

When gods walk the world, clerics channel divine power, evil cults perform dark sacrifices in subterranean lairs, and shining paladins stand like beacons against the darkness, it’s hard to be ambivalent about the deities and deny their existence. Religion is an important part of life in the worlds of the D&D multiverse. The flavor works for me too, as it feels epic, summons Angels and rewards good deeds (of sorts).Monstrous Compendium Vol 3: Minecraft Creatures However, it becomes disgusting once you can reliably trigger it, and you can eventually cash it out if you have to. “If you don’t have life gain in your deck, The Book is basically a blank. The flavor works too, making this a nice role-player.” – LSV “If you have some sick enchantments to get, this card is worth playing, though I would tend to avoid it otherwise. “In a life gain deck, this gets out of control quickly, and it’s passable even if you never trigger it.” – LSV “In a deck with multiple pieces of Equipment, this will give you a great place to put them, and I definitely buy Dwarves getting better once they are geared up.” – LSV The flavor isn’t exciting, as I’m not sure how likely a disciple is to protect a Dragon from spells and all that.” – LSV At one to three Dragons, this isn’t reliable enough, and it’s obviously terrible if you don’t have any. “If you have four or more Dragons in your deck, this is a fine defensive option that gives them a little bit of extra protection. The flavor text really hits home, giving this high flavor marks as well.” – LSV

If you can dodge instant-speed removal, this should work out fairly well for you and eventually pays off big. “In a dedicated venture deck, this offers a reliable way to continue advancing through the Dungeon, even if it’s not cheap. The last level is quite strong, I just don’t like spending 10 mana to get there without getting value from the first two levels, and not every deck will be able to swing that.” – LSV “Cleric Class doesn’t blow me away on flavor or power level, though it will be good enough in a dedicated life gain deck. Some notes on situational cards (marked by red asterisks * above) from LSV… Very Low-End Playables and Sideboard Material Good Playable That Basically Always Makes the Cut


Great Playable that Pulls You Into Its Color Top Tier Removal or Must-Deal-With Threat Another note: Cards that are better specifically in sealed or draft will show up twice marked with (SEALED) or (DRAFT) in the relevant position in the table. Underdark Basilisk All Cards Sorted into Tiers, By Color Note: Very situational cards show up twice with a red asterisk *. Here are some highlights/takeaways from the resources linked above: I will provide a link to the relevant reviews here, then add aggregated versions of some of the most salient information below.įorgotten Realms Limited Set Review – Whiteįorgotten Realms Limited Set Review – Blueįorgotten Realms Limited Set Review – Blackįorgotten Realms Limited Set Review – Redįorgotten Realms Limited Set Review – Greenįorgotten Realms Limited Set Review – Gold, Artifacts and Lands
#Forgotten realms quick draft guide series
Luis Scott-Vargas has a series of limited set reviews for each set, and these are an indispensable resource for card evaluation. Their Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Set Review: Common and Uncommon and Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Set Review: Rare and Mythic Rare contain in-depth card-by-card reviews and discussion from Marshall Sutcliffe and Luis Scott-Vargas. Limited Resources is a great resource for limited players in general. With Adventures in the Forgotten Realms having come to Arena recently, and the addition of AFR draft on Arena, I thought I’d supply some links to good resources for players new to the format, as well as some information condensed from some of those resources.įirst, check out the MTG Arena Zone Adventures in the Forgotten Realms limited set reviews.Īnother thing to check out might be The Draftaholics Anonymous rankings for Pack 1 Pick 1 choices for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Hi, everyone, and welcome back to Daily Arena!
