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2 years ago ::
Sep 21, 2011 - 8:52PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 15, 2008
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Serra Ascendant  . 6/6 lifelink, flier, first turn? Seems over powered to me.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 21, 2011 - 8:57PM
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Usually running out a turn 1 Serra Ascendant against 2 or more players is a bad idea. It turns the table against you, is fairly easy to stop, and requires quite a few turns to kill someone with it. Its not bad in EDH, but like Sol Ring  and Mana Crypt  , being played against multiple opponents just makes it so much worse. (And Sol Ring and Mana Crypt are waaay better than Serra Ascendant)
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2 years ago ::
Sep 21, 2011 - 9:03PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 15, 2008
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I suppose I see your point. Just a shocker card when I seen it come out right away.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 21, 2011 - 9:31PM
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I suppose I see your point. Just a shocker card when I seen it come out right away.
It is a bomb on the first few turns, but overall not superpowered. It is rather easy to destroy and unless everyone in your group runs it then seeing it turns 1 or 2 should be rare unless the guy is actively mulling for it or stacking his deck.
I like fun, but competitive decks. So I might not play what is optimal but they have normally been tested to have a 2/3 winrate.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 22, 2011 - 1:40AM
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Date Joined:
Nov 15, 2007
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I suppose I see your point. Just a shocker card when I seen it come out right away.
ALso, in a 100 card singelton format, its not that likely that you'll have it on your first turn. Its till a good card, and most white duel-EDH decks i know runs it.
-The place you really wants to be scared of it is in 2 Headed Giant.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 22, 2011 - 8:19AM
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I suppose I see your point. Just a shocker card when I seen it come out right away.
It is a bomb on the first few turns, but overall not superpowered.
Even then only when you're not playing multiplayer.
...Seems over powered to me.
These are precisely the kind of card you want to be playing. The 'broken' card- ones that actually ruin games- are mostly all banned. What we're left with are the overpowered Necropotence  s and Sol Ring s of the magic world to fill our decks with.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 22, 2011 - 8:57AM
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Date Joined:
Jul 24, 2009
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The question I think you should be asking is why isnt Felidar Sovereign  banned? Of corse, I have no problem with either cards. Turn 1 Ascendant usually results in that player being the first to die.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:45PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 17, 2008
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Yeah, Serra Ascendant draws hate in multiplayer EDH, but in 1-on-1, when not dealt with, could swing a game in it's owners direction. I honestly don't like the card but complaining about it is like complaining about Magister Sphinx or Sorin Markov and they're nowhere near to be banned.
 My EDH decks: Azusa, Lost but Seeking
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2 years ago ::
Sep 22, 2011 - 3:44PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 26, 2007
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2 years ago ::
Sep 22, 2011 - 7:10PM
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Date Joined:
Jan 10, 2005
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there is a difference between very good and ban worthly
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