"Elspeth , Suns Champion: Heliod's Chosen"

"Elspeth , Suns Champion: Heliod's Chosen"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

Watching the Theros trailers gave me a great feel for this block and if Ravnica was Jace's time in the spotlight , Elspeth is now the chosen one for the block of Theros.(In my best Kung Pao voice) Elspeth is the chosen one.

The third reincarnation of this Planeswalker costs a bit more than those that went before her. At 4 colorless mana and 2 plains Elspeth offers an immediate impact when she comes into play. Starting with 4 Loyalty counters , The Sun's Champion has the +1 first ability of creating three 1/1 White Soldier to fight on her behalf. 

"Ready to serve...Yes Milady?"

Looking at her second ability which is -3 Destroy all creatures with Power 4 or greater. From these two abilities alone we could see that this Elspeth favors the Heroes of this world and works as a specific mass removal to the monsters that abound on the plane. Since the tokens she created are 1/1 they are not touched by her ability as well as the other 2/2 or 3/3 heroes that you might have cast before Elspeth. She can make an impact both in tipping the board position in your favor as you could easily use the second ability and get rid of those Monstrosities that have probably been giving you a beating in the earlier turns or you could just equalize the creature count with the 3 soldiers from her first ability.

As further proof that Elspeth favors the Heroes her final ability (-7) gives you an emblem that lets your creatures get +2/+2 and flying.

3/3 Creatures like the Boros Reckoner will have a grand time with Elspeth , Suns Champion and that is the key in playing with her. Keep the power levels low but the quantity of creatures high. If you would calculate the tokens that Elspeth creates alone on her way to her final ability (assuming that she goes unmolested in the suceeding turns) you would have at least 9 1/1 Soldiers that would instantly become 3/3 when her final ability is used up. These soldiers represent a massive amount of 27 points of damage. Talk about fielding Soldiers from out of the aether right? When it comes to defending Theros I tend to agree with Heliod on this one. Elspeth , Suns Champion is the right woman for the job.