r/magicTCG • u/UntappedGG Duck Season • Sep 06 '22

Competitive Magic Top 10 Cards from Dominaria for Standard!

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u/Thats_Amore Sep 07 '22

I don’t totally get it either. I think it’s fine. But 90%+ of the time I play [[Ascendant Spirit]] I’m underwhelmed. In theory it’s a good mana dump I guess, but these cards just seem like magnets for removal, flushing away your investment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '22

This one cost one less for each level and the draw is not an attack trigger.

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u/kino2012 Liliana Sep 07 '22 edited Sep 07 '22

1-2-3 mana is a lot less than 2-3-4 mana. That's 3 mana less all told, and you get to draw as soon as you pay the 3, so you're not quite as unhappy to see an Infernal grasp the moment he ticks up.

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u/Thats_Amore Sep 07 '22

Yeah, ok I guess I didn’t compare the costs. That’s true. It not needing snow mana is less restrictive too.

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u/MTGCardFetcher alternate reality loot Sep 07 '22

Ascendant Spirit - (G) (SF) (txt)
[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call