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Raksha
Golden Cub
Fifth Dawn Rare
Reviewed May 13, 2004
Constructed: 2.2
Casual: 3.8
Limited: 3
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
Nice abilities!
Bad mana cost. So for 7 mana you get a 5/6
non-tapping double striker. Like I said, nice
abilities, but in Type 2, 7 mana ain't happening,
man. Now
casual may be a different story, I guess it
depends on how many Cat fans we have out there.
I know people build casual theme decks a lot, so
why not? The card is amazing, and if you can
combine it with a few of the decent Cats that have
hit the scene lately, this could be a fun theme
deck. Try
Jareth, Leonin Titan,
Leonin Abunas,
Skyhunter Patrol,
Skyhunter Cub, and
Taj-Nar Swordsmith for starters.
In limited, this kitty
is the cat's meow. 5/6 non-tapping double
strikers are evil incarnate in limited, and you
just pick and play this if you're going White.
Constructed:
1.5
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 4
Current Price:
Raksha
Golden Cub -
Fifth Dawn - TBA
Combos
Well With:
Jareth,
Leonin Titan -
Onslaught - $0.00
Leonin
Abunas -
Mirrodin - $0.00
Skyhunter
Patrol -
Mirrodin - $0.00
Skyhunter
Cub -
Mirrodin - $0.00
Taj-Nar
Swordsmith -
Mirrodin - $0.00
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Judge
Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Whatever happened to white being the good
"weenie" color, anyway? This guy costs 7 mana,
and forces you to be tribe dependent to make
full use of this card. If I'm playing white, I'm
either (a) playing creatures that cost at most
3, or (b) playing it solely for stuff like
Wrath, Pulse, Decree, and the like. This fits
into neither deck.
In limited, this may fit into the white
equipment deck nicely. All of the creatures that
currently make up the core of that deck are
cats. Time will tell if this fits in.
I'm sure many people will build a casual cat
deck with this guy. It's inevitable, and given
the slow speed of casual, it'll probably be
quite effective. =
Constructed: 1
Casual: 4
Limited: 4
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Ray
"Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer
*Game Store Owner (Gamer's Edge) |
Raksha
Golden Cub
While Bringer of the
Dawn may have been over costed, at least it had an
alternate casting cost. Raksha does not give us
that option. I don’t remember ever paying seven
mana for a three power, four toughness creature,
and I don’t plan on starting now. Even including
the fact that it doesn’t tap to attack, its too
expensive for what it does, and its ability to
pump up other cats is too narrow to play for
everyone but the most focused of casual players.
Constructed:
1
Casual:
2
Limited:
1
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Jonathan
Pechon
2 Grand
Prix Top 8's
Multiple Pro Tour
appearances |
Raksha
Golden Cub
Wow, this guy is
surprisingly small for costing so freakin’ much.
Things that cost seven had better do a lot more
work on winning you the game right then and there,
rather than providing conditional improvements to
your creatures. On the plus side, that playset of
Shikari and other Leonin guys that you drew on to
look like the cast of Cats will come in
handy from now on.
This makes playing
equipment a little more fun in casual games, I
think. Who doesn’t want to get smashed by a horde
of cat-monsters? Terrifying, I’m sure…oh, and
this is well worth avoiding for Mental.
I really don’t think
that this gives you enough to be considered a play
in draft. Ever. Seven for a 3/4 is a really
steep cost that doesn’t do much of anything unless
you have at least 2-3 more cards in your deck that
work with it and are in play.
Constructed: 1.5
Casual: 2.5
Limited: 1.5
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The Game Closet - Waco,TX)
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This card is great.
It's reasonably sized. It doesn't tap to
attack. It gives your other creatures +2/+2 and
DOUBLE STRIKE!
Oh...
wait...
It costs seven mana.
It's not that good.
Constructed: 1.5
Casual: 4
Limited: 2.5
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Jeff Zandi
5 Time Pro Tour
Veteran
Level 2 Judge |
Raksha Golden Cub
This card has BLOCK CONSTRUCTED written all over
it. Maybe mono white
beatdown has a chance in Mirrodin Block
Constructed. The seven mana casting
cost makes it iffy for limited, since in order to
have this card be GOOD,
you will need a lot of mana and equipment
available. For constructed decks
with lots of Cats in them, the Golden Cub COULD
shower a lot of pain on your
opponents. You're in for a lot of good times with
this card.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.5
CASUAL: 3.5
LIMITED: 3.5 |
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Raksha Golden Cub
Gee there are a lot of cats around. Well even so,
this dog is top cat (?!).
Bonesplitters and clamps make the "when this is
equiped" a playable
mechanic. Double strike is nothing to sneeze at
especially with the 4 extra
damage. 7 mana isn't fun to pay for a seemy
weenie deck. Though once this
hits, it would be a good finisher.
In limited, depends on if you're willing to pick
up a bunch of cats and 7
mana. I would be reluctant to pick this as it
limits you to white though it
is a nice creature and its effect is powerful.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4
Limited: 2.5
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Jason
Chapman |
Raksha Golden Cub is
another really over priced card. While the ability
is insanely powerful, if a bit narrow, I just
can't see this as a powerful enough ability for a
7 cost creature. It also just doesn't fit into
White's two traditional builds - Control and
Weenie.
Constructed - Doesn't have speed but needs other
creatures for full effect, where does it fit? -
2.5
Limited - Got cats?
May be worth it as a bomb even alone but . . . -
2.5
Casual - Theme
decks could find an interesting push - 3.0 |
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