As with all the Fonts, the instant-speed activation makes it better than it looks.
Posted By:
injygo
(4/24/2014 5:03:30 PM)
Oh no, Diligent Farmhand! You've lost your body!
Wayfarer's Bauble is colorless, but enchantments generally aren't, and this has various beneficial interactions with block themes.
Posted By:
HuntingDrake
(4/25/2014 1:07:37 AM)
Although Farseek and Rampant Growth are objectively stronger, this has the benefit of being an enchantment, so you get to trigger constellation. We also lack good turn two ramp right now besides Sylvan Caryatid, and as good as the Caryatid is it doesn't work with board wipes, so there might be decks which want this.
Posted By:
sweetgab
(4/24/2014 10:27:49 PM)
I have mixed feelings about the Fonts. I loved the Seals from Masques ( who wouldn't want four more Giant Growths? ) However, if you're going to split the costs, they need to be properly balanced.
Here I don't like it. 3 CMC for a single tapped land feels overcosted to me. Maybe I've been spoiled by better land searches in the past. Still, getting this on T1 means you can start T3 with four mana, and that's not a bad thing. However the bad part comes from not having anything else out at the time. Font of Fortunes seems to be the better overall value. If Font of Ire can essentially give you a Lava Axe one turn earlier, surely this could be cost balanced to give you two lands, or have one enter untapped?
Posted By:
RedJaron
(4/25/2014 2:23:16 PM)
Gorgeous, gorgeous art.
Posted By:
LordOfTheFlies87
(4/25/2014 7:23:02 PM)
i suspect this will get played in midrange decks while it remains in standard, due to very little land ramp currently.
Posted By:
reaper1203
(4/24/2014 8:57:20 PM)
In limited you usually dont' have that much to cast on turn 1 anyway, so this is basically Rampant Growth most of the times there.
Posted By:
Fenix.
(4/26/2014 4:01:15 AM)
This is what we needed in standard. I suspect this and caryatid are going to be 4-of each for the next format. Instant speed is handy, I like that, despite it being one more than average land ramp green spells, it is an enchantment, can be used at instant speed and can benefit you by allowing you to decide when to use it. This is most likely one of only 2 fonts that will see play in standard, the other being font of fortunes.
Posted By:
Drewskithelegend
(5/1/2014 12:08:27 PM)
I would hate to be the one to cull the rabbit population beside this font.
Posted By:
Tiggurix
(5/10/2014 8:57:25 AM)