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Pride Sovereign
- Amonkhet
Reviewed
July 21, 2017
Constructed: 3.38
Casual: 4.88
Limited: 4.50
Multiplayer: 3.50
Commander [EDH]: 3.67
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David Fanany
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1995 |
Pride Sovereign
Given the state of internet memes, I suppose it
really was just a matter of time before we got
cat tribal effects - and they're coming out
strong, with Pride Sovereign being Amonkhet's
second very playable effect, in the wake of
Regal Caracal. I like that there is more than
one type of cat visible in the art, too. If you
observe house cats for a while, you'll see how
similar their behavior really is to wild cats.
They prowl like panthers, climb like ocelots,
stuff themselves in holes like lynxes, and rub
heads affectionately just like tigers. I'm
tempted to steal the art description for a
conceptual plane of cats in a Pathfinder
campaign.
Even with an ability that can only naturally be
used every other turn, a lot of decks will
simply get overwhelmed by your neverending
stream of lifelinking cats. And that's still
before the Sovereign himself turns into a
Tarmogoyf-scale presence (don't forget, Qasali
Pridemage has exalted . . .). The scary thing is
that he doesn't even need to be in a dedicated
cat deck to do things: Amonkhet has a few
incidental cards with the cat type, and there
are plenty of limited decks that do well with
reusable token generation, regardless of type.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 5/5
Limited: 4/5
Multiplayer: 4/5
EDH/Commaner: 4/5 |
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James H. |
Pride Sovereign (7/21)
Looks like Cat Tribal may now be a thing. Or it
moves up a rung on the tribal ladder, at least.
Pride Sovereign gets bigger with more Cats, and
you can make tokens to get it bigger; exerting
it is a very real cost, but you make two Cat
tokens for the price of one. Add to this a body
that scales well (it's possible to bring this
out as a 4/4 or a 5/5 on turn 3, if you have an
aggressive curve), and you have a potential
winner. Just be mindful of it lacking combat
keywords and protection not related to its
exceptionally large backside.
Constructed: 3.75
Casual: 4.75
Limited: 5
Multiplayer: 3
Commander: 3.25 |
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