My Take on Worldwake

Worldwake Pre Release is over. After looking at the spoilers I think that the set is pretty fun to play with in Limited, but in terms of competitive play, it kinda sucks badly. There's only 2 cards that is worth anyone's attention which are Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Abyssal Persecutor. The rarity of them is also very high (both Mythics) which was evident that I did not crack a single one of them from any of my boosters from sessions or prize payout.

But knowing how good both cards are (and they're in my colors, UBW) I whacked them all using hard cold cash which makes me broke on 1st of February. FML. I am now a proud owner of 4 pieces of Abyssal Persecutor and 3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor.


Did I mention one of my Jace is a foil one? Lol. I bought that one too! But I'm not selling it, but I'd trade it off for 2 non-foil Jace (not Beleren) to complete my playset of 4.

I actually have 2 cards from Worldwake that I do think have potential which I've shared previously, namely Basilisk Collar and Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs.




Turning every single creature into a ground creeping Vampire Nighthawk is just too wicked. With Basilisk Collar, every single creature of yours is a bomb in Limited. That is also true for Constructed if you're heavy on creature drops.

As for Kazuul, 5 mana for a 5/4 body in red is good. In Limited where people usually have lots of mana to pay in mid game or late game, his usefulness is limited but for Constructed, he'll be used in Control Decks. Having a 4 toughness butt keeps him off from Lightning Bolt range. Oh yea!

Summary of Worldwake Pre Release and speculations of Constructed with Worldwake legal;

- Allies are freaking scary if you have the right pool. My fourth session with no bombs did pretty well thanks to the Agadeem Occultist and Join the Ranks along with 6 Ally creatures in my deck. I managed to reanimate opponent's Allies which even made my Allies more broken. Of course, my removals were decent but the downfall of my deck was it was a tri-color deck with no fixer at all (not even Pilgrim's Eye). I totally enjoyed myself.
- Searing Blaze is gonna replace Burst Lightning. 2 red mana for 3 damage to creature and player is just insane (Landfall, that is).
- Urge to Feed is definitely replacing Disfigure
- Expect to see Monowhite to run 4 Hada Freeblade
- Red Deck Wins will no longer be relevant thanks to Kor Firewalker

Oh well, enough of geek talk for today. I just read quite a few articles that are strongly suggesting the prices of Jace and Abyssal Persecutor are gonna shoot up. Not sure what to make of it, but I'm just happy I've got my playset for Persecutor and 3 Jaces with me. *hugs them*

Cheers
Robb