"Bearer of the Heavens: Bringing the House Down"

"Bearer of the Heavens: Bringing the House Down"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr. 

There are a lot of things in Magic that actually give you pause when they come into the battlefield. And as any good tactician does you think hard about things in the long run. 

Bearer of the Heavens is something that will give you a long pause in the sense that it means the end of all things on the playing field.

He bites the bullet and all permanents are reduced to nothingness.Unless they are indestructible. I see him getting some playing time in EDH decks that feature the awesome Mycosynth Lattice + Darksteel forge Combo or even one that features Avacyn. For a moment though let us check out what this giant can offer us.It is a good thing that he isn't a dragon , demon or Angel. My friend ST would be busting out some weird dance moves trying to fit him in his Kaalia of the Vast deck. 

"Sorry Kaalia...Not today..."

So what does Bearer of the Heavens offers us? A 10/10 creature , that is what it offers us. The Mana cost is 8 mana with a lone mountain that makes it something easier to splash in a Red/Green EDH Destruction deck. Aside from the threat of total destruction and crippling Mana loss he could be a great beating stick that opponents will be wary of removing right away. In a political scenario which features Bearer of the Heavens , players would rather let you attack and take damage if they don't have blockers rather than take him out with a spot removal like Beast Within or Terror. 

"A touch and boom the world ends..."

Even if they have deathtouch creatures like Glissa , The Traitor they would rather keep board position rather than risk killing your giant especially if you already have your Indestructibility Condition already in play. Other plays would even save your giant basically because it saves their own plans as well.Be wary of this because these are the ones who makes a grab for the giant and use him as a pummeling stick in you when you least expect it.

The mana cost is prohibitive but then again EDH has a lot of ways of sneaking this guy in and threatening early for 10 damage or Total Board Permanent Wipe Out.I guess this is one of those appropriate moments to Bring Down Heaven Upon Every ones Noggin. This should be fun. I can't wait till he brings down the house. 

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Glissa , The Traitor from Frozen Core...