The Gods of Theros

Since... this is too long a review for plurk, I'll just do it here!

So... we've now met all five of the Theros Gods. Here they are:

( Images! )

So of course, as Magic Nerds do, they look at five cards in a cycle and think "Which one is the best?" which normally involves a lot of mathematically improbable scenarios and blanket abuse of all the logic and reason they have access to. All the while simplistically stating which one they like best. I... don't want to do that (well, I do, but I could just do that on plurk in one line "I like Thassa!") so instead I'll try to put a bit more thought into reviewing them.

I figure I can easily split up the pros and cons into four sections. "Synergy," "Emergency," "Strategy," and "Curve."

( Synergy )

( Emergency )

( Strategy )

( Curve )

( Final Tally )

Current Deck Outline - Theros Standard

x4 (1U) Omenspeaker
x1 (1U) Doorkeeper
x3 (2U) Hover Barrier
x2 (1UU) Wall of Frost
x4 (1G) Sylvan Caryatid
x3 (2G) Axebane Guardian

x2 (2U) Thassa, God of the Sea
x2 (8) Colossus of Akros

x2 (1) Elixir of Immortality

x2 (U) Swan Song
x4 (1U) Cyclonic Rift
x2 (1UU) Dissolve
x2 (3U) Inspiration

x3 (XUU) Curse of the Swine
x2 (1U) Fate Foretold
x2 (2UG) Krasis Incubation

x2 Unknown Shore
x2 Encroaching Wastes
x4 Temple of Mystery
x4 Breeding Pool
x4 Forest
x4 Island

Sideboard:
x1 (1UU) Wall of Frost
x4 (XG) Mistcutter Hydra
x2 (U) Swan Song
x2 (1U) Dissolve
x1 (XUU) Curse of the Swine
x3 (1U) Agoraphobia
x2 (1UU) Claustrophobia

( Theros Images )