Yearly Archives: 2019

RNA Card Preview: End-Raze Forerunners

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We had seen and experienced Green stompy decks in the past months of Standard. We had versions of Red Green Dinos and even just the straightforward Mono Green aggro with Galtha as its top curve. Today’s preview in Ravnica Allegiance spoilers opens to us another top curve option for a Green stompy deck. Presenting, End-Raze Forerunners.

There is a huge similarity with Craterhoof Behemoth with this beast except for the number of pump triggers wherein this version is fixed to +2/+2 and the additional vigilance to your other dudes. Eight mana is not that easy to acquire but with the mana dudes in the current format, you can just ramp into it on a fewer turn.

My deck choice is that it can possibly fit in a Mono Green Elves shell. I have posted a Selesnya version but I think the mono-color route can suffice. Here below is what I think it would look like.

  • 3 End-Raze Forerunners
  • 4 Llanowar Elves
  • 2 Beast Whisperer
  • 4 Thorn Lieutenant
  • 4 Pelt Collector
  • 4 Steel Leaf Champion
  • 4 Elvish Clancaller
  • 4 Marwyn, the Nurturer
  • 2 Druid of the Cowl
  • 3 Vivien Reid
  • 3 Vanquisher’s Banner
  • 23 Forest

Of course, this is still subject to updating once the complete spoiler is up and we have other options to add and replace some of the creatures in the current list.

Is the card viable for the Standard metagame? Let me know in the comments below.

Two More Board Games

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A part of my Shopee spree last December was the impulsive purchase of board games to add to my collection. I may want to learn to play it once, then leave it on the shelves until the next gaming session with my friends or Magic playgroup. The two recent purchases were from an online store for board games in which I got Spyfall 2 and Organ Attack. The prices seem to be reasonable so I gave it a shot. It arrived just before Christmas.

I first learned the Spyfall game during a post-dinner activity with fellow MTG judges in Manila years ago. The goal was just to guess who is the spy before the spy discovered the place where the current game was. This is to be done by the clues from the questions and answers.

I haven’t tried playing the Organ Attack board game just yet but upon checking the reviews online, it is one of the highly recommended games and a friend also attested that it is very fun to play. I quickly browsed through the rule book and noticed similarities with Magic: the Gathering. I have yet to schedule a play session on this with my friends.

That is a wrap for now. I placed them on the bookshelf at the bhaus along with my first copy of Spyfall and the Cyanide and Happiness card game. I might also recommend this on our next after-tournament activity.