Beza, the Bounding Spring – Bloomburrow
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2024
Ratings:
Constructed: 4
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 4.75
Multiplayer: 4.5
Commander [EDH]: 4.37
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale. 1 is bad. 3 is average. 5 is great.
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I’ve seen Beza described as a card that’s good when you’re behind, as a disadvantage of using it. That statement is technically correct, but I’m not sure it’s uniformly a disadvantage. We’re at risk of forgetting that a creature that’s good at attacking and blocking can be used for attacking and blocking. If you’re still concerned about needing to get value or use out of the card’s numerous triggered abilities, I’d point out that even when you’re ahead or at parity, at least one of the conditions might still be valid, and thus gain you a little something extra.
On an unrelated note, it’s notable to me that Beza’s epithet refers to spring, but we haven’t yet seen the elemental animals for the other three seasons. Perhaps something for Bloomburrow II?
Constructed: 4
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 4.5
Multiplayer: 4.5
Commander [EDH]: 4.5
Beza, the Bounding Spring has a lot of potential value packed away in its abilities, eking out advantages based on the board state. None of these alone are great, but stapled to a 4/5 for 4 mana makes them a lot more interesting, and it’s definitely the value creature sort of body. It’s not a massive head-turner, but it doesn’t need to be; it’s good at helping you mount a comeback, and it’s still good enough if you’re ahead because of a solid body to work with.
Constructed: 4
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 5
Multiplayer: 4.5 (remember that it checks all opponents to see if one or more triggers go off)
Commander [EDH]: 4.25
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