Sorin Rework

jimilinho_
jimilinho_ Posts: 292
edited September 2016 in MtGPQ General Discussion
I've been really impressed with how Sorin plays now.

His abilities are all relevant, he's much more fun to use and you have much more options deck building wise without the creature/support/spell limitations he had previously.

Nice Job Devs icon_e_wink.gif

On a side note: There seems to be a lot of positive changes in this update, overall game seems to have improved massively icon_e_biggrin.gif

Comments

  • Morphis
    Morphis Posts: 975 Critical Contributor
    They did a great job with Sorin.
    The only problem with his skills is that all are based on creature in play.
    So if your board gets cleared your skill can't help in getting back in the game, while other planeswalker have at least one that can help in that.
  • shteev
    shteev Posts: 2,031 Chairperson of the Boards
    Morphis wrote:
    They did a great job with Sorin.
    The only problem with his skills is that all are based on creature in play.
    So if your board gets cleared your skill can't help in getting back in the game, while other planeswalker have at least one that can help in that.

    Agreed. I like new Sorin a lot, but he has that same weakness that Gideon 1 has. It's nice when everything goes according to plan and you gain WAAAY too much life with Sorin, but when things go badly, it usually doesn't mean that all that excess life suddenly matters... it usually means that all your creatures are dead and you can't gain that extra life as a result.
  • speakupaskanswer
    speakupaskanswer Posts: 306 Mover and Shaker
    This must be the best change from this patch. I love the new Sorin! Great work, guys!
  • mrixl2520
    mrixl2520 Posts: 240 Tile Toppler
    Agreed, new Sorin is super fun and worth the cost/wait. Feels much more like his paper Magic card, and makes for lots of fun black/white builds. Kudos devs!
  • Avacyn
    Avacyn Posts: 89 Match Maker
    Thanks Devs,
    The new reworked Sorin is much appreciated. I like not having to be tied down by the lifelink mechanic in order to gain benefit from his 3rd ability. now his 2nd skill well give players the means to take advantage of his 3rd. leaving us with more flexibility to play what we want without thinking it unwise to skip cards with health gain.

    *thumps up to yas*

    shteev wrote:
    I like new Sorin a lot, but he has that same weakness that Gideon 1 has. It's nice when everything goes according to plan and you gain WAAAY too much life with Sorin, but when things go badly, it usually doesn't mean that all that excess life suddenly matters... it usually means that all your creatures are dead and you can't gain that extra life as a result.

    Sorin do have access to dark petition. so it an't all bad...
  • Demsu
    Demsu Posts: 22 Just Dropped In
    Good upgrade, especially with spell/support increase. At lvl 58 and after a dozen games, he feels like in the middle of power level.
    Would like to have his 2nd ability support to have 4 "hp" and his 3rd ability to be a bit cheaper tho, or have some sort of destruction ability/token creation like in the actual paper version.
  • Twee
    Twee Posts: 56 Match Maker
    So far for me he's struggling with fast decks, Chandra, and decks with support destruction. Otherwise I like him.
  • arNero
    arNero Posts: 358 Mover and Shaker
    I haven't used him much in Quick Battle, but in the Avacyn event he's ungodly strong against quite a lot of enemies. Barring mass destruction effects (Engulf the Shore and first strike + Always Watching... DAMMIT THAT ENGULF THE SHORE!!!!) *ahem*, once his second and third abilities go online at the same time (or even just the second, in some situations), victory is very much assured.

    Otherwise, his abilities by themselves rely too much on what cards he has. The second ability works wonders with things like Bloodbound Vampire and Cliffhaven Vampire (and that rare guy, what's the name again?), while his third ability is mainly supported by lifelink. But enough of that; overall, I'm pleased with his boost. Probably not best tier yet, but strong.
  • Netatron
    Netatron Posts: 147
    "&#91 wrote: »
    "]Barring mass destruction effects (Engulf the Shore and first strike + Always Watching... DAMMIT THAT ENGULF THE SHORE!!!!)

    In general I think Startled Awake is the hardest encounter in this event, but that's another topic.
  • Xakarath
    Xakarath Posts: 37
    The changes got me to buy him with spare crystals
  • Omega Red
    Omega Red Posts: 366 Mover and Shaker
    I love the new Sorin. His powers give you a lot of leeway. You don't need to protect him at all as he'll eventually heal and at 4 in both yellow and black he's fast enough to dominate most of games.
  • Plastic
    Plastic Posts: 762 Critical Contributor
    Omega Red wrote:
    I love the new Sorin. His powers give you a lot of leeway. You don't need to protect him at all as he'll eventually heal and at 4 in both yellow and black he's fast enough to dominate most of games.

    What does a planeswalker tap into for yellow mana?:p

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