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Threads of Disloyalty
- Betrayers
of Kamigawa
Reviewed
August 10, 2017
Constructed: 3.75
Casual: 2.75
Limited: 2.75
Multiplayer: 2.88
Commander [EDH]: 3.00
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David Fanany
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1995 |
Threads of Disloyalty
I admit I'm a little surprised that we haven't
seen more cards like this, or like Smother for
that matter, in sets where Wizards of the Coast
was trying to encourage people to use large
and/or expensive creatures. It seems
superficially like you should be able to make
big creatures slightly less unanswerable (in the
fashion of M11's Titans) if the best removal
spells work best on smaller creatures, but who
really know at this point? Aside from that, it's
much like I commented with Claim to Fame the
other day: you'd be surprised how much advantage
you get from stealing the cheaper creatures in
the larger competitive formats. This is also
much easier on the mana-usage scale than Mind
Control or Domestication, and basically the same
cost as the Dark Confidant-style cards you'll be
targeting with it (though I hear Tarmogoyf's
numbers are declining in Modern decks. What the
what?!).
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 2/5
Limited: 3/5
Multiplayer: 3/5
EDH/Commander: 3/5 |
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James H. |
Threads of Disloyalty (8/10)
It's Control Magic, only cheaper and more
limited. The upshot here is its cheapness, since
the break point between 3 mana and 4 mana in
older formats, where Threads of Disloyalty is
most likely to see play, is pretty massive. And
what's better than killing a Tarmogoyf? That's
right, taking it for yourself and showering it
with all the love and affection that is its due.
It's definitely a quirky bit of tech, but it is
a way to make the battle more amenable to you at
a reasonable cost. Its CMC restriction is a bit
hard to work around, but the payoff is still
legit.
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 2.5
Multiplayer: 2.75
Commander: 3
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