Tezzeret the Schemer

Steeme
Steeme Posts: 784 Critical Contributor
edited March 2017 in MtGPQ General Discussion
Lvl 59 Tezz:
Creature 6
Spell 5
Support 6

White +2
Blue +3
Black +3
Red +1
Green +0

Ability 1: (9) Energize 4 + Fabricate 2
Ability 2: (12) Summon that 4/4 living construct from Tezz 3.3
Ability 3: (18) Create a support that deals X damage to opponent when a support you control is destroyed (mine says 8 damage at level 3)


I'm trying to strike the perfect balance with Baral and energize overload. That second ability together with the right supports keeps pumping the board full of energy.

Was thinking Marionette Master but she doesn't fit with Baral, so I have to choose one or the other for now. Might switch strategies for fun later on.

Love the concept and I can see how the entire purpose is to shift the meta.

Not going to argue about power creep this, nerf that. I just like that he's completely different and will hopefully force players out of their current optimized grief decks.


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  • buscemi
    buscemi Posts: 673 Critical Contributor
    Steeme wrote:
    Not going to argue about power creep this, nerf that.

    Why would you when you're paying to win?
  • Steeme
    Steeme Posts: 784 Critical Contributor
    buscemi wrote:
    Steeme wrote:
    Not going to argue about power creep this, nerf that.

    Why would you when you're paying to win?

    You do realize that nearly everything in the game can be purchased with currency right? That means everyone is paying to win. You either pay with free time, or you pay with overtime dollars. It's up to you. I choose to be more productive in life and skip the grind. You can do the opposite if you like, but as long as everyone has access it's fair game.
  • Magog
    Magog Posts: 106 Tile Toppler
    Like you I'm interested in how this could be played very differently to some other PWs.

    I'm personally looking forward to trying a clue/Fabricate destruction deck with Marionette Master and maybe Syndicate Trafficker for lack of anything better. At the moment I'm thinking:

    Creatures:
    Marionette Master
    Syndicate Trafficker
    Startled Awake

    Spells:
    Behold the Beyond
    Crush of Tentacles
    Inner Struggle
    Imprisoned in the Moon

    Supports:
    Tamiyo's Journal
    Prism Array
    Sword of the Animist
    Ongoing Investigation (maybe?)

    Those plus Tezzeret's third ability could prove to be interesting. If I had Padeem I'd probably replace something in there with him, and it's a pity that Pia Nalaar and Oviya Pashiri aren't the right colours for this deck.
  • buscemi
    buscemi Posts: 673 Critical Contributor
    The funny things about Tezzeret is that he was already going to be broken by BtB+SA even before Baral came along.

    Kudos to the devs on inflating his mana gains, tho, otherwise he might not look too broken to newbies.
  • AngelForge
    AngelForge Posts: 325 Mover and Shaker
    buscemi wrote:
    The funny things about Tezzeret is that he was already going to be broken by BtB+SA even before Baral came along.

    Kudos to the devs on inflating his mana gains, tho, otherwise he might not look too broken to newbies.

    Out of interest:
    For what cards do the abbreviations BtB and SA stand?
  • Astralwind
    Astralwind Posts: 98 Match Maker
    AngelForge wrote:
    buscemi wrote:
    The funny things about Tezzeret is that he was already going to be broken by BtB+SA even before Baral came along.

    Kudos to the devs on inflating his mana gains, tho, otherwise he might not look too broken to newbies.

    Out of interest:
    For what cards do the abbreviations BtB and SA stand?

    Behold the Beyond and Startled Awake.
  • AngelForge
    AngelForge Posts: 325 Mover and Shaker
    Oh, wow, I just looked at the cards and I can just agree.

    Startled awake seems to cheap on it's own for what it does, IMO.
  • Astralwind
    Astralwind Posts: 98 Match Maker
    At least this planewalker is limited by 5 spells and is harder to use Baral with infinity spell loops. But I like how it can use black and blue. This combination is my favorite in paper MTG.
  • Azerack
    Azerack Posts: 501 Critical Contributor
    I will say, though...

    At least they finally fixed the text on the Living Construct card..

    "At the beginning of your turn, Fabricate 1. Overload 1: This creature gets +1/+1".

    Thank whomever for fixing that before releasing this PW...
  • MightyKrakyn
    MightyKrakyn Posts: 64
    Well, there goes the Not Another Dime movement. Actions speak louder than words, and buying Tezzeret is basically saying "Yeah, do whatever you want to me. I'll still give you money." Lol

    Guess I'm done for good.
  • hawkyh1
    hawkyh1 Posts: 780 Critical Contributor
    Azerack wrote:
    I will say, though...

    At least they finally fixed the text on the Living Construct card..

    "At the beginning of your turn, Fabricate 1. Overload 1: This creature gets +1/+1".

    Thank whomever for fixing that before releasing this PW...

    this was corrected since the last update and in the
    ratc event that followed. it just took a back seat
    with everything else that happened with that
    update.

    HH
  • THEMAGICkMAN
    THEMAGICkMAN Posts: 697 Critical Contributor
    Talk about broken and OP...
  • Sharknado
    Sharknado Posts: 8 Just Dropped In
    Finally a fabricating PW. Cool.

    No to wait till he comes out for crystals so I don't have to give D3H any real money.
  • madwren
    madwren Posts: 2,259 Chairperson of the Boards
    MightyKrakyn wrote:
    Well, there goes the Not Another Dime movement. Actions speak louder than words, and buying Tezzeret is basically saying "Yeah, do whatever you want to me. I'll still give you money." Lol

    Guess I'm done for good.

    As a fellow whale, I'm not buying him. Stay strong!
  • DSidey
    DSidey Posts: 33 Just Dropped In
    edited March 2017
    madwren wrote:
    MightyKrakyn wrote:
    Well, there goes the Not Another Dime movement. Actions speak louder than words, and buying Tezzeret is basically saying "Yeah, do whatever you want to me. I'll still give you money." Lol

    Guess I'm done for good.

    As a fellow whale, I'm not buying him. Stay strong!

    Not buying either. Not even playing until this stuff clears.
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    MightyKrakyn wrote:
    Well, there goes the Not Another Dime movement. Actions speak louder than words, and buying Tezzeret is basically saying "Yeah, do whatever you want to me. I'll still give you money." Lol

    Guess I'm done for good.

    I was also curious about seeing how many people are going to be able to control their urges when the feet are put to the fire...
  • wereotter
    wereotter Posts: 2,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    buscemi wrote:
    The funny things about Tezzeret is that he was already going to be broken by BtB+SA even before Baral came along.

    Kudos to the devs on inflating his mana gains, tho, otherwise he might not look too broken to newbies.

    Based on what we're seeing, he's got a total of +9 in mana bonuses.

    Look at other recent planeswalkers:
    Nissa, Vital Force
    manawhite.png +3
    manablue.png 0
    manablack.png 0
    manared.png +2
    managreen.png +4
    Total of +9

    Liliana, the Last Hope (similar distributions are on new Chandra and Jace)
    manawhite.png 0
    manablue.png +4
    manablack.png +5
    manared.png 0
    managreen.png 0
    Total of +9

    Nahiri, the Harbinger
    manawhite.png +4
    manablue.png 0
    manablack.png -1
    manared.png +4
    managreen.png +1
    Overall +8 when black considered.

    Yes, he's stronger than most other dual-colored planeswalkers, I'll admit that, and yes all these planeswalkers are a far cry ahead of the total bonuses of +5 from the origins planeswalkers, but he seems about in line for current planeswalkers in general.
  • octal9
    octal9 Posts: 593 Critical Contributor
    Mainloop25 wrote:
    MightyKrakyn wrote:
    Well, there goes the Not Another Dime movement. Actions speak louder than words, and buying Tezzeret is basically saying "Yeah, do whatever you want to me. I'll still give you money." Lol

    Guess I'm done for good.

    I was also curious about seeing how many people are going to be able to control their urges when the feet are put to the fire...
    Pretty easy here. My former mobile gaming budget transitioned into my "let's keep the website up" budget a few months ago.
  • gruntface
    gruntface Posts: 161 Tile Toppler
    octal9 wrote:
    Mainloop25 wrote:
    MightyKrakyn wrote:
    Well, there goes the Not Another Dime movement. Actions speak louder than words, and buying Tezzeret is basically saying "Yeah, do whatever you want to me. I'll still give you money." Lol

    Guess I'm done for good.

    I was also curious about seeing how many people are going to be able to control their urges when the feet are put to the fire...
    Pretty easy here. My former mobile gaming budget transitioned into my "let's keep the website up" budget a few months ago.

    Money extremely well (and extremely selflessly) spent!
  • madwren
    madwren Posts: 2,259 Chairperson of the Boards
    octal9 wrote:
    Mainloop25 wrote:
    MightyKrakyn wrote:
    Well, there goes the Not Another Dime movement. Actions speak louder than words, and buying Tezzeret is basically saying "Yeah, do whatever you want to me. I'll still give you money." Lol

    Guess I'm done for good.

    I was also curious about seeing how many people are going to be able to control their urges when the feet are put to the fire...
    Pretty easy here. My former mobile gaming budget transitioned into my "let's keep the website up" budget a few months ago.


    If you put up a donation link, I'd definitely contribute--and I bet a lot of us in the community would as well. If you'd be concerned that would be perceived as greedy, it wouldn't. You've poured a ridiculous amount of energy and time into this project and I for one believe you deserve more than a pat on the back.

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