Pro Rating: 2.5 Pro Comment: If you’re interested in ramping, this can definitely do it. Most decks in the format aren’t super interested in going that route, though.
Pro Rating: 5.0 Pro Comment: This is quite the Crocodile! It has great base stats and comes with Blitz, and it also makes every creature you sacrifice into a 2-for-1, since you can exile that creature to make a creature token. This includes the Devourer himself, so you can Blitz him in and then get an Ooze from your graveyard. Most of the time, you’re probably hoping to give up some different creatures than the Devourer, because that way you can continue to generate absurd value.
Pro Rating: 4.0 Pro Comment: 4-mana for a 4/5 with Flying and Ward 1 is something you would always play, so the fact that this stocks the graveyard and can even give you a Dig Up the Body is pretty legit upside.
Pro Rating: 2.5 Pro Comment: This is a bit clunky, but it is a source of card advantage that can really help. However, sometimes it is just too slow and you get run over..
Pro Rating: 3.5 Pro Comment: This is a pretty neat take on a Threaten effect, since it actually gives you a ton of value even if you are unable to sacrifice the stolen creature – and that’s usually what you have to do to get enough value out of an effect like this. But, this pushes that notion aside, as making the creature unable to block and making it damage your opponent gives you enough that most Red decks are just interested in playing this. It is great for aggressive decks.
Pro Rating: 4.0 Pro Comment: So, this is either a 3-mana 3/3 with a Shield counter, or a 3-mana 3/3 that gives a shield counter to something in your hand. It is very nice that they made it so this does something even if you don’t have a creature in your hand, unlike some of the other cards in the set that can only do stuff for cards in your hand. On top of that, it also gets buffed by Shield counters!
Pro Rating: 1.5 Pro Comment: This does replace itself, so it isn’t a complete disaster – but overall, it isn’t very good. The ability to turn into a creature is incredibly clunky at three mana, and is only the sort of thing you will be using in the extreme late game, really limiting how good this card can be.
Pro Rating: 3.5 Pro Comment: This is pretty strong, as it makes trading a creature into a 2-for-1. You also know you’re always going to get a pretty real card from the Wake, and if you’re also sacrificing creatures it gets even better!
Pro Rating: 4.5 Pro Comment: This card packs some pretty impressive power, as just buffing all the creatures you have every turn really adds up. I particularly like that it triggers during your end step, so as long as you have some creatures in play, it even impacts the board the turn you play it.
Pro Rating: 3.0 Pro Comment: This has good stats, and making it so two cards in your hand make Treasure on ETB is quite nice. The downside is, this is really only great in the early game, when you’re likely to have those two cards. The longer the game goes, the less likely it is that the ability will matter.
Pro Rating: 4.5 Pro Comment: This is a three mana enchantment that effectively draws you an extra card every turn, and that’s incredible. The card will also never be anything other than a creature, and most of the time that’s what you would prefer anyway! The fact you get a consolation prize of Treasure is pretty nice too.
Pro Rating: 4.5 Pro Comment: This doesn’t always line up to actually kill something, but it has a great stat-line, so the fail case is pretty reasonable. Meanwhile, it has the upside of destroying multiple things!
Pro Rating: 2.0 Pro Comment: This has two options that are pretty unimpressive. It is either a harder to cast negate or it draws you a card. And yeah, you have some control over that card, but this still isn’t very good. If you can get the 5 mana value thing going it improves, but I think you end up cutting this a significant chunk of the time.
Pro Rating: 3.0 Pro Comment: This is Divination with upside! That makes for a decent card.
Pro Rating: 3.0 Pro Comment: This is mostly just a 5-mana 4/5 Flyer, which is solid enough. The upside of getting Demonic Pact is pretty dangerous – it is a card that has “You lose the game” in the text box, after all! But the other effects of the Pact are pretty good, and sometimes you’ll be in a situation where getting the Pact helps you win in a turn or two. So, being able to get the Pact is definitely upside, just not upside you should really cash in on unless you’re reasonably certain you can win in the very near future.
Pro Rating: 4.0 Pro Comment: A 3/1 with Menace is a pretty nice attacker all game long, so having Blitz and giving it to a card in your hand is great upside.
Pro Rating: 3.0 Pro Comment: This is some nice removal, as getting to cast it twice isn’t exactly far-fetched. You won’t always be able to take down two different creatures with it, but even if you don’t get that 2-for-1, this is some nice value.
Pro Rating: 3.5 Pro Comment: A two mana 1/3 that can tap for mana of any color is already great in Limited, even if it is limited to creatures. So, the fact this also draws you cards sometimes is pretty nice! And it isn’t that hard to set up. Not every creature in your deck will draw you a card of course, but you’ll usually have 3-4 that will trigger this ability.
Pro Rating: 4.5 Pro Comment: This is a three mana 2/3 that Connives when it enters – I’m already very interested in that! In addition to looting when it enters, you also get an additional card when you discard your first card every turn, and that’s going to include Diviner of Fates Connive. Even if you never trigger it again, you’re going to feel pretty great about what it has done, and if you can do it more than once, it is pretty tough for you to lose.
Pro Rating: 2.5 Pro Comment: This is a solid way to protect your creature, and it tends to save the creature twice because of the shield counter.