I say “psuedo-Planewswalker” as you can swing your creatures at it, deal damage to it and destroy it with cards that destroy Battles or non-land permanents generally. The easiest way to view the Battle mechanic is to see it as a spell that provides value when it enters the battlefield and then becomes a pseudo-Planeswalker that your opponent controls. If Elesh Norn finds a home in Pioneer, expect to see it in go-wide decks, as it generates five token creatures and the anthem is a perfect finisher for these styles of decks. The following turn, all of your creatures will have +1/+1 and double strike.
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This Saga generates five Incubator Tokens that immediately transform into 2/2 Phyrexians, making up for the loss of four creatures it took to get you here (Elesh Norn plus the three creatures you have to sacrifice to flip her). On top of having a static ability that can hinder various gameplans, Elesh Norn can transform into a Saga called The Argent Etchings. In addition, this card is a nightmare for Sacrifice decks, as it becomes almost impossible to win, as Mahem Devil has to target something every time a permanent is sacrificed. This effect, on its own, forces opponents to limit how they attack and block, as paying one mana for each source of damage becomes taxing extremely quickly. It has the static ability “Whenever you or a permanent you control takes damage, its controller loses two life unless they pay one mana”. Elesh Norn is a prime example of this.Įlesh Norn is a 3/5 Phyrexian Praetor with Vigilance. While there are creatures transforming into more powerful versions when compleated, this is the first set with creatures transforming into Sagas.
While some of the showcased Praetors have the ability to transform into Sagas, various other characters throughout the history of Magic have become Phyrexian. Various cards are showcased throughout the set with transform abilities. With nearly every plane the Magic story has ever visited being affected by the Phyrexian Invasion, impactful characters from every plane have become compleated. However, being able to break up the cost and being able to transform it at instant speed could be extremely relevant especially when playing around sweepers. This makes the 3/3 creature we eventually get from it cost four mana (the two mana difference between a vanilla exile effect and the six-mana cost of the card plus the two mana it costs to transform the artifact into a creature), which is a little inefficient. In this case, black Pioneer-legal exile effects with no upside or downside typically cost four mana. While Merciless Repurposing will likely not see Pioneer play due to its high mana cost, the card helps us understand how much mana one Incubate Token costs. In evaluating Incubate through the lens of the Pioneer format, the biggest question is: what are the Incubate Tokens worth? We see this mechanic explained on Merciless Repurposing and showcased in The Argent Etchings – the Saga on the backside of Elesh Norn. Incubate is an interesting mechanic that creates a token with +1/+1 counters on it, and allows the controller to pay two mana to transform it into a 0/0 Phyreian creature which retains those +1/+1 counters. Let’s break all of this down, and take a look at the impact these early spoilers could have on Pioneer on April 21 when the set releases. With March of the Machines being the first time since the release of War of the Spark in 2019 that a long-spanning arc in the lore will come to an end, it has become one of the most anticipated sets of the last couple of years for many people.īetween new and returning mechanics and, of course, new cards, there is a lot to break down even just a couple days into the spoiler season. Some of the most exciting times for Magic players are when a new set is spoiled or an arc of the Magic story reaches its climax and conclusion.
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