Memoricide is essentially a reprint of an old favorite Cranial Extraction (minus the “arcane,” of course). Not the bombtastic revelation I was hoping for in our next Scars of Mirrodin spoiler, but that’s alright. Memoricide will be an excellent card if prefaced in standard by Duress and Inquisition of Kozilek. It could also be powerful if cast alongside a Conundrum Sphinx or, dare I say, a Merfolk Spy? Ok, that’s pushing it – let’s pair Memoricide with Telepathy then, shall we?
The Scars of Mirrodin set will be released on October 1, 2010.
So he’s the weakest link in a tribal loving cycle of cards, sure, but Tidal Courier is far from a worthless tailfin. Especially among novice Magic players who sometimes struggle to choose the best time to pop a blue card drawing sorcery, the Courier is a godsend. In a merfolk heavy deck he can be dropped at any time in the game, draw a player 1-3 merfolk cards, chump an incoming attacker, and typically die a more or less accomplished death. In the best case scenario, he’s even an evasive attacker against the stalemate, and with a couple merfolk lords lending him some extra muscle he could even strike a final blow. Yet even without the backup, he’s still more than earned his esteemed 20th slot.