[RTR][SCD] Axebane Guardian

[Gold Myr]

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attac...3&d=1346558872

As a lover of Overgrown Battlement, I reckon this guy looks like he'd make for some decent acceleration. He costs a little more and has some less toughness, but the mana fixing makes him quite superb. I don't think he'd make much of a splash in most formats though.

What do you think?

[oskaretc]

The fact that you can get any combination of mana is interesting. Plus, the defenders matter theme is... unexpected. In a way that makes me smile. We will have to see what else the block brings in terms of defenders. I'm guessing he will see play in some kind of four or five color ramp. However, a 3cmc defender with a toughness of only 3 and an extremely conditional ability is still kinda sketchy, at the end of the day. Here's hoping he'll find a home, though.

[Stoogeslap]

I wonder of a 5 color defender deck can be made, lol... how janky, yet fun for casual.

[ramblingsimon]

Door to Nothingness Defenders.dec, obviously.

...actually, Ludevic's Test Subject is a defender. This guy could be rather interesting, as long as some more good defenders get spoiled.

[Rising Star]

Hmm...I'm trying to think how quickly we can use door to nothingness with this guy and the lantern...Turn 6 maybe? Turn 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim, turn 2 that 0/2 land-fetch wall, turn 3 Chromatic Lantern, turn 4 drop Axebane, turn 5 drop Door and another land-fetch wall, turn 6 you have 6 lands, 3 defenders, Chromatic Lantern, and an untapped Door to Nothingness.

[Gulnar]

Freed from Real. Modern Pauper legal. Both pieces of the combo can be fetched with Drift of Phantasms, which is a defender in itself. Overgrown Battlement, Vine Trellis and Wall of Roots can act as early game blockers and mana accellerator. The only thing the deck lack is a efficient mana outlet possibly at 3cc (or 2cc, to be fetched with Muddle the Mixture) in green or blue.

[hoyerhan]

The difference between acceleration at two and three mana is vast. Also, this can hardly block the aggressors in the format.

[Profani]

@above:
T1 accelerant
T2 test subject - Spell pierce in hand.
T3 this - Spell pierce in hand.
T4 freed from the real. At this point, anything in your hand can be cast to protect your engine, and you can get a 13/13 quite easily. Just wish it was a token, so you could use Rootborn Defenses to both protect and gain two of them.

[hoyerhan]

Originally Posted by Profani

@above:
T1 accelerant
T2 test subject - Spell pierce in hand.
T3 this - Spell pierce in hand.
T4 freed from the real. At this point, anything in your hand can be cast to protect your engine, and you can get a 13/13 quite easily. Just wish it was a token, so you could use Rootborn Defenses to both protect and gain two of them.

I was mainly talking about standard. I seriously doubt this is viable in modern/eternal formats either, though.

[Firebrand]

Oh look, it's the return of Silhana Starfletcher but honestly less good.

[Gulnar]

Now that i think about it, it could work even in T2 with Galvanic Alchemist and enough creatures with defender. And a mana outlet like Scalding Devil...

[hoyerhan]

Originally Posted by Gulnar

Now that i think about it, it could work even in T2 with Galvanic Alchemist and enough creatures with defender. And a mana outlet like Scalding Devil...

Eh... No. Six card combos don't usually work in T2.

[Swagrid]

Honestly, when I saw this card, I started jumping of joy. I had a few ideas for Defender.dec in pauper, but the problem was that Overgrown Battlement made only green mana. With this, it should work better. Obviously, there is a difference between T2 and T3, buuuuut, I don't care.

[ChallengeFate]

Originally Posted by ramblingsimon

Door to Nothingness Defenders.dec, obviously.

...actually, Ludevic's Test Subject is a defender. This guy could be rather interesting, as long as some more good defenders get spoiled.

yeah, i was saying this on another thread. he makes a powerful threat if flipped, and adds to the mana if not. also, tree of redemption should shine here. fog bank, gatekeeper vine, sheltering word, maybe even manor gargoyle? bet there'll be more options soon, but im already thinking about door to nothingness

like it as u/g, but 5cD might be fun

[Dager]

Originally Posted by ChallengeFate

yeah, i was saying this on another thread. he makes a powerful threat if flipped, and adds to the mana if not. also, tree of redemption should shine here. fog bank, gatekeeper vine, sheltering word, maybe even manor gargoyle? bet there'll be more options soon, but im already thinking about door to nothingness

like it as u/g, but 5cD might be fun

It's practically a free counter on test subject, so if you play t2 subject t3 Axebane then its possible for a t5 or even t4 flipped test subject.