You'd be surprised how much of an average game
of Limited this can kill. Theros block is all
about small creatures getting Bestowed upon, so
if you can cast this before the Bestow, you're
in a good spot. On the other hand, there's also
a lot of Heroic tricks in this block that can
pump up a creature big enough to survive this.
But I'd rather my opponent waste his Triton
Tactics surviving this effect than blowing me
out in combat.
Outside of Limited, I'm not sure. We've already
got Anger of the Gods for small creature wipe,
and that's better at it. Unless you really don't
want to play red, I wouldn't bother.
The downside to the current highly-detailed
style of art they have for Magic is that you
often can't see the details on the version of
the picture that's sized for the card. In this
card, for example, the cloud above the man's
head is full of skull-like faces, but you might
not notice that when it's across the table from
you, especially if only for a second. In terms
of game text, of course, there's absolutely
nothing wrong with it. I mean, Infest has always
been a good card, and this is just Infest with
scry. If your deck used Infest, it can use this.
(I still like Infest's art from Shards of Alara
better, personally.)
Welcome back readers todays card of the day is
the strictly better Infest. Infest was already a
decent card keeping weenie decks in check and
providing a powerful board sweeper. Drown in
Sorrow simply adds a scry to it and voila.
Outside of standard its s trict upgrade to
infest so wherever infest is seeing or has saw
play this card is simply better. In casual and
multiplayer this card is solid against weenie
decks and a good early game play but its power
is limited compared to actual board wipes. In
limited its really solid a way to reset the
board of creatures. Overall a super powerful
upgrade to an existing card that will see
standard play and moderate play elsewhere.
Today's card of the day is Drown in Sorrow
which is a three mana Black sorcery that gives
all creatures -2/-2 until end of turn and you
Scry 1. Infest was already a great card
and this is strictly better by adding Scry which
is a nice bonus. Mono-Black is a popular
build and this is a strong weapon against tokens
and many other creature designs, so this being
main or sidedecked should be a frequent sight
competitively. Older decks using Infest
will have no reason not to swap that out for
Drown in Sorrow and overall this will be a
popular card across formats in sidedecks at the
very least.
In Limited this is a double-edged sword and
difficult to splash, but in the right situation
the power is definitely there. A strong
second or third pick in Booster after a Black
rare, though a focus on three toughness or
better creatures is beneficial. In Sealed
it depends on the pool, though keeping it in
mind for the sideboard can be value enough if
the opponent has token production or an
aggressive early game.
Drown in Sorrow sounds like a song by Nine Inch
Nails. As far as the Magic card goes, it is a
good one. If you hate getting beat down by tiny
creatures then Drown in Sorrow might be the
answer. I like this card because it fits into so
many Standard Mid-Range decks right now. The
Scry ability is an added bonus that comes with
Drown in Sorrow. The downsides for this card are
fairly obvious. There are tons of creatures that
Drown in Sorrow can’t kill and it is a Sorcery.
But, Black has many kill spells and they can
take care of the bigger creatures when Drown in
Sorrow is not enough. I had the pleasure of
using this card at the pre-release and I know
for a fact that it is great in a Limited format!
