Disciple of the Cards

mtgathering:

mikecarey:

mtgathering:

“Slayer’s Stronghold”
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
WR, T: Target creature gains +2/+0 and has haste and vigilance until the end of turn.

This card seems on par with the rest of the lands in the utility cycle. It seems great in an aggressive deck, kinda like a mini Kessig Wolf Run. I could see some Human decks moving out of blue and into red to make use of this. Seems good in Tempered Steel decks as well.

Assassin’s Fortress*

“Assassin’s Fortress may be the direct translation, but the direct translation is often not accurate. In this case, we are sure that the card’s name doesn’t start with the word ‘Assassin.’ This card’s number is 229, which means that it’s name will alphabetically come after Desolate Lighthouse , numbered 227, by its English name. If you take a look at other Italian cards with the word ‘Asesino’ in the title, you’ll see that this is a translation from many Engligh words, like ‘Hunter’, ‘Slayer’, and ‘Murderer’, aside from ‘Assassin’. ‘Fortaleza’ has sometimes been translated from ‘Fortress’, but has also been translated from ‘Stronghold’, ‘Hold’, and ‘Keep’.”

Great post. It’s always good to remember that translations aren’t often exact.

That said, I love this card. I wish I had a place for it in one of my decks, but I don’t.