mtgpq planeswalker rankings

Planeswalkers have diverse characteristics and motivations. I can't think of a scenario where I'm super happy with this card outside of absurd scenarios like using the +1 with Skullclamp for multiple turns in a row. Over, Under, or Just Right? This is the updated Mono Color Planeswalker Tier List for mtgpq. Nicol-Bolas, God-Pharaoh (U / B / R) (-1/+3/+3/+3/-1) 5/8/5: He can effectively go creatureless, and comes with a lot of control. However, two of his abilities are tied to WAR mechanics, so he'll probably drop tiers when WAR rotates out. Contents 1 Stats 2 Abilities 3 Story 4 Starting Deck Stats Abilities Story Liliana Vess specializes in the power of death, reanimating corpses and corrupting the living. Privacy Policy. Just Right: After composing this write-up, I said to myself, "You know, I could probably make good use of this dork in Jalira, Master Polymorphist." - Gideon of the Trials (+5/0/0/0/+4) 5/5/5: Token blockers, the ability to significantly enhance his creatures, and returning creatures from exile all keep him in Tier 2. I don't know, what am I hoping she actually does? Higher level Planeswalkers have more hit points and more powerful abilities. Getting Started: She'll need control cards. Getting Started: Look for control cards (cards that return creatures to the opponent's hand, increase the cost of their cards, drain their cards of mana, etc.). Her first ability alone--support destruction--makes her extremely powerful in a color that has notoriously annoying supports (Lich's Mastery, anyone?). If you have a strong Ixalan/Rivals of Ixalan collection (especially with Enrage) she's more of a Tier 2 planeswalker currently. Fast, Card Reliant, Medium Abilities, Creature Driven. Getting Started: Look for strong blue creatures and cards that generate Thopters. Fast, Card Reliant, Strong Abilities, Creatureless. Getting Started: Cards that do damage to your opponent are best, along with some control and the ability to make the match run long. - Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants (+3/0/0/+3/+3) 6/5/8: His third ability is quite powerful, and his other abilities scale on par with many other white planeswalkers. I'm assuming that you're planning on throwing in thematically complementary cards into their decks (albeit many Tier 1s don't need you to be all that choosy). In a match that goes longer, the tiers would adjust somewhat. - Liliana, the Last Hope (0/+4/+5/0/0) 8/5/3: As far as Zombies go, this version of Liliana is quite powerful. All three-color Planeswalkers' mana bonuses add up to seven. Note: I've updated the Planeswalker Tier List and moved it to a new thread. Eligible Sets: Core Set 2021, Jumpstart, Zendikar Rising, Zendikar Rising Commander, Commander Legends. Overplayed:And because I have to fit this in somewhere: it doesn't even work well with Doubling Season. Getting Started: Look for loyalty generating cards, cards that destroy creatures, and cards that make you or your opponent draw cards. Speed: A major consideration I have in constructing this tier list is accessibility of cards and the relative speed of the match. - Jaya Ballard (0/+4/0/+5/0) 5/8/6: She is one of the few planeswalkers that is set up to go creatureless. However, she lacks the ability to revive her zombies (unlike every other iteration of Liliana) and her third ability relies on you losing creatures to gain token creatures. Category List. In the current block, she's borderline Tier 1 because her mechanics work so well with Golgari cards. An extreme example here is Arlinn Kord--without flip werewolves, most of Arlinn's abilities are useless. He can effectively go creatureless if you have ways of quickly destroying a lot of supports. While the combo can be powerful, it seems underwhelming right now. Medium, Card Reliant, Medium Abilities, Creature Driven. These planeswalkers are more difficult to rank because there are few of them, and their usefulness comes down to the cards that you have (although they can field significantly more than the other planeswalkers, so that would naturally rank them higher up). and big creatures. Getting Started: Supports. On the other hand, Creatureless planeswalkers don't need creatures to win, and often have mechanics that help them control the board without needing to field any creatures (Ob Nixilus is a prime example). Fast, Independent, Strong Abilities, More Creature Driven. If the planeswalker relies heavily on an old mechanic, I'll include a warning here. Generally, the more colors a Planeswalker has affinity with, the more expensive they are to purchase and level up. Getting Started: Werewolves with flip abilities. Liliana, Untouched by Death, sometimes called L4, is the fourth of many playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody Liliana Vess at different points in her life. Fun read. It doesn't matter the color, and colorless is gravy. Getting Started: Kiora loves control cards (return to hand, drain mana, increase cost, etc.) Relies on old mechanics. Better minus for the bigger creatures in Commander. Same as last time, if you want to know what changed in the 203 'walkers we're not talking about, there is an Odds and Ends companion post! Like, did everyone just decide this card was miserable and not play him? - Vraska, Golgari Queen (B / G) (0/0/+4/0/+4) 8/6/5: I know this is a bit of an unpopular opinion, but despite the fact that her third ability can be effectively abused, her whole kit is based around getting the match to go long, which doesn't hold up well against strong opponents. Hey, look! Fast, Card Reliant, Strong Abilities, Creature Driven. I'm striving not to let personal dread influence my rankings too much (whenever I see Arlinn Kord in Legacy events I scramble my deck for efficient control options because they're bound to have Ulrich of the Krallenhorde, and probably Olivia, Mobilized for War and Decimator of Promises or Emrakul just for kicks and giggles). Fast, Card Reliant, Strong Abilities, Creature Driven. Getting Started: Ugin's primary drawback is his inability to gain mana quickly--start by including multicolored creatures (especially tricolored creatures), then throw in a few cards that convert gems or otherwise gain mana to bring him online. Fast, Slightly Card Reliant, Strong Abilities, Creatureless. Getting Started: Look for cards that enhance your creatures. Fast, Independent, Strong Abilities, Flexible. Relies on an old mechanic. - Liliana, Untouched by Death (-2/+3/+7/+3/-2) 8/6/5: In most situations, she'd probably be at the lower end of Tier 2/high end of Tier 3. Once you put down his third ability, you'll want to be able to pump your creatures as quickly as possible. - Dovin, Grand Arbiter (W / U) (+3/+3/+2/0/0) 5/9/5: Although this is a tentative placement, he has good mana bonuses and his abilities will be quite strong in this more creature-centric meta (after all, part of his third ability is half of Nahiri's third for all your creatures, and stays permanently). Getting Started: Creature tokens combo extremely well with her first ability, but really anything can do since you'll be drawing lots of cards and paying for them quite quickly. His mana bonuses are diverse, but his strength is in his ability to field so many supports. By incorporating one of the strongest points of green into your deck, you're counteracting the strongest points of Garruk, and vice-versa. - Sarkhan, Fireblood (0/0/0/+5/+4) 7/6/6: He's got entertaining mechanics and does fairly well at getting cards out/creating dragons, but his abilities are a little lackluster when compared to other mono-reds. Outside of blocks that use Energize, he's not that great. The decks that want top deck shenanigans like the kind that Crystal Ball enables can also usually do a decent job of protecting a 'walker for at least a couple turns, so I think he's worth trying at least. - Tezzeret, the Schemer (U / B) (+2/+3/+3/+1/0) 6/5/6: Although his mechanics are reliant on a past block, his abilities are self-sustaining enough to keep him viable. Medium, Slightly Card Reliant, Strong Abilities, Creature Driven. Slow, Card Reliant, Strong Abilities, Flexible. Medium, Card Reliant, Medium Abilities, Creature Driven. Medium, Card Reliant, Strong Abilities, Creature Driven. Getting Started: Zombies. - Koth of the Hammer (R) (-1/-1/0/+9/0) 10/6/3: Koth has ridiculous mana bonuses, and cheap mechanics that help him get red matches. Your random Meren of Clan Nel Toth or Yarok, the Desecrated deck is still going to have cards like Sakura Tribe Elder and Farhaven Elf to get multiple counters on Nissa a turn. Getting Started: Control cards and supports. (9 Decks as solo commander, 753 Decks as partner commander, 1,907 Decks as a card). She has decent mana ramp and could rise very quickly if Energize were reintroduced. Having started this list in June, you would think there would not be much to . Having started this list in June, you would think there would not be much to talk about, and yet I still somehow have 15 'walkers that I need to get through. the last set of PW deck 'walkers we're ever gonna get. Medium planeswalkers might take a little effort to get started, either due to poor mana gains or a reliance on certain abilities to come online (Vraska is a good example of medium, since she might take a few turns to get started with her mana gains, but has access to an effective ability fairly quickly). - Liliana, Untouched by Death (B) (-2/+3/+7/+3/-2) 8/6/5: In most situations, she'd probably be at the lower end of Tier 2/high end of Tier 3. Getting Started: Big creatures. Relies on old mechanics. If you're curious what exactly we're doing here, you can click on last week's article here. - Kaya, Orzhov Usurper (W / B) (+3/+1/+3/+1/0) 6/7/6: Her first two abilities are rather lackluster, but her rather cheap third ability has the ability to be a one-hit kill. Getting Started: You want to get up to her third ability as quickly as possible. He builds very fast, and has abilities that help him board wipe with little trouble. Next one's gonna be a doozy, as I have about 40 lands from 2020 to rank. Their abilities don't rely heavily on a certain block, nor do they rely on particular cards to get started. Has Nissa of Shadowed Boughs been insane for you? Fast, Independent, Strong Abilities, Creature Driven. - Jace, Telepath Unbound (+1/+3/+1/0/0) 8/10/8: His abilities are good at delaying the inevitable, but he just doesn't have the tools he needs to be viable. Getting Started: Get Drake Haven and cards with cycling. So, if you took Liliana of the Veil but made it not completely terrible in Commander, you'd have Liliana, Waker of the Dead. Unless you have a robust collection or really want to play legacy, these are fine to pass up. These planeswalkers have decent mechanics, but rely heavily on card choices and specific strategies. And cards that benefit for having lands in your graveyard. Fast, Independent, Strong Abilities, Creature Driven. Relies on old mechanics. Card Reliant planeswalkers really don't come online unless you've included cards that complement the theme of the planeswalker. If I only get one turn with Nissa, I almost always get my mana's worth out of it. - Gideon, Ally of Zendikar (+3/+2/0/0/+2) 5/10/7: He relies too much on Ally cards to be viable in anything outside of Legacy. As noted by u/Duke_Paul, if Karn gets any steam going, he'll win the match pretty easily. Over, Under, or Just Right? - Gideon, Battle Forged (+3/+1/0/0/+1) 9/6/7: He has a solid set of abilities; however, his mana bonuses and his absolute reliance on creatures hold him back from being a Tier 2 planeswalker. If you have a strong Ixalan/Rivals of Ixalan collection (especially with Enrage) she's more of a Tier 2 planeswalker currently. Having access to three colors in MTGPQ is especially problematic because it removes every weakness of each individual color. Mana bonuses and deck limits are granted every even level, except on abilities levels: 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 18, etc. Tier 3 are good planeswalkers, but rely heavily on the right deck setup. Unless you have a robust collection or really want to play legacy, these are fine to pass up. Is it easy to pull off? Getting Started: Look for particularly nasty white supports that help control the board like Seal Away, Suppression Bonds, Sphinx's Decree, and Ixalan's Binding. MTGPQ Planeswalkers (4.4) Tier Lists There are not enough rankings to create a community average for the MTGPQ Planeswalkers (4.4) Tier List yet. - Hautli, Radiant Champion (W / G) (+5/0/-2/0/+5) 8/6/5: The combination of her first and third abilities keeps your hand full, and pays for it quite efficiently. Garruk Wildspeaker () A human beast summoner and hunter. Slower, Card Reliant, Medium Abilities, Creature Driven. - Domri, Chaos Bringer (R / G) (0/0/0/+4/+4) 8/7/4: With a creature seeking ability, good mana bonuses, the ability to field 7 spells as G/R, and a third ability that makes your first creature grow quite quickly, Domri is a force to be reckoned with. Relies on an old mechanic. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. There are a few that have changed recently or that haven't come out yet, so my rankings might change upon my d. Medium, Slightly Card Reliant, Strong Abilities, Creature Driven. That's not even touching on the ludicrous Landfall ability, and I'm not even talking about in Landfall decks. She's like a one-shot Fiery Emancipation, and that's terrifying. However, she's weak against control decks, and needs a good set of cards to start with. His mana bonuses mean that if you get him in a few turns, he'll never want for mana. For those of you who have no clue who I am (should be most of you), I have been playing paper magic for 15+ years and I've been playing MTGPQ since a month after it's release. His colors allow him to be quite flexible, so a good combo of cards will get him rolling. Drag the images into the order you would like. Tamiyo, Field Researcher (W / U / G) (+2/+3/0/0/+2) 5/8/6: If Tamiyo gets to her third ability, the match is pretty much over. After that, with only minimal effort, he'll easily win. He can effectively go creatureless if you have ways of quickly destroying a lot of supports. Slow, Card Reliant, Medium Abilities, Creature Driven. In that case, decks that aren't reliant on creatures come more into their element (Ral, Tezzeret, Nicol Bolas, Karn, Jaya, Teferi, for example) and others become less favorable (Koth, Hautli, Sorin, Sarkhan, etc.). New Nahiri gains you value a bit quicker. Fast, Independent, Strong Abilities, Flexible. Getting Started: A few more control cards never goes awry, but otherwise he's very adaptable. Often, the worst that Nissa can really be is the best creature in your graveyard with two counters on it or hand as well because let's put more words on this card, I guess! With a card like Storm the Vault, he becomes ridiculously powerful. Getting Started: Look for particularly nasty white supports that help control the board like Seal Away, Suppression Bonds, Sphinx's Decree, and Ixalan's Binding. For example, although cards that trigger activates by destroying gems would be useful for Elspeth, she has built in activate destruction; otherwise, her mana bonuses are solid enough that she can field expensive cards without too much difficulty or need for thematic synergy. Their abilities don't rely heavily on a certain block, nor do they rely on particular cards to get started. Medium, Independent, Fairly Strong Abilities, Flexible. 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