Did Bow of Nylea just become good?
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Posted on Oct. 6, 2014, 7:13 p.m. by Advocate
Tried 1 Bow of Nylea in main and 1 in side last friday. The 2 games it came up without an answer it was MVP. I believe the slower meta and grindier matchups have given this card's versatility a time to shine.
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Mono Green Devotion splash blue (Post RTR) Playtest
Standard*
SCORE: 2 | 13 COMMENTS | 445 VIEWSWhat do you guy's think? Is Bow of Nylea tier-1 material in mono-grn devotion?
@TheNinjaJesus Are you referring to Sagu Mauler with the Bow out? Pretty decent for sure.
October 6, 2014 7:59 p.m.
I've also been testing with a bow main and sideboard. I ALSO came to the conclusion that is was super powerful and advised the people I was testing with to try it out. They ALSO came to the same conclusion. It almost always is the target for counterspells or removal when it can be. I would say yes.
October 6, 2014 8:38 p.m.
I know this isn't very plausible but Bow of Nylea +Dragon-Style Twins +Nylea, God of the Hunt is just fun. Yay for killing anything and still doing 5 damage to the opponent. There's also probally better first strikers/double stickers but Dragon-Style Twins was the first that came to mind.
October 6, 2014 9:12 p.m.
TheNinjaJesus says... #6
Nagaram, it's very plausible. Naya control. Also, don't forget to let Prophetic Flamespeaker play too!
October 6, 2014 9:14 p.m.
Why thank you TheNinjaJesus now I'm gonna have to build a deck around this...
October 6, 2014 9:16 p.m.
TheNinjaJesus says... #10
Sample spells-
Banishing LightStoke the FlamesFeat of ResistanceIncremental GrowthChord of CallingDevouring LightSpear of Heliod
Sample Creatures-Dragon-Style TwinsProphetic FlamespeakerGoblin RabblemasterHerald of AnafenzaBoon Satyr
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PROFIT!
October 6, 2014 9:20 p.m.
If first strike and deathtouch does it for you then just run Ankle Shanker .
We all know of the machine gun combo that is Polukranos + Bow, and it certainly works incredibly with Nylea's trample.
Is the life gain significant enough against decks like Jeskai tempo?
October 6, 2014 9:24 p.m.
Nigeltastic says... #12
I'm running Bow of Nylea mainboard in my sultai control list. Not only does it recycle relevant spells and shoot down X/2 fliers, it gains 3 life a turn for 2 mana? Yes please, I'll take stabilization on a stick. It'd be even better with creatures in the list to be pumped for sure.
October 6, 2014 10 p.m.
gnarlicide says... #13
I run it in modern Jund sideboard...
Because fuck affinity!
No, for real. Fuck it.
October 6, 2014 10:08 p.m.
I run 3 in my Temur Monsters deck. I can give the list if anyone wants to see it.
October 6, 2014 10:10 p.m.
Can't think of any relevant x/2 fliers, would be broken if it sniped Mantis Rider wouldn't it?
Some additional fun can be had running it along side Kiora's Follower
October 6, 2014 10:11 p.m.
Advocate: It does work against Hornet Queen
, and that's actually relevant.
October 6, 2014 10:31 p.m.
@Spootyone Great point, answering hornet queen was a big reason for Ross Meriam's black splash for Doomwake Giant . It's good to know we can Katniss those buggers away, albeit one at a time.
October 6, 2014 10:43 p.m.
Advocate: If you happen to have a Chandra, Pyromaster out at the same time, it can kill those riders, but that's a situational circumstance.
October 6, 2014 11:01 p.m.
ToTheMaxTG says... #19
Ive always loved Bow of Nylea . It practically gives all your smaller creatures evasion. And the stabilization can really pull you of of situations.
October 6, 2014 11:52 p.m.
ElementTitan says... #20
Was Bow of Nylea ever bad?? In my eyes its one of the top 2 God weapons (the other being Whip of Erebos ). I feel its getting its eyes in the limelight now, but it was still very good to start with.
October 9, 2014 4:39 p.m.
The generally slower format is helping it shine more, ElementTitan. I think before it was deemed not worth the mana investment.
My current favorite bow combo is Bow of Nylea + Soul of Shandalar . Attack, then for every use of the ability you get to kill something, plus automatically kill the blocker, plus deal 3 damage to an opponents planeswalker or face for every activation. It's sick.
October 9, 2014 4:44 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #22
I'm pretty sure a pile of sleeved up cards don't really have much penetration or pumping value gnarlicide.
A machine on the other hand ...
TheNinjaJesus says... #2
Trample Hexproof Deathtouch? Yeah, that'll do.
October 6, 2014 7:38 p.m.