[FRF] Abzan Beastmaster & Mardu Woe-Reaper

[zimagic]

Haven't seen these mentionned yet. Not so much power as good additional tools, the second especially so in an enviornment that traditionally boasts less creatures. The Mardu Woe-Reaper will likely see little play in Vintage, more in Legacy but an uncommon Savannah Lion with an exile ability is worth looking at even if "Warrior" doesn't provide much support as a class.




Abzan Beastmaster 2G
Creature - Shaman Scout
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you control the creature with the greatest toughness or tied for the greatest toughness.

[Protoaddict]

The Mardu guys is really potentially very strong in Cavern Humans, simply because he is on curve and is an added tool against grave decks. I am not sure how many more hatebears that list needs though as they already can hate on just about everything. Too bad its warriors though, I think soliders would have been better for that list.

If W/G hatebears every comes back, he does sit next to Dryad Militant very well.

The green guy seems like an over-costed dark confidant to me.

[Guli]

I am sorry but Mardu would not qualify to join my team Way too slow and narrow. I do love the name of the card, reminds me of ancient tribes.

Abzan is overcosted for Vintage (for that effect).

[MaximumCDawg]

The Beastmaster has arrived too late to be relevant, I think.  If it had been printed in, say, Innistrad, I think you could make a strong case that he was a green Bob.  Nowadays, you are likely to face lots of aggro decks where you end up not being able to use the card draw.  Too bad, really.

The Woe-Reaper is fine, and it's great to give white more 2/1s for W with upside (lol Isumaru) because that helps white weenie be a thing in eternal.  But it's not really doing much differently from what Dryad Militant already was doing.

[fsecco]

Beastmaster can be shut off by almost every MUD creature and, most importantly, by a single flipped Delver... So I don't think it's reliable.

The white guy seems too slow and conditional to vê relevant against Dredge. There are better answers.