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Hello spicy people of the internet, my name is @StandUpPoet aka. "See that girl,
watch that scene, he is Dick Dastardly" and welcome to The Spice 8 Rack.
With Ravnica allegiance now fully released, it's time to get into the nitty
and the gritty of how this set holds up flavour-wise. To me
an instance of successful flavour is when a cards mechanics line up with the story the
card is trying to tell, or the feeling the card is trying to convey.
I could be a moment of particularly excellent flavour text writing, or even a satisfying
beat in a story of a set. As a note, I'm recording this a week before my local pre-release,
so here's a quick message from future Connor,
who just completed his first pre release since Shadows over Innistrad.
How did you do future Connor?
"I accidentally drafted Golgari." - Big Loser
That's great! Well done! Now, without further ado,
let's break down the Top 5 Flavour Wins from Ravnica Allegiance.
Number five: Humongulus
Now, I hate puns. I hate puns with a passion rivaled only by my burning
I hate puns with a passion rivalled only by my burning desire for the flamenco.
And, as much as I loved his first appearance, I've grown deeply numb
to the charm of all of the Fblthp memes, and appearances on cards.
So why is this card even on my list if it's both a pun and a Fblthp reference?
Well, it's because of its interaction, or lack thereof, with the card where Fblthp first appeared.
God, that is a frustrating name to say.
This "humongous homunculus" stands head and shoulder over the crowd he's
searching through as we can see in the art meaning that, unlike his... Sibling?
Child?...
Pet?!
He cannot get "totally lost". This is exemplified with his sole piece of rules text, the fact he has Hexproof
meaning that he also cannot be targeted by the spell "Totally Lost".
This is an inconsequential, but ultimately charming
reference. Although the corny flavour text and the fact that "Totally Lost" doesn't
actually appear in this set to enhance the reference, pushes the card down to my number 5 slot.
Number 4: Gruul Gate number 250.
Why 250 specifically? Well throughout Guilds of Ravnica block so far,
each guild has gotten two separate printings of their guildgates
with alternative art and flavour text. each big gate has flavor
Each big gate has flavour text from the Guildmaster
and each small door has flavour text from the guild champion,
who is pretty much the second most important or renowned person in the guild.
Gruul breaks this nine card cycle by featuring Ruric Thar on its small door flavour text,
while showcasing Nikya of the old ways as its guild champion.
Whilst I imagine this has deeply frustrated every player who cares
about symmetry, it's actually kind of a genius move for wizards to do this:
The one guild who despises Ravnica's cities for all their structure and order is the
one guild that revolts against a multiset cycle. Does this affect gameplay and the story?
No.
Is it cute? Yes and it's number four.
Number three: Kaya's Wrath.
The ghost council of Orzhova, or The Obzedat are famously difficult to kill.
Partly because they're already dead and have been for a hot minute now,
but mostly because of their vast wealth and power. They are able to
protect themselves against any threat before it even happens as we saw in the
"Family Values" story where Teysa Karlov tried and failed to reveal the true extent of the ghost council's corruption,
only to get caught and imprisoned by her ancestor, and head of the Ghost Council itself: Grandfather Karlov. ancestor and head of the observe at itself grandfather Carla the obser that
The Obzedat seemed untouchable... that was until a certain planeswalker who was first introduced to the game as a:
GHOST ASSASIN
who had already killed one incredibly powerful spirit in the form of Brago, King Eternal, turned up on Ravnica.
Kaya is the one character I would have readily believed could end the
Obzedat's unlife and the art depicts this happening in a very Yondu from the Guardian's of the Galaxy way.
The flavour text as well is perfectly succinct
and tells you everything you need to know about the build-up to this
event and what transpired during it: In an act of revenge Teysa set up the meeting
and Kaya ended it: *MWA*
Number two: Guardian Project.
This four mana enchantment is a wonderful example of how a card's mechanics
and effects can almost perfectly match the cards flavour and the broader flavour of
the organisation this card is representing. The Simic's greatest strength
comes from its diversity, says the flavour text, reflecting the Simic Combine's
attitude towards melding creatures of different tribes together
for tactical and financial gain. Both this process and this gain is perfectly
represented in the mechanics of this card, which encourages you to diversify
your creature base in your deck in order to ensure more consistent card draw.
As bonus flavour points,- which I shall be referring to as "morsels" from that on.
It is my channel I can do what I like- The Guardian in this artwork is actually a
combination of the three creatures who are surrounding him. In the high-res
artwork we can see a very human face, several merfolk fins and elf ears which
match the shape of those seen on the third Simic scientist whose back is to
the camera. The only small way that this card stumbles flavour-wise is that it
still works in tribal singleton decks such as EDH elves and snakes whose
entire strategy is built on single creature types. To be fully flavourful,
this card would have had to check creature types rather than card names
but that would have made this card virtually unplayable and so I understand
why Wizards stopped at this level of flavour.
Now, before I reveal my top flavour win from the entire of Ravnica Allegiance
it's time for some honourable mentions.
Rakdos, the Showstopper.
This card has a lovely bit of flavour text which showcases Rakdos's character in the set
in two simple words which match very well with his name, imposing art, and
toying ability. However, mr. Dos only gets an honourable mention here because
this same kind of flavor taste has already appeared on another recent card
to similar effect. Padeem, Consul of Innovation asked
players to "Impress [him]" which perfectly encapsulated this hitherto unknown
character in two simple words. Had Rakdos been printed before Padeem,
he probably would have ended up on this list.
However this very much feels like a writer trying to bottle lightning twice
Elite arrestor and Ragefire.
These two cards can only be found in the
planeswalker decks that featured Dovin, Architect of Law and Domri, City Smasher.
They have no interesting applications flavour-wise within the
larger set as a whole. However, you may notice that Elite Arrestor has three toughness
and is exactly killed by Ragefire. You may also notice that Ragefire's
art is a point of view piece and judging from the gauntlets and shape of the
helmet opening it is in fact from the perspective of the Elite *Arrestor.
The flavour text also reflects the spell specifically targeting a law enforcer.
This is a cute little representation of how these cards may interact with one
another and, if you're a newer player to the game, it gives you a hint as to how
you ought to play these cards. It is a very cute little reference in the art
and I very much appreciated it.
Saruli Caretaker.
[Romantic and wistful acoustic guitar builds]
[Singing] Gonna Bust a Nut
Concordia Pegasus
This is just a regular old blue-white flyer limited all-star, but that favor text is just so wonderfully Simic.
"What makes a frog lizard worse than a bird horse?"
"It's prejudice against the Simic, that's what. It's unfair!"
And finally, at number one we have...
[Drum roll]
The spectacle mechanic!
Yes, okay this is a bit of a cop-out,
but the flavour of spectacle is just so strong that I couldn't pick out
a single card out of all of them as my top flavour win within Ravnica Allegiance.
The cult of Rakdos relishes carnage and spectacle perfectly encapsulates the fervor
that violence brings them provided your opponent has lost like this turn
Rakdos cards with spectacle suddenly become a lot better; either by making
extraordinary actions and characters easier to call upon with a cheaper mana
cost or by giving them additional powerful effects. This ability fits
perfectly into the cult of Rakdos identity and the mechanic perfectly
conveys the bloodlust that drives the guild. Rakdos has always had some of
the most flavourful mechanics throughout their appearance in Ravnica and I
believe spectacle to be an absolute flavour slam dunk.
And that's it for my top 5 flavour winds of Ravnica Allegiance what
would you have had on your list? Have I missed any examples of excellent
flavour? Let me know in the comments! Also let me know what you'd like to see me
cover next, either in the comments or by hitting me up on social media @StandUpPoet
I'm always looking for new video ideas and I may as well suck all
the good concepts out of you lovely viewers whilst I still can.
Thanks for watching guys, and stay spicy!
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