Card Corner : Prepping For Theros

Welcome back Zoners!

While you may have been expecting the Mana base article I have set that aside for a later date.

Instead today we're going to look at cards that came out in Ravnica and M14 that enjoy the Enchantment heavy theme expected to come out in Theros.

Ajani's Chosen: With the new "Living Enchantments" mechanics coming out this guy will make more profitable your choice to commit to those kind of creatures.

Think About This: Every Enchantment brings in tokens, and it's not just Auras. Awesome. Pair these guys with Sigil of the Empty Throne and you'll also add into your token generation.

How You Would Optimize: Ajani's Chosen? A strong token General like Rhys, the Redeemed or Ghave, Guru of Spores can make the most of your new token creatures while energizing with the enchantment theme. Green and Black are good colors to pair with an enchantment heavy deck. You have access to some of the most powerful enchantments while also having access to removal of enemy enchantments.

Blightcaster: Black does amazing things with creature removal, Its part of the pie has exiled, sacrificed, destroyed and discarded its way across the planes of magic since Alpha. Although I wish it was -1/-1 counters, not just a Disfigure, this guy still has some serious potential.

Think About This: With a heavy enchantment commitment, this guy can eat utility creatures your opponents plan on using to chump, especially if you're trying to get Commander damage through.

How You Would Optimize: As with Ajani's Chosen, pairing this guy with strong enchantment colors like White and Blue can bring an Esper control player into the win by adding elimination to the picture as each enchantment resolves. Run this guy with Merieke Ri Beret or Dromar, the Banisher and keep the game in your favor.

Wild Beastmaster: We all know how deadly Overrun and Kamahl, Fist of Krosa are in Edh and to a tribal extent Ezuri, Renagade Leader. So when I see the "Bestow" mechanic I think Green and Wild Beastmaster. Bestow asks that you pay a higher cost to get the Aura first and creature later so it would make sense to choose the fastest color for mana.

How You Would Optimize: Aggro colors usually mean a combination of White, Green, Red or Red, Green, Black. Either way you cant go wrong, both sets have amazing combat enhancing Auras and static world enchants that will aid in getting you through the field. I'd run Fervor and Primal Rage for Haste and Trample.

That's all for today Zoners. Stick with us for the rest of the week when we bring you our next installment of The Stack! As always, Pray to the gods and may they bless you in the Nyx.

- Johnny C.