Comments on: A Dramatic Set Review: Hour of Devastation and My Modern Wishlist https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/dramatic-set-review-hour-devastation-modern-wishlist/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:40:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: JoshTurner2032 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/dramatic-set-review-hour-devastation-modern-wishlist/#comment-2128538 Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:40:49 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=14914#comment-2128538 I’m going to take you up on that Wretched Camel challenge….

]]> By: Dan W. https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/dramatic-set-review-hour-devastation-modern-wishlist/#comment-2128537 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:49:52 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=14914#comment-2128537 I think that Hour was stronger than Amonkhet in general; however, I think you’re right, overall the block hasn’t. Been terribly impressive. Although, to be honest, I’m with you. We’ve gotten a very wide array of cards since Khans block, and while it’s great to get new cards, I’d rather get a nice steady trickle than a rush with each block.

Hour did give us some sleeper cards though. One that stands out to me is Scavenger Grounds. The card is a nice replacement for Relic of Progenitus, and in colorless decks that can spare a land slot (Colorless Stompy comes to mind) it can probably be main-boarded. Sure, it’s niche, but that’s okay by me. I’ll take a format where decks improve incrementally any day. I like seeing new decks pop up as we did with counters company, but I don’t need to see the format turned on its head every three months.

Thanks for the article.

]]> By: aaron newbom https://www.quietspeculation.com/2017/07/dramatic-set-review-hour-devastation-modern-wishlist/#comment-2128536 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:45:25 +0000 http://quietspeculation.com/?p=14914#comment-2128536 There’s some really nice role players in the set in my opinion.
Samut has a home in RG moon, doubling season, etc.

I’m playing a copy of consign/oblivion in my esper control. Alongside 4 esper charms and 4 other discard outlets (plus cryptics for bouncing) it just flows super nicely. Turn 4 you can bounce a problem permanent and flashback souls, play some cantrips or spot removal etc after esper charming their hand turn 3. Turn 5 another double discard and likely of extremely relevant spells.

I’m actually experimenting with kefnets last word as a sideboard for tron variants and shadow.

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