Karona should have been in FTV: Legends.....except for the part where she sucks a$$ compared to pProgenitus.
She is a 5/5 for 6 mana, in 5 colors. Dragons can get 5/5 for 5 mana in one color on a good day these days, and even Blue had some pretty heavy flyers on the cheap EVEN back in the day when blue was supposed to have crappy creatues (they usually had drawbacks)
I don't remember how much power Phage had because it didn't matter. Akroma was a 6/6. I firmly believe that the first correction this card needs is to be made a 7/7 with flying, so that it can successfully block and kill Akroma if you have a card to remove her 'protection from...' abilities.
The second thing I suggest is that they actually use the mechanic they were thinking about putting on Akroma: ''Whenever this creature dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control." I also think that they should have keyworded it- and called it Immortal.
An Immortal 7/7 flier might be enough. After all, w... (see all)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(3/5/2012 8:15:01 AM)
This would make for one interesting and chaotic EDH general.
Posted By:
SavageBrain89
(7/29/2009 6:48:41 PM)
storm crow is the true one.
Posted By:
dragonking987
(3/29/2011 9:58:38 PM)
Virtually useless. Looks cool, but not really. (I guess that's why she's a FALSE god) I think this is possibly one of the least useful cards I have ever seen.
First, her color weight is huge, and her converted manna cost outweighs her stats, although her having hast is nice. I don't know... if she were a great deal cheaper than she might actually be sort of not garbage.
The only hope to use her well is either an odd combo based deck or as a last ditch effort to end the game.
So, without wasting any more time on her, her base rating: ***
color weight: -*
Power up trick: +*
side switcher: -**
combo? +*/2
Final: * */2
Posted By:
Zoah
(1/6/2010 5:50:01 PM)
I greatly dislike this card.
Ideally, you will need a deck that:
Is tribal, most decks have better lords already as long as the tribe is of real size, with the new super lord Adaptive Automaton, it it less useful to use this temp +3/+3
Can remove the main disadvantage, even if they aren't playing a tribal deck, you'll be getting smashed for 8 (since they may choose Avatar), you will need some walls or health gain to resist it (since you don't want to trade or eat her)
Is probably EDH, increasing the ability to play it, otherwise you will have a deck devoted to it, and aren't playing it.
Here are some 5 color tribes
Elementals, you want to play Horde of Notions probably though.
Scarecrows, you want to play Reaper King probably though.
Slivers.... yeah you don't want to use Karona for that.
Atogs, you may want to use Atogatog instead, but you may prefer a semi +3/+3 instead.
Dragons, this is one of ... (see all)
Posted By:
ICEFANG13
(9/6/2011 8:52:22 PM)
Wizards, I've fixed this card for you:
Karona, False God 
Legendary Creature - Avatar
First strike, vigilance, trample, haste, deathtouch, protection from black and from red.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player untaps Karona, False God and gains control of it.
10/10
(Mix of Akroma & Phage's abilities and sum of their P/T)
^^^Now doesn't THAT look more fun? :-) Epic, but still foiled by an Icy Manipulator!
I know they didn't have deathtouch back then, but still...
Posted By:
Paleopaladin
(2/22/2014 12:43:54 PM)
Great card for chaotic environments.
Posted By:
Omniance
(10/12/2009 12:03:29 AM)
Karona is kinda bad. although saying she is an avatar of all mana is wrong. she is only the avatar of dominaria's mana. if say, she was the avatar of Alara (5 times the total manapool of dominaria) or Zendikar (now with 100% more mana) she would be powerful and cool
her ability is the refference that she was a good guy, but then went insane
Posted By:
darkfury
(10/10/2009 11:31:26 AM)
MY version of karona
Karona, the false god 2.0
5,W,U,B,G,R
this card is considered to have all effects of cards in play
this cards power and toughness are equal to the number of cards in the graveyard
your life total is equal to the number of cards in your deck
if you would lose life discard that many cards
*/*
Posted By:
novasun
(12/6/2010 5:23:16 PM)
She's a great card! If your opponent summons it. I mean, I'd certainly welcome the help when she randomly switches sides and gives me a huge power boost, after wasting a huge amount of my opponents resources. Summon this card if you want a very grateful opponent.
Posted By:
GradiustheFox
(3/17/2010 6:07:42 PM)