morgue427 said: honestly dont see people (not ai) using the first ability much except in emergenies. second more use i think but against a energize deck could get you in a lot of trouble too
last ability wont work if all the gems on the board are full. really interesting planeswalker concept.
I wonder what his HP are at various levels, if he has high HP at low level and a first ability that gives you life. I don't really see a reason to lvl him to 60.
Are you guys honestly funding D3ceived, D3flowered, D3spicable company for a G/W pw with marginal skills who will be free in 4 weeks? Good lord people. Say it with me... Not.Another.Tiny.Kitty.Dime.
wereotter said:Ally Gideon is reliant on block mechanics, and we can see how stale he became, so how long until the same fate falls on Nissa, Dovin, Saheeli, Chandra, and now Ajani? Unless they translate future mechanics into energize, we won't be seeing this return to future cards, and all 5 will get out-classed and end up just warming the bench.
Abenjes said: last ability wont work if all the gems on the board are full. really interesting planeswalker concept. I wonder what his HP are at various levels, if he has high HP at low level and a first ability that gives you life. I don't really see a reason to lvl him to 60.
shteev said: wereotter said:Ally Gideon is reliant on block mechanics, and we can see how stale he became, so how long until the same fate falls on Nissa, Dovin, Saheeli, Chandra, and now Ajani? Unless they translate future mechanics into energize, we won't be seeing this return to future cards, and all 5 will get out-classed and end up just warming the bench. DB and Saheeli will be OK because they can use blue cards. Hibernum are still a long ways off realising that they've made blue too powerful.
morgue427 said: blue is op IF you can get control right from the start, have a bad start and game is pretty much over. few blockers no life gain to speak of. blue is very dependent on mana and cards being there when you need it, which can behard. when it works everyone remembers them wrecking you but otherwise it is usually just ehh easy match a blue pw to fight against, at least that is the way it is to me.I know but they have baral, imprision in the moon exert influence and other way nasty cards lets not forget startled awake. all good but you need to have them when you neeed them to make everything work which doesnt hppen as often as you would like much less everytime.my 2 cents worth, worth perhaps 1 cent
wereotter said:Ally Gideon is reliant on block mechanics, and we can see how stale he became, so how long until the same fate falls on...Chandra?
I played a bunch of QB this morning to try him out.
I don't like the 4 support limitation because I need all of those slots just to keep energy on the board and take advantage of it. He can hold his own in most cases, and he can also take a beating and come back for a victory through endurance. He does have certain weaknesses that I feel I can't cover without exposing some other weakness, maybe that's a good thing for balance.
This is what I went with. I subbed in the Bristling Hydra to try and play "the long game", I'm not sure if it's any better than just having Serene Steward in there. The Steward speeds up the deck and can eat kill spells. I suppose you could use Lone Rider as well.
wereotter said: shteev said: wereotter said:Ally Gideon is reliant on block mechanics, and we can see how stale he became, so how long until the same fate falls on Nissa, Dovin, Saheeli, Chandra, and now Ajani? Unless they translate future mechanics into energize, we won't be seeing this return to future cards, and all 5 will get out-classed and end up just warming the bench. DB and Saheeli will be OK because they can use blue cards. Hibernum are still a long ways off realising that they've made blue too powerful. Just like in paper magic.... Blue is always OP