Comments on: Zendikar - Emeria, the Sky Ruin http://fivewithflores.com/2009/09/zendikar-emeria-the-sky-ruin/ Where you learn to love what Mike Flores loves Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: MTGBattlefield http://fivewithflores.com/2009/09/zendikar-emeria-the-sky-ruin/#comment-1292 MTGBattlefield Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:31:51 +0000 http://fivewithflores.com/?p=823#comment-1292 <strong>Zendikar - Emeria, the Sky Ruin...</strong> Your story has been summoned to the battlefield - Trackback from MTGBattlefield... Zendikar - Emeria, the Sky Ruin…

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]]> By: Alfrebaut http://fivewithflores.com/2009/09/zendikar-emeria-the-sky-ruin/#comment-1284 Alfrebaut Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:43:48 +0000 http://fivewithflores.com/?p=823#comment-1284 See, the thing is, Mike, it's almost harder to "resolve" Emeria's ability, because assembling 7 Plains specifically would be pretty difficult. Now, in a slow, grind-y deck, like a cycling deck as you would probably have made, it's fine because your game would be to just get a bunch of lands out and resolve a big spell or something, but that deck type doesn't really exist. I think most decks will probably tend toward 2 colors, especially with the fetches available, so you're looking at often having more than 8 lands in play before the effect happens. Aggro decks could run it, sure, but I feel like they're not going to get to 8 lands all that often, and if they do, they're probably fighting a losing battle anyway. There are so many good control cards not in white that it would just be real tough to get it off. I feel like you might be able to make a case with maybe Knight of the Orchid and Path, but it'd have to be a pretty dedicated strategy and it's more likely non-white control just has too many incentives. But then again, I'm not really a control player. =/ See, the thing is, Mike, it’s almost harder to “resolve” Emeria’s ability, because assembling 7 Plains specifically would be pretty difficult. Now, in a slow, grind-y deck, like a cycling deck as you would probably have made, it’s fine because your game would be to just get a bunch of lands out and resolve a big spell or something, but that deck type doesn’t really exist. I think most decks will probably tend toward 2 colors, especially with the fetches available, so you’re looking at often having more than 8 lands in play before the effect happens. Aggro decks could run it, sure, but I feel like they’re not going to get to 8 lands all that often, and if they do, they’re probably fighting a losing battle anyway. There are so many good control cards not in white that it would just be real tough to get it off.

I feel like you might be able to make a case with maybe Knight of the Orchid and Path, but it’d have to be a pretty dedicated strategy and it’s more likely non-white control just has too many incentives. But then again, I’m not really a control player. =/

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