FORGOTTEN REALMS DRAFT GUIDE FULL

Yes, were making a big jump here-from rares that are better than any uncommons straight to rares that are worse than the strongest commons. The Tarrasque (Build-Around B−): The Tarrasque is, paradoxically, not that enticing in green but rather in a special kind of black-red deck! With enough Treasure generation, getting to nine mana is trivial, and if you use your Treasure sparingly, having three of them lying around is not that difficult. Ochre Jelly (B−) Old Gnawbone (B) Paladin Class (B−) Skeletal Swarming (B+) Or do-in combination with Price of Loyalty!

Minsc, Beloved Ranger (B−): The activated ability of Minsc is sorcery speed only, so don't try to get your opponents with it on their turn! And don't activate it for X=0, as that will make your creature a 0/0 and subsequently kill it. If you have this in your deck, make sure to hold lands in hand to make it a good topdeck late. It is the strongest Equipment in the set in the sense that it goes into any deck, and coming down on turn three and giving your two-drop +4/+4 is going to end the game very quickly. Hand of Vecna (B): I've seen this go very late in a lot of drafts, and it really shouldn't. If you're entering a new dungeon, it's 'gain 1 life,' 'scry 1,' or 'each player loses 1 life.' If you're finishing one, it's 'draw three cards and cast one for free,' 'draw a card,' or 'create a 4/4 with deathtouch.' So her power partly depends on how deep into the dungeon theme you venture.įlameskull (B+) Froghemoth (B) Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar (B−) Hall of Storm Giants (B−) It's splashable, and if you're just playing red-white anyway, it's one of the best carriers of Equipment in the whole set.Įllywick Tumblestrum (B): Ellywick is kind of funny in that her +1 is simultaneously one of the weakest and one of the strongest of all planeswalkers ever. Tier One: Best of the BestĪdult Gold Dragon (A−): While it does die to Dragon's Fire, this is very likely to connect at least once, and an 8 point life swing is huge. My grades here are mostly based on their respective potential as pick one in pack one.

FORGOTTEN REALMS DRAFT GUIDE FULL

Some synergy-focused cards will vary in strength depending on the composition of your deck by up to a full grade. After all, you will hardly ever face the choice of taking one rare over another. I am ordering all cards alphabetically in their respective tiers, as nitpicking over an exact ranking of these cards is somewhat redundant. And Forgotten Realms has quite a number of them! Today I am going over which I believe to be absolutely busted, which I think are just okay, and which you likely never want to put into your deck. While commons are the backbone of all Limited play, what takes a deck from good to great is a bomb rare.

Forgotten realms draft guide