Heres how Id rate the 10 to start: Tier 1 Archetypes (best decks) UR Big Spells BG Graveyard/Midrange Tier 2 Archetypes (good) Tier 3 Archetypes (decent) UB Control/Good Stuff GW Go Wide/Midrange BR Wizards/Bleeder RG Landfall/Stompy The main delineation between these archetypes is the level of synergy and support they have
Whereas most Sieges have two modes, the effect you get when you play them, and the reward you get when you defeat them, Invasion of Gobakhan has three
If WotC had needed to do this for Lord of the Rings, Fallout or Warhammer 40k, it would've been a doddle, but that typeline 'Spider Human Hero' appears in the Spider-Man set on dozens of different legendary creatures, so making this fit was going to be tough
The first color that called out to me to use as a base for an Eldrazi aggro deck is black: Creatures (28) 4 Bloodsoaked Champion 4 Hangarback Walker 4 Reality Smasher 4 Thought-Knot Seer 4 Bearer of Silence 4 Reaver Drone 4 Matter Reshaper Lands (25) Spells (7) The most compelling black Eldrazi is Bearer of Silence because of the blend of power and versatility it brings
And they're supposedly the original cards, before anything else come out. Until then, some Pokmon cards are seeing their status rise, even in the shadow of the Illustrator
Monty Ashley (July 26, 2011)
