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Favorite Card(s) from Each Standard Set
I'd love to see what each person's favorite non-masterpiece card(s) are in each standard-legal set. Here are mine:
Kaldesh: Chandra, Torch of Defiance
Aether Revolt: Paradox Engine
Amonkhet: Liliana, Death's Magesty
Hour of Devastation: Nicol Bolas. God Pharaoh
Ixalan: Carnage Tyrant
Rivals of Ixalan: Timestream Navigator
Kaldesh: Chandra, Torch of Defiance
Aether Revolt: Paradox Engine
Amonkhet: Liliana, Death's Magesty
Hour of Devastation: Nicol Bolas. God Pharaoh
Ixalan: Carnage Tyrant
Rivals of Ixalan: Timestream Navigator
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Kaladesh: Panharmonicon
Aether Revolt: Baral, Chief of Compliance
Amonkhet: Approach of the Second Sun
Hour of Devastation: Nicol Bolas, God-Pharoah (duh!)
Ixalan: Search for Azcanta//Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin
Rivals of Ixalan: Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca
Return to Ravnica: The Shocklands
Gatecrash: The other 5 Shcoklands
Dragon's Maze: Give//Take
M14: Elvish Mystic
Theros: Elspeth, Sun's Champion (or Thassa, God of the Sea)
Born of the Gods: Hero of Iroas
Journey into Nyx: Grim Guardian
M15: Diffusion Sliver
Khans of Tarkir: Savage Punch
Fate Reforged: Kholagan, Storm's Fury
Dragons of Tarkir: Ojutai's Command
Magic Origins: Jace, Vyrn's Prodigy
Battle for Zendikar: Makindi Sliderunner
Oath of the Gatewatch: This set is the worst. Stormchaser Mage... I suppose.
Shadows Over Innistrad: Insolent Neonate
Eldritch Moon: Otherworldy Outburst
Kaladesh: Pia Nalaar
Aether Revolt: Maverick Thopterest
Amonkhet: Drake Haven
Hour of Devastation: Ambuscade
Ixalan: Ripjaw Raptor
Rivals of Ixalan: Ghalta, Primal Hunger
Dominaria: Phyrexian Scriptures
Kaladesh: Snare Thopter (I often first pick this)
Aether Revolt: Fatal Push
Amonkhet: Gust Walker
Hour of Devastation: Appeal//Authority
Ixalan: Dreadmaw! Ok no, Territorial Hammerskull, actually
Rivals of Ixalan: Dreadmaw! Joking again. I'd say Profane Procession. I've not seen many things that end a game of limited faster.
(Dreadmaw is decent, though)
Aether Revolt: Negate
Amonkhet: Merciless Javelineer
Hour of Devastation: Supreme Will
Ixalan: Huartli's Spurring
Rivals of Ixalan: Dire Fleet Neckbreaker
Aether revolt: Paradox engine
Amonket: Hazoret the Fervent
Hour of Devastation: The scarab God
Ixalan: Revel in riches
Rivals of Ixalan: Azor's gateway
How about Kaladesh? Did you have a fav from that?
I wasn't playing then
that will be all
This card brought me so many victories and prizes, and a ticket to the biggest tournament in Japan. Unfortunately I only drew lands in that tournament.
I was using WU control deck. It was one of the most popular deck type at that time, but no one was using Twitch. I always like to use cards that no one uses, so I put one Twitch in my deck.
Once they see Twitch, it makes them think they should pass the turn with 3 untapped lands instead of 2. Because Twitch can tap the land they want to use for Counter Spells.
Twitch can make your opponent slow or let you cast important cards(Titan, JtMS) safely, but also stop Titan's attack trigger, tap opponent's creature and kill it with Gideon Jura, untap your Ratchet Bomb.. It was super useful.
Aether Revolt: Narnam Renegade
Ahmonket: Magma Spray
HOU: Abrade
Ixalan: None (I didn’t really care for the set as a whole)
Rivals: Ravenous Chupacabra
Aether Revolt: Caught in the Brights
Amonkhet: Neheb, the Worthy
Hour of Devastation: Neheb, the Eternal
Ixalan: Revel in Riches
Rivals of Ixalan: Rekindling Phoenix
Anyway:
Kaladesh: Long-Finned Skywhale
Aether Revolt: Hidden Stockpile
Amonkhet: Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
Hour of Devastation: God-Pharaoh's Gift
Ixalan: Ripjaw Raptor
Rivals of Ixalan: Zacama, Primal Calamity, my new Commander
A continuity error in what war?
Intrigue! What/how?
(I only like him 'cause he's a legendary Minotaur with cool abilities.)
Personally, I always thought that we were seeing him right after he finishes the last trial on his way to go get murdered by Hazoret on the weird sacrifice altar thing.
We have seen cards representing past/dead characters and events in sets before, so I don't think having an important character during the introduction to a world is that big of an issue, since he isn't in the story until he is dead.
@KrampisZman scooped me, but yes. In the story he's supposed to have died roughly ten or so years before the events of Amonkhet block, but he's got a card that would seem to indicate that he's alive and well at least at the point that the Gatewatch arrive. So he's alive in the cards and dead in the story.
I agree that the original plan was probably to have him die at the end of the Trials in Amonkhet's storyline, then become an Eternal to make the narrative connection in Hour of Devastation, but the story got rewritten, he was dropped from the first set, and his death date was moved. Someone somewhere must have missed the continuity error that creates.
Rashmi is one of my favourite Commanders I've ever used, and she's the only 'Noki remembers and liked this' kind of card from Kaladesh.
AER: Paradox Engine
It's pretty obvious why I like this. I like using it in Elf-based EDH decks so I can reuse my mana-dorks indefinitely.
AKH: Bounty of the Luxa
This is the only card I remember fondly from Amonkhet. I like the semi-versatility.
HOU: Neheb, the Eternal
I really like how this guy works. No matter what, you're getting some value. If he dies attacking, they still lose life. If he survives, you get Mana. It's just fun.
XLN: Vona, Butcher of Magan
Vona is very interesting to me. In some sort of WB life-swing deck, she's almost infinite removal.
RIX: Path of Mettle
This card is so janky, I can't help but love it. It's RW keywords tribal, which is just fun to build around, and then it's just removal. It's just interesting to me.
Return to Ravnica: Archeon of Triumvirate
Gatecrash: Arulia, the War Leader
Dragons Maze: Breaking//Entering
Theros: Ordeal of Puphoros
Journey into Nyx: Worst Fears
M15: Soul of New Phyrexia
Dragons of Tarkir: Mirror Mockery
Origins: Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
Eldrich Moon: Decimator of the Provinces
Rivals of Ixalan: Ghalta, Primal Hunger (I actually got a foil version of this at the RIX prerelease)
Kaladesh: Salivating Gremlins
Aether Revolt: Renegade Rallier
Amonkhet: Rhonas' Champion
Hour of Devastation: The Locust God!
Ixalan: Chart a Course
Rivals of Ixalan: Brass' Bounty
Salivating Gremlins and Brass' Bounty were part of one of my first standard decks ever!
Renegade Rallier is part of my current standard warriors tribal deck.
I just REALLY like Rhonas' Champion's effect.
Locust God was one of my first fully functional commanders!
I run a playset of Chart a Course in one of my modern decks 'cause its super useful in decks with cheap and evasive creatures!
Aether Revolt: Exquisite Archangel
Amonkhet: Approach of the Second Sun
Hour of Devastation: Torment of Hailfire
Ixalan: Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Rivals of Ixalan: Tendershoot Dryad
Aether Revolt: Mechanized Production
Amonkhet: Bounty of the Luxa
Hour of Devastation: Liliana’s Defeat
Ixalan: Raging Swordtooth
Rivals of Ixalan: Brass’s Bounty