![]() ![]() ![]() Where I think Homunculus belongs is in Storm. Then again, I'm not a Delver player so maybe someone who is can chime in about its actual playability. ![]() I am saying that it requires a retooling of the deck to accommodate, and it isn't yet clear whether that's worth it. I'm not saying that Curious Homunculus doesn't have a home in Delver. Using the Reader as a beatstick starting turn three requires work on turn one that precludes anything else and makes fueling Pyromancer later tricky. I could see an argument for having Homunculus as a late-game card, but in Delver if you're getting to that point you've lost. Yes, you could play it after Pyromancer but a 3/4 on turn four or five isn't that appealing, especially since you've almost certainly emptied your hand by then. To make it into an effective early beater you need to spend a turn setting it up. The general plan of a UR Delver deck is to play Delver of Secrets // Delver of Secrets on turn one, (hopefully) flip it on turn two, attack, and play Young Pyromancer, with the intention of hemorrhaging tokens onto the board and winning before the opponent can effectively respond. ![]() The problem is that supporting Homunculus is at odds curvewise with the established Delver formula. The question is where does it belong, which I think is a deceptively complicated question. My first reaction is in Delver, but after some thought I'm less certain. The much higher concentration of cantrips make fueling prowess over several turns relatively easy. The Goblin Electromancer ability makes it much easier to get a lot of prowess triggers and there are plenty of instants and sorceries that benefit from it. Gitaxian Probe and Thought Scour make flipping into Voracious Reader on curve remarkably easy. While just playing Magic normally will flip the Homunculus, I'm not certain that by the time you could do so a 3/4 with prowess will be that good, even if it has another ability (more on that shortly). Enabling delirium or filling the graveyard haven't been playable strategies so far. I'm actually really surprised by this Homunculus because I can't see it getting flipped early very often in Standard, nor am I certain that any deck is willing to put the effort into the feat. I mean, look at it! It's a turn three 3/4 with prowess! Of all the cards spoiled so far, this is the most Modern-playable card I've seen, to the point that I suspect that it's a Modern plant. Some are definitely Modern playables (and one has the potential to be format-redefining) while others are simply interesting and thought-provoking cards to keep in mind when you are brewing and refining decks. Today I'll be talking about a wide variety of new spoilers and some other cards that I find particularly interesting. That said, I enjoy talking about the new cards too much to let not having the full spoiler stop me! Sheridan and Jordan kicked us off already with, , and. And I can't very well wait until I do, because by the time I get the chance everything that could be said already has! #Magicwritersproblems On the other since I write early in the week I never have the full spoiler to work with. It's a lot of fun to see the next set emerge. I love the anticipation, the discovery, and the discussion that inevitably follows. I have a difficult relationship with spoiler season. ![]()
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