Secrets of Strixhaven Set Review Part 2 || North 100 Ep193
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In this lively continuation of their Strixhaven set review, the North 100 team dives deep into green, gold, artifact, and land cards, delivering enthusiastic analysis and playful banter. Serge, Nelly, Wheeler, and James explore a mix of powerful, quirky, and highly synergistic cards, highlighting gems like the Emeritus of Abundance—a green elf that can return Time Walk and synergize with Wirewood Symbiote—and the Wild Growth Archaic, a hybrid mana 0-0 creature with Converge that promises massive, goofy value. The hosts celebrate the set's strong brew potential, with standout cards like the Cauldron of Essence for Aristocrats, Colorstorm Stallion for blue-red tempo, and the legendary Dawning Archaic, which offers free spell casting from the graveyard. They also praise the new land cycle, especially the Petrified Hamlet for its unique ability to lock down specific land types. The episode ends on a high note, with the team unanimously agreeing that Strixhaven is one of the most exciting sets of the year, bursting with design innovation and archetype support.
Emeritus of Abundance is a game-changing card for Time Walk decks, enabling infinite loops with Wirewood Symbiote and Eternal Witness.
The Wild Growth Archaic is a high-risk, high-reward card that rewards creative deckbuilding and can dominate games when played correctly.
Petrified Hamlet is a powerful land that can shut down key combo pieces and is ideal for control and land-lock strategies.
Gold cards like Prismari Charm and Witherbloom Charm offer flexible, high-impact modes that can fit into multiple archetypes.
The set's prepared spell mechanic is a major design innovation, enabling powerful synergies across multiple decks and archetypes.
Introduction and Sponsorship
The hosts kick off the episode with a warm welcome, introduce the panel, and highlight Patreon, Card Kingdom, and Dragon Shield as supporting partners. They tease the exciting cards to come in this part of the Strixhaven set review.
Green Cards: Ambitious Augmenter and Emeritus of Abundance
“This card is so good for Time Walk decks. Being able to have the same kind of Ixalan Merfolk kind of beat down plan in that deck in the early game as you said. But also I think it's important to point out here that this card, if the setup is correct, and this is more for Scape Shift than any other type of Time Walk tech.”
Green Cards: Environmental Scientist, Glorious Decay, and Pest Rescuer
The hosts discuss Environmental Scientist, a 2/2 human druid that searches for basic lands—seen as a superior version of Sylvan Ranger. They praise Glorious Decay for its flexibility and value, and highlight Pest Rescuer for its life-gain synergy and token generation.
Green Cards: Studius First Mage, Vastland Scavenger, and Wild Growth Archaic
The team explores Studius First Mage, a one-mana bear wizard that casts Rampant Growth, and Vastland Scavenger, a 4/4 Death Touch bear with a powerful mill-and-cheat effect. They conclude with Wild Growth Archaic, calling it a 'Canada Dry' card that's fun but possibly overhyped.
Gold Cards: Cauldron of Essence, Colorstorm Stallion, and Dina's Guidance
The hosts analyze key gold cards: Cauldron of Essence for Aristocrats, Colorstorm Stallion for blue-red tempo, and Dina's Guidance, a flexible tutor that can find combo pieces in green-black decks.
“This set rocks. This set is so cool. This set is pushed in all the ways that I want things to be pushed without being like a Modern Horizons problem and I think the archetypes that are the biggest winners are also just cool decks to get more support into.”
“This card is insane. Just like just put it in any deck. It's kind of like expressive iteration except it's flexible, but it's just like it goes in decks that have access to blue and red mana.”
“This card is so good for Time Walk decks. Being able to have the same kind of Ixalan Merfolk kind of beat down plan in that deck in the early game as you said. But also I think it's important to point out here that this card, if the setup is correct, and this is more for Scape Shift than any other type of Time Walk tech.”
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Serge
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