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Alms Collector
- Commander
2017
Reviewed August 30, 2017
Constructed: 3.88
Casual: 4.00
Limited: DNA
Multiplayer: 4.13
Commander [EDH]: 4.25
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David Fanany
Player since
1995 |
Alms Collector
My old job involved teaching introductory
economics to undergraduate classes. One week in
a tutorial class, the other tutor brought up the
topic of economic fairness, and I don't think it
got exactly the reaction he expected - it seemed
that the students were really not expecting to
hear it that day. You might expect it more in
the flavor text for a white card, and I think
this guy will be seen often enough to trigger a
lot of heated philosophical discussions, seeing
as he's basically white's answer to Consecrated
Sphinx. A lot of the best card-advantage spells
make their controller draw two or more at one
time as part of one resolution, and doing so is
often the keystone of a deck's plan. Note that
he specifically does not work on other versions
of drawing extra cards - for a card like Phyrexian
Arena, you get extra cards but you only actually
draw one at a time.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: n/a
Multiplayer: 4/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5
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James H. |
Alms Collector (8/30)
Alms Collector is the
latest in the long line of white's ambush tricks
that come in and screw everything up for your
opponent. And this one is a doozy: it makes all
multiple-draw effects weaker and gives you a
card out of the trade. This is a very big deal;
historically, white's card advantage has been
abysmal, and this gives white decks a way to
fight back against blue decks more easily. In
particular, this severely harms Brainstorm and
Sylvan Library, cards that see Legacy play
fairly heavily.
A 3/4 is also a good body
to work with, resistant to Lightning Bolt. It's
a very good tool for white, and it helps the
color have a fighting chance against less-fair
approaches to Magic that dominate Legacy.
Constructed: 3.75
Casual: 4
Multiplayer: 4.25
Commander: 4.5
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