KotR nowadays
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Posted on March 2, 2018, 2:09 p.m. by ShodoPhan
Guys what do you think about Knight of the Reliquary in Abzan midrange archetype nowadays? Is it still slow or is it viable because fatal push?
rockleemyhero says... #5
I think that Tireless Tracker kinda took that slot for some builds. And in addition to kitchen finks, thats a lot of 3 drops already. That being said, Im starting to see more kotrs in recent top 8 from more aggressive decks such as zoo and bant knightfall/coco. But it seems like the abzan decks rather run tireless tracker because they are inherently grindier
sylvannos says... #3
I liked having Knight of the Reliquary in 4-Color Gifts (no red) because you also had Haakon, Stromgald Scourge so you could grind them out.
Knight of the Reliquary unfortunately suffers from summoning sickness, so your opponent is never going to let you untap with it. I think Fatal Push just made the situation worse.
As far as Junk Midrange goes, the 3-drop slot is already really crowded. You have Kitchen Finks, Liliana of the Veil, Anafenza, the Foremost, Maelstrom Pulse, and Lingering Souls already taking up room. Trying to fit Knight of the Reliquary in there becomes hard to justify at that point.
March 2, 2018 4:03 p.m.