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Drake
Haven
- Amonkhet
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2017
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 4.25
Limited: 4.5
Multiplayer: 3.25
Commander [EDH]: 3.38
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David Fanany
Player since
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Drake Haven
Because of its mana cost and interaction with
cycling, Drake Haven will almost inevitably be
compared to Astral Slide; it is probably not as
purely powerful as that famous combo enabler,
but I think the better comparison is actually to
Lightning Rift. Both of them are self-contained
and don't technically require any additional
cards beyond the ones you're cycling. While
Drake Haven requires you to attack to win, that
is not always a problem, as the source of your
tokens will be hard for many opponents to
interact with, especially if you can fit in
recursion elements like Shadow of the Grave or
Life from the Loam.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: 4/5
Multiplayer: 3/5
EDH/Commander: 3/5
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James H. |
Drake Haven (9/15)
Drake Haven is probably the enabler of the
Cycling deck, and it's absurd. Getting a 2/2
with flying for 1 extra mana with each cycling
effect is ridiculous, and it makes the sort of
deck comprised of a bunch of cycling effects and
these viable. The downside is that it needs to
sit around to do anything, and that's rarely
great. But three mana is still affordable enough
to get it to the board in a timely fashion, it
synergizes amazingly with a lot of cards, and it
can win you the game handily. What's not to
love?
Constructed: 4
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 5
Multiplayer: 3.5
Commander: 3.75
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