Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths/Card comparisons

Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths

 

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Card comparisons

 

Cards from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths as compared to cards from earlier sets.

Strictly better

• Aegis Turtle is strictly better than Armored Whirl Turtle, Kraken Hatchling, Murmuring Phantasm and Wall of Mist.
• Almighty Brushwagg is strictly better than Charging Badger, Defiant Elf and Willow Elf.
• Auspicious Starrix is strictly better than Alpha Tyrranax, Barbtooth Wurm, Blanchwood Treefolk, Colossapede, Crabapple Cohort, Craw Wurm, Durkwood Boars, Feral Krushok, Hollowhenge Beast, Ironroot Treefolk, Johtull Wurm, Jungle Wurm, Kindercatch, Meng Huo's Horde, Moss Monster, Nema Siltlurker, Panther Warriors, Plated Rootwalla, Plated Wurm, Redwood Treefolk, Rotted Hystrix, Silverback Ape, Spined Wurm, Thornhide Wolves, Wildwood Geist, and Winding Wurm.
• Avian Oddity is strictly better than Amphin Cutthroat, Azure Drake and Fighting Drake.
• Blade Banish is strictly better than Smite the Monstrous.
• Blisterspit Gremlin is strictly better than Dwarven Trader and Mons's Goblin Raiders.
• Blood Curdle is strictly better than Chill to the Bone, Eviscerate, Impale and Reach of Shadows.
• Boot Nipper is strictly better than Child of Night, Cyclopean Mummy, Dakmor Scorpion, Hand of Silumgar, Krovikan Scoundrel, Skeletal Snake and Wei Infantry.
• Cavern Whisperer is strictly better than Dreg Reaver and Zombie Goliath.
• Chittering Harvester is strictly better than Minotaur Abomination.
• Clash of Titans is strictly better than Blood Feud and Dissension in the Ranks.
• Cloudpiercer is strictly better than Berserkers of Blood Ridge, Bonebreaker Giant, Fire Elemental, Fomori Nomad, Frost Ogre, Lathnu Sailback and Obsidian Giant.
• Crystacean is strictly better than Fortress Crab.
• Crystalline Giant is strictly better than Gilded Sentinel, Henge Walker, Kiln Walker and Wicker Witch.
• Cubwarden is strictly better than Caravan Hurda, Champion of Arashin, Dutiful Servants, Faithbearer Paladin, Foot Soldiers, Great Hart, Great-Horn Krushok, Imperial Outrider, Ironclad Krovod, Oaken Brawler, Pillarfield Ox, Shu Elite Infantry, Siege Mastodon, Silent Artisan, Thraben Purebloods and Trokin High Guard.
• Daysquad Marshal is strictly better than Mercenaries and Shu Elite Infantry.
• Drannith Healer is strictly better than Fresh Volunteers, Glory Seeker, Knight Errant, Pearled Unicorn, Silvercoat Lion and Traveling Philosopher.
• Drannith Magistrate is strictly better than Hipparion and Squire.
• Drannith Stinger is strictly better than Barbarian Outcast, Defiant Khenra, Falkenrath Reaver, Feral Maaka, Goblin Assailant, Goblin Brigand, Goblin Bully, Goblin Elite Infantry, Goblin Firebug, Goblin Furrier, Goblin Hero, Goblin Piker, Goblin Raider, Gray Ogre, Hulking Goblin, Independent Troops, Ironclaw Orcs, Mad Dog, Mogg Jailer, Mogg Toady, Raging Bull, Reckless Cohort, Sell-Sword Brute, Smoldering Efreet, Swab Goblin and Yellow Scarves Troops.
• Dreamtail Heron is strictly better than Coastal Hornclaw and Nimbus of the Isles.
• Durable Coilbug is strictly better than Cabal Evangel, Craven Knight, Cyclopean Mummy, Dakmor Scorpion, Felhide Brawler, Filthy Cur, Fleshmad Steed, Gutter Skulk, Krovikan Scoundrel, Queen's Bay Soldier, Skeletal Snake, Spineless Thug, Walking Corpse, Wei Infantry, Whipstitched Zombie and Young Wei Recruits.
• Essence Symbiote is strictly better than Balduvian Bears, Barbary Apes, Bear Cub, Cylian Elf, Forest Bear, Grizzly Bears and Runeclaw Bear.
• Everquill Phoenix is strictly better than Borderland Minotaur, Geyser Glider, Highland Giant, Hyena Pack, Lowland Giant, Ogre Resister, Orazca Raptor, Shatterskull Giant, Skyraker Giant, Summit Prowler and Viashino Bey.
• Exuberant Wolfbear is strictly better than Broodhunter Wurm, Ferocious Zheng, Golden Bear, Nettle Swine, Nettletooth Djinn, Order of the Sacred Bell, Rowan Treefolk, Rumbling Baloth, Southern Elephant and Wild Ceratok.
• Ferocious Tigorilla is strictly better than Barbarian Horde, Borderland Minotaur, Canyon Minotaur, Ekundu Cyclops, Havoc Devils, Highland Giant, Hill Giant, Indentured Oaf, Lagac Lizard, Lizard Warrior, Lowland Giant, Ogre Resister, Ogre Taskmaster, Ogre Warrior, Russet Wolves, Shatterskull Giant, Summit Prowler, Tor Giant, Viashino Bey, Viashino Warrior and Wild Jhovall.
• Flame Spill is strictly better than Bombard.
• Flourishing Fox is strictly better than Eager Cadet.
• Flycatcher Giraffid is strictly better than Ironroot Treefolk, Mammoth Spider and Nema Siltlurker.
• Footfall Crater is strictly better than Racecourse Fury.
• Forbidden Friendship is strictly better than Dragon Fodder and Krenko's Command.
• Frillscare Mentor is strictly better than Balduvian Barbarians, Brassclaw Orcs, Fearless Halberdier, Goblin Cavaliers, Goblin Hero, Goblin Roughrider, Gray Ogre, Longhorn Firebeast, Raging Bull and Shinka Gatekeeper.
• Fully Grown is strictly better than Awaken the Bear, Crash the Ramparts and Fanatical Fever.
• Gemrazer is strictly better than Argothian Swine, Axebane Beast, Broodhunter Wurm, Cloudcrown Oak, Durkwood Boars, Fangren Hunter, Ferocious Zheng, Giant Mantis, Giant Spider, Golden Bear, Grazing Whiptail, Nettle Swine, Nettletooth Djinn, Norwood Archers, Order of the Sacred Bell, Plated Spider, Rowan Treefolk, Rumbling Baloth, Southern Elephant, Spiked Baloth, Stampeding Rhino, Tangle Mantis, Towering Indrik, War Mammoth, Wild Ceratok and Wild Elephant.
• Glimmerbell is strictly better than Lumengrid Warden, Maritime Guard, Sea Eagle, Seacoast Drake, Seagraf Skaab, Storm Crow, Straw Soldiers, Sworn Guardian, Talas Merchant, Talas Scout and Vivid Flying Fish.
• Grimdancer is strictly better than Arisen Gorgon, El-Hajjâj and Python.
• Gyruda, Doom of Depths is strictly better than Sivitri Scarzam.
• Hampering Snare is strictly better than Turn the Tide.
• Heightened Reflexes is strictly better than Kindled Fury and Precise Strike.
• Helica Glider is strictly better than Dawn Gryff, Ghirapur Osprey, Keen-Eyed Archers, Pearled Unicorn, Shadow Glider and Wild Griffin.
• Honey Mammoth is strictly better than Alpha Tyrranax, Canopy Gorger, Cowl Prowler, Craw Wurm, Jerrard of the Closed Fist, Kindercatch, Torsten Von Ursus and Tusked Colossodon.
• Hornbash Mentor is strictly better than Centaur Courser, Gnarled Mass, Gorilla Pack, Harrier Naga, Nessian Courser, Silt Crawler and Trained Armodon.
• Huntmaster Liger is strictly better than Foot Soldiers, Great Hart, Pillarfield Ox, Shu Elite Infantry and Trokin High Guard.
• Insatiable Hemophage is strictly better than Moonglove Winnower, Scavenging Scarab and Vampire Champion.
• Jegantha, the Wellspring is strictly better than Jasmine Boreal, The Lady of the Mountain, Tobias Andrion and Torsten Von Ursus.
• Jubilant Skybonder is strictly better than Vassal Soul.
• Keensight Mentor is strictly better than Border Guard and Femeref Scouts.
• Lava Serpent is strictly better than Flameborn Hellion, Tenement Crasher, Iron-Barb Hellion and The Lady of the Mountain.
• Light of Hope is strictly better than Demystify and Quiet Purity.
• Luminous Broodmoth is strictly better than Starlit Angel.
• Lurking Deadeye is strictly better than Giant Cockroach and Nether Horror.
• Maned Serval is strictly better than Affa Protector, Border Guard, Femeref Scouts, Hipparion, Squire and Standing Troops.
• Memory Leak is strictly better than Dark Inquiry and Never Happened.
• Migration Path is strictly better than Explosive Vegetation.
• Migratory Greathorn is strictly better than Rowan Treefolk and Southern Elephant.
• Momentum Rumbler is strictly better than Barbarian Horde, Canyon Minotaur, Hill Giant, Lagac Lizard, Ogre Warrior, Russet Wolves, Tor Giant and Wild Jhovall.
• Mosscoat Goriak is strictly better than Colossodon Yearling, Llanowar Cavalry and Snapping Creeper.
• Mutual Destruction is strictly better than Bone Splinters.
• Mythos of Nethroi is strictly better than Asphyxiate, Assassinate, Chill to the Bone, Eviscerate, Eyeblight's Ending, Ghostly Visit, Hand of Death, Impale, Murder, Reach of Shadows, Rend Flesh and Vanquish the Weak.
• Mythos of Vadrok is strictly better than Engulfing Eruption.
• Neutralize is strictly better than Cancel and Mystic Denial.
• Nightsquad Commando is strictly better than Felhide Minotaur, Headless Horseman, Mindless Null, Scathe Zombies, Undead Minotaur and Witch's Familiar.
• Of One Mind is strictly better than Counsel of the Soratami, Divination and Touch of Brilliance.
• Patagia Tiger is strictly better than Enforcer Griffin, Prized Griffin, Shining Aerosaur, Skyrider Trainee, Skyswirl Harrier and Starlit Angel.
• Perimeter Sergeant is strictly better than Bastion Enforcer, Knight of the Keep, Loxodon Line Breaker and Pearled Unicorn.
• Phase Dolphin is strictly better than Horned Turtle and River Kaijin.
• Pollywog Symbiote is strictly better than Lumengrid Warden, Maritime Guard, Seagraf Skaab, Straw Soldiers, Sworn Guardian and Talas Merchant.
• Porcuparrot is strictly better than Barbarian Horde, Canyon Minotaur, Ekundu Cyclops, Highland Giant, Hill Giant, Hyena Pack, Lagac Lizard, Ogre Warrior, Orazca Raptor, Russet Wolves, Tor Giant and Wild Jhovall.
• Proud Wildbonder is strictly better than Borderland Minotaur, Havoc Devils, Lowland Giant, Ogre Resister, Shatterskull Giant, Summit Prowler and Viashino Bey.
• Prickly Marmoset is strictly better than Goblin Hero, Gray Ogre, Hurloon Minotaur, Minotaur Warrior, Pensive Minotaur, Raging Bull and Riot Devils.
• Pyroceratops is strictly better than Pyre Hound.
• Ram Through is strictly better than Rabid Bite.
• Reconnaissance Mission is strictly better than Coastal Piracy.
• Sanctuary Smasher is strictly better than Axegrinder Giant and Flameborn Viron.
• Serrated Scorpion is strictly better than Hunted Ghoul, Infectious Host, Muck Rats and Tattered Mummy.
• Shredded Sails is strictly better than Molten Frame, Scrap and Shatter.
• Snare Tactician is strictly better than Alaborn Trooper, Keepers of the Faith, Pearled Unicorn, Regal Unicorn and Shu Foot Soldiers.
• Spelleater Wolverine is strictly better than Balduvian Barbarians, Brassclaw Orcs, Fearless Halberdier, Goblin Cavaliers, Goblin Hero, Goblin Roughrider, Gray Ogre, Longhorn Firebeast, Raging Bull and Shinka Gatekeeper.
• Splendor Mare is strictly better than Alaborn Trooper, Bastion Enforcer, Champion of Arashin, Keepers of the Faith, Knight of the Keep, Loxodon Line BreakerPearled Unicorn, Regal Unicorn, Shu Elite Infantry, Shu Foot Soldiers, Solitary Camel and Trokin High Guard.
• Springjaw Trap is strictly better than Silent Dart.
• Sudden Spinnerets is strictly better than Ornamental Courage, Silk Net, Snare the Skies and Vines of the Recluse.
• Suffocating Fumes is strictly better than Cower in Fear and Make Obsolete.
• Thieving Otter is strictly better than Nine-Tail White Fox and Stealer of Secrets.
• Thwart the Enemy is strictly better than Hindervines, Hunter's Ambush and Vine Snare.
• Valiant Rescuer is strictly better than Blade of the Sixth Pride, Devilthorn Fox, Dromoka Warrior, Knight of New Benalia, Oreskos Swiftclaw, Prowling Caracal, Raptor Companion and Savai Sabertooth.
• Voracious Greatshark is strictly better than Water Elemental.
• Weaponize the Monsters is strictly better than Blood Rites.
• Whisper Squad is strictly better than Muck Rats.
• Wilt is strictly better than Break Asunder, Naturalize and Verdigris.
• Yidaro, Wandering Monster is strictly better than Barktooth Warbeard.
• Zagoth Mamba is strictly better than Muck Rats.
• The Crystals are strictly better than Cameos:
  • Indatha Crystal is strictly better than Tigereye Cameo.
  • Ketria Crystal is strictly better than Troll-Horn Cameo.
  • Raugrin Crystal is strictly better than Seashell Cameo.
  • Savai Crystal is strictly better than Bloodstone Cameo.
  • Zagoth Crystal is strictly better than Drake-Skull Cameo.
• The Triomes are strictly better than dual and triple taplands:
  • Indatha Triome is strictly better than Elfhame Palace, Forsaken Sanctuary, Foul Orchard, Sandsteppe Citadel, and Tranquil Expanse.
  • Ketria Triome is strictly better than Frontier Bivouac, Highland Lake, Shivan Oasis, Timber Gorge and Woodland Stream.
  • Raugrin Triome is strictly better than Coastal Tower, Highland Lake, Meandering River, Mystic Monastery and Stone Quarry.
  • Savai Triome is strictly better than Cinder Barrens, Forsaken Sanctuary, Nomad Outpost, Stone Quarry and Urborg Volcano.
  • Zagoth Triome is strictly better than Foul Orchard, Opulent Palace, Salt Marsh, Submerged Boneyard and Woodland Stream.

Strictly worse

• Checkpoint Officer is strictly worse than Benalish Trapper, Blinding Mage, Fan Bearer, Giant Killer and Master Decoy.
• Garrison Cat is strictly worse than Doomed Traveler and Hunted Witness.
• Of One Mind is strictly worse than Ancestral Recall.
• Rumbling Rockslide is strictly worse than Struggle // Survive.
• Savai Sabertooth is strictly worse than Accorder Paladin, Aethergeode Miner, Audacious Infiltrator, Daring Skyjek, Glory-Bound Initiate, Kor Castigator, Leonin of the Lost Pride, Oketra's Avenger, Shepherd of the Flock, Valiant Rescuer and Wandering Champion.

Colorshifted

• Daysquad Marshal is a colorshifted version of Ambassador Oak (green to white), save for creature types.
• Gloom Pangolin is a colorshifted version of Loxodon Wayfarer (white to black), save for creature types.
• Nightsquad Commando is a colorshifted version of Mardu Horde-Chief (black to white), save for creature types.