Limited Resources Set Review Ratings - Dragon's Maze

[ArchieO]

Rather than having to re-listen to the shows, here are all the ratings for the Dragon's Maze cards give by limited resources to help with those tricky picks

Rares/Mythics

White
Renounce the Guilds C
Scion of Vitu Ghazi B+/A-

Blue
Trait Doctoring F
Aetherling A-

Black
Blood Scrivener C
Pontiff of Blight B

Red
Possibility storm F
Pyrewild Shaman B-

Green
Renegade Krasis B-
Skylasher C+

Green/White
Advent of the Wurm A
Emmara Tandris C
Voice of Resurgence A-

White/Black
Blood Baron of Vizkopa A-
Obzedat’s Aid C
Tesya, Envoy of Ghosts A/B+
White/Red
Boros Battleshaper B
Tajic, Blade of the Legion B+
Legion’s Initiative D

White/Blue
Council of the Absolute C
Lavinia of the Tenth B+
Render Silent D

Black/Green
Deadbridge Chant B
Varolz, the Scar Striped C+
Gaze of Granite B/C

Blue/Red
Dragonshift C/D
Melek, Izzet Paragon D
Ral Zarek A

Black/Red
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch A-
Master of Cruelties A-
Sire of Insanity C

Blue/Black
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker B
Notion thief C
Reap Intellect D/B

Green/Red
Ruric Thar B+
Savageborn Hydra B+
Zhur-Taa Ancient C-/D

Blue/Green
Plasm Capture D
Progenitor Mimic A-
Vorel of the Hull Clade B-

Blue/Black/Red
Breaking/Entering C

Green/White/Black
Ready/Willing B

Blue/Red/White
Catch/Release D+

Black/Green/Red
Flesh/Blood B+

Green/Blue/White
Beck/Call B-

Commons/Uncommons
White
Boros mastiff C
Haazda Snare Squad C
Lyev Decree D
Maze Sentinel D+
Riot Control F
Steeple Roc C
Sunspire Gatekeepers C+/B- depending on gate situation
Wake the reflections F

Blue
Hidden Strings F
Maze Glider C
Mindstartc D
Murmuring Phantasm D
Opal Lake Gatekeepers C+/B-
Runner's Bane C+
Uncovered Clues F
Wind Drake C+

Black
Bane Alley Blackguard D
Crypt Incursion F
Fatal Fumes B-
Hired Torturer C-
Maze Abomination C+
Rakdos Drake C+
Sinister Possession F
Ubul Sar Gatekeepers B/B-

Red
Awe for the Guilds F
Clear a Path F
Maze Rusher D
Punish the Enemy B
Riot Piker F
Rubblebelt Maaka B-
Smelt Ward Gatekeepers C
Weapon Surge C

Green
Battering Krasis C+
Kraul Warrior C
Maze Behemoth C-
Mending Touch F
Mutants Prey F
Phytoburst F
Saruli Gatekeepers C
Thrashing Mossdog C+

Azorius
Deputy of Acquittals C+
Ascended Lawmage C
Jelenn Sphinx B-
Restore the Peace D
Protect/Serve C

Dimir
Pilfered Plans C+
Haunter of Nightveil B
Warped Physique B
Woodlot Crawler C
Far/Away B-

Rakdos
Morgue Burst C
Carnage Gladiator B-
Showstopper F
Spike Jester C+
Toil/Trouble C

Gruul
Zhur-Taa Druid B-
Feral Animist D+
Gruul War Chant C+
Scab-Clan Giant B-
Armed/Dangerous D+

Orzhov
Tithe Drinker C+
Debt to the Deathless D
Maw of the Obzedat B-
Sin Collecter D+
Profit/Loss C-

Simic
Beetleform Mage C
Bred for the Hunt F
Krasis Incubation B+
Species Gorger D+
Give/Take C-

Boros
Viashino Firstblade C+
Blaze Commando C
Gleam of Battle D
Warleader's Helix B+
Wear/Tear Sideboard

Golgari
Drown in Filth F
Korozda Gorgon B-
Putrefy A
Rot Farm Skeleton C-
Down/Dirty Sideboard

Selesnya
Armored Wolf Rider C+
Bronzebeak Moa C
Trostani's Summoner C-
Unflinching Courage B-
Alive/Well C

Izzet
Nivix Cyclops C
Blast of Genius C+
Flux Charger C
Goblin Test Pilot F
Turn/Burn B+

Artifacts
Cluestones Dependent on deck archetype, less good in agressive decks, better in control

Land
Guildgates Fixing-Important
Maze's End LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Dubious_wolf]

Sweeeeeeet thanks dude.

[Lemegeton]

i thought marshall was funny trying to figure out a way to play mazes end.

[Kapol]

Without looking at them all (cause seriously, ain't nobody got time for that), I will say I think Aetherling belongs higher. I'd personally say he belongs as an A+ for limited, just because if you resolve him, he basically wins you the game unless you're just dead. Being able to hit for 8 unblockable every turn AND dodge removal for 1 mana (not to mention triggering evolve a LOT which is in it's colors) makes him nearly impossible to deal with. You have to either counter him, or get him while your opponent is tapped out. And if that happens, you're playing Aetherling wrong.

[korvys]

I'm procrastinating doing something else, so I sorted the list provided by Archie0 by rank. I took the lower rank for the disputed ones.

A
Advent of the Wurm
Ral Zarek
Putrefy
A-
Master of Cruelties
Voice of Resurgence
Aetherling
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
Progenitor Mimic
Blood Baron of Vizkopa
B+
Tesya, Envoy of Ghosts
Flesh/Blood
Krasis Incubation
Tajic, Blade of the Legion
Turn/Burn
Lavinia of the Tenth
Warleader's Helix
Savageborn Hydra
Ruric Thar
Scion of Vitu Ghazi
B
Ready/Willing
Deadbridge Chant
Pontiff of Blight
Haunter of Nightveil
Punish the Enemy
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
Boros Battleshaper
Warped Physique
B-
Jelenn Sphinx
Maw of the Obzedat
Korozda Gorgon
Fatal Fumes
Beck/Call
Scab-Clan Giant
Carnage Gladiator
Unflinching Courage
Pyrewild Shaman
Renegade Krasis
Rubblebelt Maaka
Far/Away
Zhur-Taa Druid
Vorel of the Hull Clade
Ubul Sar Gatekeepers
C+
Viashino Firstblade
Gruul War Chant
Armored Wolf Rider
Tithe Drinker
Battering Krasis
Maze Abomination
Blast of Genius
Spike Jester
Deputy of Acquittals
Runner's Bane
Varolz, the Scar Striped
Rakdos Drake
Wind Drake
Skylasher
Pilfered Plans
Thrashing Mossdog
Sunspire Gatekeepers
Opal Lake Gatekeepers
C
Gaze of Granite
Renounce the Guilds
Flux Charger
Council of the Absolute
Sire of Insanity
Haazda Snare Squad
Maze Glider
Beetleform Mage
Morgue Burst
Steeple Roc
Smelt Ward Gatekeepers
Blood Scrivener
Alive/Well
Nivix Cyclops
Weapon Surge
Blaze Commando
Woodlot Crawler
Obzedat’s Aid
Emmara Tandris
Bronzebeak Moa
Kraul Warrior
Notion thief
Boros mastiff
Breaking/Entering
Ascended Lawmage
Saruli Gatekeepers
Toil/Trouble
Protect/Serve
C-
Profit/Loss
Maze Behemoth
Rot Farm Skeleton
Trostani's Summoner
Hired Torturer
Give/Take
D+
Armed/Dangerous
Catch/Release
Species Gorger
Sin Collecter
Maze Sentinel
Feral Animist
D
Dragonshift
Zhur-Taa Ancient
Lyev Decree
Mindstartc
Legion’s Initiative
Render Silent
Bane Alley Blackguard
Murmuring Phantasm
Maze Rusher
Restore the Peace
Gleam of Battle
Plasm Capture
Debt to the Deathless
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Reap Intellect
F
Drown in Filth
Phytoburst
Wake the reflections
Uncovered Clues
Possibility storm
Mutants Prey
Clear a Path
Hidden Strings
Crypt Incursion
Mending Touch
Goblin Test Pilot
Bred for the Hunt
Showstopper
Sinister Possession
Riot Control
Trait Doctoring
Awe for the Guilds
Riot Piker
Sideboard
Down/Dirty
Wear/Tear

[Dubious_wolf]

I love this forum.

[Dominic Appleguard]

I really want Marshall and Kenji to officially reassess Vorel of the Hull Clade now that he knows it, in fact, doubles counters.

Because I'm anal like that.

[Utilitarian]

I really want Marshall and Kenji to officially reassess Vorel of the Hull Clade now that he knows it, in fact, doubles counters.

Because I'm anal like that.

Yea that bugged me too. I was like "No! It DOES double them! Read it agaaaaainnnn!"

[Dubious_wolf]

It bugged me as well... He's freaking Awesome!

[AdmiralMemo]

Since I haven't watched this (or any of Marshall's stuff, in fact, except for the one time he came on the Academy draft), I'm assuming these are rankings just for limited, i.e. Sealed and Draft? Because some of the cards that are "F" should be rated higher in Constructed, like Possibility Storm.

Also, Riot Control totally needs to be nicknamed Fogulife.

[Lemegeton]

Since I haven't watched this (or any of Marshall's stuff, in fact, except for the one time he came on the Academy draft), I'm assuming these are rankings just for limited, i.e. Sealed and Draft? Because some of the cards that are "F" should be rated higher in Constructed, like Possibility Storm.

Also, Riot Control totally needs to be nicknamed Fogulife.

yeah his ratings are only for limited. if you want a good set review that covers limited and constructed then the star city games review on youtube is quite good. and Evan cracks me up

[Dominic Appleguard]

That's why it's not called Constructed Resources.

But in all seriousness, yeah, it's very apparent when you listen to it. They mention a few times that a card is targeted at Constructed play (stuff like Notion Thief's ability is useless in Draft but amazing in Standard...Melek's library thing would be great if you made a deck that was mostly instants and sorceries and had plenty of deck filtering to make them float up).

[Drecon]

Listening to it right now.

I personally don't much care about the ratings actually. The reasonings behind them are pretty important though. Thanks for the tip on this one, would've missed it if not for this thread.

[Lemegeton]

Listening to it right now.

I personally don't much care about the ratings actually. The reasonings behind them are pretty important though. Thanks for the tip on this one, would've missed it if not for this thread.

yeah i agree. its the thought process behind what makes a good card thats important. i have gotten so much better at doing this from listening to shows like this

[Kapol]

I really want Marshall and Kenji to officially reassess Vorel of the Hull Clade now that he knows it, in fact, doubles counters.

Because I'm anal like that.

I actually had someone at FNM tonight who thought it only added one of each type of counter too. I actually had to pull up the official rulings to prove it (he wasn't being a dick, but he was confident he was right).

[Lord Hosk]

i thought marshall was funny trying to figure out a way to play mazes end.

Ok here is my start of an idea.

4 mazes end
4 Selesnya Guildgate
4 Azorius Guildgate
one of each of the other 8 gates

4 crackling perimeters

2 Saruli Gatekeepers
3 Sunspire Gatekeepers
3 Azorius Arrester
3 Azorius Justiciar
3 Cathedral Sanctifier
3 Court Street Denizen
4 Deputy of Acquittals
3 Lyev Skyknight
3 Niblis of the Mist
3 Geist-Honored Monk
3 Soulsworn Spirit
3 Trostani's Summoner

[Drecon]

Hosk: while I like that deck, you will often find it's just better to start attacking and kill your opponent that way. I'd say that for a real Maze's End deck you should probably try to make it the main victory condition.

[Lord Hosk]

I think it needs a few more walls. I went with as much arrest as I could...

[Kapol]

Hover Barrier, Fog Bank, Murmuring Phantasm, and so forth all make good walls. Plus, you could use Axebanes to just ramp into something big that will make sure your opponent can't kill you at that point. I think I'd intended to use that idea on another deck, but I can't remember what...

[Utilitarian]

I think it needs a few more walls. I went with as much arrest as I could...

The other issue is that if even ONE of your "one of" gates gets milled off you can't win anymore.

Perhaps include some Elixirs of Immortality or something to help combat that issue?

[Kapol]

Umm... he's running 16 gates. So they'd have to get rid of at least 6.

Another idea. Defenders, axebane guardians, and so forth for mana ramp into a primal surge to get 10 gates on the field. Throw in some card draw for good measure, or a tutor of some sort.

[Lord Hosk]

it has to be 10 different gates so thats a good point about mill

[Kapol]

Not only mill, but land destruction. But yea, I forgot about that part. Maybe make your sideboard all gates in case you run into mill?