Theros Beyond Death: Set Review - Gold
Both Jamie and TJ are using a rating scale of 10 for this set. Jamie is basing hers on limited play, while TJ is giving more of a holistic rating. Melvin is just being Melvin.
acolyte of affliction
Jamie: 7/10 2/3 That returns your strongest permanent. Seems great late game.
Melvin: Welcome to the “Cult of the Silly Lampshade Hat”.
allure of the unknown
Jamie: 1/10 Do it for the meme but wow... this is dangerous in limited. opponent gets your strongest card. not a fan!
Melvin: Also known as Theros Tinder.
ashiok, nightmare muse
Jamie: 8/10 Protects with 2/3 bodies, ultimate stronk.
Melvin: So sad to live an entire life without ever being able to wear a tiny hat.
atris, oracle of half-truths
Jamie: 6/10 Replaces itself right away, grants evasion, price is right,
Melvin: He told me these pants don't make me look fat.....wait a minute!!!
bronzehide lion
Jamie: 7/10 Value! 3/3 for two mana that returns as an enchantment. This is a cool card.
Melvin: I'm not impressed by the third place lion.
calix, destiny’s hand
Jamie: 5/10 Build-around.. need a good amount of enchantments for this to truly shine.
Melvin: Calix is a survivor. He's not gon' give up. Calix wont stop, he's gon' work harder.
dalakos, crafter of wonders
Jamie: 7/10 Build-around equipment is cheaper, gives flying and haste. seems delightful!
Melvin: After he invented the iPad, he became Dalakos, Crafter of Mining.
devourer of memory
Jamie: 7/10 Build-around 2/1 unblockable, if you are wanting to fill your graveyard for other reasons I love this as an enabler/threat.
Melvin: I forgot the joke for this card.
dream trawler
Jamie: 10/10 Bomb, big ask on casting cost but HOLY MOLY. 4/5 lifelinking flyer that draws you a card plus can give itself hexproof in response to removal.
Melvin: I'm more of an ice cream trawler. Which explains that restraining order from Baskin Robbins.
enigmatic incarnation
Jamie: ??? This is big brain and i'm unsure if it will be good in limited.
Melvin: Enchantment birthing pod? I hope they don't print enchantment splinter twin.
eutropia the twice-favored
Jamie: 9/10 Powerful build-around... granting a permanent counter plus the evasion for a turn. I love this card!
Melvin: Favored with both blueberry and mint bowls of ice cream.
gallia of the endless dance
Jamie: 8/10 Haste bear with upside.. the discard and draw effect is powerful!
Melvin: If the dance never ends, you can't leave your friends behind.
haktos the unscarred
Jamie: 7/10 Smol butt, tough ask on casting cost, RNG aspect,
Melvin: I'm more likely to lick fingers than haktos. Mine or other people's.
hero of the nyxborn
Jamie: 7/10 Perfect boros strat, combat tricks buff whole team.
Melvin: "Can I wear my star jeggings into battle? Sweet!"
klothys, god of destiny
Jamie: 8/10 Bigish, decent effect but not super fast or powerful.
Melvin: It was her destiny to get TP'ed by the neighborhood kids.
kroxa, titan of death’s hunger
Jamie: 10/10 Bomb opponent discard on ETB and attack is backbreaking. Plus this a big boi.
Melvin: It is the beast with many mouths!
kunoros, hound of athreos
Jamie: 6/10 Powerful stats.
Melvin: Daniel Radcliff got him fat on hot dogs and Beggin strips during that first movie.
mischievous chimera
Jamie: 7/10 2/2 Flyer for 2 plus upside.
Melvin: More like Derpy Chimera. Look at those eyes.
polukranos, unchained
Jamie: 10/10 Bomb 6/6 for 4 then a 12/12 for 6 + exile cards... huge value. Will shrink on fight or attack... finding a way to give this evasion is GG.
Melvin: Great for heads up Magic games.
rise to glory
Jamie: 3/10 If you have a bomb creature and aura this could be nuts, but its expensive, sorcery speed and its a big ask to have things in the graveyard when you want to play this.
Melvin: Rise for at least an hour before baking at 350° for 45 minutes.
siona, captain of the pyleas
Jamie: 6/10 Build-around, need to play 6+ auras to reliably hit on the search, great value engine if enough auras.
Melvin: Finally, a Magic character Gal Gadot can cosplay.
slaughter-priest of mogis
Jamie: 5/10 At worst a bear, build-around 9/10 for sacrifice deck.
Melvin: Also available as a laughter-priest for children's birthday parties.
staggering insight
Jamie: 9/10 Perfect on an evasive threat- lifegain a boon. Asking to be 2 for 1ed but get back the value right away.
Melvin: Can't stagger if you got swagger.
uro, titan of nature’s wrath
Jamie: 10/10 Bomb, holy heck. Value city, ramp, huge body.
Melvin: Can be hard to keep it on the battlefield, but sometimes Uro with the punches.
warden of the chained
Jamie: 6/10 RG going to have big creatures most likely, 4/4 trample for 3 great value.
Melvin: I want armor that's decorated with sugar cookies too.
altar of the pantheon
Jamie: 4/10 Fine include but filler.
Melvin: I am altaring the pantheon. Pray I don't altar it any further.
bronze sword
Jamie: 4/1T turns 1/1s into threats, expensive equip cost.
Melvin: For when you get third place in....swords?
entrancing lyre
Jamie: 6/10 Keep opponents biggest threat tapped down. I'm intrigued.
Melvin: Does anyone else realize it's just playing with itself?
mirror shield
Jamie: 5/10 Hexproof interesting, getting around deathtouch cool.
Melvin: I'd use it, but carry it backwards so I can check my hair.
nyx lotus
Jamie: 2/10 Uncertain how much big mana will be important in limited...
Melvin: Because tattoo artists were running out of Magic stuff to do.
shadowspear
Jamie: 9/10 Turns off indestructible, buff plus evasion and lifelink, super cheap. this is a bomb.
Melvin: Environmentalists are gathering at the beach to hand wash all the spears that got covered by oil after the tanker spill.
soul-guide lantern
Jamie: 5/10 Flexible-- get rid of an important escape card + cycle.
Melvin: Lanterns made for the dead probably require a light touch to use.
thaumaturge’s familiar
Jamie: 4/10 1/3 flyer for 3 not interesting, the scry makes it playable but filler
Melvin: Come back! He stole my invitation to Hogwarts!
thundering chariot
Jamie: 4/10 Fancy-ish hill giant that needs to be crewed... how efficient is a 3/3 going to be on turn 4+? Plus can't enchant since equipment.. not a fan.
Melvin: It only thunders because the muffler fell off.
traveler’s amulet
Jamie: 4/10 Fixes your mana and can fuel escape.
Melvin: Amulet you finish, but TBD has the best basic lands of all time!
wings of hubris
Jamie: 8/10 being able to grant evasion so cheaply seems like a boon, plus the sacrifice effect can finish the game. I love this card!
Melvin: Will trade for wings of buffalo. Send DMs.
field of ruin
Jamie: 0/10 Not for limited.
Melvin: Is this what the Brewer's stadium is called now?
labyrinth of skophos
Jamie saw this card, immediately thought of one of her favorite movies, “Labyrinth” and went to watch it instead of writing a review for this card.
Melvin: No David Bowie. Not my Labyrinth.
unknown shores
Melvin: This card is so bad, Jamie and TJ didn’t even bother to rate it.