Do you include the Planeswalker Tutor Spells?
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Posted on Feb. 3, 2017, 10:28 a.m. by MollyMab
So, I'm working on a Breysa deck and as part of that I picked up a copy of Intro Deck Tezz, and his associated 5 mana removal spell.
Now, I'm wondering, do I run it? It tutors Tezz, and Tezz is both a win con on his -3 and a source of CA on his +, but it is a 5 mana removal spell at sorcery speed.
And would you run the others if you ran the walker? Chandra has 5 mana for 6 damage to a creature (basically another 5 mana kill spell), Nissa has 4 mana get a basic land into play tapped, Ajani has a 4 mana enchantment that prevents a creature dealing damage when sacced, which has an intresting political angle, but all are sorcery speed.
brokendwarf says... #3
It's useful that they all search library and graveyard for said Planeswalker, but the actual effects don't justify running them. Call the Gatewatch will just search you any Planeswalker for less mana anyway.
February 3, 2017 12:12 p.m.
I'm not planning on running many walkers, brokendwarf, so Call or Call with 2 mana murder is what the options are
February 3, 2017 1:03 p.m.
I ran Verdant Crescendo in a Nissa deck I built a while ago. It's not good unless you run the correct Nissa with it (which I did). Otherwise, you may as well be playing Explosive Vegetation or Ranger's Path.
February 3, 2017 1:27 p.m.
If you're already planning on running spot removal I'd say yay but if it's gonna be your only spot removal id avoid it
February 3, 2017 3:54 p.m.
For one mana cheaper you could just run Diabolic Tutor. While it doesn't come with removal included, it will tutor for anything.
MindAblaze says... #2
I would say it depends on the sorts of decks you need to interact with. My gut would be to not, but if the spells effects are something you don't mind doing and the usefulness of that Walker justifies the additional cost for the effect; why not?
February 3, 2017 11:15 a.m.