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Isumara, Hound of Konda
Champions of Kamigawa Rare
Reviewed September 24, 2004
Constructed: 2.8
Casual: 2.5
Limited: 2.9
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Scott
Gerhardt |
Okay. What's the
big deal between a 2/1 and a 2/2. All the
natural comparisons come to Savannah Lions.
The fact remains, though - they're both 2 power
for 1 mana and both get killed by most anything
played on turn 2 or 3. I don't see the +1
defense being all THAT huge. I do see it as
more of a chance to get down 2 power on turn 1 by
effectively allowing you 5-8 "Savannah Lions".
Unfortunately, you play 1 of this guy, then 4
Lions, then additional copies of this guy.
That silly legend rule does make him a little
harder to work with. If he were a 3/1, I'd
find him amazing. At a 2/2, he's just good.
In limited, speed is
not THAT important usually, so I don't think
you'll find this guy to be that awesome there.
Constructed: 3.5
Limited: 2 |
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
This card is
amazing!...except for one detail...it's a FRIGGEN
Legend! =(
So now you can only
have one in play, which means if you draw another,
it's basically useless in your hand. So,
while the card is excellent in theory, it makes
very little impact in reality since you can't play
enough to make a difference in tournament
constructed.
In casual, same story.
Plus, this is a solid card...not a showy card, so
it's less likely to attract casual deck builders'
attention.
In limited, it's
a'ight if you're going white. You just play
it as a solid card, and pray you'll see it in your
opening hand.
Constructed:
3
Casual: 2
Limited: 3.5
Current Price:
Isamaru,
Hound of Konda -
Champions of Kamigawa - $TBD
Combos
Well With:
White
Weenie
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Heralded as the latest card that will make white
weenie viable, it really won't. The only deck
against which the extra point of toughness would
matter is against goblins, andthat deck is going
to fade away into the background. The fact that
this card is legendary is even worse, as you
will want multiples of creatures like this out
in the early turns, and you'll have dead cards
if you draw multiples of this, which a deck like
white weenie can't afford.
Even in limited, a 2/2 won't have much of an
effect after the first few turns.
Constructed: 1.5
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Isamaru, Hound of
Konda
This Legendary Hound is a 2/2 for just one white
mana. As a rare, this card
will be most interesting, if it's interesting at
all, in constructed decks
that can manage to put four of these cards
together. While Isamaru has no
special abilities, its Legendary status might make
it interesting to use in
a deck with cards that enhance legends. While this
card has a simple
elegance that I really respect, I'd have to say
that this card is solid but
kind of average.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.0
CASUAL: 3.0
LIMITED: 3.0
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Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Isamaru, Hound of
Konda
I’m writing about a
2/2 for one white mana, what’s there to say? Play
him if you are going to play white weenie. Play
him in your fun samurai deck. Play him in draft.
Pet him occasionally or he gets cranky.
Constructed:
4
Casual:
4
Limited:
4
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The
Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
This card would be
super exceptional if it weren't a legend. As it
is, I guess I would still want to play it, but I
wouldn't want more than two maybe. It's a very odd
card in a lot of ways. Strange, honestly. I think
I might just pass on this card in limited play.
And I'm not even sure the casual player cares
about a card like this. I can't even say I truly
understand the logistics behind a character like
this.
Constructed: 2.5
Casual: 1.5
Limited: 1.5 |
Paul
Hagan |
Isamaru, Hound of
Konda --
If Savannah Lions were (and still are) good, isn't
this guy better? I suppose the fact that he is
Legendary can hurt quite a bit, especially if you
face the mirror match, but I would say that the
Hound is the best 2/X for 1 in a long, long time.
I'm not sure what else I can say other than white
weenie should be playing at least two of these.
I'm not sure you casual guys will dig this guy as
much as tournament players, if only because he
doesn't do much other than turn sideways and look
neat. No cool effects, not much of a theme, not
much interest.
In limited play, I'll scoop Isamaru within the
first few picks, depending on what else was in the
pack. 2/2s for cheap are a bit rare, and having
one on first turn is a great bargain.
Constructed Rating: 3.5 [mumblestupidlegendmumble]
Casual Rating: 2.0
Limited Rating: 3.0
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Andy
Van Zandt |
Isamaru, Hound of
Konda
Savannah Lions is good, this guy is too. Hard to
say much bad about him-
his legendary-ness can be a boon in the right
block deck, and a mild
negative in non-block play. Aside from that, he's
very close to being plain
vanilla- well costed, but vanilla
constructed 3
casual 3
limited 3 |
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