Top M14 Hot Cards

What a day it was at M14’s Pre-release!

The dye has been cast and M14 has come! Even if there have been a lot of critics basking at M14’s weakness, we still can’t deny the fact that we have to use it one way or another. I mean, hey man, what can we do? It’s irrational to keep on nagging. We shouldn’t wait until WOTC change M14 as it will never happen. What we can best do is to pick the usable cards that would give us the edge over the others. Remember, others will be using it too so we really must equip ourselves with the right knowledge for our advantage. 


 

Archangel of Thrune – based on Core set’s history, Angel mythic rares, all have hit the $20 initial benchmark but eventually fluctuated as the hype subsided when players came to realize their inability to help win most of the games. But I’m pretty sure this isn’t for casual play and expect to see it in tournaments soon. Frites, Simic and Selesnya colored decks, Naya, Jund, aristocrats will still be around and it’s not impossible to see this angel anytime soon.

Chandra, Pyromaster – Oh baby you’re playing hard to get huh? Well according to the guys at the M14 pre-release tournaments, this is one of the hardest cards to find. Anyway, I find it hard to convince myself that this could be added in fast-phased aggro decks (such as RDW, blitz, and RG aggro) as this is a 4cc, not to mention her 2 reds which make it somehow restrictive to cast in a multi-coloured decks. All 4-5cc cards I know from those decks are game enders. Cards such as hellrider and thundermaw are expected to kill your opponent when they come down or at least give you the “REACH” advantage you need. I’d rather use it on Naya, American mid, or jund as this girl possesses a dominating personality. Just like any other wives, except mine, it tends to control your opponent.  It pings 1 life from your opponent and one of his creatures (and make it unable to block) to give way for your thrugtusk to penetrate. Need more mana or are you badly in need of a bomb? No worries, she can give you a hand using her 2^nd ability, w/c I firmly believe is the best she has. Her ulti is also creepy. Take one warleader’s helix and copy it 3x times. Or better yet, if you have a reckoner in play, take out the blasphemous act on your deck and copy it 3x. I hope your opponent survives.

Garruk, Caller of Beast – hell yeah, just call me baby! Another Garruk collection thanks to WOTc! This maybe slow at 6cc but green still has mana acceleration w/c would help you cast it on your 4^th turn. And even if it’s gonna be on your 6^th turn, this guy can definitely help you as he can replenish your hand with creatures that might prove to be crucial at that moment. But don’t expect that you’ll have 6 creatures on your draw ok? That’s almost impossible to happen. You still have lands and non-creature spells, even if you have 38 creatures on your deck, that idea is improbable. His 2^nd ability is just like that of cavern of souls but you still have to cast it ok? It’s not free. His ulti is quite cool too. Cast a resto angel at your opponent’s turn (put it in the stack first and don’t let it resolve yet), the ulti will trigger and let it resolve, search for a creature like thrugtusk or anything w/c has a comes-into-play ability, put it into play and then let your resto resolve. There you go! This might be seen in junk and naya but not in frites as Garruk puts the other cards at the bottom of your library.