This card is wrong. Wrong in a GOOD way if you
like to play green, especially in limited.
Harmonize is wrong in a BAD way if you care
about Magic’s famed color wheel or color pie or
whatever round colored thing you use to justify
what kinds of capabilities should come from what
colors.
There has always been a fear that if WOTC ran
out of ideas for cards, the first thing they
would do is to simply create exact copies of
existing spells, changing only the color and the
name. There is some evidence that this has
finally happened with Planar Chaos. On the other
hand, I like to booster draft, and in limited,
Harmonize is a very high pick for the green
mage. Giving green Concentrate truly changes
what green constructed decks can do.
So Planar Chaos has finally hit the world in all
its glory. Did everyone have fun at the
prerelease? I didn't get to go.
Anyway, here we have Harmonize, AKA Green
Concentrate. Any card that lets you draw three
cards is a beating, since it essentially becomes
triple the threat on resolution. The more cards
you can draw, the more pressure you can put on
your opponent. That's true no matter what color
you're playing. In Constructed, this will
probably make monogreen fairly viable, but with
all the blue card drawing available it may be
marginalized. In Limited, it's awesome.
It's good
to start off planar chaos with a card that
epitomizes the nature of the set. Green card
draw, pure and simple. This card is huge.
Concentrate saw play in blue decks that had
other card draw options. Green decks will
absolutely love this. It's hard to think of a
green deck in any modern format that wouldn't
love this card. I would say more, but there's
really very little drawback here.
A green Concentrate. This is a strong card for
green decks, as it lets them fill up on more gas
if they've already run out, or just gives them
more to keep them going longer. Also gives
control decks using green another drawing
option, as Concentrate wasn't reprinted in Ninth
Edition. I highly suggest you take a look at
this card if you're playing green.
In casual, goes right into your green deck.
In limited, I'd lap it up if I were playing
green. It gives you plenty of extra options, and
digs for your bomb faster.
Constructed - 3.5
Casual - 4
Limited - 3.5
Mr. Anderson
Today's card is
Harmonize from Planar Chaos.
If you haven't noticed by now, cards from one
color will have off-colored abilities from
another color, such as blue's card drawing.
Green really doesn't have that many ways to draw
cards. Normally when I play green I want to
smash face or accelerate my mana. This card
isn't really that great except for control decks
that splash green for this, mana acceleration,
or for Simic Sky Swallower. This card isn't bad,
I just prefer drawing when I play blue and/or
black and I prefer it to be instant speed.
Constructed: 3
It's okay, but there are better options. Perhaps
if you're playing G/U control, or Dredge-atog,
or something along those lines.
Casual: 3
Again, I prefer to accelerate my mana or smash
face when playing green. I'll stick with blue or
black to draw cards thank you.
Limited: 4
This isn't bad, you can draw closer to your
bombs. Be sure to play accordingly.
