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Shards of Alara preview: Kiss of the Amesha

KissoftheAmeshaPreview.jpg

Yeah, I can't read Japanese either. Anyone have one in Spanish?

Anyway, here it is in English:

Sorcery
Target player gains 7 life and draws two cards.

Will this see play? My experience with Primal Command during the last year and two PTQ seasons has shown that gaining 7 life can be a tremendous beating when you're playing control against an aggro deck. That said, Primal Command's other modes really made this into an even more effective strategy.

"Gain 7 life, make your next draw a land."
"Gain 7 life, find a utility creature."

In this case, the Kiss replaces itself and nets you another card in addition to the life gain.

"Gain 7 life, draw an extra card."

Is that good enough for one more mana than the Primal Command? Mmm. Unsure. Edging towards "no." We'll have to see what the rest of the options in white-blue are like.

The art's lovely, though. It really carries the sense of peace and blessing that goes with the feeling of the card. "Here, have some peace and wisdom." Nice.

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