Sumassian Skywardens

YMTS 8 · C

Mana cost: 1RWU
Type: Creature - Bird Soldier
Rules: Flying ~ can block only creatures with flying. Twin â€” When ~ enters the battlefield, put a token onto the battlefield that is a copy of it except it doesn't have this ability.
Power / toughness: 2 / 1
Latest votes: +0 / −0

Comments (18)

This doesn't work. 2/1 fliers is too good. It's very hard to cost a Twin card at RUW.

Thomas Baker · 2014-05-24 13:16:43

Could they be 2/1 fliers but can only block creatures with flying?

Simon O'Keeffe · 2014-05-25 11:33:55

Assuming you sort your mana that's quite a lot better than Talrand's Invocation, I think?

Thomas Baker · 2014-05-25 14:32:28

Good point. I guess a 2/6 flyer for 3 mana is actually still very good.

Simon O'Keeffe · 2014-05-25 15:50:02

It's very good (too good?) but is it where we want to be pushing this wedge? There are a lot of 2/1s in this format. Could go to 1RUW and make 2 x 2/1 high fliers.

Thomas Baker · 2014-05-26 09:04:19

Perhaps two 1/1s with first strike and flying?

Simon O'Keeffe · 2014-05-26 20:45:40

Not sure 1/1 first strike is any more aggressive than 1/3 but trying it.

Thomas Baker · 2014-05-26 21:31:43

Is this good? I guess a 2/2 flier for 3 is good, but this is surely hard to use well offensively. Much better on defence. Not sure a twin flier can really be done for 3 mana!

Kieran Symington · 2014-05-26 21:52:22

double strike?

Paul Hodgson · 2014-05-27 06:44:45

Double strike could work. Could always ignore the flying and go for 2/1 first strike? I do think we need a twin flyer at common at though

Simon O'Keeffe · 2014-05-27 08:02:15

Two 2/1 high fliers (or even straight "can't block" fliers might work. You can get a 3/1 high flier for this cost and this would be sometimes better and sometimes worse. This would be a super-aggro card though!

Kieran Symington · 2014-05-27 11:16:05

This guy was okay, but never really felt exciting. For a CDE investment you kind of get a 2/2 flying first strike which at common seems pretty good, but it was only really the combo with the token pumping guy that made it useful. That said there are a lot of 1 toughness guys at common and being able to hold them off whilst attacking for 1 was good in a board stall.

Simon O'Keeffe · 2014-06-08 09:27:33

Trying this much more exciting option

Simon O'Keeffe · 2014-06-15 10:20:14

I think you might have forgotten something...

Kieran Symington · 2014-06-15 16:30:39

thank you!

Simon O'Keeffe · 2014-06-15 17:32:37

fixing mana cost

Simon O'Keeffe · 2014-07-06 10:27:13

This card is very good. Another reason why you never emerge Twisted Arach ...

Thomas Baker · 2014-07-17 21:48:39

Like this guy. Can't block is definitely relevant when you're behind like I was last night. Air Elemental is still a boss on attack though!

Kieran Symington · 2014-07-18 14:40:17

Revision history (6)

Date	Person	Name	Cost	Type	Rules
2014-07-06 10:27:13	Simon O'Keeffe	Sumassian Skywardens	1RWU	Creature - Bird Soldier	Flying ~ can block only creatures with flying. Twin â€” When ~ enters the battlefield, put a token onto the battlefield that is a copy of it except it doesn't have this ability.
2014-06-15 17:32:37	Simon O'Keeffe	Sumassian Skywardens	1RUW	Creature - Bird Soldier	Flying ~ can block only creatures with flying. Twin â€” When ~ enters the battlefield, put a token onto the battlefield that is a copy of it except it doesn't have this ability.
2014-06-15 10:20:14	Simon O'Keeffe	Sumassian Skywardens	1RUW	Creature - Bird Soldier	Flying ~ can block only creatures with flying. Twin â€” When ~ enters the battlefield, put a token onto the battlefield that is a copy of it except it doesn't have this ability.
2014-05-26 21:31:43	Thomas Baker	Sumassian Skywardens	RUW	Creature - Bird	Flying, first strike Twin â€” When ~ enters the battlefield, put a token into play that's a copy of it except it doesn't have this ability.
2014-05-24 13:11:55	Thomas Baker	Sumassian Skywardens	RUW	Creature - Bird	Flying Twin â€” When ~ enters the battlefield, put a token into play that's a copy of it except it doesn't have this ability.
2014-05-24 13:01:14	Thomas Baker	Sumassian Skywardens	RUW	Creature - Bird	Flying Twin â€” When ~ enters the battlefield, put a token into play that's a copy of it except it doesn't have this ability.