New Posts For Thread: Surprising cards from GTC prereleasehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746379/Surprising_cards_from_GTC_prereleaseHey guys, now that the first waves of prereleases are over what are some cards that flew under the radar, but ended up being good. Or the complete opposite cards that you thought were good and ended up being bad?The good for me(played gruul at prerelBurst of Strength wasn't necessarily great, but was still way better than I expected (for Simic). The creature sizes in this set are similar, so the +1/+1 is often enough to net a card's worth of effect. I wouldn't usehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746379/Surprising_cards_from_GTC_prerelease?post_id=528600405#528600405Burst of Strength wasn't necessarily great, but was still way better than I expected (for Simic). The creature sizes in this set are similar, so the +1/+1 is often enough to net a card's worth of effect. I wouldn't useTue, 29 Jan 2013 21:23:24 -0600Gideon killed me a couple times, he's good, although obviously he won't help you stabalize so be aware.THe White Denizen is a ton of fun with Boros, and is super-duper fun with Boros GUildmage .Skynight Legionnairehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746379/Surprising_cards_from_GTC_prerelease?post_id=528568949#528568949Gideon killed me a couple times, he's good, although obviously he won't help you stabalize so be aware.THe White Denizen is a ton of fun with Boros, and is super-duper fun with Boros GUildmage .Skynight LegionnaireMon, 28 Jan 2013 15:55:40 -0600Knight of Obligation was really good for me. Blocks all day and Extort is pretty tough to stop. I guess I expected him to be good so not really a huge surprise. Also, that art! One Thousand Lasheshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746379/Surprising_cards_from_GTC_prerelease?post_id=528561905#528561905Knight of Obligation was really good for me. Blocks all day and Extort is pretty tough to stop. I guess I expected him to be good so not really a huge surprise. Also, that art! One Thousand LashesMon, 28 Jan 2013 11:35:56 -0600I'll try to opine about some cards that haven't been mentioned yet. Ogre Slumlord was way more annoying to play against than I expected, as it kept pumping out rats with deathtouch. Blind Obediencehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746379/Surprising_cards_from_GTC_prerelease?post_id=528560941#528560941I'll try to opine about some cards that haven't been mentioned yet. Ogre Slumlord was way more annoying to play against than I expected, as it kept pumping out rats with deathtouch. Blind ObedienceMon, 28 Jan 2013 11:00:46 -0600I'll agree with that. Still don't think he's constructed playable, but in limited the man is a beatstick that is surprisingly resilient. In the same vein, I've seen Duskmantle Seer at work, and good lord does ithttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746379/Surprising_cards_from_GTC_prerelease?post_id=528560481#528560481I'll agree with that. Still don't think he's constructed playable, but in limited the man is a beatstick that is surprisingly resilient. In the same vein, I've seen Duskmantle Seer at work, and good lord does itMon, 28 Jan 2013 10:38:52 -0600