War of the Spark/Card comparisons
Cards from War of the Spark compared to cards from earlier sets.
Strictly better
- Bloom Hulk is strictly better than Durkwood Boars, Golden Bear, Nettletooth Djinn, Rowan Treefolk, and Rumbling Baloth.
- Challenger Troll is strictly better than Alpha Tyrannax, Barbtooth Wurm, Blanchwood Treefolk, Canopy Gorger, Colossapede, Craw Wurm, Durkwood Boars, Feral Krushok, Hollowhenge Beast , Ironroot Treefolk, Jasmine Boreal, Jerrard of the Closed Fist, Meng Huo's Horde, Nema Siltlurker, Panther Warriors, Plated Wurm, Silverback Ape, Streetbreaker Wurm, The Lady of the Mountain, Thornhide Wolves, Torsten Von Ursus and Tusked Colossodon.
- Charmed Stray is strictly better than Trained Caracal.
- Desperate Lunge is strictly better than Mighty Leap.
- Erratic Visionary is strictly better than Research Assistant.
- Jace's Triumph is strictly better than Divination.
- Lazotep Plating is strictly better than Tortoise Formation.
- Mana Geode is strictly better than Manalith.
- Merfolk Skydiver is strictly better than Gaea's Skyfolk.
- No Escape is strictly better than Deny Existence.
- Ob Nixilis's Cruelty is strictly better than Demon's Grasp, Drag Down, Fatal Fumes, Flatten, Lash of the Whip, Strangling Spores, Tar Snare, Throttle, Tomb Hex, Waste Away.
- Paradise Druid is strictly better than Leaf Gilder.
- Pledge of Unity is strictly better than Reap What Is Sown.
- Pollenbright Druid is strictly better than Ironshell Beetle.
- Return to Nature is strictly better than Naturalize.
- Saheeli's Silverwing is strictly better than Millennial Gargoyle
- Sarkhan's Catharsis is strictly better than Lava Axe.
- Sky Theater Strix is strictly better than Storm Crow.
- Spark Harvest is strictly better than Bone Splinters.
- Toll of the Invasion is strictly better than Dark Inquiry.
- War Screecher is strictly better than Concordia Pegasus.
Strictly worse
- Nahiri's Stoneblades is strictly worse than Invigorated Rampage
- Pouncing Lynx is strictly worse than Sunhome Stalwart.
Colorshifted
- Lazotep Behemoth is a colorshifted version of Lathnu Sailback (red to black), except for creature types.