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Showing posts with label mogis god of slaughter. Show all posts
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[BNG] Spoiler: Mogis, God of Slaughter, Flame-Wreathed Phoenix, and Hero of Iroas

Since Ephara, God of the Polis was already officially unveiled yesterday, it only seems fitting that Mogis, God of Slaughter finally makes its entrance. I like this one more than Ephara simply because its ability which works very well for you without having to have a devotion of seven. At worst, he's an enchantment that either deals two damage to the opponent's life points, or it kills of one of his/her creatures. At best, he's an indestructible 7/5 god that still deals damage or gets rid of your creature's opponents. Note that even if your opponent has, say, a Thassa, God of the Sea in the battlefield, it would mean nothing if it was in creature mode and was the only creature the opponent has. If the opponent only has about four life points left with no saving grace to come around soon, it's pretty much a bid farewell for Thassa.

Mogis, God of Slaughter (image from WOTC)
Moving on, I am pretty disappointed with Flame-Wreathed Phoenix. I would have thought of it as a good card if it was an uncommon, or an average creature if it was rare, but making it a mythic rare simply isn't right. It's a mere 3/3 flyer with haste that has the standard recurring phoenix ability, or a 5/5 flyer for four mana. There are loads of other good red cards right now besides the Phoenix. It's simply not exciting.

Flame-Wreathed Phoenix (image from WOTC)
Finally, it seems that Hero of Iroas has just arrived in time to strengthen the white weenie, or mono-devotion. It could even herald a new Boros deck, come the arrival of the Red/White god. It's a 2/2 for 1W, and allows for cheaper aura spells. In addition, targeting it with a spell gives it +1/+1 counters. In an aggro build, that makes it a good pick in order to end the game quickly in one's favour.

Hero of Iroas (image from WOTC)
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[BNG] The Five Gods: Ephara, Karametra, Phenax, Mogis, and Xenagos + their ULTRA PRO Playmats

Image from WOTC


It seems that the spoilers are shifting into gear, as the gods of the second set in the Theros block have been supposedly revealed. The UW god would be Ephara, the UB would be Phenax. Moreover, Karametra will of course be the GW god, while Mogis, God of Slaughter, is the BR god. And of course, Xenagos has finally become a RG god. All five of them become creatures when their devotion to their respective colors becomes higher than seven. They also have indestructibility and have one static or triggered ability. Keep in mind that they do not have any activated abilities.

Thankfully, MTGR has given us the opportunity to look at the beauty of BNG Gods. From Blue/White Ephara, to the Blue/Black Phenax, these Ultra Pro playmats are seriously some of the best ones I've seen ever since I've played back in 2003 Phenax actually reminds me of a card in Future Sight, and the band Empire of the Sun, humorously. Anyway, would you be getting one of these? Personally, it'd be nice to have all of them, actually.

Ephara (Image from MTG Realm)
Phenax (image from MTG Realm)


Aside from Phenax, I am also digging the artwork for the Green/White god Karametra. Their shiny, space-esque look are really appealing. It makes me think of the Theros Gods battling the Eldrazi of Zendikar, or at least what is left of Zendikar. And of course, we have the Black/Red god in the form of Mogis, God of Slaughter, with his incredibly looking weapon and armor. Finally, Xenagos becomes a Red/Green god and will ultimately be the antagonist for Journey into Nyx. Exciting stuff!
Karametra (image from MTG Realm)
Mogis, God of Slaughter (image from MTG Realm)
Xenagos (image from MTG Realm)

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[BNG] Mogis, God of Slaughter and Other Artworks + Modern Event Deck Details

At first, there were rumors regarding the actual name of Mogis. Will he be the God of Slaughter? of Wrath? of Flames? Of Minotaurs (yeaaaah)? Well, it's pretty confirmed now that he is the God of Slaughter. Mogis, God of Slaughter will be making his appearance in Born of the Gods. I can tell you, this is some pretty sick artwork from Peter Mohrbacher. All hail, the introduction of minotaurs as creatures to (hopefully) be reckoned with in the near future. Finally, look! More BNG artworks! It seems that Kiora is playing with Thassa, and that we would be getting some enchantment creatures through the Nyxborn. Gods versus mortals, exciting.


Art by Willian Murai

Art by Chris Rahn

Image from WOTC
Image from WOTC



Fans of Modern Masters, rejoice. It seems that WOTC is intent on keeping the Modern format as widely popular as EDH and Standard. Coming from the success of Modern Masters, which have sold out like hotcakes, despite them being sold at prices higher than the MSRP, the Modern Event Deck will be released on May 30, 2014. Its tagline is "Your power is here. Your time is now.", reassuring that the deck would include rare and powerful cards, along with a sideboard consisting of fifteen cards. In addition, the Modern Event Deck would include eighty exclusive card sleeves and a deckbox so that you can start using it immediately. A strategy guide is provided to properly know the play style of the deck, along with five double-sided tokens and a Spiindown life counter for playing. The Deck Design and Deck Development was developed by Ben Hayes, and the product will only be available in English with a suggested retail price of $74.99.
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[BNG] Mogis, God of Slaughter and a Black Boardwipe that's "strictly better than Infest"

UPDATE (January 7, 2014): 
According to a mod post in MTGS, there is indeed a legendary Kraken. However, it does not make more Krakens. Moreover, (sadly) there isn't a legendary Minotaur and Ferocious Charge will not be reprinted for BNG. Mogis is not the God of Violence but is actually the God of Slaughter (yay black). In addition, there is indeed a black boardwipe but not necessarily similar to Day of Judgement and is said to be "strictly better than Infest". Finally, the legendary land is not true.

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According to a thread, there was some information that was leaked regarding some possible cards in Born of the Gods. The cards were apparently listed in a thrown-out print sheet from Wizards of the Coast. Do take all the information with a grain of salt, but the cards seem plausible at this point in time. Without further adieu, here are the card information that user Master Moja has revealed for us:

- "A legendary blue Kraken that makes a 9/9 Kraken when it deals combat damage to a player." Let us note that is states combat damage, so perhaps it has trample? Or perhaps an ability that allows it to be unblockable or can only be blocked by two or more creatures. Or creatures with flying or has defender.

- "A legendary minotaur that makes an opponent discard two cardss at random." This one sounded like the least plausible BNG card when I first heard it. However, since the Theros block is about gods and is an ode to mythology, there are surely some space for creatures such as sphinxes, harpies, and minotaurs. A legendary minotaur that has a Hymn to Tourach ability seems nice.



- "Ferocious Charge was on the list." This is likely. Not only because its not an overpowered pump-card for green and and is easily splashable with other colors, but also because its scry abiltiy is also already much available in some Theros cards.



- "Mogis, God of Violence" is a card. Well, what can we say about this? A legendary god enchantment, similar to those of Theros, perhaps? A red card, or a black/red god. Let's see how violent this card can get and whether it can actually be used in serious play or stay in the casual format.

- "A black Day of Judgement." Take this with a grain of salt. Not because it's not plausible, because it is plausible, but because it's really exciting. The first Planar Chaos booster pack I actually bought had a foil Damnation along with Gaea's Anthem and a Numos dragon, and it still is my prized possession despite its worn-condition. Now, is it a black Day of Judgment or a black Wrath of God? If it's the latter, then we'll see Damnation back in standard. But WoG hasn't seen the light of day in standard, and it's brother Day of Judgement has seemingly replaced it for good. Will WOTC bring back the "can't be regenerated" mass removal card for black? Or will it stick with just destroying all the creatures in the battlefield?




- "A legendary land that taps for colorless and  can pay two mana of any color to return an enchantment from your graveyard to yoour hand (or top of library?). I think this was rare." Ah, yes, rare legendary lands. Rare lands seem to be those cards that still have a decent value even after they leave the Standard format. From the shocklands to the fetchlands, they are still widely used because they are good. What about this legendary card? Well, despite the fact that it produces colorless mana, its ability to return an enchantment card from your graveyard is pretty sweet. Theros seems swamped with loads of good enchanments and enchanments that are also creatures, so this card is entirely plausible.

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