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Ajani Unyielding
- Aether Revolt
Reviewed
Feb. 28, 2017
Constructed: 3.50
Casual: 4.75
Limited: 4.75
Multiplayer: 4.00
Commander [EDH]: 4.00
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David Fanany
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Ajani Unyielding (2/28)
The second (or third) Selesnya Ajani is about
what we’ve come to expect from the big white
kitty cat, a support planeswalker. His +2 is a
potentially massive burst of card advantage or
filtering, and the decks that would use him
would be heavy on the card types it can hit. His
-2 is Swords to Plowshares, which has always
been fine (even if sorcery speed). His ultimate
is a blowout, and (ignoring damage) leaves Ajani
on board to start ticking back up. In a “superfriends"
deck, you want this Ajani, since he can put more
planeswalkers into your hand and pump them up.
He's six mana, though, with no impact on the
board beyond hitting Swords to Plowshares on one
creature if you need to. He needs time to tick
up (and protection), and six mana is a lot to
ask for when he can't end the game for you. Like
almost every Ajani, he's good at stabilizing,
but he needs a lot of help to close it out.
I think this Ajani is acceptable, and he’s
better with Oath of Ajani (5 mana is a bit more
reasonable), but his high mana cost and limited
immediate impact makes him underwhelming.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 4.5
Multiplayer: 4
Commander: 4
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James H. |
Ajani Unyielding
And you thought Takklemaggot had small text and
a lot of abilities. Well, Kaladesh's flavor
themes are innovation and creating trends, and
Ajani definitely fits on that count. Yes, six
mana, but even the original Swords to Plowshares
is one-use-only - and that first ability of his
is a one-sided Phyrexian Arena effect for decks
like the old Mythic Bant (midrange with 33-36
creatures) or control-oriented versions of
Enchantress.
With how powerful Ajani has become and how many
relics he's carrying around after the style of
Kratos, I hope we're foreshadowing a climactic
yet bittersweet scene where he fights his way to
the pinnacle of Nyx and casts Heliod down from
the sky. I want to see that happen at some
point before Magic becomes unprofitable.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 5/5
Limited: 5/5
Multiplayer: 4/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5
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