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Hope of Ghirapur
- Aether Revolt
Reviewed
Mar. 8, 2017
Constructed: 3.25
Casual: 3.00
Limited: 3.38
Multiplayer: 3.13
Commander [EDH]: 3.38
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David Fanany
Player since
1995 |
Hope of Ghirapur
I haven't thought about Vintage in quite a long
time. I've always felt odd about the concept
of using Moxes and Alpha dual lands to cast
hyper-modern creatures like Dark Confidant - it
feels like a conceptual mismatch for some
reason. Nonetheless, I did when I saw Hope of
Ghirapur, because it rather reminds me of the
sometime Vintage staple Xantid Swarm. Unlike
Xantid Swarm, it benefits from a little help
because it dies in the process of disrupting the
opponent, but it also reduces the opponent's
life total in the process, and I can't help but
feel that might be relevant once in a while. I
think this card's prospects will have a lot to
do with how many and which spells need to be
stopped, and how easily decks can recur it - the
effect is more than powerful enough to look
into.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 2/5
Limited: 3/5
Multiplayer: 3/5
EDH/Commander: 3/5 |
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James H. |
Hope of Ghirapur (3/8)
A legendary creature capable of thopping the
crap out of your opponent is always worth a
look. Hope of Ghirapur is a bit weird...it's a
1/1 with flying that helps to enable Revolt and
can effectively Time Walk an opponent playing a
creature-light build. That's pretty decent,
honestly.
It's not great to turn around a game you're
losing, but it can work well early to keep your
opponent from getting a foothold. And it's, at
worst, a 1 mana artifact with upside. You could
do a lot worse than the little thopter.
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 4
Limited: 3.75
Multiplayer: 3.25
Commander: 3.75 |
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