Would anyone else agree that cards like this are a step toward slowing down Standard? Not that it's a bad thing, but I feel like Wizards realized how fast everything was getting and decided to move toward slower board-presence deck construction.
Reasonably, flyers cost slightly more than their land counterparts simply because of their evasive abilities (or are weaker, either way). I'm wondering if Wizards is pushing flyers so much in this set (Windreader Sphinx?) because they know that it will not only slow everything down a tad, but that they'll combo well with the enchantment-heavy set coming out. This card alone can make us think, "That guy's expensive... but NOT if I play 4x Warden!"
Just a thought. Any opinions/support?
Posted By:
Kaizeischi
(8/8/2013 4:17:24 AM)
This seems fantastic in a deck with Arctic Aven.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(8/9/2013 3:39:49 PM)
It should read "Creature spells with flying you cast have affinity for Warden of Evos Isle."
Posted By:
Jamesy
(9/20/2013 12:11:44 AM)
I casually pulled this from a booster and just glossed over his rules text, thinking "ah yes, another 2/2 blue flier" - It's actually amazing. Judge's Familiar for free? Check. But the real power is that with him is that if you have powerful flying beaters in your control deck, that one extra mana you didn't spend can mean the difference between having your investment covered with a counterspell and not.
Posted By:
Athemeus
(10/8/2013 11:23:12 AM)
Does this affect flying enchantment creatures that are using their Bestow ability? Such as Nimbus Naied? Would using it's Bestow Ability cost (1) less mana or no?
Posted By:
Prismaticboy
(10/28/2013 4:25:55 PM)
The perfect partner for Isperia the Inscrutable.
Posted By:
Manite
(11/18/2013 10:44:25 AM)
Love the card, but the idea of making creatures cheaper... Isn't that kindda out of flavour for blue? Cheaper sorceries and instants, sure, giving all your creatures flying and boosting them because of that ability by manipulating, go for it! But lowering mana cost for creatures just seems a bit odd to me..
Posted By:
futte
(12/8/2013 8:14:44 AM)
How does this interact with flying bestow cards in Theros like Nimbus Naiad? Does it reduce the cost or not? The ruling on Nimbus Naiad says as an example if you have an effect that lets you cast all creature spells as if they had flash, you can cast a bestow spell as an aura as if it had flash even though you don't end up with a creature. Would that apply to this card's cost reduction rule as well?
Posted By:
kareni
(12/22/2013 10:30:37 PM)
If I remember correctly, casting bestow on a creature is still treated as casting a creature card until it resolves. So yes, this would work with bestow creatures with flying whom you are bestowing.
Posted By:
Oatbran
(12/27/2013 12:33:23 PM)
Hmmm. Probably should have had a 1/2 body, but oh well. Much less shenanigans in M14 than previous core sets and I am thankful for it.
Posted By:
Phelplan
(1/28/2014 9:42:39 AM)