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Konda,
Lord of Eiganjo
Champions of Kamigawa Rare
Reviewed September 8, 2004
Constructed: 2.3
Casual: 3.3
Limited: 3.3
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
Hmm... how
interesting. Konda is indestructible, so the
+5/+5 bonus is more than enough. Konda's
trouble is his casting cost. Games are often
over before turn 7, and/or lots of other things
are going on by then. So this will probably
fit a nice casual niche, where getting set up is a
little more leisurely, and eye-popping features
are more acceptable.
In limited, Konda
should be played. Things that are highly
costed are often (but not always) game turners in
a stand off. This guy would definitely
qualify. If you end up in a game where
you're just staring at each other, Konda hits the
board and changes things pretty quickly.
Constructed:
2.5
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 4
Current Price:
Konda, Lord
of Eiganjo -
Champions of Kamigawa - $TBA
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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What doesn't this guy have that would
make him perfect? (Well, trample, but
we'll make do.) He's indestructible
(darn it, I wish that mechanic was
left in Darksteel, never to be seen
again. Oh well...). He has Vigilance
(finally they keyword that). And he
has "Don't fight me or I will smash
you." The +5/+5 just puts this guy
over the top.
And yet, since he costs 7 mana, I
don't see him coming into play for
constructed at all. He'll do quite
well in casual, and people will love
to rip this guy in a draft, but 7 mana
is too much for a 3/3 in constructed.
No matter what the abilities.
Constucted: 2
Casual: 4
Limited: 5
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
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Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
Konda has both of the new creature keywords from
Champions. He has Vigilance
and therefore doesn't tap to attack, hardly a new
ability. He also has
Bushido 5, giving him +5/+5 whenever he blocks or
is blocked. Finally, this
3/3 Human Samurai for 5WW is Indestructible. Yawn.
Too much mana for too
little meat. This just in, you probably don't want
to block him if he
attacks. Hard to get excited about this card
primarily because of its
casting cost. Being a Legend doesn't make Konda
any more desirable, of
course.
CONSTRUCTED: 2.0
CASUAL: 2.0
LIMITED: 2.0 |
Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
Eight mana for a 3/3 indestructible guy?! That’s
more than Darksteel Gargoyle, who at least doesn’t
have a colored mana requirement, can’t be
Terror-ed, and has flying! The big benefit of this
guy is Vigilance, but I’m unsure if that makes it
worthwhile or not, even with the Bushido, which
makes it an 8/8 wall that attacks for three a
turn. This one is hard to call, and how good he is
will depend entirely on how slow the new format
will be.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4
Limited: 3
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The
Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
Hrm. I don't know what
to think of this guy. He almost seems like a
finisher type creature for slower control type
decks. He's a bit expensive to cast. He's only a
base of 3/3. But on the upside, he's hard to block
AND he's indestructible. Interesting to see that
on a non-artifact creature. In most formats I'd
pass on this guy as you can probably find some
better cards to play over Konda.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 2.5
Limited: 2
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Paul
Hagan |
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo --
This card just doesn't seem that good. Yes, he
can attack without tapping. Yes, he has Bushido
5 (meaning he's +5/+5 whenever blocking or
blocked). Yes, he is indestructable. But none of
this seems to counteract the fact that he costs
seven mana. I really can't name the last time
that I played any creature that costs 7 and
doesn't have some form of evasion (see: Eternal
Dragon). The fact that an opponent can
chump-block Konda all day just brings him down
further in my eyes. I won't call Konda
completely awful, but I also refuse to call him
a good card.
Konda might see a bit more play in casual
environments, if only because he is a Legendary
Creature and he can be massive. Casual games
also tend to go longer than Constructed games,
meaning you will more often get to seven mana.
In limited, I'll scoop Konda fairly early, if
only because he can be a fatty and he's hard to
get rid of. Check the pack first to see that
there isn't a solid removal pick or just a
better, cost-efficiant creature, and if not, go
for Konda.
Constructed Rating: 2.0
Casual Rating: 3.0
Limited Rating: 3.0
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Andy
Van Zandt |
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
Well, for 7 mana, he does manage to do the job...
virtually unblockable
because of the bushido, can block anything and
self-protecting because of
the indestructible, and doesn't tap to attack, so
he does both offense and
defense simultaneously. He can win games...
though still, 7 mana is a lot.
constructed 2.5
casual 3.5
limited 4
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Konda, Lord of
Eiganjo
One word: bad. He
comes out on turn 7, puts your opponent on a 7
turn clock and lets you block basically
everything. Not to mention he can be
countered. He’s not really a stall card, and
he can’t win you the game.
And about the
Bushido thing, I don’t really care for it
either. Anything with Bushido on it is going
to have to cost more than it would, and it
will probably cost to much to make a
difference. Then again, 8/8 indestructible
blocker is not bad.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 3
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