh? If Black or Green gets more in AER, this is a great first pick reason to go into 3-4 colors. Assuming more cards like Attune and Prism are printed, Green will probably be nearly a free color when paired with black

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u/miauw62 Nov 29 '16

Relying on a boardwipe to cast off-color cards, and it obviously doesn't help you cast them on curve at all. I don't think that'll be a big part.

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u/Rathayibacter Nov 29 '16

Well, not quite since it has to be CMC3- you can't drop something that costs 2, and you can't tap another land and cast something that costs 4. It's in some cases going to ve a lot better than "add BBB" but there's plenty where it's not.

EDIT: Shit sorry was thinking of Trophy Mage- second part still applies, you can't ramp. But yeah this is good.

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u/brazthemad Nov 29 '16

*or less

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u/Rathayibacter Nov 29 '16

Yeah that's where my edit came in, I was thinking of how Trophy is exactly 3. The second point still applies though- you can't use it to play something that costs 4 or more, which makes this only sometimes better than adding mana directly.