A victory on the back of a tiny, winged army, at
the cost of your life slowly bleeding away. But
what do you care? You're amassing enough
attackers to make the poor fool at the other
side of the table leed faster. Even if your
opponent can block fliers, he likely can't block
enough of them. And with you gaining board
prescence without any further investment of mana
or cards, you can sit back with a fistful of
counterspells just picking and choosing your
targets. And should the life payments ever
prove problematic? Just Champion it with a
Mistbind Clique and trade it in for a 4/4 flier.
And all this for two mana with no other
expectations from your deck..
Constructed- 5
Casual- 5
Limited- 5
Aethereal
Friday - Bitterblossom
What is there to say about the best card in
standard? If your opponent resolves this on turn
2, winning the game just got a lot harder for
you, especially if your opponent is playing the
faerie deck. This is one of the cards that puts
the faerie deck over the top, as it has so many
powerful interactions with the deck's flagship
cards, such as Spellstutter Sprite and Mistbind
Clique (and remember, if this thing is starting
to drop you to dangerously low life, you can
champion it). It's even seeing play in
non-faerie black decks just for the endless
supply of flying beaters/blockers it offers.
This card isn't perfect, but it's darn powerful.
In limited, especially if you're playing
faeries, pick this. Repeatable creatures is
really good.
Constructed - 4.5
Casual - 4
Limited - 3.5
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Bitterblossom
The card that turned Faeries from a good
Standard deck into a great Standard deck. The
card that turned mono-black Rogues from a
fourth-tier Standard deck into a second-tier
Standard deck. The card that displaced the most
beautiful Elf Lord in the known multiverse from
her own tribe's deck. The card that made
Phyrexian Arena look less like a benchmark and
more like an outdated curiosity. The most hated
card since Umezawa's Jitte. The card that has
been responsible for countless victories across
countless formats in the last year. Pojo's #1
card of 2008.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 4/5
Miguel
Bitterblossum
What a surprise. This card was second on my
list. It was the biggest talked about card for
last year for banning for sure. No matter if you
like it or hate it, it is one the best cards
printed. I had it in a draft once and I did not
played it on second turn like most players
would. Should have played it on second turn,
because I would have won that game about 10
turns sooner. Live and learn. Last year was a
good year for Magic in my own opinion. Hope this
see some more great cards this year.
Constucted: 4
Casual: 3
Limited: 4
Later
Miguel
Jake
Friday-Bitterblossum
I wasn't able to cast my votes for cards but
this would be my number one. The insane creature
advantage this card gives you is usually enough
to win games on it's own. It's like a cheaper
phyrexian arena but instead of cards that could
be creatures, they're creatures. Not to mention
they're fliers and Faeries. Being of the fae
variety it can even be championed by your
Mistbind Clique. There's a reason Fae is a
powerhouse right now. In the mirror it's said
whoever resolves one first wins. As my fav color
and as the most powerful card in standard right
now I just can't say enough good things. I think
giving it a 5 i limited is not even farfetched.
Near Endless flyers, yes please. This card can
even go in token decks or sac decks for free
fodder.
