Magic 2012 Update Part 3: Why must old mechanics be overused

So friday ended up being a double whammy one huge commander update which i discussed here Commander Update and now this which shows off quite a few things in the new core set, or should i say new cards courtesy of Mr Brian David Marshall, the original article being found here for viewing pleasure M12 Update Article which showed off some of the new cards to be featured in magic 2012 some of them we already know of like Gideon's Avenger which perhaps is the most insane white card of the set so far, but more to the point, this is a lot of Bloodthirst cards for one set, wanna see of course you do, let's get started.

Now this first picture shows the reprint of Sengir Vampire which perhaps is the black counterpart to Serra Angel, 2 new vampires called Bloodrage Vampire and Vampire Outcasts which are some of the new cards in magic 2012, let's take a look at Bloodrage Vampire first it costs 3 mana to summon, 1 black and 2 colorless, is a common and has Bloodthirst 1, where if a opponent was dealt combat damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it, it starts as a 3/1 as well, not too bad i must say, next is Vampire Outcasts which are a 4 CMC creature, a uncommon, have Bloodthirst 2, lifelink and comes into play as a 2/2, Bloodthirst being a mechanic from the old Ravnica days with Richard Garfield the man whom created the game we all play today is seeing a mechanic he made come back in a big way, this is all well and good, but there is a lot more to show off for this case, let's look at Blue's addition for this update in the form of Phantasmal Bear.

Oh s*** it's a bear, yes really a blue bear in a core set, not often we see bears outside the natural green flavour color of sets, but this is a different story, this bear costs 1 blue mana is a common, comes out as a 2/2 and it has the ability "When Phantasmal Bear becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it" kinda lame if you ask me, but i'm not here to judge just show off the awesome new cards for the set, so show me some more of the awesome bloodthirst cards of the set vergil, well you got it, check out Duskhunter Bat and his pal, Tormented Soul

Oh my god, this is perhaps the better of the newest cards so far, evasion on the bat as i expected in the form of Flying, it has Bloodthirst 1, costs 2 mana to summon and can potentially be equipped with nasty stuff to do some damage for the set, his pal on the other hand is a decent unblockable dude that can't block, is a 1/1 and costs 1 black mana, did i mention both these dudes were busted as commons, hell no i didn't but these dudes probably will have some mention in said spoilers i do for almost every set these days, time to take White Power to a whole new ballgame in the form of Gideon's Lawkeeper.

Check out them sick beats, a 1 white mana drop dude that taps dudes, that is sick beats right there folks this pretty much blows anything out of the water and focuses more on the draft persepective of the game nowadays, this dude is a limited powerhouse waiting to go off, as a 1/1 for 1, a common at that it basically says, pay 1 white mana, tap me, going into lockdown mode right now folks don't stop me now, bloody hell, oh yeah his partner in crime Gideon's Avenger works wonders with this card as well, since it's a large dude when things tap on your opponent's side of the field, but i already talked about avenger, well that's about all she wrote for this set update, stay tuned cause i think tommorow new Commander updates drop and dear god if they are broken i will shoot myself, till next time this is vergil signing off.