Companion to Episode 206

On episode 206 Marshall and I discussed our tier lists for Theros commons.  These lists represent where we are at right now in our evaluations.  Within a tier, we’re fairly willing to select based on the demands of our deck, be that mana curve, creature count or the need for ways to interact with our opponent.  Usually, we will not dip down a tier if a card in a higher tier is available.  We didn’t spend too much time ordering the cards within the tiers, so please don’t read too much into that.  We also did not make the tiers comparable across colors.  There are definitely going to be corner cases where you’ll want to make a large divergence.  Also, we recognize that people have “pet” cards that really fit into the color in the way you like to draft that color.

**This is intended to be a companion to the show, not a substitute for it!**  We bounced back and forth between our lists, so we created the necessity to post here for ease of access.  What we say in the show will be far more useful than just the lists themselves.

Brian’s Tiers

White

 

Tier 1

Wingsteed Rider

 

Tier 2

God’s Willing

Hopeful Eidolon

Observant Alseid

Divine Verdict

 

Tier 3

Chosen by Heliod

Battlewise Valor

Scholar of Athreos (if white)

Setessan Griffin (if green)

Traveling Philisopher

Lagonna-Band Elder

Ray of Dissolution

 

Tier 4

Cavalry Pegasus

Ephara’s Warden

Last Breath

Setessan Battle Priest

Scholar of Athreos (if not black)

Setessan Griffin (if not green)

Leonin Snarecaster

 

Tier 5

Yoked Ox

Silent Artisan

 

Blue

 

Tier 1

Voyage’s End

Nimbus Naiad

 

Tier 2

Vaporkin

Prescient Chimera

Griptide

 

Tier 3

Wavecrash Triton

Omenspeaker

Crackling Triton (if red)

Fate Foretold

 

Tier 4

Coastline Chimera

Aqueous Form

Crackling Trioton (if not red)

 

Tier 5

Thassa’s Bounty

Stymied Hopes

Mnemonic Wall

Benthic Giant

Annul

 

Tier 6

Breaching Hippocamp

Lost in a Labyrinth

Triton Shorethief

 

Black

 

Tier 1

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

 

Tier 2

Baleful Eidolon

Sip of Hemlock

 

Tier 3

Cavern Lampad

Disciple of Phenax

Lash of the Whip

Read the Bones

Returned Phalanx

 

Tier 4

Blood-Toll Harpy

Viper’s Kiss

Boon of Erebos

Pharika’s Cure

Scourgemark

Fleshmad Steed

Felhide Minotaur

 

Tier 5

Returned Centaur

March of the Returned

Loathsome Catoblepas

Asphodel Wanderer

 

Red

 

Tier 1

Lightning Strike

 

Tier 2

Borderland Minotaur

Dragon Mantle

Ill-Tempered Cyclops

Minotaur Skullcleaver

Rage of Purphoros

Spearpoint Oread

 

Tier 3

Two-Headed Cerberus

Titan’s Strength

Deathbellow Raider

 

Tier 4

Wild Celebrants

Spark Jolt

Satyr Rambler

Portent of Betrayal

Akroan Crusader

Priest of Iroas

 

Tier 5

Bolderfall

Demolish

Messenger’s Speed

 

Green

 

Tier 1

Nessian Asp

Leafcrown Dryad

Voyaging Satyr

 

Tier 2

Sedge Scorpion

Nylea’s Disciple

Nessian Courser

Agent of Horizons (if blue)

 

Tier 3

Agent of Horizons (if not blue)

Time to Feed

Staunch-Hearted Warrior

Nylea’s Presence

Feral Invocation

 

Tier 4

Vulpine Goliath

Savage Surge

Pheres Band Centaurs

Fade into Antiquity

Commune with the Gods

Satyr Hedonist

Shredding Winds

 

Tier 5

Defend the Hearth

 

 Marshall’s Tiers

WHITE

Tier 1

Divine Verdict

God’s Willing

Hopeful Eidolon

Observant Alseid

Wingsteed Rider

Tier 2

Cavalry Pegasus

Lagonna Band Elder

Last Breath

Setessan Battle Priest

Traveling Philosopher

Leonin Snarecaster

Tier 3

Ray of Dissolution

Scholar of Athreos

Setessan Griffin

Silent Artisan

Yoked Ox

Ephara’s Warden

BLUE

Tier 1

Griptide

Nimbus Naiad

Prescient Chimera

Vaporkin

Voyage’s End

Tier 2

Wavecrash Triton

Omenspeaker

Aqueous Form

Breaching Hippocamp

Coastline Chimera

Crackling Triton

Fate Foretold

Tier 3

Benthic Giant

Annul

Lost in a Labyrinth

Mnemonic Wall

Stymied Hopes

Thassa’s Bounty

Triton Shorethief

BLACK

Tier 1

Baleful Eidolon

Cavern Lampad

Disciple of Phenax

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Lash of the Whip

Pharika’s Cure

Sip of Hemlock

Tier 2

Scourgemark

Viper’s Kiss

Blood-Toll Harpy

Boon of Erebos

Fellhide Minotaur

Fleshmad Steed

Read the Bones

Tier 3

Returned Phalanx

Asphodel Wanderer

Loathsome Catoblepas

March of the Returned

Returned Centaur

 RED

Tier 1

Dragon Mantle

Ill-Tempered Cyclops

Lightning Strike

Spearpoint Oread

Titan’s Strength

Tier 2

Akroan Crusader

Borderland Minotaur

Deathbellow Raider

Minotaur Skullcleaver

Portent of Betrayal

Rage of Purphoros

Two-Headed Cerberus

Tier 2

Boulderfall

Demolish

Messenger’s Speed

Satyr Rambler

Spark Jolt

Wild Celebrants

 GREEN

Tier 1

Agent of Horizons

Nessian Asp

Leafcrown Dryad

Sedge Scorpion

Time to Feed

Voyaging Satyr

Tier 2

Vulpine Goliath

Feral Invocation

Nessian Courser

Nylea’s Disciple

Nylea’s Presence

Savage Surge

Staunch-Hearted

 Tier 3

Satyr Hedonist

Commune with the Gods

Defend the Hearth

Fade Into Antiquity

Pheres-Band Centaurs

Shredding Winds

 

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