thaumaturge wrote:
Another day, another batch of top-notch reprints:
Greater Good
Seedborn Muse
and...
Time out for a sec... is it just me or is this set, more than anything, a Green-lovers paradise. There's a lot to love her but boy does it seem heavily slanted toward Awesome Green Shit.
Then there's this guy:
Basically the Green half of Riku.
Sure does feel that way doesn't it? I for one am ecstatic about it, because not only am I an avid fan of green, but I feel like green got the shaft as far as reprints in the last 2 masters sets.
Consider the following (without useful commons/uncommons):
Masters25Master of the Wild Hunt - Needed a reprint, but more of a pet card than anything else, wasn't seeing a ton of play anywhere from what I had seen and heard.
Azusa, Lost but Seeking - 100% needed, A+ reprint.
(The only green card from this set worth the price of a pack or more)Elvish Piper - Not bad, not amazing, it's been around forever.
Summoner's Pact - Good Stuff, needed a reprint to stay affordable.
Protean Hulk - Needed a reprint, but was a bulk rare before being unbanned in Commander/EDH.
Courser of Kruphix - Not bad, not great, already had an alternate foil from a separate release.
Living Wish - Useless in Commander/EDH without a playgroup agreeing on side/wish boards.
Tree of Redemption - Hot, steaming pile of garbage.
Iconic MastersChannel - Hella banned in Commander/EDH.
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger - Awesome, but generally considered a douchy card to play.
(The only green card from this set worth the price of a pack or more)Primeval Titan - Also hella banned in Commander/EDH.
Jugan, the Rising Star - Sweet art, but super underwhelming compared to the others of its cycle.
Genesis Hydra - Bulk Rare given away in assorted pack boxes at Walmart/Target.
Genesis Wave - Good stuff, no complaints.
Lotus Cobra - Good stuff, no complaints.
Curse of Predation - Bulk Rare.
Obstinate Baloth - Bulk Rare.
Rampaging Baloths - Good stuff, but nothing overly pricey at the time or difficult to get despite initial mythic status.
Other colors in Iconic Masters & Masters25 got Heavy Hitters/Chase cards, nevermind value cards like:Avacyn, Elesh Norn, Mana Drain, Sheoldred, Necropotence, Archangel of Thune, Consecrated Sphinx, Kiki-Jiki, Kokusho, Auriok Champion, Ancestral Recall, Cryptic Command, Thoughtseize, Magus of the Moon, Serra Ascendant, Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir, Aether Vial, Oblivion Stone, Glimpse the Unthinkable, Knight of the Reliquary, Jace TMS, Imperial Recruiter, Vendilion Clique, Phyrexian Obliterator, Blood Moon, Pact of Negation, Luminarch Acension, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Animar, Chalice of the Void, Ensnaring Bridge, Strionic Resonator, The Filter Lands
TL;DR = It's high time that Green, and not any other color was the big draw with the chase cards for a set. Recent sets have been heavily skewed in the favor of cards in other colors, or in artifacts/lands. That isn't to say that the other colors in Battlebond don't have chase cards, but it's still refreshing to see so many needed Green Reprints to make up for the chaff that made up most of the Rares/Mythics of the last 2 masters sets.