Friday, October 12, 2012

Return to Ravnica Limited Review Part 6: Multicolor Part 1, Selesyna and Golgari

Welcome to part 6 of the limited review, in this edition we will cover the many cards in both the Selesyna and Golgari factions of the multicolor area, all except for the rares and mythics of each faction, as per the usual, here's how the review is broken down.

A - Very Good, draft this at all times in this color.
B - Easily playable, focuses heavily on the color in question
C - Middle of the Road, splashable and semi playable.
D - Sideboard Material, for tough matchups only.
F - Never play this, ever

With that in mind let's begin.

Selesnya

#146) Call of the Conclave - A, One of the better uncommons of the set, since it's 2 for a 3/3 centaur, meaning it's worth every little bit of investment onto it.

#148) Centaur Healer - B, A decent common since it gives you a 3/3 and gains you 3 life in the process, showing perhaps it's worth it to draft since it only costs 3 mana.

#151) Common Bond - C, Putting +1/+1 counters on something is nice and all, but it costs 3 mana to do this and the fact it has to have a legal target for it to work, perhaps draft 1 of these.

#154) Coursers Accord - D, This is probably the worst spell of the guild, putting a 3/3 onto the field then populating for 6 isn't exactly what i'd call nice, since it requires a lot of populate targets to be worth it.

#168) Heroes Reunion - B, Gaining you 7 for 2 mana is actually pretty damn cool at the uncommon rarity, it is nice to have a way to get back 1/3'rd of your life total.

#190) Risen Sanctuary - C, If you really need a beater, then this is perhaps it, a 8/8 vigilance for 7 is kind of worth it honestly, it is a decent blocker, attacker and is a nice late game investment.

#194) Selesnya Charm - A, Best uncommon of the guild, bar none, your going to want to draft as many as you can get your hands on, this is a great way to get more ahead when need be.

#207) Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage - B, A decent 2/2 for 2, plus it's abilites are always nice to activate on the fly, as long as you got the mana open of course.

Golgari

#158) Dreg Mangler - B, Haste and a 3/3 for 3 is always nice of course, but it's scavenge effect isn't all that bad as well, it's a overall nice way to start the golgari swarm for the deck.

#164) Golgari Charm - A, Holy crap, this thing is beast for the format, a 2 mana instant that nukes all 1/1's, blows up a enchantment or regenerates each creature you control, this is a nice card for sure.

#165) Grisly Salvage - B, Being able to search for either a land or creature for 2 is always nice, plus it allows you to use scavenge for the creatures in the yard, granting even more reason to use this in a graveyard heavy guild.

#176) Korozda Guildmage - A, The best guild mage of the set, it costs 2 to play, is a 2/2 and it's abilites aren't over costed, since it can trigger as early as turn 3 for the format, which is always nice honestly, decent abilites and a decent body mean this is good limited material.

#191) Rites of Reaping - D, Since this costs 6 mana it's easily not playable, i mean to grant +3/+3 and -3/-3 to another creature isn't all that nice, but it's a decent piece of removal since it says just target creature, which dismisses it from the F rating.

#198) Sluiceway Scorpion - B, A decent 2/2 for 4 since it has deathtouch, plus it's scavenge cost is really nice as well, meaning it's easy to play, easy to use as well, overall a good common.

#204) Treasured Find - B, Being able to reuse something for 2 mana is nice, this essentially is a Regrowth for the format, which is weird honestly since that card originally was good, it allows you to return a target card, but it's downside isn't all that bad either.

#205) Trestle Troll - F, A 3 mana 1/4 with defender and reach, plus it's got a 3 mana regenerate effect, i'm not impressed with this guy overall and how he tends to just sit there and block.

And with that that is it for part 1 of the multicolored review, on monday we will look at the remaining 3 guilds, Izzet, Azorius and Rakdos, starting with Izzet, till then this is vergil signing off.


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