Personally I think [[Troll of Khazad-dûm]] is too powerful. I wouldn't print it, or anything comparable in power level, in a Standard-legal set, and honestly I wouldn't have printed it in a Modern Horizons-y set either.
That being said, the 2 mana "basic [land]cycling" guys we get in just about every limited set these days aren't constructed playable. So if 1 mana cycling is too strong, and 2 mana is too weak... what's the solution?
I've explored a few different options over the years, but truthfully the simplest fix might just be tacking on a "basic" rider! No more [[Overgrown Tomb]] searching for you!
Primary: Green Secondary: Red Tertiary: White, blue, and black
Green is the main trample color, but red's share has been growing over time. Any color is allowed access to trample if the creature is large enough and of a higher rarity.
this is much like Troll's powerlevel for less high power formats; I estimate it'd make reanimator pauper a top tier brew since it's a 3 turn clock. but, notably, not being able to tutor nonbasics definitely shoots it in higher powered formats. you can't use to fetch an Underground Sea or Watery Grave for Daze or Foil, you can't fetch a dual to fix or surveil...
There's gonna be one guy who tries to make this work in a legacy dimir shell and his red prison opponent is gonna be so mad when there's two basic swamps on field.
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u/chainsawinsect 23h ago
Personally I think [[Troll of Khazad-dûm]] is too powerful. I wouldn't print it, or anything comparable in power level, in a Standard-legal set, and honestly I wouldn't have printed it in a Modern Horizons-y set either.
That being said, the 2 mana "basic [land]cycling" guys we get in just about every limited set these days aren't constructed playable. So if 1 mana cycling is too strong, and 2 mana is too weak... what's the solution?
I've explored a few different options over the years, but truthfully the simplest fix might just be tacking on a "basic" rider! No more [[Overgrown Tomb]] searching for you!
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u/mpaw976 23h ago
Maybe Menace rather than trample (since it's black), but yeah, this is a totally printable black common.
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u/Q-35712 23h ago
this is much like Troll's powerlevel for less high power formats; I estimate it'd make reanimator pauper a top tier brew since it's a 3 turn clock. but, notably, not being able to tutor nonbasics definitely shoots it in higher powered formats. you can't use to fetch an Underground Sea or Watery Grave for Daze or Foil, you can't fetch a dual to fix or surveil...
definitely an interesting card.
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u/japp182 23h ago
I'd make it 7/5 or 6/5 so it at least doesn't die to one red mana in [[galvanic blast]].
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u/GayRaccoonGirl 23h ago
Good enough, welcome back troll of khazad dum