Sure, she costs 7, but she's unblockable, makes for a perfect blocker, and kills everything that hits you, and gives you tokens to boot. I'd say a 4/4 with vigilance and protection that gives you tokens is worth 3 over No Mercy, but I guess that depends on whether you're evaluating her for standard or not.
Posted By:
Bluehero
(4/23/2013 3:32:06 PM)
A 7 drop that does nothing when it comes out is never going to see tournament play. The reason Griselbrand is reanimated so much is that he does a huge amount when he comes out. Same for Iona, Shield of Emeria and those two are the main targets.
That being said, I don't mind a casual Teysa. Some cards have to be for casual only and this is one of them.
Posted By:
Lifegainwithbite
(4/23/2013 4:54:27 PM)
Reanimator is for broken etb triggers. That's why.
Posted By:
RAV0004
(4/24/2013 7:24:46 PM)
Dear Teysa,
Let's make lots of 1/1 babies.
Love,
Sorin,Lord of Innistrad
Posted By:
The_Evictee
(4/24/2013 4:27:05 AM)
Her 4/4 sure is a dynamite body..
Posted By:
Grigori97
(4/24/2013 7:54:16 AM)
too bad i can't tap that! oohhhh!! badum bum tssss
Posted By:
hallaven
(6/12/2013 1:15:18 PM)
Queen of the Guild of Sweet Chairs. She doesn't need to stand up to beat down, which is good, because off of that chair, she gets around like Hugh Laurie in that one show. You know... Stuart Little the Animated Series.
Posted By:
Lazenca_Seifus
(4/23/2013 3:31:32 PM)
I'm guessing she's getting 3.2 ratings for the mana cost alone. But lemme tell you, this is probably the lowest cost she can have for all those abilities.
That being said, try her in reanimator. No longer that bad, huh?
Posted By:
ThisisSakon
(4/23/2013 3:12:05 PM)
Guaranteed to own this card for Dragon's Maze Pre-release Weekend. So I will select her as my Guild Champion to conquer the Dragon's Maze. The following Standard deck will hopefully set the stage for her.
Orzhov - Liliana / Sorin, Lord of Tokens
1 Captain of the Watch
4 Doomed Traveler
4 Gather the Townsfolk
1 Geist-Honored Monk
4 Ghost Quarter
1 Godless Shrine
1 Increasing Devotion
3 Intangible Virtue
2 Isolated Chapel
2 Liliana of the Veil
4 Lingering Souls
4 Midnight Haunting
2 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
3 Oblivion Ring
1 Obzedat, Ghost Council
7 Plains
2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
7 Swamp
3 Tragic Slip
2 Vampire Nighthawk
2 Vault of the Archangel
SB: 1 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 2 Witchbane Orb
SB: 2 Mask of Avacyn
SB: 2 High Priest of Penance
SB: 2 Erase
SB: 2 Murder
SB: 2 Rebuke
SB: 2 Smite
I plan to get her on the battlefield by adding Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts and 4 Unburial Rites to the 60 card main deck and 15 card sideboard. It is with hope that she makes an appearance via Liliana of the Ve... (see all)
Posted By:
DanielLPennington
(4/24/2013 9:32:49 PM)
@ThisisSakon - She does nothing when she hits the table after being reanimated and is vulnerable to all sorts of removal before you can actually swing with her. In this day and age she either needs to come out swinging or have a worthy ETB to make up for vulnerability. If this was still the old days of Magic I would say she's more nutty.
She probably could cost 1 less for those abilities but I think a majority of her critics would have rather they just scrapped this whole idea and gone back to the drawing board because it doesn't fit her.
I'll still put her in a deck because I love her character, and the art is sweet.
Posted By:
Tivoko
(4/23/2013 4:41:01 PM)