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Worldwake Preview: Join the Ranks
by Bill Stark | posted at 2010-01-14 13:40:00
tagged: MTG, Magic, Magic the Gathering, Worldwake, Prerelease, Spoiler, Preview, Join the Ranks
Is this the next big thing for Monowhite Tokens?
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The question you need to ask yourself about Join the Ranks is how badly do you want two instant speed Allies? In Standard and other Constructed formats, the answer is not that badly. Join the Ranks forces you to pay double the expected price for two 1/1 Soldiers because they're Allies (remember Raise the Alarm?). That makes it a probable no go for the world of 60 card formats.
In Limited, however, Join the Ranks may be a total blowout in the Ally deck. Consider casting it with a Murasa Pyromancer on the table. Two enters-the-battlefield triggers mid-combat? Plus two blockers? Your opponent won't know what hit them. Or if you have a +1/+1 Ally on the table, like Umara Raptor? Instantly give your team +2/+2 as well as adding two members to the table. For these reasons, Join the Ranks may become an all star for the Ally deck, but in Constructed? Seems unlikely.
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Bill Stark is the founder and editor-in-chief of TheStarkingtonPost.com. He began playing Magic in 1995 after being introduced to the game by his brother. Since then he has competed at all levels of play including the JSS, Grand Prix, Nationals, and Pro Tour. In addition to his career as a pro, Bill began writing about the game early on for TheDojo.com, the first website dedicated to Magic. Since then he has written and edited for nearly every major Magic website on the web. In 2007 he began work as an official coverage reporter for Wizards of the Coast, flying to Grand Prixs, Nationals, and World Championships to record the events happening at each. He was also hired for six months as an R&D intern at Wizards where he worked on the redesign for DailyMTG.com as well as helping to develop multiple Magic sets. After leaving Wizards, he started TheStarkingtonPost.com to utilize his many contacts in the industry to provide a better information solution for fans of TCGs, gaming, and Magic: The Gathering.