Oath of the Gatewatch Preview Day 2!

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Hi folks!

Today we’ll be discussing the new batch of Oath cards that are released in the Gatewatch set. Without further ado, here they are!




The Oath cards are specialized support cards for all the colors (except Black, which didn’t get one in Gatewatch, for lore reasons).

Oath of Chandra is very strong and complements fast aggro decks quite well with the ability to deal 2 damage to your opponent every time you cast a creature or support, which you should be doing quite often! Free damage is always good.

Oath of Gideon is also strong, and is particularly cheap! Summoning 4 1/1 Allies when it goes into play is already good, but the Landfall ability makes it even stronger - you’ll get 4 more Allies whenever you Landfall, which will reinforce and trigger Rally 4 more times.

Oath of Jace is a bit more specialized - drawing cards is always good with Blue, and draining mana from your opponent every time you cast a spell or support is always welcome.

Finally, what is most likely the most powerful Oath, Oath of Nissa is very useful. When it is cast, you fetch a card and give it 6 mana, which is great for casting those expensive creatures or spells. What’s more, whenever you match Green gems, you gain 2 extra mana, which is a very strong constant ramp, essentially giving Green +2 on match!

That’s it for today - next Monday I’ll drop by with the last update, showing off some of our new Mythic cards!