If you weren't familiar with the Zendikar block,
it's worth pointing out that Worldwake had no
Eldrazi in it - this card, when printed,
referred to a creature type that did not yet
exist. I really enjoyed that at the time, as it
was quite an effective foreshadowing of the
spectacular events to come. Even with the Eye's
discount, many colorless Eldrazi will still
require some acceleration to make a significant
impact on games - for example, it doesn't make
much dent in the costs of Emrakul and friends -
but it certainly does free up more of your deck
to do other things at the same time. And, if you
get into an Eldrazi stalemate, getting your Eye
active and searching for Emrakul and friends is
the perfect way to break out.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 5/5
Limited: In 2010, Worldwake was not drafted
together with Rise of the Eldrazi; this card
would have been rated about 1/5. If they are
together, or if drafting Modern Masters 2015,
its value is significantly higher; around 3/5.
Multiplayer: 3/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5
Michael "Maikeruu" Pierno
Today's card of the day is Eye of Ugin which is
a legendary land that reduces the cost of
colorless eldrazi spells and for seven can tap
to search for a colorless creature. This
is a very specialized card that primarily works
to support eldrazi and later in a game can tutor
them or artifact creatures. In an eldrazi
deck this is quite solid and at least once copy
should be included if they are a focus of the
build, but otherwise there are few situations
where a card this narrow in scope can be
applied.
Rounding out the week, we have a centerpiece for
eldrazi based decks. It helps making the titan's
huge costs a little easier to swallow, and for a
hefty sum of mana, you can tutor them to boot.
That said, outside of Eldrazi, or maybe artifact
creatures, it's not remotely useful.
Constructed: 4 (Eldrazi) 1 (Elsewhere)
Casual: 5 (Eldrazi) 1 (Elsewhere)
Limited: 1
Multiplayer: 3.5 (you get the picture)
EDH: 5
