Deus422 wrote: At this point, Im up to like 800 mana crystals, so Im just debating saving for Kiora. After the rediculousness that is the Kozilek fight, I think I need something as broken as Kiora to beat it.
Skidoo wrote: Deus422 wrote: At this point, Im up to like 800 mana crystals, so Im just debating saving for Kiora. After the rediculousness that is the Kozilek fight, I think I need something as broken as Kiora to beat it. I have Kiora and Sarkhan. Kiora has much wider flexibility, but Sarkhan is a blast if you own a few dragons. Dual color PWs obviously provide twice as many choices when constructing decks around specific themes & mechanics, eg Eldrazi, Allies, Transform. Their mana generation is better, but some better than others. For instance, if you can deny Koth red, then you can skate, if not then he's gonna drop gems and cascade like a sonofagun.SARKHAN is niche. If you have 2-3 of the mythic/rare red Dragons (Tyrant, Avaricious, Dragonmaster, Akoum Hellkite), then Sarkhan is a lot of fun. But I don't see his value otherwise. You'd be better off running a pure red or black deck and save yourself a boatload of tokens leveling him. If you use his Call Dragon ability more than once it really slows you from reaching his game-winning coup de grace, Fiery Breath, so you need dragons of your own or else the games drag.KIORA is flexible. If you like playing a blue Lockdown deck, then Kiora works better than Jace imo because of her cheap first ability. Many blue denial mechanics require a combo between 2 cards, but her first ability is so cheap that you'll use it as many turns as you don't and results in an 8 mana swing. That mana ramp is generally enough to give you board control much quicker than Jace. But she's not a one-trick pony, unlike Sarkhan. Her second ability is generally useful in any deck, but especially if you couldn't lock down quickly enough and have to play catch-up. And her third could help you finish strong w big fatties. Kiora can manage all kinds of decks beyond the typical blue denial & bounce, so maybe that explains her higher price. You have all the control aspects of blue plus the creature & boosters from green.