With Theros so nearly upon us, I decided to touch on one of the three new mechanics we will be seeing in the new set, namely Bestow. Now, we can see quit clearly that they were meant for each other, something of a love story in the mechanics, but in limited, we must definitely keep in mind that our poor bestow creatures have quite overpriced Bestow costs. Now, it does still remain to be seen how fast or slow the limited format will turn out to be, but it might be important to keep in mind that the Bestow creatures need to do work on their own at least, to be good in your limited deck.
Leafcrown Dryad takes number 2 by a very thin margin. Bears are always good in draft, getting your curve started early, or bringing in essential swings while your opponent gets set up, and this is no different. Added to that, it's a two mana bear with all upside, as it can be thrown under the bus against flyers in the late game, and it can bestow to pump your creatures if you draw it late. It is also the cheapest bestow cost in the entire cycle, and I imagine it would do work in Theros limited.
Nimbus Naiad would share a spot with Leafcrown or take 3rd place in the Bestow cycle. A Wind Drake was always good filler in limited, with quite a decent upside in that it grants evasion and added power to another creature, essentially giving you two evasive creatures for 4U, if the enchanted one gets removed. Definitely a solid pick for blue players, and I think it would probably end up in most blue decks.
Well, I hope we end up having fun in Theros limited. I wasn't able to update my blog because we recently shifted to a new house, and we don't have internet at the moment. I hope you can be patient with me, and I'll try to bring you new takes on M14 limited and Theros primers whenever I can. As always, have fun drafting!
Cheers,
Brick
Cavern Lampad here seems to be the best of the cycle of common bestow creatures, and intimidate is always a brilliant ability to have in a monocolored/bicolored set. Added to the fact that it grants intimidate to another creature given you get up to six mana (as the set seems to be geared towards slowness) it outclasses the rest of the cycle.
Leafcrown Dryad takes number 2 by a very thin margin. Bears are always good in draft, getting your curve started early, or bringing in essential swings while your opponent gets set up, and this is no different. Added to that, it's a two mana bear with all upside, as it can be thrown under the bus against flyers in the late game, and it can bestow to pump your creatures if you draw it late. It is also the cheapest bestow cost in the entire cycle, and I imagine it would do work in Theros limited.
Nimbus Naiad would share a spot with Leafcrown or take 3rd place in the Bestow cycle. A Wind Drake was always good filler in limited, with quite a decent upside in that it grants evasion and added power to another creature, essentially giving you two evasive creatures for 4U, if the enchanted one gets removed. Definitely a solid pick for blue players, and I think it would probably end up in most blue decks.
Well, I hope we end up having fun in Theros limited. I wasn't able to update my blog because we recently shifted to a new house, and we don't have internet at the moment. I hope you can be patient with me, and I'll try to bring you new takes on M14 limited and Theros primers whenever I can. As always, have fun drafting!
Cheers,
Brick
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