Some Thoughts on Post Avacyn Standard

Well, I'm back again and I'm loving the Avacyn Restored stuff I'm seeing around so far.  I didn't get a chance to play in the pre-releases, but that's just the way life happens some days.  This time around though, I'd like to talk about a few cards I'm excited to see coming into play in the near future.  Personally, my favorite card in the set, bar none, is Angel of Jubilation.  She's cheap, she's an anthem ability, she's flying, and she'll be a fun problem to toss in front of your opponents.  Best yet, she'll slot right into my token deck.

Speaking of decks that gained new toys, I've been looking through the new stuff that might add to my Venser deck.  While there's not a ton of stuff added that's in the colors that I liked, there is some stuff that's fairly splashable that could be fun to add.  I just have to go through and find it and do some more playtesting with the deck in general.  It does look fun though.  I did alright with it in the FNM I played it in.  It needs some tweaking in general, but I think the numbers are close.  It may need a few more lands and it certainly needs to lose the inquisitor exarchs.  I've already got them slotted in for Suture Priests.

So, what do we have to talk about until next time we play?  Hmmm... Cards I'm looking for from Avacyn?  My list goes like this:

1.  Zealous Conscripts
2.  Angel of Jubilation
3.  Entreat the Angels
4.  Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
5.   Sigarda, Host of Herons
6.   Slayers' Stronghold
7.   Cavern of Souls

Those pretty much sum up my picks from the set.  At least the ones I don't think are too over hyped.  I don't like Temporal Mastery much.  It'll be good in some older formats, but I think it's being over rated currently.  I feel the same way about some of the other cards in the set.  Vexing Devils seem good, but I don't think they're 15 dollars worth of good.  They should settle down some in a few weeks.  Those are just my opinions though.  I think most of the cards that are topping 15.00 right now will settle down to around there by the end of May.  I don't think there are many cards in this set that are going to change the face of the Standard format the way we play it now.

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