[CON] Yoke of the Damned

[Dr. Jeebus]

riddle:

For a few sets now, I've done complete and full set reviews. I started it to see how accurate I could be, but it's certainly not a light task. I'm discussing the new sets when I'm at work and judging all the time, and want to share the ratings with everyone.

As you may have read, in the past I have briefly discussed each card,even all the commons. This is rough both to write and read, as many cards are simply limited fodder.

Recently, I totaled my thoughts and compiled a review of sets on the whole. Without even having a single draft completed, it is not easy to rate themes, colours, chase rares, and such, but it was a fun challenge.

Now the question I've been needing to ask: should I continue to showcase each common, uncommon, and rare, or is it time to scale back the reviews?I'm grateful for smaller set sizes as it saves time, but is there a point at all or should I cut the single card reviews and focus on the set as a whole?

Of course I have always loved the feedback I received, even from those with whom I disagreed. I intend to again challenge myself to bring all my knowledge and experience to the table before the prerelease in the hopes of being of some use to you all. The question of format for the review and suggestions of what people want to see is of course the point of this thread, however.

That and something else...

Solved!

Spoiler:

Yoke of the Damned
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature.
Whenever a creature is put into a graveyard from play, enchanted creature's controller sacrifices it.
Common

And here's a less painful to read version of what I wrote, as it's actually relevant without the riddle:
For a few sets now, I've done complete and full set reviews. I started it to see how accurate I could be, but it's certainly not a light task. I'm discussing the new sets when I'm at work and judging all the time, and want to share the ratings with everyone.

As you may have read, in the past I have briefly discussed each card,even all the commons. This is rough both to write and read, as many cards are simply limited fodder.

Recently, I totaled my thoughts and compiled a review of sets on the whole. Without even having a single draft completed, it is not easy to rate themes, colours, chase rares, and such, but it was a fun challenge.

Now the question I've been needing to ask: should I continue to showcase each common, uncommon, and rare, or is it time to scale back the reviews?I'm grateful for smaller set sizes as it saves time, but is there a point at all or should I cut the single card reviews and focus on the set as a whole?

Of course I have always loved the feedback I received, even from those with whom I disagreed. I intend to again challenge myself to bring all my knowledge and experience to the table before the prerelease in the hopes of being of some use to you all. The question of format for the review and suggestions of what people want to see is of course the point of this thread, however.

Corrected, formatted, and the riddle put into tags. But next time, if you REALLY have to riddle the card, please use something different than writing in bold letters of several colors. It breaks the rule that all posts should be easily readable.
-Car.

[Yak]

Number a: that is really annoying to read.
Number b: I think you could pick a few categories that people would be interested in. Off the top of my head:

Chase rares
Sleeper rares
Bomb limited rares
First pick uncommons
Chase uncommons
Combo fodder
High pick limited commons

and maybe a few more.

EDit: get's it. Starts working it out.

[Johm000]

Please, for the love of god, tell me that's not a riddle.

Because if it is, it looks frustrating.

[lostandthedamned]

taking just the black letters for the first line gives:

a card thats no laughing matter

decoding the rest now..

[Yak]

" A card that's no laughing matter.

Auras abound

Common of course

Single shot grave pact

Costed like terror"

Aura's abound
1B

Target player sacrfices a creature?

[makingnotches]

Originally Posted by Yak

" A card that's not laughing matter.

Auras abound

Common of course

Single shot grave pact

Costed like terror"

You sir are amazing. You have the patience of a God.

EDIT: How did you get that?

[Blue_Black_Spain]

Originally Posted by Johm000

Please, for the love of god, tell me that's not a riddle.

Because if it is, it looks frustrating.

Given that the last phrase is not coloured, while the rest of text is, seems to point this out. But I'm not going through that Vietnam!

[Chewie8]

One sided Innocent Blood?

Multiplayer Cruel Edict?

[mrrebel]

OMG.....it is a riddle.

AH MY BRAIN!

Not even trying to solve the puzzle and making a post only to say this? Spam infraction.

[Blutsau]

name
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
when enchanted creature is put into a graveyard each opponent sacs a creature.

[Axelrod]

Man, I was getting it. Seems like a decent card.

Also, I like your set reviews, Jebus.

[ElricJC]

I will concur on one point - dude, that text, please alter it, it hurts me poor eyes .

As for the reviews themselves, you put a lot of thought and effort into it, which is much appreciated first of all, but one thing I would like to see might be more format based than anything else.

For example, all cards are (hopefully) useful in one form or another, and when categorizing their use in each I would keep in mind the following categories:

Competitive/Format: (Standard, Extended, Legacy, etc)
Limited:
Casual/Format: (like EDH, Prismatic, etc)

At a glance then you could see the ratings, say 1-10 in each group, and get a quick impression of where it might fit in. So if you see a card with a rating no higher than 3 in any category, you get a quick impression that it really sucks.

Also, the tone of the reviews should in general avoid referring to things as "Casual fodder" because in my mind this implies a natural inferiority of Casual to other formats. Emphasis should be placed on the card's positive aspects when possible, while acknowledging that it may have no real usability in more Competitive formats.

But I will also agree that maybe at the end you might have a list of expected Chase Rares, Sleeper Rares, and Over-Hyped Rares, along with useful commons/uncommons.

EDIT: Damn, at the time I wrote this there was only one other post. Bloody people are quick . It was a riddle, figures. And yes, Yak, you are one patient bastard .

[Dr. Jeebus]

Originally Posted by Blutsau

name
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
when enchanted creature is put into a graveyard each opponent sacs a creature.

Getting there, but things are a little backwards.

[Daiches]

a card that's no laughIng matter

Auras abound

Common ofcourse

Single shot gravepact

costed like terror

is the riddle (all the black letters..)

So we've got:
No Laughing Matter 1B
Enchantment - Aura
Whenever enchanted creature is put into graveyard from play, each other player sacrifices a creature

[Nis]

NAME
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, enchanted creature's controller sacrifices it.