And you can expect W being a bit more open while people are fighting over G - so you can pick key W cards. W cards like Gloryheath Lynx, Sundial or Glider can present early clock and with support of Ride's End and Gallantry - can win the race. Aggro is not all dead in DFT. 6/15 - ThreadSky

sierkovitz.bsky.social • 5 days ago

And you can expect W being a bit more open while people are fighting over G - so you can pick key W cards.

W cards like Gloryheath Lynx, Sundial or Glider can present early clock and with support of Ride's End and Gallantry - can win the race. Aggro is not all dead in DFT.

6/15

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sierkovitz.bsky.social•5 days ago

And W has several outstanding signposts - primarily Beastrider and Ascendant (low key bombs), but also Pathmaker has solid stats - particularly if it can find a win con, like the Riverchurn Monument and attack opponents on two fronts.

White is not great but don't ignore it.

7/15

sierkovitz.bsky.social•5 days ago

G is still great, but the best cards look slightly different. Scurryfoot is the common to play, while Ketradon is doing worse - in higher tiers people come prepared for your 6/6 dumb guy, so you can't rely on it as much as in lower tiers. Part of that prep - Bestow Greatness has great stats.

8/15

sierkovitz.bsky.social•5 days ago

B has a slew of solid commons - removal, Wickerfolk, Pactdoll, Rat and Max Overdrive, which makes a great impression of Run Over (dare I say Throw from the Saddle?).

All B pairs look very playable, albeit with some caveats (you want to have Haunt the Network to start drafting UB).

9/15

sierkovitz.bsky.social•5 days ago

Red looks the weakest. But that opens up some potential. If PT players did their homework, they might avoid it. Gunner is by far the best R card at common, but Diver, Strike and Burner Rocket have solid numbers in top player group - if you can get those easily, you might do well.

10/15

sierkovitz.bsky.social•5 days ago

U is the tricky one. Best common is Bounce Off. Then we have Flood the Engine, Engineer and Thopterist which are solid+, but lots of U commons are just not that great.

U does exist mainly on uncommon level with some absolute stars (Refueler, Stock Up, Skyray, blue shell and Transit Mage).
11/15

sierkovitz.bsky.social•5 days ago

One outlier card in the set is Marshal's Pathcruiser. 3 mana is just such a great deal, and in a format where late game is important, a land is a neat thing to have. And if you can crew it to trade it off with something big, while preserving your creatures - you won big time.

12/15

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