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Core Set 2020 Limited Quiz
Answered: 0/20
Accuracy: 0
Accuracy: 0
Average Picked At: 6.00
Total Times Picked: 8
Average Last Seen At: 5.85
Total Times Seen 68
Total Times Picked: 8
Average Last Seen At: 5.85
Total Times Seen 68
Pro Rating: 2.5
Pro Comment: This has decent stats and lifelink in a set that cares about gaining life, so it is something you play pretty often.
Pro Comment: This has decent stats and lifelink in a set that cares about gaining life, so it is something you play pretty often.
Average Picked At: 1.00
Total Times Picked: 1
Average Last Seen At: 1.00
Total Times Seen 2
Total Times Picked: 1
Average Last Seen At: 1.00
Total Times Seen 2
Pro Rating: 4.0
Pro Comment: 4 mana for a vanilla 5/4 is already something you almost always play, but when we add all the rest of this text, it is obviously considerably better than that. Protection from Blue means a decent chunk of opponents will struggle to interact or block this, and the ability to gain a slew of keyword ability for a small mana investment is nice. This dinosaur has a nice mix of abilities – Haste can help you close out a game out of nowhere, trample can help you in situations where your opponent might normally be able to chump block, and Reach is good if you’re trying to stabilize against a board of flyers. It is ready to play a variety of roles, and that flexibility is nice.
Pro Comment: 4 mana for a vanilla 5/4 is already something you almost always play, but when we add all the rest of this text, it is obviously considerably better than that. Protection from Blue means a decent chunk of opponents will struggle to interact or block this, and the ability to gain a slew of keyword ability for a small mana investment is nice. This dinosaur has a nice mix of abilities – Haste can help you close out a game out of nowhere, trample can help you in situations where your opponent might normally be able to chump block, and Reach is good if you’re trying to stabilize against a board of flyers. It is ready to play a variety of roles, and that flexibility is nice.
Average Picked At: 10.00
Total Times Picked: 1
Average Last Seen At: 7.00
Total Times Seen 35
Total Times Picked: 1
Average Last Seen At: 7.00
Total Times Seen 35
Pro Rating: 1.0 // 3.5
Pro Comment: There is a cycle of color-hosing cards like this in the set, and they are all pretty great – provided your opponent is playing one or both of the colors that it hates on. Both is deal, but I think these are all powerful enough that you side them in even again an opponent in only one of the colors. Two mana for this effect is a great deal – countering a spell and putting it back in their library, or Time Ebbing something is pretty nice. Note, though,t hat your opponent does decide whether it goes on top or bottom not you. Over the course of a draft you are pretty much guaranteed to play against someone who it is good against, and usually you’ll run into a couple of people that fit the bill there. I don’t think you want to run these mainboard, even though its true that there is something like a 40% chance opponent’s will be affected by this – just because it being a completely dead card is a real possibility, but these are incredible out of the sideboard, and become one of the best cards in your deck.
Pro Comment: There is a cycle of color-hosing cards like this in the set, and they are all pretty great – provided your opponent is playing one or both of the colors that it hates on. Both is deal, but I think these are all powerful enough that you side them in even again an opponent in only one of the colors. Two mana for this effect is a great deal – countering a spell and putting it back in their library, or Time Ebbing something is pretty nice. Note, though,t hat your opponent does decide whether it goes on top or bottom not you. Over the course of a draft you are pretty much guaranteed to play against someone who it is good against, and usually you’ll run into a couple of people that fit the bill there. I don’t think you want to run these mainboard, even though its true that there is something like a 40% chance opponent’s will be affected by this – just because it being a completely dead card is a real possibility, but these are incredible out of the sideboard, and become one of the best cards in your deck.
Average Picked At: 5.67
Total Times Picked: 3
Average Last Seen At: 2.57
Total Times Seen 15
Total Times Picked: 3
Average Last Seen At: 2.57
Total Times Seen 15
Pro Rating: 3.5
Pro Comment: It isn’t exciting, but Air Elemental is always an efficient creature in Limited, and in this format the Elemental creature type matters!
Pro Comment: It isn’t exciting, but Air Elemental is always an efficient creature in Limited, and in this format the Elemental creature type matters!
Average Picked At: 10.45
Total Times Picked: 11
Average Last Seen At: 7.86
Total Times Seen 83
Total Times Picked: 11
Average Last Seen At: 7.86
Total Times Seen 83
Pro Rating: 2.0
Pro Comment: Like heartpiercer bow, Vial of Dragonfire can be searched up by Renowned Weaponsmith. While certainly not efficient – it takes a total of 4 mana to do 2 damage to a creature – it is the kind of card you run in enough situations – like if you are desperate for removal, or your deck has artifact synergies, especially the weaponsmith.
Pro Comment: Like heartpiercer bow, Vial of Dragonfire can be searched up by Renowned Weaponsmith. While certainly not efficient – it takes a total of 4 mana to do 2 damage to a creature – it is the kind of card you run in enough situations – like if you are desperate for removal, or your deck has artifact synergies, especially the weaponsmith.
Average Picked At: 5.00
Total Times Picked: 5
Average Last Seen At: 3.75
Total Times Seen 19
Total Times Picked: 5
Average Last Seen At: 3.75
Total Times Seen 19
Pro Rating: 3.5
Pro Comment: While this is a bit hard to consistently cast on turn two in Limited, I think it is still pretty great. A two manaa 3/3 that is difficult to remove thanks to that activated ability is some serious business. There are also a few other +1/+1 counter synergies around that make him even better.
Pro Comment: While this is a bit hard to consistently cast on turn two in Limited, I think it is still pretty great. A two manaa 3/3 that is difficult to remove thanks to that activated ability is some serious business. There are also a few other +1/+1 counter synergies around that make him even better.
Average Picked At: 15.00
Total Times Picked: 0
Average Last Seen At: 5.38
Total Times Seen 20
Total Times Picked: 0
Average Last Seen At: 5.38
Total Times Seen 20
Pro Rating: 1.5 // 3.5
Pro Comment: Like most of this cycle, you can main deck this without it being completely terrible, since a reasonable number of opponents will have Red stuff. You can actually also use the sacrifice ability against spells of ANY color, not just Red ones, so that matters. It is still certainly better out of your sideboard, though.
Pro Comment: Like most of this cycle, you can main deck this without it being completely terrible, since a reasonable number of opponents will have Red stuff. You can actually also use the sacrifice ability against spells of ANY color, not just Red ones, so that matters. It is still certainly better out of your sideboard, though.
Average Picked At: 10.88
Total Times Picked: 8
Average Last Seen At: 7.69
Total Times Seen 90
Total Times Picked: 8
Average Last Seen At: 7.69
Total Times Seen 90
Pro Rating: 0.5
Pro Comment: As usual, this is sideboard only material. Not enough things it can hit in the typical deck for it to be in your main deck.
Pro Comment: As usual, this is sideboard only material. Not enough things it can hit in the typical deck for it to be in your main deck.
Average Picked At: 10.00
Total Times Picked: 11
Average Last Seen At: 8.40
Total Times Seen 94
Total Times Picked: 11
Average Last Seen At: 8.40
Total Times Seen 94
Pro Rating: 0.5 // 2.5
Pro Comment: Like usual, Act is only going to be worth it in a deck that has cheap sacrifice outlets. This type of card is just too situational otherwise, as you pretty much have to kill your opponent when you use it for it to be worth going down a card for. But, if you can sacrifice the creature you steal, you are rid of it permanently!
Pro Comment: Like usual, Act is only going to be worth it in a deck that has cheap sacrifice outlets. This type of card is just too situational otherwise, as you pretty much have to kill your opponent when you use it for it to be worth going down a card for. But, if you can sacrifice the creature you steal, you are rid of it permanently!
Average Picked At: 15.00
Total Times Picked: 0
Average Last Seen At: 1.50
Total Times Seen 2
Total Times Picked: 0
Average Last Seen At: 1.50
Total Times Seen 2
Pro Rating: 0.0 // 2.5
Pro Comment: Sadly for Sorin, there just aren’t enough Vampires in this set for him to be very good, since ALL of his abilities are all about Vampires. Now, the +1 can at least give ANY creature deathtouch and lifelink, and that’s not completely horrendous. You probably need at least 5 Vampires to play Sorin, and even that isn’t really a critical mass for him to be great.
Pro Comment: Sadly for Sorin, there just aren’t enough Vampires in this set for him to be very good, since ALL of his abilities are all about Vampires. Now, the +1 can at least give ANY creature deathtouch and lifelink, and that’s not completely horrendous. You probably need at least 5 Vampires to play Sorin, and even that isn’t really a critical mass for him to be great.
Average Picked At: 3.60
Total Times Picked: 5
Average Last Seen At: 3.38
Total Times Seen 17
Total Times Picked: 5
Average Last Seen At: 3.38
Total Times Seen 17
Pro Rating: 2.5
Pro Comment: This has always-reasonable Wind Drake stats, and reducing the cost of your other Flyers is a nice little bonus.
Pro Comment: This has always-reasonable Wind Drake stats, and reducing the cost of your other Flyers is a nice little bonus.
Average Picked At: 8.42
Total Times Picked: 19
Average Last Seen At: 7.27
Total Times Seen 83
Total Times Picked: 19
Average Last Seen At: 7.27
Total Times Seen 83
Pro Rating: 3.0
Pro Comment: This card really overperforms, mostly because there are so many creatures with low power in this format who do some impressive stuff – most notably at Common, Audacious Thief and Lavakin Brawler, both of whom pair incredibly well with the Goblin. And apart from those things, the Smuggler is just an okay card anyway, allowing you to push through damage late.
Pro Comment: This card really overperforms, mostly because there are so many creatures with low power in this format who do some impressive stuff – most notably at Common, Audacious Thief and Lavakin Brawler, both of whom pair incredibly well with the Goblin. And apart from those things, the Smuggler is just an okay card anyway, allowing you to push through damage late.
Average Picked At: 9.00
Total Times Picked: 4
Average Last Seen At: 5.64
Total Times Seen 26
Total Times Picked: 4
Average Last Seen At: 5.64
Total Times Seen 26
Pro Rating: 2.5
Pro Comment: A two-mana 3/1 tend to already be playable in Limited, and then this has the very real upside of protection. This is the most maindeckable of this cycle because of that, and generall you’re just going to play it there. Also combos well with Goblin Smuggler.
Pro Comment: A two-mana 3/1 tend to already be playable in Limited, and then this has the very real upside of protection. This is the most maindeckable of this cycle because of that, and generall you’re just going to play it there. Also combos well with Goblin Smuggler.
Average Picked At: 9.71
Total Times Picked: 7
Average Last Seen At: 6.72
Total Times Seen 90
Total Times Picked: 7
Average Last Seen At: 6.72
Total Times Seen 90
Pro Rating: 0.0 // 2.5
Pro Comment: This card is kind of a weird one! On its own, it is kind of horrendous – it just doesn’t do enough most of the time but if you can pair it with a bunch of other Bows and some Renowned Weaponsmiths, you suddenly have a very real deck, as getting a bunch of these in play all at once makes it very hard for your opponent to win the game. However, you pretty much need the weaponsmiths to make this strategy work, and they are mostly unplayable otherwise.
Pro Comment: This card is kind of a weird one! On its own, it is kind of horrendous – it just doesn’t do enough most of the time but if you can pair it with a bunch of other Bows and some Renowned Weaponsmiths, you suddenly have a very real deck, as getting a bunch of these in play all at once makes it very hard for your opponent to win the game. However, you pretty much need the weaponsmiths to make this strategy work, and they are mostly unplayable otherwise.
Average Picked At: 7.50
Total Times Picked: 2
Average Last Seen At: 4.60
Total Times Seen 25
Total Times Picked: 2
Average Last Seen At: 4.60
Total Times Seen 25
Pro Rating: 0.0 // 2.0
Pro Comment: I like that there are a bunch of color-hating cards around in this set, but this one seems weaker than the others. Protection from Green is great, but on a two mana 1/1 is nothing special. There are Green cards in this set that do stuff with counters, and this shuts those down – but not nearly enough for this to make a major impact. Unlike most of this cycle, which I think you can main deck a decent chunk of the time, I don’t think you ever do that here, and even out of the sideboard, Blightbeetle isn’t very imposing.
Pro Comment: I like that there are a bunch of color-hating cards around in this set, but this one seems weaker than the others. Protection from Green is great, but on a two mana 1/1 is nothing special. There are Green cards in this set that do stuff with counters, and this shuts those down – but not nearly enough for this to make a major impact. Unlike most of this cycle, which I think you can main deck a decent chunk of the time, I don’t think you ever do that here, and even out of the sideboard, Blightbeetle isn’t very imposing.
Average Picked At: 14.00
Total Times Picked: 1
Average Last Seen At: 5.50
Total Times Seen 32
Total Times Picked: 1
Average Last Seen At: 5.50
Total Times Seen 32
Pro Rating: 1.5
Pro Comment: This thing is just too slow and asks for way too much. It isn’t the worst finisher ever if you need one, but you’re mostly hoping you find something better.
Pro Comment: This thing is just too slow and asks for way too much. It isn’t the worst finisher ever if you need one, but you’re mostly hoping you find something better.
Average Picked At: 15.00
Total Times Picked: 0
Average Last Seen At: 3.25
Total Times Seen 4
Total Times Picked: 0
Average Last Seen At: 3.25
Total Times Seen 4
Pro Rating: 1.5
Pro Comment: Of the cycle of Mythic Rare wedge legends in this set, Kethis is the worst one in Limited. This is because it is the hardest one to successfully build around. Apart from the Uncommon Chandra, all the legendary stuff in this set is at Rare or higher, so you really can’t count on getting legendary creatures, and you will basically never be able to use his activated ability to play Legends from your graveyard, because there is a very small chance you can get 3 legendary cards into your graveyard for it to matter. Basically, I think this is mostly a hard-to-cast 3 mana ¾, and that isn’t really something I’m interested in. Will you play it if you’re in Abzan in this set? Sure. But don’t go out of your way to play 3 colors for this alone, because it isn’t worth it.
Pro Comment: Of the cycle of Mythic Rare wedge legends in this set, Kethis is the worst one in Limited. This is because it is the hardest one to successfully build around. Apart from the Uncommon Chandra, all the legendary stuff in this set is at Rare or higher, so you really can’t count on getting legendary creatures, and you will basically never be able to use his activated ability to play Legends from your graveyard, because there is a very small chance you can get 3 legendary cards into your graveyard for it to matter. Basically, I think this is mostly a hard-to-cast 3 mana ¾, and that isn’t really something I’m interested in. Will you play it if you’re in Abzan in this set? Sure. But don’t go out of your way to play 3 colors for this alone, because it isn’t worth it.
Average Picked At: 14.25
Total Times Picked: 4
Average Last Seen At: 11.17
Total Times Seen 58
Total Times Picked: 4
Average Last Seen At: 11.17
Total Times Seen 58
Average Picked At: 7.86
Total Times Picked: 7
Average Last Seen At: 7.29
Total Times Seen 69
Total Times Picked: 7
Average Last Seen At: 7.29
Total Times Seen 69
Pro Rating: 3.0
Pro Comment: This card really overperforms. There are a ton of Elemental in this set to pump its power, and 4 toughness is enough that it can be a real problem for many decks. Combining it with Goblin Smuggler is particularly nasty.
Pro Comment: This card really overperforms. There are a ton of Elemental in this set to pump its power, and 4 toughness is enough that it can be a real problem for many decks. Combining it with Goblin Smuggler is particularly nasty.
Average Picked At: 15.00
Total Times Picked: 0
Average Last Seen At: 4.50
Total Times Seen 6
Total Times Picked: 0
Average Last Seen At: 4.50
Total Times Seen 6
Pro Rating: 0.0
Pro Comment: Like most leylines, this is really bad for Limited. Making your opponent pay life for removal isn’t a terrible effect or anything, but over the course of the game you really won’t be getting a card’s worth of value out of this leyline, even if you play it for free.
Pro Comment: Like most leylines, this is really bad for Limited. Making your opponent pay life for removal isn’t a terrible effect or anything, but over the course of the game you really won’t be getting a card’s worth of value out of this leyline, even if you play it for free.
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