Monday, December 2, 2013

Standard Pauper Carte du Jure: Court Street Denizen

Because why not mix up the languages for my intended international audience?  Anyway, Court Street Denizen is a great first Card of the Day for a White-themed week.  This girl is just chock full of flavor:




So much thematically related to White's philosophy and place in the color pie are shown here, it's hard to tell where to begin!  We've got two signature creature types, a trigger that hones in on the color's communal nature, and a tap-down ability that is another very white ability.

And what about that revealing flavor text?  That's a pretty direct statement of color pie philosophy that rarely appears on a card. This a great example about the weighty philosophical issues that Magic's color pie can represent, which is a testament to the power of a game design tool that is at once logical and aesthetic.

All that and, hey, she doesn't look he'd do too bad in a Standard Pauper deck.  Let's see if she shows up in Boros, Azorius, or White Weenie deck at today's tournament.  Good luck & have fun.  Peace,

- C

PS: I'm also happy to report that my first article in the revived Standard & Pauper series has been published on PureMTGO!  I Hope you enjoy reading those, too.

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