Rise of the Eldrazi introduces Levelers, a new type of creature in Magic: The Gathering that grow in power turn after turn. By spending mana after you cast a Leveler, the creature levels up to gain abilities, power, and toughness. But remember, a creature can only be leveled up when you would be able to cast a sorcery. Rise of the Eldrazi Prereleases are April 17-18, and the set goes on sale April 23.
thatparkourdude on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
The only two levelers that are even worth using are Kargan Dragonlord and Student of Warfare.
PrimeSonicYT on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@gmonwowserver Remember, combat damage doesn’t use the stack anymore. You would have to activate the effect even before you knew if your permanent would be destroyed by combat damage or not.
PrimeSonicYT on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@gmonwowserver Take a look at rule 701.11c. Activating a regeneration shield and actual regeneration are not the same.
gmonwowserver on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@PrimeSonicYT that WOULD work; if it actually DID put up a ‘shield’… but you use it when it WOULD be destroyed, to tap and remove from combat/remove damage…
PrimeSonicYT on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@gmonwowserver Regeneration doesn’t care if the permanent it regenerates is tapped or untapped. What I was referring to was permanents (mostly creatures) with an ability like {1}{G}: Regenerate [this creature], as opposed to {T}: Regenerate [this creature]. See it now? Of course you can put up as many regeneration shields as you mana can make, given the right ability. Plus, regeneration only taps the permanent when it’s actually regenerated. You can put up a shield, never use it, and not tap.
gmonwowserver on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@PrimeSonicYT Not true; the Regeneration ability can be activated infinite times, but taps the creature on use, so only once per untap; so you can only regenerate 2+ times a turn if the creature untaps through some means
Woodland312 on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@Carnerd101
Yeah, every creature is useless because you can just Doom Blade / Terminate / Lightning Bolt it. /sarcasm
Leveler’s are especially useful in drafts, because since the metagame revolves around huge creatures you will need a lot of mana for them. Leveler’s are something that you can use that extra mana for when you can cast your Eldrazi, or after you’ve cast them and you’ve got nothing else to spend all of your mana on.
TheRealCakekey on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@Carnerd101 But at times you can find yourself late in the game, playing cards off the top of your deck, and with nothing you can do besides hope you find something to put your mana pool to good use. With these, at least, you’ll always have something to do, or work toward, every turn. It’s not a good idea to pay for counters when there’s a better use for your lands, of course, but it’s always there as an option, at least.
fin101m on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
They released levelers too late they are out of place with the giant eldrazi. My question is will the continue both in the next release or will there only be levelers in the next one?
JakeLovesFoils on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@sircaballero if u have the mana you can level it up as m any times as want
PrimeSonicYT on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@sircaballero A permanent can be regenerated as many times as you can make it happen. Some creatures have activated abilities with no tapping required that lets you regenerate as often as you like. Each time to activate a regeneration effect, the permanent gets a “regeneration shield” that is consumed when the permanent would be destroyed. Just like Totem Armor, only a single regeneration shield is consumed for each destroy effect.
sircaballero on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@PrimeSonicYT Thanks! How about regeneration?
PrimeSonicYT on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
@sircaballero You can Level Up as many times as you can in your turn. As long as you have the mana for it, you aren’t limited to just one Level Up. Just remember the timing restrictions of the Sorcery and you’re set.
Johanthegnarler on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
The smart play would have been to cast that lightning bolt in response to the faggy leveler ability. Zomg you saved both bears!
sircaballero on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
How many times can you level up a creature in a turn?
Also, how many times can a creature regenerate? i know they can only do it once a turn but if they regenerate one turn, can they do so again next turn?
lyncer777 on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
ROE Sucks…
K0xS1NZ on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
i Got a Question , If u Level The Monster up, will the X/X of it revive? like it was 2-1 from before , and when u lv up it gets back to 2/2?
Wheatspin on Jun 3, 2010 Said:
@WickedDealer No, he’s just pretending he doesn’t know shit so people who actually don’t will be able to understand.
EvilSwordProductions on Jun 3, 2010 Said:
@captinBattleship Inb4somebodymentionsmythics.
Seiku on Jun 3, 2010 Said:
@Carnerd101 Oh pft, you got replies already. This is why I hate the “Highest Rated” comment thing.
Seiku on Jun 3, 2010 Said:
@Carnerd101 I don’t see anything different about them from any other creature card. You pay for a vanilla. Then pay the cost when you got nothing else to play. You’re not supposed to devote your first turns and mana to the very first leveler you play. Plus the “Dies to Removal” arguement is pointless.
madmanhunter on Jun 3, 2010 Said:
the guy on the left looks like brad neely
Intotheorchard on Jun 3, 2010 Said:
@Carnerd101 Yeah cause having them waste those on levelers so your power cards can’t be destroyed is such a bad idea. Wait….
chinkeeyong1996 on Jun 3, 2010 Said:
The levelers are meant for Limited. They’re a bomb in booster draft when nobody has any removal to get rid of them, since you can sink what would usually be unusable mana into them to quickly turn them into powerhouses. In Constructed, you’re still better off using creatures that give you more for your mana.
MrZwecklos on Jun 2, 2010 Said:
The knight of cliffhaven sucks balls.