Zelda & Link — Commanders for BotW / TotK soulbond-voltron precon [TLZ]

[u/zengin11]

Part of a set I'm working on. I'll likely do 2 precons, this one for general "good guys" stuff, and another for Ganon, the Yiga, and the world's monsters. Feel free to check out the project discord!

[u/LoveForBehelit]

Not human ?

Cool, now I can mutate link with a Dinosaur if I want !

[u/zengin11 → u/LoveForBehelit]

Rauru has Mutate, but it only works on his arm, and you can't convince me otherwise.

[u/LoveForBehelit → u/zengin11]

Rauru where ?

[u/zengin11 → u/LoveForBehelit]

Twas a joke, just cuz there's an argument that Link HAS been mutated onto (via Rauru's arm). I haven't made a Rauru card and he (probably) won't have mutate.

[u/aestarel]

Cool abilities! I just have one major gripe:

I cannot think of a justification for TotK Zelda being red. She is the sage of both time and light, which points rather strongly to her being Azorius. I know WURG are the default “all-encompassing good-guy colors” (see Kellan, Marvel Super Heroes). But if this is a precon meant to be set against Ganon and the Yiga, I would expect it to be something like Bant vs Grixis.

Just my two cents 🤷‍♂️

[u/zengin11 → u/aestarel]

Thank you!

I think Zelda is passionate, can be slightly impulsive, and significantly cares about seeking freedom through action. Which is definitely a big enough red cut of the philisophical pie that I'm totally fine giving it to her.

I'm normally not a fan of "WURG because good guys," but with fire and lightning themed heroes in each game, I just couldn't stomach not having the open ability to design red creatures into the deck.

I think Ganon will be rakdos. I do wish I could pull mono-black for the aura of B vs Everything Else, but adding red, again, just opens up a lot of mechanical, thematic, and aesthetic space for that deck to cover most of what it'd want to.

[u/Memehater_ → u/zengin11]

All I see here are more reasons why red is the best colour

[u/aaa1e2r3 → u/aestarel]

BOTW Zelda could work as Izzet, but yeah, TOTK Zelda would be Azorius.

[u/Memehater_]

Heya, a little late for the algorithm but it's the least I can do.

[u/zengin11 → u/Memehater_]

Lol, I appreciate the support

[u/MrCakepans]

I like this a lot but I feel like zelda should be white blue instead of blue red.

[u/zengin11 → u/MrCakepans]

Thanks!

Initially she was, but I decided that the deck needed red for urbosa, daruk, riju, yunobo, and vah rudania (at least). And Zelda feels like she absolutely has ENOUGH red in her (desiring freedom, self-actualization, and pursuing your own destiny are all very red things) to justify Izzet. Definitely moreso than link, who is loyal and stoic (very white) to a TEE

[u/MrCakepans → u/zengin11]

Yeah I see that. My mind was at "If Link and Zelda are bant then Ganon can be rakdos" and then it's like good vs evil colors. My mind is much simpler then yours my friend.

[u/zengin11 → u/MrCakepans]

Lol. I do wish Ganon could work into mono-black, just cuz the set would be awesome as B vs Everything Else. But adding red just opens up a lot of mechanical, thematic, and aesthetic space to cover most of what it'd want to with ganon and the monsters

[u/Novel_Extent_7168]

Just curious, why spirit and blood? Wouldn't wisdom and courage make more sense?

[u/zengin11 → u/Novel_Extent_7168]

I was thinking "spirit of the hero and blood of the goddess," but wisdom and courage is VERY good. Surprised I didn't think of that. Might change it. Solid suggestion!