Ikoria cards being reviewed: Vivien, Monsters Advocate Call of the Death-Dweller Mythos of Nethroi Drannith Magistrate Lavabrink Venturer Fiend Artisan Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Indatha Triome Bonders Enclave Bonus: Guest Choices Reviewers: Jordan Munson (author of Maverick on a Budget) Miranda Keith Connery Knox (Achillies27) Alex (Peach) Jono Yanik (Dreadnaught33) Tyrik Strachan Lorkac (Maverick Discord regular) MatsOle Douges Vivien, Monsters Advocate This card will probably not see play: MatsOle: I think Vivien needs to be extremely good at 5 mana, and I fear that since the creatures she creates dont have haste, youre better off playing Nissa, Vital Force , as sweepers are a bigger problem for Maverick than value decks
So, if you want to keep your deck from sending up a combo flare, and you want to keep your combo on the hush-hush, make sure the actual commander doesnt give away the secret
All Magic sets have monsters of some variety, but we wanted to dial things all the way up and express that building-smashing, shake-the-ground, run! type of drama that those movies do so well. Wizards of the Coast, by Antonio Jose Manzanedo Heggen explained Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths will focus on a brand-new world called Ikoria which will act as a playground for our own new batch of gigantic monsters. at some point we decided to just invite the biggest, baddest monster of all to join us
The front side is a good hand-hate tool on a stick with some upside
1 deck-building aid insert (with tips and maybe a checklist of the set)
