ETB effects are easily shut down with Torbor Orb, Hushwing griphin or Tocatly Honour Guard.īestow – an alternative mana cost and a clunky aura mechanism that could have been made powerful for modern only by substantially reducing its mana costs. I haven't seen a single card in competitive modern with this mechanism. When one looks at the mechanisms of Theros block they are just not inherenently strong nor were they powered by numbers to be efficient in modern:Ĭonstellation - For me it has a great flavor and it is just an ETB effect based on enchantments. Spirit of the Labyrinth (for Death and Taxes)īut unfortunately Theros block did NOT yield a non-aura enchantment based deck for competitive modern play. Eidolon of Rhetoric (sideboard hate against storm decks) Destructive Revelry (sideboard hate against enchantments and artifacts) Mana Confluence and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx Master of Waves (addition to Merfolk decks, yet another lord for blue decks which totally doesn't make sense to me) Eidolon of Great Revel (a staple in burn decks) In my opinion, Theros block offered some interesting cards for modern play: ěoggle: synergy of hexproof creature and bunch of auras to make it big Lanter of Insight: contains a lot of artifacts for control Ğquipment Storm: utilizes bunch of equipment cards which are big combo piece It was so powerful that all artifact-lands were banned. affinity: it's an artifact-creature based deck with one of the most powerful mechanisms in modern that make it a tier 1 deck from the begining. Unfortunately it did not provide any modern deck that was based on enchantments or enchantment creatures.Ī quick comparison of modern artifact and enchantment decks: #Mtg cardsmith enchantment creature full#Theros block was full of creature-enchantments which is why I'll always find it appealing. Which is why I just love creature – enchantments. The bad thing about them is they're not a body to protect you. I love enchantments! It's like they're giving you a constant passive boon as long as they're on the battlefield.
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