A hell of a lot of potential here. The ability to scry in a human tribal deck would be invaluable. I like it. I wish abilities that targeted him triggered heroic as well, for the sake of equipment. I'll try to make it work regardless.
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★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(8 votes)
I must be going blind, I almost thought that said put a +1/+1 counter on it and scry 1...
NARFNra
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Well THIS is exciting. W/U has some cool humans in Theros.
majinara
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Ok in limited if you got some pump spells or other stuff that targets. Takes too much effort outside of it to be good.
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
We are LIONS! >:O
OrgasmandTea
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(2 votes)
It's pretty cool, but I'm not quite sure what's the point in having a fistful of powerful blue energy, BEHIND your shield. What are you gonna do with that? Keep your Budweiser cold? They should have called him Budweiser Hoplite. F***ing alchy.
Kashi70
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
For an uncommon, it has potential to be a powerhouse utility.
Purplerooster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
On the curve, gets bigger, and scrying is also relevant.
Tiggurix
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Heroic" is not a mechanism that works well with the flavour of hoplites. The point of hoplites is that they fight in phalanx formation (though you'd never know that from watching 300); they have large shields and long spears so that they can protect each other and stab the enemy from a distance. In this formation, the hoplites were equals, so a mechanism that caters to playing favourites just seems weird to me to put on an alleged hoplite.
Fro66er
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
limited this will win games
Cloudchaser.Kestrel
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Yup, four of please.
@Tiggurix - Agreed on the flavor bit, on the other hand what else are they going to use? Commander wouldn't fit, he only buffs himself. He's not a tactician, he's too much in the battle for that. He's supposed to be a staple, he doesn't work so well as a hero. I think they were left with a wizened footsoldier who thinks more for himself than perhaps his commanders would like.
@OrgasmandTea - You're thinking too much like a red/white soldier - this one is blue. Defense is more important than offense. His magic blue hand wouldn't make sense on his spear, it's instead focused around his shield.
rollinsclone
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This seems incredibly good. Scry is always relevant, and making itself bigger is also amazing. I can see this being a main part of a competitive deck in the future.
Guest1225018570
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
THis card seems too good to be an Uncommon. I think it could be a rare. 2 drop for 2 mana. I get the mana cost in specific but still. He can make himself bigger while giving you a peak at your next draw. In white blue decks that is extremely helpful.
EdgarPoeAllen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm making a Scry/Heroic deck with this and Flamespeaker Adept. I can just imagine this:
Turn 1: Hallowed Fountain Turn 2: Plains, Battlewise Hoplite Turn 3: Sacred Foundry, Flamespeaker Adept Turn 4: Plains, 2 Gods willing on this, Scry four times, 2 Gods willing on the Adept.Name whatever colors they're playing. Swing with a 4/4 Hoplite and a 22/3 Adept.
I realize this is a god hand, but it's still awesome.
ShatterPalm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Welp. This is going to be a bomb. Calling it now. Someone will make a deck with this as its centerpiece and it will destroy everything. A growth effect on a card that isn't green and library sifting in colors that can make use of both, that also happen to be the best combination for control. AND its a 2 CMC uncommon. Could this be our next Snapcaster?
This has got everything I want from a 2-CMC. 2/2 body is solid on curve, AND it gets bigger everytime you target it with a spell, AND it scrys... Put this in a deck with Ephara's Enlightenment for good times!
whitedefender
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This guy is an awesome 2-drop in a U/W heroic deck. Turn one you cast a Favored Hoplite, turn two this guy, then on turn 3 you can cast an Ordeal of Heliod on him and swing for 5, then next turn swing for six and gain 10 life.
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@Tiggurix - Agreed on the flavor bit, on the other hand what else are they going to use? Commander wouldn't fit, he only buffs himself. He's not a tactician, he's too much in the battle for that. He's supposed to be a staple, he doesn't work so well as a hero. I think they were left with a wizened footsoldier who thinks more for himself than perhaps his commanders would like.
@OrgasmandTea - You're thinking too much like a red/white soldier - this one is blue. Defense is more important than offense. His magic blue hand wouldn't make sense on his spear, it's instead focused around his shield.
Turn 1: Hallowed Fountain
Turn 2: Plains, Battlewise Hoplite
Turn 3: Sacred Foundry, Flamespeaker Adept
Turn 4: Plains, 2 Gods willing on this, Scry four times, 2 Gods willing on the Adept.Name whatever colors they're playing. Swing with a 4/4 Hoplite and a 22/3 Adept.
I realize this is a god hand, but it's still awesome.
Edit: I was wrong. I was VERY wrong.