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Baral, Chief of Compliance
- Aether Revolt
Reviewed
Feb. 21, 2017
Constructed: 4
Casual: 3.75
Limited: 3.5
Multiplayer: 3.25
Commander [EDH]: 4
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David Fanany
Player since
1995 |
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Superficially, Baral looks like he wants to go
into those old-style mono-blue decks that
counter everything and eventually win. I'm not
sure how much he really fits in a purely
reactive deck - they often count a lack of
targets for creature removal as one of their
strengths. Saving mana on every spell is a
powerful effect, and adding card selection to
counterspells is useful in the abstract and
opens up deck slots. I think the kind of deck
that's more interested in economizing there is
something more like Talrand, or something
aggressive with prowess. He's definitely too
powerful of a card not to use somewhere.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 3/5
Multiplayer: 3/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5
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James H. |
Baral, Chief of Compliance (2/21)
Making instants and sorceries cheaper is always
a decent effect; what makes Baral better is that
he's a two-mana 1/3. He's not invincible,
but he stands a good chance of living long
enough to work. His cost-reduction works well in
blue decks, making your Cancels and Void
Shatters into Counterspells (which is always a
good thing). For the color he is, his effect is
very good.
His second effect is also decent. Looting helps
a lot in the late game, and being able to do so
repeatedly makes Baral a nice way to keep the
gas coming. That's more likely to matter in
Constructed than in Limited, since countermagic
is sparse in Draft and Sealed, but his first
effect is worth the price of admission.
Constructed: 4
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 4
Multiplayer: 3.5
Commander: 4 |
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