"King Macar , The Gold-Cursed: Golden Nightmares"

"King Macar ,The Gold-Cursed: Golden Nightmares"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

King Midas finally makes his appearance in the Theros block and this time he brings something wicked to the table. In the game of Magic gold is something that allows you to "buy" anything. You exchange it for one mana of any color , making it a very precious commodity indeed. However like in the card Gild those who receive Gold in a game of magic know that this actually comes with a price. Well at least a price that your opponents pay.(insert maniacal laugh here)

And in King Macar we have someone that could exile a creature and give gold to you.Lots of it. He does so upon waking. Upon being inspired. After Untapping. Since most Inspired creatures don't have any other abilities it needs to attack or be tapped so that you could maximize the Inspired mechanic. This a great creature based spot removal which can be activated during your untap step , you just have to untap King Macar and he could rid you of an opponents very big creature or a problematic creature like Eidolon of Rhetoric or Gaddock Tegg. King Macar is tormented with this ability though , he has managed to turn everyone around him into gold. He wakes to a nightmare of Gold and he shares them too.  I don't think Black players will have the same kind of torment since they have removed a threat and given the distinct advantage of getting a "Lotus Petal".

I mean think about it  , giving "gold" to someone might mean that they could accelerate into a cool spell or even larger creature. So there is that possibility every time King Macar gets inspired and exiles something. The addition of this particular advantage just makes the game more fun in my book. I mean a unique take on ramping mana. Exile a Creature, Get mana Acceleration.  King Macar will be very busy on my side of the table once I can acquire him. Attacking with a creature with Inspire may not always be a good thing like this case a 2/3 body could easily be killed by a bigger creature. So instead you could the tap likes of King Macar to produce mana with the Springleaf drum. Not only do you save it from potential death you have also managed to filter your mana into anything you like. The when King Macar untaps you are sure that he will get something or someone. Some of you might be thinking with all the removal that are in circulation in black right now , do we even need a card like this? and the Answer is yes.

All Sorceries and Instants could easily be countered. Inspired as a mechanic though is a bit trickier , you can't stop a creature from untapping now could you? And this also comes in a 2/3 frame that is just begging to attack. No doubt King Macar is a removal on a stick and that is a little redundancy that people could not be without.  So there you have it , a King with the touch to give you what you want and may that be mana acceleration or removal , well that is up to you.