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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Limited Quiz
Answered: 0/20
Accuracy: 0
Accuracy: 0
Average Picked At: 7.50
Total Times Picked: 2
Average Last Seen At: 5.16
Total Times Seen 21
Total Times Picked: 2
Average Last Seen At: 5.16
Total Times Seen 21
Pro Rating: 0.0
Pro Comment: Red always gets a card at high rarity that is super wacky and potentially powerful, but really impractical for Limited, and that’s what this is. You won’t have enough Artifacts to make casting this ever make sense
Pro Comment: Red always gets a card at high rarity that is super wacky and potentially powerful, but really impractical for Limited, and that’s what this is. You won’t have enough Artifacts to make casting this ever make sense
Average Picked At: 9.68
Total Times Picked: 50
Average Last Seen At: 8.90
Total Times Seen 461
Total Times Picked: 50
Average Last Seen At: 8.90
Total Times Seen 461
Pro Rating: 2.5
Pro Comment: 3-mana 4/2s tend to be reasonable, and in this set there are several cards that like it when you have a creature with 4 or more power, and this is one of the earliest ways you can meet that requirement. The ring tempting you when it dies is some very nice additional upside, too
Pro Comment: 3-mana 4/2s tend to be reasonable, and in this set there are several cards that like it when you have a creature with 4 or more power, and this is one of the earliest ways you can meet that requirement. The ring tempting you when it dies is some very nice additional upside, too
Average Picked At: 3.56
Total Times Picked: 16
Average Last Seen At: 3.71
Total Times Seen 69
Total Times Picked: 16
Average Last Seen At: 3.71
Total Times Seen 69
Pro Rating: 4.0
Pro Comment: This is a great signpost Uncommon. It is always going to have at least decent stats, and the attack effect is really strong too. You won’t always have something to sacrifice, but there is a lot of Food in this format, and that’s the ideal thing to give up. There are going to be tons of situations where this can attack and easily remove opposing creatures by giving up sacrifice fodder
Pro Comment: This is a great signpost Uncommon. It is always going to have at least decent stats, and the attack effect is really strong too. You won’t always have something to sacrifice, but there is a lot of Food in this format, and that’s the ideal thing to give up. There are going to be tons of situations where this can attack and easily remove opposing creatures by giving up sacrifice fodder
Average Picked At: 2.00
Total Times Picked: 5
Average Last Seen At: 2.50
Total Times Seen 12
Total Times Picked: 5
Average Last Seen At: 2.50
Total Times Seen 12
Pro Rating: 4.0
Pro Comment: You definitely need to have a board for this to do its thing, but even if you only have two or three creatures, you end up getting a 2 or 3-for-1 for only two mana and you even gain some life when all is said and done. Because you do need to have some stuff going on it can be pretty awkward in the early game, but by the middle part of the game this is going to be capable of giving you insurmountable card advantage.
Pro Comment: You definitely need to have a board for this to do its thing, but even if you only have two or three creatures, you end up getting a 2 or 3-for-1 for only two mana and you even gain some life when all is said and done. Because you do need to have some stuff going on it can be pretty awkward in the early game, but by the middle part of the game this is going to be capable of giving you insurmountable card advantage.
Average Picked At: 4.25
Total Times Picked: 4
Average Last Seen At: 3.10
Total Times Seen 23
Total Times Picked: 4
Average Last Seen At: 3.10
Total Times Seen 23
Pro Rating: 3.5
Pro Comment: Not killing everything is a little bit of a bummer, but this will usually be able to kill the best things on the battlefield. You can build around it to some extent too, but not having a bunch of creatures who get destroyed by it, and it isn’t like that’s super hard to do in White. Getting some Food is some nice upside to have too. Overall I think this looks pretty good. IT will be a bit awkward sometimes, as sweepers often are in Limited, and there will be times where it hurts you more than your opponent. However, you will find enough board states where you come out ahead when the dust settles.
Pro Comment: Not killing everything is a little bit of a bummer, but this will usually be able to kill the best things on the battlefield. You can build around it to some extent too, but not having a bunch of creatures who get destroyed by it, and it isn’t like that’s super hard to do in White. Getting some Food is some nice upside to have too. Overall I think this looks pretty good. IT will be a bit awkward sometimes, as sweepers often are in Limited, and there will be times where it hurts you more than your opponent. However, you will find enough board states where you come out ahead when the dust settles.
Average Picked At: 6.33
Total Times Picked: 64
Average Last Seen At: 6.13
Total Times Seen 347
Total Times Picked: 64
Average Last Seen At: 6.13
Total Times Seen 347
Pro Rating: 2.0
Pro Comment: Having a legendary creature isn’t a guarantee in this format, but it is easier than normal because of both the Ring Tempts You and a large number of legendary creatures in general. I like that you get to Scry 1 every time too!
Pro Comment: Having a legendary creature isn’t a guarantee in this format, but it is easier than normal because of both the Ring Tempts You and a large number of legendary creatures in general. I like that you get to Scry 1 every time too!
Average Picked At: 8.73
Total Times Picked: 55
Average Last Seen At: 7.79
Total Times Seen 419
Total Times Picked: 55
Average Last Seen At: 7.79
Total Times Seen 419
Pro Rating: 3.0
Pro Comment: This is nice removal. You always trade 1-for-1 with it, and because it is an Instant, sometimes you’ll be able to really get your opponent if you cast it in response to a trick or something.
Pro Comment: This is nice removal. You always trade 1-for-1 with it, and because it is an Instant, sometimes you’ll be able to really get your opponent if you cast it in response to a trick or something.
Average Picked At: 3.25
Total Times Picked: 4
Average Last Seen At: 2.29
Total Times Seen 7
Total Times Picked: 4
Average Last Seen At: 2.29
Total Times Seen 7
Pro Rating: 4.5
Pro Comment: If you can get your mana to the point where you can cast Aragorn, he’s pretty nuts! Virtually any spell you cast will give you a powerful effect – multicolored ones will feel particularly insane - and you get an above-rate creature. There is definitely enough fixing in Green for casting Aragorn to be doable, too. I think this allows him to sneak into the lower bomb range. He has to be killed, and almost no matter what you do with your mana when you untap, your opponent is going to be in trouble
Pro Comment: If you can get your mana to the point where you can cast Aragorn, he’s pretty nuts! Virtually any spell you cast will give you a powerful effect – multicolored ones will feel particularly insane - and you get an above-rate creature. There is definitely enough fixing in Green for casting Aragorn to be doable, too. I think this allows him to sneak into the lower bomb range. He has to be killed, and almost no matter what you do with your mana when you untap, your opponent is going to be in trouble
Average Picked At: 3.11
Total Times Picked: 27
Average Last Seen At: 3.28
Total Times Seen 65
Total Times Picked: 27
Average Last Seen At: 3.28
Total Times Seen 65
Pro Rating: 2.5
Pro Comment: I don’t love the stat-line here, even with Ward 2, but getting to Amass every time you cast a second spell is great.
Pro Comment: I don’t love the stat-line here, even with Ward 2, but getting to Amass every time you cast a second spell is great.
Average Picked At: 9.04
Total Times Picked: 45
Average Last Seen At: 7.64
Total Times Seen 400
Total Times Picked: 45
Average Last Seen At: 7.64
Total Times Seen 400
Pro Rating: 2.0
Pro Comment: Having two legendary creatures in play is very doable in this set, but you also shouldn’t always expect to be able to cast this for three. At four mana it is definitely a little bit clunky, but at least you can see up to 4 cards – which is a ton in Limited.
Pro Comment: Having two legendary creatures in play is very doable in this set, but you also shouldn’t always expect to be able to cast this for three. At four mana it is definitely a little bit clunky, but at least you can see up to 4 cards – which is a ton in Limited.
Average Picked At: 2.78
Total Times Picked: 36
Average Last Seen At: 3.02
Total Times Seen 55
Total Times Picked: 36
Average Last Seen At: 3.02
Total Times Seen 55
Pro Rating: 3.0
Pro Comment: This is a reasonably-sized flyer that subtracts from the opponent’s board and gives you a Food, and that is a pretty attractive package. If it only gave you the food or was only an edict effect it would be playable so getting both is nice! Of course, edicts do tend to get worse by the time you cast something like this, since your opponent is more likely to have some creature they don’t really care about, but still
Pro Comment: This is a reasonably-sized flyer that subtracts from the opponent’s board and gives you a Food, and that is a pretty attractive package. If it only gave you the food or was only an edict effect it would be playable so getting both is nice! Of course, edicts do tend to get worse by the time you cast something like this, since your opponent is more likely to have some creature they don’t really care about, but still
Average Picked At: 10.54
Total Times Picked: 54
Average Last Seen At: 8.98
Total Times Seen 521
Total Times Picked: 54
Average Last Seen At: 8.98
Total Times Seen 521
Pro Rating: 1.0
Pro Comment: Lately, we’ve finally been seeing cards with this type of effect actually be playable, but that’s because they have drawn a card. Once that’s the case, a boost like this can be a 2-for-1 and that’s a big deal! The Ring tempting you isn’t nearly as good as drawing a card, so I don’t think this does enough. The problem with this type of boost is that you end up overpaying for it on most creatures – like a 3/3 that gets +2/+2 from this is not a good deal. Sure, on 1/1s it feels better, but that makes this overly situational
Pro Comment: Lately, we’ve finally been seeing cards with this type of effect actually be playable, but that’s because they have drawn a card. Once that’s the case, a boost like this can be a 2-for-1 and that’s a big deal! The Ring tempting you isn’t nearly as good as drawing a card, so I don’t think this does enough. The problem with this type of boost is that you end up overpaying for it on most creatures – like a 3/3 that gets +2/+2 from this is not a good deal. Sure, on 1/1s it feels better, but that makes this overly situational
Average Picked At: 8.74
Total Times Picked: 47
Average Last Seen At: 7.23
Total Times Seen 423
Total Times Picked: 47
Average Last Seen At: 7.23
Total Times Seen 423
Pro Rating: 3.0
Pro Comment: This isn’t quite as good as a three mana 2/1 with Flying that draws when it enters the battlefield, but it is still quite good. It is a reasonable threat in the air, and it can deliver a two-for-one pretty often.
Pro Comment: This isn’t quite as good as a three mana 2/1 with Flying that draws when it enters the battlefield, but it is still quite good. It is a reasonable threat in the air, and it can deliver a two-for-one pretty often.
Average Picked At: 12.23
Total Times Picked: 40
Average Last Seen At: 9.77
Total Times Seen 579
Total Times Picked: 40
Average Last Seen At: 9.77
Total Times Seen 579
Pro Rating: 2.0
Pro Comment: Stats aren’t good, but there are enough Scry payoffs for the first copy of this to make the cut pretty often
Pro Comment: Stats aren’t good, but there are enough Scry payoffs for the first copy of this to make the cut pretty often
Average Picked At: 9.00
Total Times Picked: 11
Average Last Seen At: 5.96
Total Times Seen 64
Total Times Picked: 11
Average Last Seen At: 5.96
Total Times Seen 64
Pro Rating: 2.0
Pro Comment: This replaces itself, so it is hard for it to be terrible, but paying two mana to give your spells Flash normally isn’t going to be that good in Limited. First, you need to cast this, and then, you have to have mana available to cast your non-instants for the effect to actually matter, and having that all line up consistently in Limited is going to be rare. Still, it does have upside, and the worst case is that you pay two to draw a card, so it is difficult for it to be terrible.
Pro Comment: This replaces itself, so it is hard for it to be terrible, but paying two mana to give your spells Flash normally isn’t going to be that good in Limited. First, you need to cast this, and then, you have to have mana available to cast your non-instants for the effect to actually matter, and having that all line up consistently in Limited is going to be rare. Still, it does have upside, and the worst case is that you pay two to draw a card, so it is difficult for it to be terrible.
Average Picked At: 11.52
Total Times Picked: 42
Average Last Seen At: 9.24
Total Times Seen 520
Total Times Picked: 42
Average Last Seen At: 9.24
Total Times Seen 520
Pro Rating: 1.0 // 3.0
Pro Comment: This is a nice payoff for going wide. Vigilance is a great addition to the counters, because it makes it a lot easier for you to play offense and defense with your newly buffed board. The Ring Tempting you will usually also mean you get to upgrade one of your creatures too. This probably needs a build around grade. Because if you aren’t a deck playing tons of creatures and cards that make multiple bodies, you probably don’t play this most of the time, and if you are a deck that’s good at that, you probably always want the first copy of this.
Pro Comment: This is a nice payoff for going wide. Vigilance is a great addition to the counters, because it makes it a lot easier for you to play offense and defense with your newly buffed board. The Ring Tempting you will usually also mean you get to upgrade one of your creatures too. This probably needs a build around grade. Because if you aren’t a deck playing tons of creatures and cards that make multiple bodies, you probably don’t play this most of the time, and if you are a deck that’s good at that, you probably always want the first copy of this.
Average Picked At: 11.63
Total Times Picked: 19
Average Last Seen At: 8.40
Total Times Seen 230
Total Times Picked: 19
Average Last Seen At: 8.40
Total Times Seen 230
Pro Rating: 0.5
Pro Comment: There’s some graveyard stuff going on in this format, but not really enough for this to be main deck material. Sure, it replaces itself in a worst case, but that’s not really enough
Pro Comment: There’s some graveyard stuff going on in this format, but not really enough for this to be main deck material. Sure, it replaces itself in a worst case, but that’s not really enough
Average Picked At: 6.58
Total Times Picked: 19
Average Last Seen At: 5.43
Total Times Seen 135
Total Times Picked: 19
Average Last Seen At: 5.43
Total Times Seen 135
Pro Rating: 3.0
Pro Comment: The stats aren’t good, but being able to get a food token any time you don’t have one seems pretty nice, especially if you have something to sacrifice it to every turn. You can also just sacrifice it to gain life every turn too, of course.
Pro Comment: The stats aren’t good, but being able to get a food token any time you don’t have one seems pretty nice, especially if you have something to sacrifice it to every turn. You can also just sacrifice it to gain life every turn too, of course.
Average Picked At: 6.68
Total Times Picked: 60
Average Last Seen At: 6.06
Total Times Seen 317
Total Times Picked: 60
Average Last Seen At: 6.06
Total Times Seen 317
Pro Rating: 1.5
Pro Comment: Giving up a real creature for this is not very good, as you end up 2-for-1ing yourself, but if you have a treasure or food, or expendable body to sacrifice, this will do a decent job. Its nice that it can go after the opponent, and that will sometimes close out games. Still, it takes enough set up to actually be worthwhile that you’re not always going to play it
Pro Comment: Giving up a real creature for this is not very good, as you end up 2-for-1ing yourself, but if you have a treasure or food, or expendable body to sacrifice, this will do a decent job. Its nice that it can go after the opponent, and that will sometimes close out games. Still, it takes enough set up to actually be worthwhile that you’re not always going to play it
Average Picked At: 9.67
Total Times Picked: 15
Average Last Seen At: 6.79
Total Times Seen 141
Total Times Picked: 15
Average Last Seen At: 6.79
Total Times Seen 141
Pro Rating: 2.0
Pro Comment: So, the Horse effect is some hilarious flavor, but this is mostly just a two mana 2/1 that makes a treasure when it gets blocked. That’s a fairly mediocre two-drop, but not a disaster either.
Pro Comment: So, the Horse effect is some hilarious flavor, but this is mostly just a two mana 2/1 that makes a treasure when it gets blocked. That’s a fairly mediocre two-drop, but not a disaster either.
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