Comments on: Alara Reborn – Lord of Extinction

By: Five With Flores » Almost Missed Bonehoard

Five With Flores » Almost Missed Bonehoard — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:32:25 +0000

[...] (you may remember this deck from the pre-Psylum version of The Dojo, or perhaps from my writeup of Lord of Extinction two years ago). I think I testedmore for that Regionals than almost any other tournament I’ve [...]

By: Top 8 Magic » More Lord of Extinction

Top 8 Magic » More Lord of Extinction — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:33:48 +0000

[...] you haven’t already read my first thoughts on Lord of Extinction over at Five With Flores, you might want to check out Alara Reborn – Lord of Extinction before [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:50:36 +0000

I agree that this guy will probably find a place in BWG standard lists for a little while. Also, I got my copy of Deckade in the mail today, so I’ll be reading about those tournament reports soon. I can’t wait!

By: KZipple

KZipple — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:43:06 +0000

I actually think this guy has potential. Maybe I just love GWB decks with lots of removal too much [anyone else have that vice?], but awesome mana won’t always be free in Standard. He may get there in the fall, but definitely not a world of Reflecting Pools.

By: hudnall56

hudnall56 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:20:40 +0000

Well, it IS good. However, the five mana mark and lack of evasion prevents it from playing Fledgling Dragon in beatdown decks and co-existing in nearly every format with Broodmate Dragon is going to keep it out of control. Lord of Extinction is Overbeing of Myth or Rakdos Pit Dragon: it’ll be good, just not good enough. I bet it’ll probably find it’s way into some successful lists, but it’s surrounded by so many superior creatures that it probably won’t ever be the right one. Maybe it’ll find it’s place in Build Your Own Block. If it’s */* = cards in graveyards while it’s in other zones than play (I’m not certain if it would be, but I seem to remember that, at least at one point, that was the ruling on Tarmogoyf) it’ll might be the big dumb creature of choice to remove with a Sutured Ghoul. If, you know, anyone would actually want to do that anymore.

By: Gifts Ungiven

Gifts Ungiven — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:57:02 +0000

I don’t know that Mr. Extinction here is even good, really, so much as simply “big.” I don’t think I’d play it in the place of Colossus (pro-black), Nath (disruptive) or Dragon (two dudes). I mean, it promises to be a single-turn game-ender in the late game for a control deck, but it’s otherwise a really bad topdeck, being just a big guy, and a single one at that.