Born of the Gods : seeing Red ?

Born of the Gods Review time once again, ten days away from Online playtesting. I was whispered by the Muses Red gets a few interesting cards from the set.

Full visual spoiler can be found here again :


http://mythicspoiler.com/

Red Deck Wins, Boros Enchantments, Izzet builds and possibly Gruul could competitively take advantage of new efficient cards in the current Standard Pauper Metagame. Rakdos is seeing very few play at the moment.

Here are the cards that caught my eye.

Removal or Burn three to the face, at sorcery speed, sounds a bit weak but the upside is you get to Scry 1. May not see much play in RDW because there are already better Burn spells at instant speed and for a lower casting cost. Red builds also currently focus more on swarming and pumping for the win. Annihilating Fire is just better in the format. One may be tempted to build a straight Burn decklist using all spells available, I don't recommand it.












One mana Aura. Triggers Heroic on turn 2, matches well with Inspired too. I guess it won't see much play but one could try it out in a Boros Enchantments Deck. The art is fine.

Red eyes seing Red !













It's like a fight without your opponent punching back ! Great removal if you have a big fatty on the battlefield. Pity that card can not target a player but hey, it's great ! Could be a good addition in an Izzet Cyclops deck. Removal, combat trick, Heroic triggering, the hammer has an incredible potential if played wisely. Some say it's one of the best commons of the set. Don't you miss that one !

Featherless Icarus, your wings are on fire !!!

Haste, Flying evasion, this guy is worth trying out. Could see play in Boros or RDW. Madcap Skills ? Two is a couple. May end up 2 for 1 yourself  if he gets removed though, sharing Icarus' mythological Fate.

Explicit art and flavor text. This Minotaur rocks !

2/3 warrior for 3 mana is a deal but what makes it really interesting is the Inspired ability. Typically the king of brute you want to swing with when there is no defense on the board. This horned beef with Madcap Skills turns into a 7/3 real threat. A nice card for RDW or Boros, even for Izzet in case you want to make it unblockable or tap defenses out with Hidden Strings.

Dancing then wrecking the party on demand !

Here's the cheapest Bestow cost. A 1/1 for one mana is what we're used to in Red. This can be a turn 1 play as well as a turn 2 bestow triggering Heroic on Akroan crusader. Yeah, let's call him "Heroic trigger happy" because it's obviously what he was created for. I don't know if he will see much play though.

Do the Crusher !

Will the giant enter the battlefield 5/5 ?
Or only 3/3 but you take 5 ?

Lava Axe and a body. 5/5 is not easy to deal with in the format if he hits the board. Standard Pauper may be the only constructed format for this giant to see play, if he does at all.
Nice art and underpants !

A body that can beat early and destroy an artefact. That's just it.
I hate Razortip Whips so i'm just glad !

Anecdotic though.








So that's what we were given in Red at common.
Is there something missing ?
Just say in the comments below and see you next time for the review of Born of the Gods Green commons !
Until then, take care.