Are the Gods Godlike?

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  • MtGMoxJet
    MtGMoxJet Posts: 38 Just Dropped In
    @hawkyh1 aside from node 3.1, i dont think they have creature kill spells in any of those decks.
  • madwren
    madwren Posts: 2,259 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited June 2017
    MtGMoxJet said:
    @hawkyh1 aside from node 3.1, i dont think they have creature kill spells in any of those decks.

    3.3 has Angel of Sanctions for straight creature destruction and Cruel Reality for creature weakening/death



  • MtGMoxJet
    MtGMoxJet Posts: 38 Just Dropped In
    Forgot about those cards. Thanks for the clarification.
  • hawkyh1
    hawkyh1 Posts: 780 Critical Contributor
    MtGMoxJet said:
    @hawkyh1 aside from node 3.1, i dont think they have creature kill spells in any of those decks.

    is not being stuck on 3.1 failing the whole node?

    HH
  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    Hi Everyone. Many of you are wondering why the Gods of Amonkhet are not Indestructible. I spoke with the developers, and here is the reasoning:
    We use "Prevent Damage" as a mechanic so that we are consistent with other cards and abilities in the game. Prevent Damage blocking Destroy effects was a bug that slipped by, but it is now fixed.

    The Amonkhet Gods were never intended to be impervious to Destroy effects - in our game it would be far too powerful to have Indestructible as a mechanic as the tools to deal with it really aren't extremely prevalent, especially with the current restricted format.Since there is no Scour from Existence in the current format, the Destroy effects in the format are rather limited.
  • Laeuftbeidir
    Laeuftbeidir Posts: 1,841 Chairperson of the Boards
    I'm amused they've declared this for being op, while giving its.. Aye, that's not important.

    Thank you for this clarification anyway! IMO, the gods remain very powerful, and I see no reason why I shouldn't stick with Oketra. Prevent damage is a thing.
  • MtGMoxJet
    MtGMoxJet Posts: 38 Just Dropped In
    Bontu is still completely useless.
  • Steeme
    Steeme Posts: 784 Critical Contributor
    edited June 2017

    I was using Kefnet in 3.x nodes since it would eat the destroy and damage spells.  It was still vulnerable to the -x/-x conditions, so not overpowered at all.

    Now all I get is Trial of Ambition spam in 3.1.  Honestly, it didn't make the node harder at all, it just drags the bloody match an extra 5 minutes since I have to keep re-casting creatures instead of reinforcing them.

    Granted, I now lose the secondary objective, which I believe is now only obtainable by hexproof and creatureless.  So we're basically right back to having only a few templates per node, instead of allowing some diversity.


    Edit: Trial of Ambition spam is actually one of the other nodes, maybe 2.3.

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