It's an outrageous creature to have swing at
you. The only problem is, it comes down turn
seven and doesn't have haste, so your opponent
is definitely going to Path to Exile it,
Terminate it, or do whatever he can to it before
it gets to attack. If it had shroud, or was in a
set of colors that had counterspells, it'd be
amazing, sure. But the times where it gets to
sweep the board and connect for 7 will be few
indeed.
I think the nickname for this card should be
"Jormungand." After all, its arrival in a duel
or free-for-all means the end of the old order
and the beginning of several cycles of silence
and devastation. And I wouldn't even be
surprised to see it at the top tables sometime,
as it is one of the few midrange creatures who
can effectively attack a Bitterblossom or
Vampire Hexmage equipped with Basilisk Collar.
Magic The Gathering Card of The Day: Novablast
Wurm
Welcome back readers today’s card of the day
is Novablast Wurm one of the two mythic rare and
gold cards from Worldwake. My jaw dropped this
far only once before and that was when I saw
Progentius. For seven mana you get a 7/7 that
wipes all creatures except itself from the
board, a Wrath of God effect attached to a
powerful creature is an interesting possibility.
In standard the only deck I could see it in is a
white/ green Eldrazi deck this deck could run
Dauntless Escort, having your creatures be
indestructible and constantly being able to
wrath the board is a powerful proposition. The
only downside is the mana cost although you
could ramp into this card and monument easily.
In extended and eternal I don’t think this card
will find a place due to its expensive cost. It
may find its way into some wacky decks its power
is off the charts. In casual and multiplayer
this card is nuts being able to keep everyone’s
creatures under control the only downside is it
doesn’t even need removal like terror but
pacifism keeps it check. Combine this card with
Dauntless Escort, Loxdon Hierarch, and the
persist creatures from Shadowmoor and your deck
practically builds itself. In limited this card
is expensive but is a game winning bomb. Grab it
if you’re in solid green and white. Overall I
feel Novablast Wurm is one of the most powerful
cards of Worldwake and it will find a niche even
if it’s just around the kitchen table teaming up
with Kitchen Finks.
Today's card of the day is Novablast Wurm which
is one of only two gold cards in the current
Zendikar block and has a built in Wrath of God
effect that leaves it standing. While the mana
cost is high it is the same as an Ultimatum and
only two colors, making it a little easier to
play. As a 7/7 for seven mana the actual body is
good for the cost and can do damage quickly
enough once the rest of the board is cleared to
potentially win a game by itself.
In Constructed, Casual, and Multiplayer this
can be a finisher for a deck, but is best used
with some form of protection available for the
rest of your creatures to help mitigate the risk
of your opponent removing it from the
battlefield. Staying in a Green/White or perhaps
Bant theme gives Dauntless Escort who can be
sacrificed to give all your other creatures
Indestructible for the turn Novablast attacks,
protecting both it and making the Wrath of God
effect almost entirely one-sided. Eldrazi
Monument also works for this especially in a
Green/White tokens theme which gives fodder for
the sacrifices and a viable win condition before
Novablast is played. In Extended the Shadowmoor
set can add Shield of the Oversoul to the deck
or Persist effects like Cauldron Haze, Twilight
Shepherd, Heartmender, and Kitchen Finks.
For Limited this is a big bomb that should be
drafted highly both as a huge creature and a
board clearing effect. It may lock you into two
colors, but with one being Green that isn't a
particularly difficult position to be in. Even
if not playing the colors passing a Mythic that
can possibly defeat you elsewhere in the
tournament would be a very difficult choice to
make as not many cards exist in the format to
easily destroy it before the attack when it is
vulnerable. Support can include Stirring
Wildwood if available as it would be safe from
the destruction while a land and is the right
colors to help play Novablast. In Sealed if
running a Green/White build the slower nature of
the format and Landfall ability encourage
playing enough lands to reasonably play this
during most games.
