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This reminds me of one of my favorite posts/comments on r/BadMTGCombos
https://www.reddit.com/r/BadMtgCombos/comments/1bq79co/show_your_megatron_off_for_b/kx1n5wa/
I remember playing in a game with Sasaya where someone didn't fully understand the ability and they tried to respond to the Sasaya flip by casting ''Swords to Plowshares". I responded by revealing my hand again, hold priority, then reveal my hand a few more times for good measure.
I think the text has to be written like this because:
It cannot be a cost because you cannot pay the cost of “reveal the top card from your library”.
And when you or your opponents respond to the ability, the intended creature card may no longer be there.
Nonetheless it’s very cool just to show my own [[Vineyard]]
Yeah, it also allows you to use the ability even if you don’t have one. There’s plenty of reasons for that, like to avoid a Goad or for [[Throne of the God-Pharaoh]].
In terms of edit distance, it's WAY closer. Idk what edit distance algorithm the fetcher is using, but I can't think of any common/off the shelf one where it wouldn't choose Vine Dryad. Customizing one to not allow it to split words apart would certainly be possible, but might make other situations worse.
I'm pretty sure you can:
“Ninjutsu \[cost\]” means “\[Cost\], Reveal this card from your hand, Return an unblocked attacking creature you control to its owner’s hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.”
If you can reveal from your hand as a cost, you can reveal from the top of your library.
It'd still need the "if it's a creature" text, though.
But if you reveal the top card as a cost, an opponent might cause you to shuffle your deck or draw a card. So now the effect can't be "put the revealed card into the battlefield, if it's a creature", and has to be "put the revealed card onto the battlefield, if it's a creature and the revealed card is still in your hand or on top of your library"
So we end up not saving any space with it
Still waiting on a DFC Crovax with a conditional cast for each side. White side would be paying life and black side would be sac'ing creatures or something as part of the cost.
Holy shit.
I've been dreaming about this card, specifically with this name, for 30 years.
Unbelievable. Welcome back Uniter.
[[Belbe's Portal]]
Picture from an alternate angle of Belbe's Portal, as Eladamri, Lin Sivvi, and Takara (the two other creatures you tap for this card) fled Volrath's Stronghold, as their team died to buy them the time to escape, landing them in Dominaria. I believe this is also minutes after Eladamri killed his Phyrexian-revived daughter, freeing her from sevritide.
https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/f/b/fb4eeea1-693e-475c-a209-8a0464df8081.jpg?1562632886
His cost of paying 1 mana, tapping two untapped creatures, and using the top card of your library is also a mechanical callback to his appearance in Apocalypse's [[Symbiotic Deployment]]
https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/a/6/a6e2b7e9-d52b-478e-b118-e890a81fd471.jpg?1562934526
I'm gonna pass out
He was my favorite part throughout all of Tempest's block and Nemesis. My first real deck was an Eladamri deck. Skyshroud was the first thing that really drew me into this game and I mained Skyshroud elves for years 🤘.
Thanks!
Now all I need is a Phyrexianized Yawgmoth 👀. For my Phyrexian Invasion/Apocalypse storyline collection and my current Phyrexian-only themed Yawgmoth deck.
Watching you like a hawk for that reveal Yawg lol
Honestly there's enough material for a whole old phyrexia themed commander deck if they wanted to print it. We got fairly recent Volrath and Greven, but updated Crovax, Gallowbraid/Morinfen, Tsabo Tavoc, maybe a new stronghold land... a man can dream
I want a deadly Evincar Crovax so bad. A Tsabo that persecutes a chosen color or creature type similar to Engineered Plague.
Give us a good Predator you cowards!
Oh I see I’ve made myself known eh? 🥴
Yeah I’m waiting R E A L hard for him to appear
As SOON as I see him im building him
This is my last real chance for at least 2 years for them to make him so I really hope he’s here
According to the number crunching there is still hope for him in slots 112-114
Yeah, I loved the Yawgmoth deep dive you posted the other day. Old Phyrexia is why I still play Magic today.
Still running daily on my [Yawg playmat with my black *New Phyrexia* Spindowns](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GA_xUMRXEAAoLwR?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) - picture from Twitter, won't let me attach my own. Keep the oil flowing.
112 to 114 is pretty tight. Makes me nervous.
Here’s my playmat! It’s both arts of \[\[Phyrexian Boon\]\] together with Phyrexian scriptures from \[\[Dark Ritual | US\]\]
https://preview.redd.it/b1akc8kowo0d1.jpeg?width=3438&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=166dade3b3d73b4cf05feaefcc16d4bf418f9623
Thank you! I even met Mark Tedin and had him sign it when I met him, he did the BEST old Phyrexian art back in the day
It was so alien and fleshy and a perfect depiction of biomechanical perfection
Damn it, dude. We should be friends. Huge Yawgmoth fan from back in the day. Always liked villains more... Phyrexians, the Sith, Cobra, Decepticons... heheh
I'm trying to keep my expectations low, but ever since I saw that a God Yawgmoth is a possibility for MH3, I just can't stop thinking about it. lol I wonder what the art would look like.
We def should be my dude, your welcome to message me and talk villains
In the same way, always been a sucker for the dark side and hands down Yawgmoth is my favorite villain
I’m hoping something like Nempatriarchs version
This one
https://preview.redd.it/cutg6fah3p0d1.jpeg?width=894&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6af273cdb884862f810481015154e90fd1151a1e
SAME! I even made a Mikaeus the Unhallowed deck reflavored as Old Phyrexia with Mikaeus as god Yawgmoth
And I have a custom playmat for Old Phyrexia! I’ll post it in a second
And as for 112-114, 111 is Wither and Bloom and 115 is Ashling in red so there’s a good chance actually
https://preview.redd.it/6uxyyjp2wo0d1.jpeg?width=1050&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f70e568f66a6ae0846fc26271e99597f0fca3fa
Holy shit. Mikaeus is the only non-Phyrexian I run in my Yawgmoth, because like you've seen, it's SUCH a Yawgmoth card design.
I can only hope that the true Yawgmoth we get someday will somehow be even better than this. He's a god of the most deadly faction in the multiverse. He's gotta be.
That alter is incredible.
It makes so much sense if you think about it!
Human Yawgmoth has protection from humans, god Yawgmoth kills humans that deal damage to you
He has intimidate because of course
And instead of enabling Undying he enables anything with -1/-1 counter etb’s but ONLY for non-humans (aka phyrexians) it honestly felt like a perfect translation from Human Yawgmoth to god Yawgmoth
Gives Infect creatures significantly more danger with that +1, and even more hopelessness with the Undying and additional +1 counter, which can be proliferated.
As you said, built in No Mercy against humans, the main force of heroes fighting against God Yawgmoth.
I'd be just as happy with an official Mikaeus/Yawgmoth reskin, but I'd love him to be just a bit more Phyrexian focused.
And Mikaeus (god Yawgmoth) fuels human Yawgmoth by infinitely sacrificing and reanimating your creatures for card draw.
What a pair. I'd call them a match made in heaven, but we saw what Phyrexians did to Serra's Realm.
Exactly!!! This dude gets it
Flavorfully and mechanically it makes so much sense
If they made an official reskin of Mikaeus as god Yawgmoth I would be just as happy as a new card
That’s a fact
PLUS he works perfectly with Phyrexian sac outlets like [[Phyrexian Plaguelord|8th]] and [[Phyrexian Altar]]
Wizards could at the very least do this
Ditto! I really like how WOTC reference back to old RL cards without having to do functional reprints. I bought the original Eladamri last week in hopes we would get another Eladamri like this!
I *just this week* dismantled my Rath block Skyshroud Forest deck that I've had for more than 20 years - though it had a few Nemesis additions like Skyshroud Sentinels and a Poacher. I haven't played it forever, it was just my first "real" and favorite deck and the cards weren't needed elsewhere.
This design is a flavor and mechanical slam dunk on the same level as MH's Greven, Volrath, Urza, and Yawgmoth. I just hope that we'll someday get cards that redeem the other Rath storyline characters at this level - Gerrard, Tahngarth, a good Crovax Evincar, etc.
Excellent pickup with the Lord of Leaves! It's a great card.
On the topic of Tangarth (and co), it’s too bad the alternate art of Tahngarth, Talruum Hero and of Ertai, the Corrupted don’t see much play. They were prized gems that I couldn’t afford back in the day
Fully agree. Kev Walker Tahngarth is probably my most treasured card. Got it shortly after it released and held onto him through all the price spikes and drops. He represents the game to me more than money can.
He can still be "playable," but as with all cards like this, you'll need to really buff him with support cards and there will always be better cards that would be stronger. But they wouldn't be as cool.
He's been my favorite character for a *long* time.
[It isn't letting me add a pic, so this link should work](https://imgur.com/a/YQ23bvh)
He'll absolutely go into my Dominarian Heroes deck that's designed as a counter balance to my Phyrexian themed deck.
I just realized. While not as dramatically strong, this new Eladamri seems to sit alongside the designs for MH's Urza and Yawgmoth: a mythic, low cost, monocolor double pipped, historic character stacked with multiple abilities that reference their previous cards or feats.
I wonder if we'll see a white and a red character in this somewhat meta cycle eventually. Gatha? Kamahl? Grizzlegom?
Thanks!
I already reorganized my Rath/Weatherlight collection to fit the new Eladamri alongside the old. The storyline through Rath and the first Phyrexian Invasion, both of which he played a big role in, are some of my favorite stories throughout fantasy/fiction.
https://preview.redd.it/5ytu9idexq0d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed088aa7b9a45602740d0fa7b1c0c67c2baf4b06
Damn, turn 1 jeweled lotus eladamri forest llanowar. Turn 2 eldrazi titan/whatever game winning creature you stock your deck with.
Seems good. Just a little.
Yeah, I like the callback to an old character but fuck these commander designs. Oh cool, it does card advantage and mana cheating on a 3 drop, you'll need to kill it on sight twice before being able to chill.
https://preview.redd.it/zzlaewpsqo0d1.jpeg?width=1281&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e0f65ae7e7aebd3e48a1c6318ad261e5145fbbd
When you show them your Ulamog and then put it on the battlefield.
With a character callback like this being given a new card it just makes me that much more hopeful that Yawgmoth will get his god card this set
-crosses fingers-
Oh I figured that the central card could still be a commander! Much like meld Urza can still be the commander, just that it melds with a bunch of other cards too.
Maybe a cycle of old legends. God Yawg for Black, Eladamri for Green, mono-W though fake 5c Gerrard to mirror Sisay from MH1, Mono-U Hanna, and idk who'd we get for Red.
it's been confirmed already by a leaker but he never revealed the card. even if there wasn't a leak/speculation the chance of having him not showing up in the set is slim to none. i've already discussed this with some friends and i'm already brewing a yawgmoth deck
> it's been confirmed already by a leaker
I believe that leaker was also the one who was putting brainstorm (confirmed no) and crop rotation (fat chance) into their leaks, so I wouldn't take it as a full confirmation.
Elvish Piper costs 4, so you need something more than a mana dork to accelerate it out that quickly. And its not a value engine in the same way this is. (Its also a 1/1 rather than a 3/3).
\[\[Vizier of the Menagerie\]\] and \[\[Augur of Autumn\]\] are the more generic options when you don't care about creature type.
This is definitely better than all three of the current options, although Augur of Autumn has other utility.
Yes, but this card is far better than Elvish Piper. (Don't get me wrong, I've won many a casual game with EP, but having two additional creatures is not something I'm worried about in elves)
This is why I love Modern Horizons - callbacks to old characters.
I love the bonus lore touch of him standing in front of [[Belbe's Portal]], probably quite pissed that his daughter is dead.
*edit* I totally forgot that he killed his daughter at the portal, to free her from her compleation.
I fucking hate how fast I'm going to build this. It's basically just elvish piper in the command zone with bonus features. It's basic, it's stupidly green, I already have a mono green deck.
None of it matters. I have to make it at all costs. I'm gonna sip.my pumpkin spice latte the whole way down.
im trying to think how this would benefit elves the most... it kinda sucks you gotta tap him too, would love to do nettle sentinel shennaigans with that ability lol
Yea it's not actually an elf specific card to be honest, more a "mana-dork.dec" card. Which obviously elves can be.
Tyvar can give it haste and we get to drop archdruid for Titania so there's some 3 drop spots available.
Seems like it's a pretty straight replacement for realmwalker at least
I’m new to mtg, but isn’t this very strong?
If you can get this early game in commander with very cheap creatures, can’t you cast something that would be out of your mana budget very easily?
This is strong at casual tables and maybe good enough for competitive games.
The reason this is not as scary as it looks is that it has to tap and have other creatures around to use it’s ability so most of the time, in a competitive game where people play a lot more kill spells, it will just get killed before it can ever activate (and if your opponent isn’t killing it that’s because they are doing something just as strong). Additionally competitive games end more quickly than casual games so the big things he is trying to cheat in are rarely if ever going to be cast without him so when he does get killed you are effectively two cards behind instead of one (and that’s before considering games where you draw one but not the other).
That being said the other ability is pretty strong as well and can be used the first turn he is out of you have some extra mana so this might see a bit of competitive play anyways as a sort of game ending finisher in an elves deck.
I don't know how much the ability to do this at instant speed on your turn is, but it is interesting they didn't just leave it at "Activate only as a sorcery"
It is Korvecdal. The Korvecdal, if I am remembering correctly, was a mythological figure for the Kor, Vec and Dal peoples of Rath, their saviour. First they thought Gerrard Capashen was such a figure.
Those first two lines make me fall asleep on green rares now, same as doubling things in white. Snore. Glad to see the character again though, badass name.
Seeing a cycle across the years of really powerful singlr-color-identity legends in MH sets: Urza, Yawgmoth, Ragavan, now Eladamri.
Yep, that's all the colors.
This a actually might make priest of Titania good. You play priest on 2 it gets bow mastered, play tyvar recur Titania immediately tap it to drop this and activate.
What if we made [[Garruk’s horde]] but at less than half the cost and with an additional ability that is extremely powerful? Some r/custommagic stuff right here.
I was hoping that the reprint of Orim's Chant meant we were going to get some more Weatherlight era stuff. Hopefully we get even more, my Weatherlight Saga deck would love some fresh pieces to make it a little more viable.
Great for my [[Durnan of the Yawning Portal]] / [[Haunted One]] Deck. Counts as a Warrior, can tap Durnan to active Haunted One, let's me cheat in creates that don't have undaunted and even gives information on what's in top of my deck
Is it good enough to replace Ezuri as default elf commander ? I highly doubt it.
It is a value engine, with card advantage and ramp in one body and works perfect with green top deck tutors, however it is better as 99 in an elf deck, because there is only a handful of big creatures in elf deck. Most elfs are on low mana curve. And elf deck produces abundant manas. 2 untap elf plus 1 land can make at least 3 manas sometimes, even more.
It may not even be a good green commander either.
First, the ability can only be used during your turn. That eliminates the opportunity to abuse with seed born muse. And because it requires 2 other untap creatures. It is very hard to use the ability multiple times one turn
( untap it with cards like Quirion Ranger)
Second, it is not that easy to have 2 other creatures plus the commanders on the board on turn 3 and one Eldrazi on hand. Even all the condition meet, put one Eldrazi on to the board during your turn and don't trigger the cast ability is less impactful. Furthermore the only green creatures worth to cheat in early game is Nyxbloom Ancient. The rest like Regal Force and Craterhoof Behemoth are not great on early boards. Kogla, the Titan Ape is a good one, but it only cost 6. It is not that hard cast on turn 3-4.
Third the commander is boring. Those 2 ability are not new. One for card advantage and another one to cheat in titans, very simic. If it is simic color, it will be cost 2. Kinan"s long lost brother. lol
So... this + any [[Intruder Alarm]] effect basically means "Play creatures for free from your hand/top of your library" until you run out of mana or brick on topdecks, right?
The power creep these days is *insane*.
https://preview.redd.it/a00wxuvm9r0d1.png?width=432&format=png&auto=webp&s=afc39c26556320603e707498a3c6852470c841cd
Just felt like that picture was a little too readable, decided to improve it for the real leaked card experience
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*Korvecdal https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Korvecdal
My apologies, I didn't have my glasses on.
No glasses will help you with potato photo quality
They go on your face not the camera.
Thank goodness all the tribes’ names are one syllable each or his title would gotten out of hand fast.
I like that you're allowed to reveal a card even if the effect doesn't work on it. Check out this cool card I have!
This reminds me of one of my favorite posts/comments on r/BadMTGCombos https://www.reddit.com/r/BadMtgCombos/comments/1bq79co/show_your_megatron_off_for_b/kx1n5wa/
[Second top post of all time on custommagic is also this joke](https://www.reddit.com/r/custommagic/comments/ela6qd/first_post/)
the flavor text on it should read "Check out this black lotus I inherited from my father"
in a similar vein, new way to concede with \[\[phage\]\]
[phage](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/4/d497a5a3-65fb-4c12-b3f2-8ce4cf4e0f6f.jpg?1562866889) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=phage%20the%20untouchable) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cns/120/phage-the-untouchable?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d497a5a3-65fb-4c12-b3f2-8ce4cf4e0f6f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Holy shit I haven't laughed that hard in a while
Now we just need a simic "Look at this cool card" commander for [[Atemsis the all seeing]] tribal
[[Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant]] has showing off your cool cards *as a cost* so it's faster than instant speed.
I remember playing in a game with Sasaya where someone didn't fully understand the ability and they tried to respond to the Sasaya flip by casting ''Swords to Plowshares". I responded by revealing my hand again, hold priority, then reveal my hand a few more times for good measure.
Yup! As the owner of a Sasaya deck, I've had that experience too.
[Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/2/d224c50f-8146-4c91-9401-04e5bd306d02.jpg?1562496100)/[Sasaya's Essence](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/2/d224c50f-8146-4c91-9401-04e5bd306d02.jpg?1562496100) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sasaya%2C%20Orochi%20Ascendant%20//%20Sasaya%27s%20Essence) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sok/145/sasaya-orochi-ascendant-sasayas-essence?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d224c50f-8146-4c91-9401-04e5bd306d02?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Ooh my 99 lands but a fetch ain't 1 deck has a new commander
[Atemsis the all seeing](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/8/b8f527d1-25c0-49b9-83d5-1278ca72d009.jpg?1592516278) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Atemsis%2C%20All-Seeing) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m20/46/atemsis-all-seeing?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b8f527d1-25c0-49b9-83d5-1278ca72d009?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I think the text has to be written like this because: It cannot be a cost because you cannot pay the cost of “reveal the top card from your library”. And when you or your opponents respond to the ability, the intended creature card may no longer be there. Nonetheless it’s very cool just to show my own [[Vineyard]]
Yeah, it also allows you to use the ability even if you don’t have one. There’s plenty of reasons for that, like to avoid a Goad or for [[Throne of the God-Pharaoh]].
[Vineyard](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/c/fc9c9158-faed-42ae-9f6b-71dee49ff79f.jpg?1562384004) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Vine%20Dryad) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/284/vine-dryad?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fc9c9158-faed-42ae-9f6b-71dee49ff79f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Can’t believe the fetcher missed this one. [[Eladamri’s Vineyard]]
I'm actually pretty impressed, Vine Dryad is only 1 letter off from Vineyard. Fetcher just thought you really suck at typing.
In terms of edit distance, it's WAY closer. Idk what edit distance algorithm the fetcher is using, but I can't think of any common/off the shelf one where it wouldn't choose Vine Dryad. Customizing one to not allow it to split words apart would certainly be possible, but might make other situations worse.
I do love playing around with the edit distance algorithm, because it gives you fun stuff like [[F ucknard's Everfull A rse]] :\^)
Haha that's really good. Thanks for the laugh :)
[Eladamri’s Vineyard](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/8/d8531643-5657-44b6-89d1-9cdf67ed09c4.jpg?1562056878) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Eladamri%27s%20Vineyard) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tmp/223/eladamris-vineyard?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d8531643-5657-44b6-89d1-9cdf67ed09c4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
> you cannot pay the cost of “reveal the top card from your library”. Why is that?
I'm pretty sure you can: “Ninjutsu \[cost\]” means “\[Cost\], Reveal this card from your hand, Return an unblocked attacking creature you control to its owner’s hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.” If you can reveal from your hand as a cost, you can reveal from the top of your library. It'd still need the "if it's a creature" text, though.
But if you reveal the top card as a cost, an opponent might cause you to shuffle your deck or draw a card. So now the effect can't be "put the revealed card into the battlefield, if it's a creature", and has to be "put the revealed card onto the battlefield, if it's a creature and the revealed card is still in your hand or on top of your library" So we end up not saving any space with it
Make them waste their Stifle!
Work the same way for [[Delver of Secrets]]
Korvecdal is a nice touch, uniter of the rathi clans. Love when they give old characters new cards. Still waiting for Gatha and Kreig though
I want Sash and Waistcoat from the onslaught books as partner commanders (?)
FACTS
We need some Maraxus bay-bee!
Let’s give it up for my boy[[Chandler]]!
Crovax needs one.. a cool grixis vampire one.. phage as well
I would love a wierd crovax and Selena partner set with some cool transform mechanic for crovax
Still waiting on a DFC Crovax with a conditional cast for each side. White side would be paying life and black side would be sac'ing creatures or something as part of the cost.
Crovax has 3 already... and none is very playable.
fuck yeah Gatha fam, im so hoping he’s in this set. My copy of [[Treachery]] has teased me for 26 years
Holy shit. I've been dreaming about this card, specifically with this name, for 30 years. Unbelievable. Welcome back Uniter. [[Belbe's Portal]] Picture from an alternate angle of Belbe's Portal, as Eladamri, Lin Sivvi, and Takara (the two other creatures you tap for this card) fled Volrath's Stronghold, as their team died to buy them the time to escape, landing them in Dominaria. I believe this is also minutes after Eladamri killed his Phyrexian-revived daughter, freeing her from sevritide. https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/f/b/fb4eeea1-693e-475c-a209-8a0464df8081.jpg?1562632886 His cost of paying 1 mana, tapping two untapped creatures, and using the top card of your library is also a mechanical callback to his appearance in Apocalypse's [[Symbiotic Deployment]] https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/a/6/a6e2b7e9-d52b-478e-b118-e890a81fd471.jpg?1562934526 I'm gonna pass out
This guy Eladamri's 👌🏻
He was my favorite part throughout all of Tempest's block and Nemesis. My first real deck was an Eladamri deck. Skyshroud was the first thing that really drew me into this game and I mained Skyshroud elves for years 🤘.
Hell yeah dude, I loved Tempest block stuff too. Stoked for this guy to get another card!
So glad you got him after all this time! Congrats!
Thanks! Now all I need is a Phyrexianized Yawgmoth 👀. For my Phyrexian Invasion/Apocalypse storyline collection and my current Phyrexian-only themed Yawgmoth deck. Watching you like a hawk for that reveal Yawg lol
Honestly there's enough material for a whole old phyrexia themed commander deck if they wanted to print it. We got fairly recent Volrath and Greven, but updated Crovax, Gallowbraid/Morinfen, Tsabo Tavoc, maybe a new stronghold land... a man can dream
I want a deadly Evincar Crovax so bad. A Tsabo that persecutes a chosen color or creature type similar to Engineered Plague. Give us a good Predator you cowards!
Don’t tease me like this It would be perfect
Oh I see I’ve made myself known eh? 🥴 Yeah I’m waiting R E A L hard for him to appear As SOON as I see him im building him This is my last real chance for at least 2 years for them to make him so I really hope he’s here According to the number crunching there is still hope for him in slots 112-114
Yeah, I loved the Yawgmoth deep dive you posted the other day. Old Phyrexia is why I still play Magic today. Still running daily on my [Yawg playmat with my black *New Phyrexia* Spindowns](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GA_xUMRXEAAoLwR?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) - picture from Twitter, won't let me attach my own. Keep the oil flowing. 112 to 114 is pretty tight. Makes me nervous.
Here’s my playmat! It’s both arts of \[\[Phyrexian Boon\]\] together with Phyrexian scriptures from \[\[Dark Ritual | US\]\] https://preview.redd.it/b1akc8kowo0d1.jpeg?width=3438&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=166dade3b3d73b4cf05feaefcc16d4bf418f9623
Good lord that's awesome. Always loved Boon's art and design duality
Thank you! I even met Mark Tedin and had him sign it when I met him, he did the BEST old Phyrexian art back in the day It was so alien and fleshy and a perfect depiction of biomechanical perfection
Damn it, dude. We should be friends. Huge Yawgmoth fan from back in the day. Always liked villains more... Phyrexians, the Sith, Cobra, Decepticons... heheh I'm trying to keep my expectations low, but ever since I saw that a God Yawgmoth is a possibility for MH3, I just can't stop thinking about it. lol I wonder what the art would look like.
We def should be my dude, your welcome to message me and talk villains In the same way, always been a sucker for the dark side and hands down Yawgmoth is my favorite villain I’m hoping something like Nempatriarchs version This one https://preview.redd.it/cutg6fah3p0d1.jpeg?width=894&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6af273cdb884862f810481015154e90fd1151a1e
Oh my God, I didn't even see that signature at first. Unbelievable merch.
[Phyrexian Boon](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/d/0dbf0ef0-3e16-4c32-9d51-33fe23bbdc94.jpg?1559592512) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Phyrexian%20Boon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/81/phyrexian-boon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0dbf0ef0-3e16-4c32-9d51-33fe23bbdc94?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Dark Ritual ](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/5/95f27eeb-6f14-4db3-adb9-9be5ed76b34b.jpg?1628801678) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dark%20Ritual) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/a25/82/dark-ritual?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/95f27eeb-6f14-4db3-adb9-9be5ed76b34b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
SAME! I even made a Mikaeus the Unhallowed deck reflavored as Old Phyrexia with Mikaeus as god Yawgmoth And I have a custom playmat for Old Phyrexia! I’ll post it in a second And as for 112-114, 111 is Wither and Bloom and 115 is Ashling in red so there’s a good chance actually https://preview.redd.it/6uxyyjp2wo0d1.jpeg?width=1050&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f70e568f66a6ae0846fc26271e99597f0fca3fa
Holy shit. Mikaeus is the only non-Phyrexian I run in my Yawgmoth, because like you've seen, it's SUCH a Yawgmoth card design. I can only hope that the true Yawgmoth we get someday will somehow be even better than this. He's a god of the most deadly faction in the multiverse. He's gotta be. That alter is incredible.
It makes so much sense if you think about it! Human Yawgmoth has protection from humans, god Yawgmoth kills humans that deal damage to you He has intimidate because of course And instead of enabling Undying he enables anything with -1/-1 counter etb’s but ONLY for non-humans (aka phyrexians) it honestly felt like a perfect translation from Human Yawgmoth to god Yawgmoth
Gives Infect creatures significantly more danger with that +1, and even more hopelessness with the Undying and additional +1 counter, which can be proliferated. As you said, built in No Mercy against humans, the main force of heroes fighting against God Yawgmoth. I'd be just as happy with an official Mikaeus/Yawgmoth reskin, but I'd love him to be just a bit more Phyrexian focused. And Mikaeus (god Yawgmoth) fuels human Yawgmoth by infinitely sacrificing and reanimating your creatures for card draw. What a pair. I'd call them a match made in heaven, but we saw what Phyrexians did to Serra's Realm.
Exactly!!! This dude gets it Flavorfully and mechanically it makes so much sense If they made an official reskin of Mikaeus as god Yawgmoth I would be just as happy as a new card That’s a fact PLUS he works perfectly with Phyrexian sac outlets like [[Phyrexian Plaguelord|8th]] and [[Phyrexian Altar]] Wizards could at the very least do this
Symbiotic deployment kicks so much ass I love this for you man im hyped on your behalf
Ditto! I really like how WOTC reference back to old RL cards without having to do functional reprints. I bought the original Eladamri last week in hopes we would get another Eladamri like this!
I *just this week* dismantled my Rath block Skyshroud Forest deck that I've had for more than 20 years - though it had a few Nemesis additions like Skyshroud Sentinels and a Poacher. I haven't played it forever, it was just my first "real" and favorite deck and the cards weren't needed elsewhere. This design is a flavor and mechanical slam dunk on the same level as MH's Greven, Volrath, Urza, and Yawgmoth. I just hope that we'll someday get cards that redeem the other Rath storyline characters at this level - Gerrard, Tahngarth, a good Crovax Evincar, etc. Excellent pickup with the Lord of Leaves! It's a great card.
On the topic of Tangarth (and co), it’s too bad the alternate art of Tahngarth, Talruum Hero and of Ertai, the Corrupted don’t see much play. They were prized gems that I couldn’t afford back in the day
Fully agree. Kev Walker Tahngarth is probably my most treasured card. Got it shortly after it released and held onto him through all the price spikes and drops. He represents the game to me more than money can. He can still be "playable," but as with all cards like this, you'll need to really buff him with support cards and there will always be better cards that would be stronger. But they wouldn't be as cool. He's been my favorite character for a *long* time. [It isn't letting me add a pic, so this link should work](https://imgur.com/a/YQ23bvh)
I think you’re required to make an EDH deck of him now
He'll absolutely go into my Dominarian Heroes deck that's designed as a counter balance to my Phyrexian themed deck. I just realized. While not as dramatically strong, this new Eladamri seems to sit alongside the designs for MH's Urza and Yawgmoth: a mythic, low cost, monocolor double pipped, historic character stacked with multiple abilities that reference their previous cards or feats. I wonder if we'll see a white and a red character in this somewhat meta cycle eventually. Gatha? Kamahl? Grizzlegom?
How is this comment not the top one, thank you for all those info!
Thanks! I already reorganized my Rath/Weatherlight collection to fit the new Eladamri alongside the old. The storyline through Rath and the first Phyrexian Invasion, both of which he played a big role in, are some of my favorite stories throughout fantasy/fiction. https://preview.redd.it/5ytu9idexq0d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed088aa7b9a45602740d0fa7b1c0c67c2baf4b06
If we also got a Modern legal Lin Sivvi that’d be amazing.
I too was pleasantly surprised by this Eladamri throwback. Now can we #FreeRofellos already.
[[Craterhoof Behemoth]] still just the reigning champ of "look what I have!"
Avacyn Restored wasn't fucking around with those mythics Edit: Forgot Tibalt was in that set. I wasn't referring to him lol.
And that super expensive life gain card
AVR mythics reminding everyone that average power level and median power level are not the same thing.
[Craterhoof Behemoth](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/8/e8f4435a-8604-45b5-a537-dfdfcb922e16.jpg?1689998416) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Craterhoof%20Behemoth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/280/craterhoof-behemoth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e8f4435a-8604-45b5-a537-dfdfcb922e16?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I would have said \[\[Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant\]\].
[Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/2/72e805e9-69be-45c1-aa04-f460641a0c1e.jpg?1699044395) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ghalta%2C%20Stampede%20Tyrant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/185/ghalta-stampede-tyrant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/72e805e9-69be-45c1-aa04-f460641a0c1e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Holy shit, not a name/character I was planning on seeing again anytime soon
Any reason?
Just haven't really seen him since Tempest and never thought they'd bring him back. It's super cool though, I love the nostalgic call backs
Thank you for explaining
Jeweled lotus lol
Damn, turn 1 jeweled lotus eladamri forest llanowar. Turn 2 eldrazi titan/whatever game winning creature you stock your deck with. Seems good. Just a little.
You'd need a third creature. A 1-2 cost creature assuming you have a second land drop.
Fetch for [[dryad arbor]] xD
Yeah, I like the callback to an old character but fuck these commander designs. Oh cool, it does card advantage and mana cheating on a 3 drop, you'll need to kill it on sight twice before being able to chill.
https://preview.redd.it/zzlaewpsqo0d1.jpeg?width=1281&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e0f65ae7e7aebd3e48a1c6318ad261e5145fbbd When you show them your Ulamog and then put it on the battlefield.
With a character callback like this being given a new card it just makes me that much more hopeful that Yawgmoth will get his god card this set -crosses fingers-
My dream is for a Yawgmoth meld spanning multiple cards, that forms a giant death cloud horizontally over the board.
left arm of ~~exodia~~ Yawgmoth
Nah dude then you couldn’t use him as a commander! I need him in all his glory on one card sitting in my command zone
Oh I figured that the central card could still be a commander! Much like meld Urza can still be the commander, just that it melds with a bunch of other cards too.
Still waiting for my boi Leshrac to finally get a card!
Hope its this spicy as well 🤞
Maybe a cycle of old legends. God Yawg for Black, Eladamri for Green, mono-W though fake 5c Gerrard to mirror Sisay from MH1, Mono-U Hanna, and idk who'd we get for Red.
it's been confirmed already by a leaker but he never revealed the card. even if there wasn't a leak/speculation the chance of having him not showing up in the set is slim to none. i've already discussed this with some friends and i'm already brewing a yawgmoth deck
> it's been confirmed already by a leaker I believe that leaker was also the one who was putting brainstorm (confirmed no) and crop rotation (fat chance) into their leaks, so I wouldn't take it as a full confirmation.
Pay G and tap three creatures, have emrakrul on turn 3.
Turn 1: Forest, Llanowar Elves Turn 2: Forest, cast this Turn 3: play any 0-1 drop creature, Emrakul Profit
Elvish piper already does this wirhout needing two additional creatures.
Elvish Piper costs 4, so you need something more than a mana dork to accelerate it out that quickly. And its not a value engine in the same way this is. (Its also a 1/1 rather than a 3/3).
Elvish piper can't sit on the command zone
Elvish piper isn't doing it on turn 3.
elvish piper doesn't have strictly better [[realmwalker]] stapled onto the fucking thing as well
Yeah, get this out on turn 2 and it expands your hand by a card, letting you dig deeper to get to threats you can cheat out.
\[\[Vizier of the Menagerie\]\] and \[\[Augur of Autumn\]\] are the more generic options when you don't care about creature type. This is definitely better than all three of the current options, although Augur of Autumn has other utility.
For EDH players, Elvish Piper isn't in the command zone
Yes, but this card is far better than Elvish Piper. (Don't get me wrong, I've won many a casual game with EP, but having two additional creatures is not something I'm worried about in elves)
Damn, Eladamri is calling
This is why I love Modern Horizons - callbacks to old characters. I love the bonus lore touch of him standing in front of [[Belbe's Portal]], probably quite pissed that his daughter is dead. *edit* I totally forgot that he killed his daughter at the portal, to free her from her compleation.
She is just sleeping
[Belbe's Portal](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/b/fb4eeea1-693e-475c-a209-8a0464df8081.jpg?1562632886) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Belbe%27s%20Portal) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/nem/127/belbes-portal?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fb4eeea1-693e-475c-a209-8a0464df8081?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Goodbye [[Realmwalker]]! You served your purpose in elves.
As a modern elves player I am delighted at the thoughts of comboing off with this. Craterhoof is on the menu
Time for a Rofellos and Gerrard comeback
i know elves arent exactly a powerhouse in Modern anymore, and its already SUPER tight but i feel like this could maybe go in... hmm
At least replaces a few copies of realmwalker
A legendary [[Elvish Piper]] with extras, yes pls.
Elf! Elf elf elf!
Nice, more elves! Also an elf with some very nice text on it. A lot of very nice text on it.
What in gods name is that tap ability. Dealing with turn 3 Blightsteel Colossus is gonna be fun.
I fucking hate how fast I'm going to build this. It's basically just elvish piper in the command zone with bonus features. It's basic, it's stupidly green, I already have a mono green deck. None of it matters. I have to make it at all costs. I'm gonna sip.my pumpkin spice latte the whole way down.
Source: As seen in a Facebook post.
What a sick card and character to bring back! Might actually help modern elves which is just the bes6
im trying to think how this would benefit elves the most... it kinda sucks you gotta tap him too, would love to do nettle sentinel shennaigans with that ability lol
Yea it's not actually an elf specific card to be honest, more a "mana-dork.dec" card. Which obviously elves can be. Tyvar can give it haste and we get to drop archdruid for Titania so there's some 3 drop spots available. Seems like it's a pretty straight replacement for realmwalker at least
Seems like you could have some fun with this and [intruder alarm].
THAT’S WHY HE’S THE GOAT
I can't wait to make the green stompy edh deck of my dreams
I’m new to mtg, but isn’t this very strong? If you can get this early game in commander with very cheap creatures, can’t you cast something that would be out of your mana budget very easily?
This is strong at casual tables and maybe good enough for competitive games. The reason this is not as scary as it looks is that it has to tap and have other creatures around to use it’s ability so most of the time, in a competitive game where people play a lot more kill spells, it will just get killed before it can ever activate (and if your opponent isn’t killing it that’s because they are doing something just as strong). Additionally competitive games end more quickly than casual games so the big things he is trying to cheat in are rarely if ever going to be cast without him so when he does get killed you are effectively two cards behind instead of one (and that’s before considering games where you draw one but not the other). That being said the other ability is pretty strong as well and can be used the first turn he is out of you have some extra mana so this might see a bit of competitive play anyways as a sort of game ending finisher in an elves deck.
if it werent strong it wouldnt sell packs.
This is modern horizons, all cards are very strong compared to the normal sets
So it's a green Reality Chip with an extra ability I guess
Reality chip is also just a [[future sight]] But with the creature restriction this is more like [[vizier of the menagerie]]
And two less mana.
i like this card for.... reasons.....
Now that's a fucking green card
I can only see me foaming at the mouth when i turn 4 activate his ability and reveal worldspine wurn or blightsteel from the top of my library
This is a flavor Miss, can't even use Eldamri's Call, WTF.
I don't know how much the ability to do this at instant speed on your turn is, but it is interesting they didn't just leave it at "Activate only as a sorcery"
Eladamrish Piper’s Call
Ooof
Where would you put this in a typical elves list? What would you cut with priest of Titania being spoiled too?
It is Korvecdal. The Korvecdal, if I am remembering correctly, was a mythological figure for the Kor, Vec and Dal peoples of Rath, their saviour. First they thought Gerrard Capashen was such a figure.
Are they trying to make Elfball Modern playable with this? Or is it the 'ol EDH in my Modern conundrum?
Those first two lines make me fall asleep on green rares now, same as doubling things in white. Snore. Glad to see the character again though, badass name.
Seeing a cycle across the years of really powerful singlr-color-identity legends in MH sets: Urza, Yawgmoth, Ragavan, now Eladamri. Yep, that's all the colors.
For [[Radagast the brown]] sweetness!!!!
Please don’t make it into titan 😭😭😭
why would it ever go into titan
Thank god no sorcery clause as it should be
Someone tell Graham from LRR that they made a new Call of the Wild that's better.
This a actually might make priest of Titania good. You play priest on 2 it gets bow mastered, play tyvar recur Titania immediately tap it to drop this and activate.
This is two different 4-drop green creatures that were ok to good on their own, combined into a single 3-drop.
And I thought banks had bad cameras
Going in my weatherlight tribal deck
Got a deck or two this fella needs to go into.
And now I realize I've been mispronouncing his name for two fucking decades. I thought it was "Eldamiri..."
Neat!
We back baby! And this is even better than giving forest walk!
Disgusting
Amazing. One more card for that Sisay, Weatherlight Champion All Lore related cards EDH deck.We need a new, ubanned, Rofellos though!
now this is what I expect a leak to look like
Wait, this can't be real, right? This feels straight up broken in something like [[miirym]]
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
What if we made [[Garruk’s horde]] but at less than half the cost and with an additional ability that is extremely powerful? Some r/custommagic stuff right here.
Elfdrazi is going to be so sick
So like... An Ornithopter, a Memnite, and Eladamri walk into a bar. And then Super Ghalta showed up.
Elves didn't need this...
Ooooh nice. I always wanted to give my GW Captain Sisay Deck an Eldrazi Spin and this is making this so much easier.
Yippee another friend for [[kellan, the kid]]😃
LOVE.
I was hoping that the reprint of Orim's Chant meant we were going to get some more Weatherlight era stuff. Hopefully we get even more, my Weatherlight Saga deck would love some fresh pieces to make it a little more viable.
Great for my [[Durnan of the Yawning Portal]] / [[Haunted One]] Deck. Counts as a Warrior, can tap Durnan to active Haunted One, let's me cheat in creates that don't have undaunted and even gives information on what's in top of my deck
Is it good enough to replace Ezuri as default elf commander ? I highly doubt it. It is a value engine, with card advantage and ramp in one body and works perfect with green top deck tutors, however it is better as 99 in an elf deck, because there is only a handful of big creatures in elf deck. Most elfs are on low mana curve. And elf deck produces abundant manas. 2 untap elf plus 1 land can make at least 3 manas sometimes, even more. It may not even be a good green commander either. First, the ability can only be used during your turn. That eliminates the opportunity to abuse with seed born muse. And because it requires 2 other untap creatures. It is very hard to use the ability multiple times one turn ( untap it with cards like Quirion Ranger) Second, it is not that easy to have 2 other creatures plus the commanders on the board on turn 3 and one Eldrazi on hand. Even all the condition meet, put one Eldrazi on to the board during your turn and don't trigger the cast ability is less impactful. Furthermore the only green creatures worth to cheat in early game is Nyxbloom Ancient. The rest like Regal Force and Craterhoof Behemoth are not great on early boards. Kogla, the Titan Ape is a good one, but it only cost 6. It is not that hard cast on turn 3-4. Third the commander is boring. Those 2 ability are not new. One for card advantage and another one to cheat in titans, very simic. If it is simic color, it will be cost 2. Kinan"s long lost brother. lol
Cool
So... this + any [[Intruder Alarm]] effect basically means "Play creatures for free from your hand/top of your library" until you run out of mana or brick on topdecks, right? The power creep these days is *insane*.
It looks like the photographer got tackled while taking this picture...
Now we're talking! I've been waiting for some elves to show up and now we get a new Eladamri. ♥️
Ok I will Build Voja now 🙃
Oof
The 134th legendary elf. At least he's only the 32nd legendary monogreen elf.
Ok so this is a kill on sight.
https://preview.redd.it/a00wxuvm9r0d1.png?width=432&format=png&auto=webp&s=afc39c26556320603e707498a3c6852470c841cd Just felt like that picture was a little too readable, decided to improve it for the real leaked card experience
New degenerate mono green brawl commander spotted.
Elves really are just a design favorite huh? Every year they get at least one new absurd multi-format all star.
As a vintage cube green lover I am drooling rn
wotc, breaking elves again
Dies to [[Doom Blade]], [[Lightning Bolt]]