Contenders (Planeswalkers) (Version 20)

Author: TimFReilly Date: 2018-10-02 23:51:42 Stage: Development

Change log:

  • Added Volshe Aoron of Voda. Aoron is a value-oriented Contender with a light tribal reward. I'm not totally confident that Merfolk wants to be this value-oriented (and not tempo-oriented) but these abilities felt good for his color identity.

  • Golmorn, Planar Judge now Golmorn, Planar Judge. With Golmorn (and Brillia), I'm trying a new on-the-battlefield passive ability instead of an emblem. This works better with the set's focus on playing PWs repeatedly and should be more interactive. For Golmorn, it should also be a buff to his power level.

  • Thaegen the Confined now Thaegen the Confined. His new middle ability should be both exciting and a reward for building around it. With a set as small as this one, it's important to reward more focused build-arounds that players wouldn't otherwise notice.
  • Gralanth, Voice of Jund now Gralanth, Voice of Jund. His +2 made him too beefy, so I'm just trying a numbers tweak. He's also a little easier to cast color-wise, which hopefully reinforces his identity as a three color Contender.
  • Brillia of Quirion now Brillia of Quirion. Brillia has typically been the unassuming most solid Contender for a few versions now, so I don't feel too bad about tweaking her downward. Being able to churn out land creatures at half the rate should limit her ability to snowball early, and her new "passive emblem"-style ability rewards keeping her on the battlefield, which she normally rarely did.
  • Ainsleigh of Corru River now Ainsleigh of Corru River. Just template tweaks here, for now. I do anticipate doing a fairly large token creature type update sometime in the next version or two.
  • Har-Oha, Ifnir’s Rising Fist now Har-Oha, Fist of Ifnir. I'm trying a new exert-flavored +1 ability on him, and increasing the cost of his ultimate to compensate. This "keep attacking, even it breaks you" flavor should fit with this evil warlord character.
  • Peng Ping, the Curious now Peng Ping, the Curious. Peng Ping's storm dream was a little too achievable by just playing as many 1 CMC cards as possible. Along with Forerunner cards and Reinforcements on the Way, he hit the battlefield on turn four or five too often. I decided to make it harder to get him for free, rather than making his abilities weaker. His storm clause is now non-creature, though it does also count lands again. His -4 is also slightly weakened, but should still be back-breaking in many cases.