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Throwback
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- Atog
- Antiquities
Reviewed
Mar. 9, 2017
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 4
Limited: 4.13
Multiplayer: 3.25
Commander [EDH]: 3.5
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David Fanany
Player since
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Atog
If you're not familiar with the mighty Atog, why
aren't you? He likes you - look at that smile!
He has plenty of reason to smile, too: few cards
have gone from being overlooked to being a smash
hit as spectacularly as he has. When Antiquities
came out, he was considered a bad risk, as many
players thought the point of artifacts was to
keep them on the table. Later, people realized
he was a good example of figuring out what you
can give up to get a benefit in a different
resource, and the expansion of the Atog family
in Visions and Odyssey is a testament to that,
not to mention his devastating return in
Mirrodin. The Swedish group has even
(re)discovered the Atog Smash deck with Berserk
in the 1994 card pool, meaning you can eat metal
for fun and profit almost anywhere Magic is
played.
Ravenous Intruder is a cool card which fills the
same mechanical role in Kaladesh, but I do wish
the creative department would make space for
offbeat cards like Atog once in a while. To me,
this little guy and those like him make the
multiverse feel a little more inhabited, a
little more mysterious, and a little more fun.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: 4/5
Multiplayer: 4/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5
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James H. |
Atog (3/9)
While Atog hasn't come back in Kaladesh, we did
get a spiritual successor in the form of
Ravenous Intruder. All the same, the atog and
its gremlin friend play similarly: feed them
artifacts to make them big. Atog is a creature
whose value fluctuates based on its environment;
it was amazing in Mirrodin, but it wasn't so hot
outside of it.
Atog is a simple creature. It's lethal if you
have lots of artifacts, but no evasion and no
combat key words limit its ability to wreak
havoc. It can power out early kills if you're
careful, so there is that.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4
Limited: 4.25
Multiplayer: 2.5
Commander: 3
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