This guy is in an interesting sort of position;
he has a heroic ability that you'll want to try
and trigger as often as you can, but a lot of
the ways to do so (Auras) are redundant in
multiples and risk putting all your eggs in one
basket. Even so, getting at least one or two
triggers can put you very far ahead (or help you
break even, if you do end up losing him and/or
other cards), and that's often a very bad risk
for your opponent, meaning that the Fortune
Hunter will often draw fire away from other
dangerous creatures.
Welcome back readers todays card of the day is
Triton Fortune Hunter a card drawing engine. In
standard you need to turn your targeting cards
in hand into extra cards making it more of card
filtering. Being able to draw cards is one of
the most powerful things in magic as it gives
you so many more options the downside is how do
you best abuse targeting this creature over and
over with enchantments and various spells. In
standard I could see this card acting as a
lynchpin in a heroic fueled blue deck as drawing
cards is extremely powerful the hoops you may
have to jump through to make this work however
may not be worth it. In modern and eternal
formats this creature is interesting but doesn’t
fit in any established decks and doesn’t scream
out for a deck to be built around him in
environment’s where his power level might not be
up to snuff. In casual and multiplayer it has
relevant tribe and could be involved ina blue
based enchantment or heroic style deck. In
limited it’s a solid creature and a great choice
for blue based decks. Overall a card with some
powerful potential for casual and constructed.
Today's card of the day is Triton Fortune
Hunter which is a three mana Blue 2/2 with the
Heroic ability of whenever you cast a spell that
targets it you draw a card. This is an
interesting card advantage option for Blue that
is best supported by targetable cantrips to
maintain the theme and increase the draw power.
In a design based around that this is a strong
foundation to work from and it could see
competitive play, possibly alongside other
merfolk or soldiers as an additional tribal
theme.
In Limited the Heroic ability is fairly easy
to activate with many cards available to target
your own creatures, which supports and is
supported by Triton Fortune Hunter. Multiple
triggers in a turn are possible and the low cost
with only one Blue dedication makes this an
automatic inclusion for any Sealed using the
color. In Booster this is a solid second or
third pick after a Blue or targetable effect
rare and should benefit most games in which it
enters play.
Triton Fortune Hunter is a new Heroic creature
that has card drawing potential and awesome
artwork. I would have to say that the artwork on
this card is one of my favorites from Theros.
Triton Fortune Hunter is one of those borderline
cards that can be good or bad depending on the
deck and format. Red/Blue agro with Guttersnipe
and Young Pyromancer could be fun. Triton
Fortune Hunter may find his place in casual play
where his Heroic ability has a better chance to
be broken. This card is appealing because it
offers blue players another way to draw cards
and the option to play aggressively. Not a bad
uncommon at all.
