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p0p1 challenge description

Honestly this is just gut feeling off cursory looks and 2 drafts and a sealed over prerelease weekend because I really did not have time/energy to think about it deeper. Haven’t listened to any set review / limited content much less done my own review

My Picks:

  • W: Hardened Escort

Disgusting in multiples

  • U: Unable to Scream

I think this is just efficient removal with synergistic upside

  • B: Innocuous Rat

Seems very gluey. Could totally just be murder

  • R: Glassworks

Is this better than Scorching Dragonfire? It probably isn't, but the upside feels kinda real to me. Plus I've been seeing them go late

  • G: Say Its Name

Very gluey card that fuels delirium but is also just a Raise Dead effect, with a fairly achievable upside of tutoring Altanak (getting 3 copies is tricky when the base card is pretty good as-is though)

  • bonus common 1: Wary Watchdog

I think this is just a really good 2 drop

  • bonus common 2: Most Valuable Slayer

In the vein of Escort, a super annoying card that makes blocking hard and can help snowball your survival cards

  • 2CUDS: Broodspinner

Total guess. Broodspinner has an overstatted body with reach (something that feels important and less common in the format) and has an ETB relevant to its archetype - and that's all on the face of it. You can cash it in later to instantly gum up the board, or just make enough creatures to close out the game

  • Tiebreaker: The Swarmweaver

Yeah card seems like a nightmare and there are even other insects/spiders (like Broodspinner!!) in the format.