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(Teferi's Drake has the advantage of being 1 mana cheaper. No, I don't think that makes up for the phasing either, but it's still not *strictly* worse than Aven Initiate.) |
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*The "[[Bicycle land]]" cycle is strictly better than the cycling-land cycle from ''[[Urza's Saga]]'' (e.g., <c>Scattered Groves</c> compared to <c>Drifting Meadow</c> and <c>Slippery Karst</c>). | *The "[[Bicycle land]]" cycle is strictly better than the cycling-land cycle from ''[[Urza's Saga]]'' (e.g., <c>Scattered Groves</c> compared to <c>Drifting Meadow</c> and <c>Slippery Karst</c>). | ||
*<c>Ahn-Crop Crasher</c> is strictly better than <c>Vulshok Berserker</c>. | *<c>Ahn-Crop Crasher</c> is strictly better than <c>Vulshok Berserker</c>. | ||
*<c>Aven Initiate</c> is strictly better than <c>Cloud Manta</c>, <c>Moon Heron</c>, <c>Snapping Drake</c>, <c>Talas Air Ship | *<c>Aven Initiate</c> is strictly better than <c>Cloud Manta</c>, <c>Moon Heron</c>, <c>Snapping Drake</c>, and <c>Talas Air Ship</c>. | ||
*<c>Battlefield Scavenger</c> and <c>Harsh Mentor</c> are strictly better than <c>Falkenrath Reaver</c>. <!--I know we don't usually do this with vanillas, but since this one is still quite recent and was itself strictly better than so many cards... --> | *<c>Battlefield Scavenger</c> and <c>Harsh Mentor</c> are strictly better than <c>Falkenrath Reaver</c>. <!--I know we don't usually do this with vanillas, but since this one is still quite recent and was itself strictly better than so many cards... --> | ||
*<c>Blazing Volley</c> is strictly better than <c>Desert Sandstorm</c> and <c>Tremor</c>. | *<c>Blazing Volley</c> is strictly better than <c>Desert Sandstorm</c> and <c>Tremor</c>. |
Revision as of 01:59, 10 July 2018
Cards from Amonkhet compared to cards from earlier sets.
Strictly better
- The "Bicycle land" cycle is strictly better than the cycling-land cycle from Urza's Saga (e.g., Scattered Groves compared to Drifting Meadow and Slippery Karst).
- Ahn-Crop Crasher is strictly better than Vulshok Berserker.
- Aven Initiate is strictly better than Cloud Manta, Moon Heron, Snapping Drake, and Talas Air Ship.
- Battlefield Scavenger and Harsh Mentor are strictly better than Falkenrath Reaver.
- Blazing Volley is strictly better than Desert Sandstorm and Tremor.
- Bloodrage Brawler is strictly better than Minotaur Explorer.
- Cascading Cataracts is strictly better than Crystal Quarry.
- Curator of Mysteries is strictly better than Thought Devourer.
- Dune Beetle is strictly better than Bane Alley Blackguard.
- Festering Mummy is strictly better than Festering Goblin and Shambling Goblin.
- Forsake the Worldly is strictly better than Fate Forgotten.
- Gift of Paradise is strictly better than Sheltered Aerie.
- Hieroglyphic Illumination is strictly better than Touch of Brilliance and Weave Fate.
- Manglehorn is strictly better than Uktabi Orangutan and Viridian Shaman.
- Naga Vitalist is strictly better than Harvester Druid.
- Pathmaker Initiate is strictly better than Dwarven Nomad, Dwarven Warriors and Goblin Tunneler.
- Pitiless Vizier is strictly better than Giant Cockroach and Nether Horror.
- Pouncing Cheetah is strictly better than King Cheetah.
- Sacred Cat is strictly better than Trained Caracal.
- Scarab Feast is strictly better than Fade from Memory.
- Shimmerscale Drake is strictly better than Sandbar Serpent.
- Slither Blade is strictly better than Triton Shorestalker.
- Those Who Serve is strictly better than Foot Soldiers, Great Hart, and Pillarfield Ox.
- Unwavering Initiate is strictly better than Changeling Sentinel.
- Violent Impact is strictly better than Demolish and Volcanic Submersion
- Wander in Death is strictly better than Dutiful Return, March of the Returned and Morbid Plunder.
Strictly worse
- Decision Paralysis is strictly worse than Adverse Conditions, Chilling Grasp, Frost Breath and Sudden Storm.
- Haze of Pollen is strictly worse than Lull.
- Weaver of Currents is strictly worse than Palladium Myr.
Colorshifted
- Anointed Procession is a colorshifted Parallel Lives from Innistrad (green to white).
- Consuming Fervor is a colorshifted Unstable Mutation from Arabian Nights (blue to red).[1]
- Those Who Serve is a colorshifted Colossodon Yearling fromm Dragons of Tarkir (green to white).