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I like that a lot. Done.
That's a pretty elegant solution, too.
Honestly, I'd just add a cost of
and make it give +2/+2 when you sac something to make it line up with Nantuko Husk and them.
If this has recursion a la Rancor, it'll be savage.
And why wouldn't someone play this in limited? In constructed it's a harder sell I'd agree but it still plays nice with a G/W/u enchantress kind of deck.
In limited you're getting a bigger creature with evasion for 2 mana: it doesn't suck.
Which is why I am concerned about the color bleed: if this just gave +1/+1 and flying then it would be doing what White does: stretching it out makes it more green and, even if that's acceptable, we ought to know that we've done it.
Maybe but how often is that going to come up? This doesn't have trample or evasion of any sort--you'd have to work for those effects. If you can do that AND go all in to win, then you earned it.
At 4 mana, requiring two colors, the stats don't quite hold up and cards made in the modern era seem to back me up here as many of those creatures have evasion, an ETB ability or are 3/x or x/3 based.
After reading all of this, I think you've settled on a pretty solid compromise, with lands that can be useful to casual/less wealthy players and still find value in limited sets. Well done, everyone.
I like this but I think it should put the land into the battlefield tapped.
Innistrad has already done this with Traveller's Amulet so the power level shouldn't be out of line.
This is really, really expensive for what it does at the uncommon position. I can't think of any reason to use this card because the costs are so high and the benefits so small.
By comparison, Crystal Ball costs 4 to play and activate and doesn't take away a creature resource to use.
My casual search of our docs do not find a Newbridge...I remember it but I thought the name was nixed?
I think 1GG could be good. Curiosity is only U, right? Plus the fact that you're opening up for a 2-for-1 before you hit with the dude and the fact that the first part is rather useless if your creature is below 3/3 since it will hardly ever survive combat, and also it's an uncommon and double-color-costed. Obviously testing is required to see how well it fits with the rest of the set but I vote for 1GG, making it a much more attractive pick. Right now this card is going somewhere between 11-15 for me, at 1GG it might move up a bit but not much since I just don't really like the effects. I'd side it in as an aggro deck playing against a removal-light deck, but that's about it right now.
I really don't think that the bleed is that bad. Blue can account for the flying part and white loves enchantments and artifacts, so I don't really see the problem here.
I honestly think the bigger problem is, who would play this? The reason that Equiptment is so much better than auras is because you don't lose it when the creature dies. One Doom Blade and you're out two cards.
Try some kind of Rancor-style recursion maybe?
This is already "I can swing unblocked? You die." How much bigger does it need to be?
I like how this interacts with the set and I like how the mechanics and the name fit.
But I think that the stats could be a little more beefy. The dual colors in the mana cost suggest getting a hint more for the value and my research is bearing that out.
Getting a +1 for enchantments is traditionally a Green ability. I realize it's skirting things by specifically noting 'aura' but it is color bleed-and it's pretty strong, too, giving +X and flying for 2 mana at common.
Are any of the giants employed by Soradyne? Because I could see this changed to something like "Soradyne Terraformer".
This one will need flavor text to justify its name: I get it, now that I've wiki'd it.
So: Marking for pondering.
Would it be worth it to make this 1GG? Too out of balance?
I'm of the opinion that this should either be a bigger creature or cheaper. For six mana-and double green-this does not have a commanding impact on the board in any format I can think of. 5/5 seems better though I often see 4/6 in the stats when I search.
The Evidence trigger conflicts a little bit with the name. I like the name and the first ability; it just seems like a Salvager would go after a nonland permanent-like that might be the kind of thing that causes his death. That doesn't have to be fixed: I know it's the green evidence thread, and it's not a 'Wha??' or illogical.
Oh sure: I was just having some fun with it.
If the creature becomes a 3/2, would it be fair to include the line "~ can't be enchanted or equipped"? That may, however turn the bully into an elitist...
I think that's a fair one to look at. On my to do list...
As this card is a bully and a soldier, I think it should be a 3/2.
I think this ought to be renamed: Exponential Pain comes to mind.
Constant Pressure would be a great name for an enchantment, though. Put that in the file.
Given this card's ability to affect the game, would it be better to make it BBB then?
I can see why not--it feels like an I Win card if it resolves but it isn't, so keeping it tilted towards playable isn't a bad thing. At the same time, this is a very powerful effect and the threshold for keeping something out of dual-colored decks isn't as high as it used to be.
Yeah, but it was a good canon worms to open.
I like the current build. The class warfare thing isn't necessarily tribal in nature, so I feel the wizards/warriors idea Houlding has presented is probably too specific for this set. If anything, from a flavor angle the Chaplain would be siding with the government, cooling down dissension from those who feel Marrick and his men are getting shafted.
Boy, you say one little thing....
This looks unnecessarily busy with the Evidence trigger. I don't see it needing it.
This suggestion might be way out of bounds mechanically, but I think it'd be pretty neat and flavorful if it was:
"Prevent all damage that target Warrior an opponent controls and/or target Wizard you control would deal or be dealt this turn."
Sorta wordy, but I thought it could paint a clear picture of some sort of class dispute while also suggesting White's allegiance to the wizard class.