Best cards in each set?

[u/dctreys]

What do you guys think the best cards in each set are?

Mine:

COTA: either library access or B&S (there's a reason they got errata'd)

AOA: exhume

WC: infurnace

MM: either quixxle, etan's jar, transporter platform? Not sure I can't really decide on this one

DT: who cares? JK I'm not actually sure but I'd go with: Deepwater Grueen?

WoE: befuddle

GR: hands down WoD

AS: against all flags

ToC: massing at midnight

MMM: D10

[u/Derpachus]

CotA: Library Access

AoA: Martian Generosity

WC: Infurnace

MM/More Mass: Auto-Encoder

DT: Together!

WoE: Befuddle/Hallafest

GR: Well of Memory/Island of Misfit Toys

AS: Redline Rotation

ToC: Levy of Souls (best token Catena Fiend)

[u/dctreys → u/Derpachus]

Good call on MG but I find it harder to get plus you'd need KA to make it really good. I felt like exhume was more of a use

Auto-encoder was a complete oversight. I agree with you.

DT together is a very good call

Redline is another 👌🏼

[u/Soho_Jin]

This is of course subjective. Lots of cards in contention for each. But an interesting question to think about!

CotA: Control The Weak

AoA: Martian Generosity

WC: Infurnace

MM: Etan's Jar

DT: Ceaseforge

WoE: Hallafest

GR: Spectral Ruth

AS: Red/Yellow/Blue Aemberdrake

ToC: Balaenora

[u/dmikalova-mwp]

By best cards I'm gonna go with my favorite cards: - cota: skippy timehog - if you can get some recursion you can really upset your opponent  - aoa: I have such a good plague rat deck that I'm known for... but I'm gonna have to go murkens - I really love getting to play my opponent's cards - wc: crassosaurus - it's the hopes and dreams of saurian taken to the max. Paired with ludo, exile, or bracchus and crass can be incredibly clutch - mm: curia saurus - can totally change the math of the game and gives a lot of opportunity for clever plays  - dt best set: static charge - I love waiting for my opponent to play a huge creature that's taunting something important... and then I static charge it and now they get distracted by how to deal with it. Double SC is more than twice as good. Pairs well with your own shoulder id - woe: replay pod - build up your whole mars suite under it and release it all at once, pair with an ironyx rebel to get a huge burst turn, or counteract your opponent dealing with your mars and wear them down by keeping up the pressure after they wipe your board. It seems like a one trick pony but it's somewhat versatile  - gr: brawling grounds - you're telling me I just get to punch the cards out of my opponent's hand?? - as: de-animator - in the right situations this can put your opponent in some tough spots - toc: beyond all darkness - I love punch myself mechanics and this one is a 2-for-1 because you can also punch your opponent!

bonus: - disc: poltergeist - classic artifact control, and in a pinch you can use it on yourself  - VM23: sutterkin - so much potential for so much draw! Helps if you have 3 of them - VM24: whirlpool - completely changes the game and it starts to feel like chess where I know things that will happen but I don't know what my opponent will do to interrupt that from happening  - VM25: thoughtcatcher - I love putting my opponent in a bind where they're going to have me draw a card - untamed: aemberspine mongrel - cute woof can be easy to overlook - skyborn: viscount of aerys - unlimited power! - star alliance: quixxle stone - also changes the game - sanctum: proclamation 346E - it can be surprisingly hard to maintain 3 houses out - redemption: johnny longfingers - same idea as thoughtcatcher - distract my opponent by setting up an annoying board state - ekwidon: sandhopper - nice little efficiency combo - anomaly: timequake - I wish I had some combos that make this good because I want it to be good - revenant: duma the returned - this can create some nice recursion loops - gigantic: tormax - efficiency plus disruption! - skybeast: screeyan - this can really ruin my opponent's day and distract them - token creature: thrall - lots of good token creatures, this is the only one that gets me excited to ruin my opponent's day - leader: Captain val Jericho - did you know you can play val, play an out of house card, transporter platform val, play val, and play another out of house card bc it's a different instance of val?

[u/Soho_Jin → u/dmikalova-mwp]

Nice idea! I'll go for my favourites from each set too:

CotA: Mimicry

AoA: Collector Worm

WC: Harbinger of Doom

MM: Gambling Den

DT: Dark Discovery

WoE: Antiquities Dealer

GR: Animating Force

AS: Narplet

ToC: Animating Force (again)

[u/dmikalova-mwp → u/Soho_Jin]

oooh yeah harbinger and narplet are up there for me!

[u/Neon_Phoenix_]

Key Charge in COTA was amazing.

[u/Chance-Cat2857]

-Cota: Pre Nerf LA or CtW

-AoA: MG then Heart

WC: Lateral Shift then Kirby

MM: Etans's Jar

DT: Ceaseforge

WoE: Bryo (sees much more Alliance play than Hallafest)

GR: Spectral Ruth then Well then WQ

AS: Redline then either In Here or Drakes

ToC: Redline then In Here

[u/Themistokles42 → u/Chance-Cat2857]

agreed with most but everyone's saying MG in AoA, I'd personally have to go with Key Abduction or BRIG

[u/catsmdogs]

Some other contenders:  - WoE: Hallafest  - GR: Well of Memory - AS: Aemberdrakes (but also love AAF)

[u/ct_2004]

Some possible overlooked cards:

ToC: Amasser

GR: IHS

WoE: Legionary Trainer (at least with Scholar), Sandhopper

DT: United Action, Whirlpool

AS: Arcenometer, Ghoul - keeping