A Doom Blade variant that misses artifact
creatures instead of black creatures? This
would've been amazing if it hadn't been printed
in a Mirrodin block. As it is, I can't see why
people like this so much. Black creatures aren't
really all that popular, though people still
play Abyssal Persecutor. Artifact creatures are
incredibly popular-- it seems like everybody has
one! So why would you switch this out for Doom
Blade? I guess you could keep one in the
sideboard and one int he maindeck, but I'd say
it's up to each player to decide whether black
creatures or artifact creatures are more common
in his or her metagame, and adjust accordingly.
I do like that Go for the Throat allows for that
adjustment, and from a flavor standpoint it
makes much more sense for a kill spell to fail
to work on clockwork creatures than on
black-aligned creatures, but right now Myr and
Golems and Constructs are just everywhere!
Practically every deck has at least one creature
that Go for the Throat can't kill these days.
I'll be hoping to see this get a reprint down
the line though, in an environment where it can
really flourish.
I dunno, I always thought Terror was already
pretty universal. Maybe I'm just old. If this
card was in any block other than Scars of
Mirrodin, it would be ridiculous. Even when more
artifact creatures are around than average, it's
very good. Depending how popular Wurmcoil Engine
and Phyrexian Revoker are, it could even become
the best Terror variant in Standard. And you
gotta love the art.
Welcome back readers today s card of the day is
Go For The Throat a powerful format defining
card. In standard and extended this has become
the default kill spell as the only commonly
played card it cannot kill is Wurmcoil Engine
there are other examples but this is the most
prominent, decks such as fairies and vampires
can utilize this card to kill a wider variety of
creatures in the format and continued to be
powerful decks its a format defining card that
can dictate the metagame to an extent. In
eternal I'm not sure if this will see play
possibly in black decks but it doesn't work
against affinity aside from that it is a
powerful kill spell with a high level of
versatility. In casual and multiplayer its a
powerful card that can kill most of the angels
and dragons and presents a powerful threat for
opponents to play around. In limited its first
pick material and powerful removal pick it early
and pick it often. Overall a format
defining card that is seeing extensive play and
will continue to do so.
Today's card of the day is Go for the Throat
which is similar to Doom Blade as an upgrade
over Terror for Black removal, with a bit a
weakness given the artifact heavy nature of the
block. Both cards are legal in the
Standard currently and can be played in the same
decks or sidedecked for each other as needed.
Barring running into a myr or other artifact
deck this is one of the best removal options
available and a great choice for pretty much any
Black deck to run.
In Limited this is an uncommon that can be
drafted first when there's a bad rare and often
a second or third pick as the next packs come
around. Multiple copies in Sealed should
direct you towards at least splashing Black as
it is a low cost and very effective source of
generally rare removal. While the block is
loaded with artifacts many big threats can be
easily dealt with by Go for the Throat and
having even one copy in your deck can make a
huge difference. Knowing that your
opponent will definitely be running artifact
creatures makes this a bit less impressive than
Constructed on the whole, but it should still be
played whenever possible.
Welcome to the pojo.com Card
of the Day. Today we are taking a look at Go For
the Throat. Go For the Throat is a one generic
and one black mana instant that destroys target
non-artifact creature. With an ability like that
it is no wonder it is one of the most sought
after cards from the new set, and certainly one
of the most popular uncommons.
Simply put, this card puts down lots of problems, and when
run with Doom Blade, there isn’t much you cannot
take care of. The main problem for black removal
always was it couldn’t take care of things that
were black. But Go For the Throat makes the
exception in a major way. Grave Titans, Demon of
Death’s Gate, Xathrid Demon, and all the other
black fatties now have something to worry about
when matched up against another black deck. But
it is even better. Now, in standard, there is a
removal spell that just screams that black is
making a run to remain a powerhouse. Such a
powerful spot removal spell can drop even some
of the main threats in any format.
However, this spell may lose some of its luster soon.
With all the artifacts because we are in an
artifact heavy block, perhaps some of the
threats that will be faced within the next few
months will be artifact creatures, and this card
just won’t hold up well. I think in light of
that, this will be heavily sideboarded with its
counterpart Doom Blade, and the combination of
the two could be devastating. Depending on what
the next actual block is going to be based on,
it could of course see major upwelling once that
hits. But it will be of interest to see if when
this summers Core Set hits if the one two punch
can hold on into the next generation standard
format.
All in all perhaps the best spot removal since Path to Exile,
and certainly one of the best black removals.
