This time I am covering my top ten favorite magic cards. Most of these cards are the ones I both enjoy play with the most and have the fondest memories of. These are the cards I dream about topdecking at night, the cards that bring back gushy marshmallow nostalgia of nights in the attic drinking beer and playing multiplayer. You might even be able to guess some of the cards on the list. So, without further poopoo:
It can't be bolted. It can't be terrored. Sure, it can be STPed, but who would waste an STP on Yotian Solider? It blocks anything smaller than an ernham djinn all day, while still getting in for one damage a turn. He's an awesome defensive early drop for multiplayer, because on no color requirements, the four toughness and the fact that it can still ping someone for one. Yotian has aged a little with the printing of more efficient three-drops like kitchen finks or dauntless escort, but I never forget the feeling of dropping a Yotian in a multiplayer game and know, at least for a few turns, that my life total was safe.
While, unfortunately, there are a few cards which we have more of than Yotian Soldier, the count is still well above 30 and ever growing (keep your fingers crossed that it will be reprinted in Scars block). So, here is to everyone who sheds a little tear when they look at the art for pit trap! Yotian Solider, you can be my point guard/dental hygenist any day!
Yoti was one of my favorites back when I started. Since he was an artifact you could put him in any deck, which is nice because it allows you extra cards back when we only had about 1000 of them. And our Yotian Soldier collection is badass. I have no idea how we got all of those.
ReplyDeleteYotian Soldier was way above the curve for its time. Now, it's not as great, but it's one of those unassuming cards, that's almost never going to get targeted. So with the right set up, he can still be an all star. Unfortunately, I don't have a Yoti collection but I wish I did.
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