Each of the Praetors is very powerful in their
own way, and absolutely brutal when it comes to
keeping an opponent under control. Vorinclex is
of further interest because there are very few
mana-denial cards in recent sets, and he is
shockingly powerful in addition to being a rare
example. Most decks hope to spend mana every
turn; with him in play, that's reduced to every
other turn, and effectively even less because of
the Mana Flare effect he grants his controller.
The only wrinkle with that is that his cost is
high enough that his controller may have already
depleted their hand, and the acceleration that
can be used to get him out early can fuel
late-game cards like Sphinx's Revelation or
Feral Hydra as well - he's not essential to
using such cards. Of course, I don't think
Phyrexians really have the concept of overkill.
Today's card of the day is Vorinclex, Voice of
Hunger which is an eight mana Green 7/6
Legendary with Trample that gives you extra mana
when you tap lands for mana and can prevent
opposing lands from untapping. The high
mana cost and effects both put this almost
exclusively into mana acceleration builds that
can still benefit from additional mana after
this hits play. It works as a threat
offensively, accelerates, and hinders any
opponents somewhat. Overall this is a
strong choice for Commander, Multiplayer, and
Limited formats as aside from the mana cost it
is a very efficient single card to have
available and fits into existing builds well.
Double mana on an 8-drop body doesn't instill
the greatest confidence. The freeze effect on
your opponents lands ain't great either, but...
if you cheat it out, maybe? I still don't like
it though.
