"Emry , Lurker of the Loch - The Lady of the Lake - Arms Dealer"

"Emry , Lurker of the Loch - The Lady of the Lake - Arms Dealer"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

Since the recent set Throne of Eldrain is full of Arthurian references I was wondering how Wizards of the cost would translate the Lady of the Lake into a Magic card. And as it turns out she is still going to do a lot of Arms dealing in this current set.

For 2 colorless mana and a blue you get a 1/2 creature that will fit in with a lot artifact strategies. However I suggest that you follow the thing that she is showing and that is to bring out a nasty sword to swing at your opponents or any equipment you might need for the win. Like a Grafted exoskeleton( My first choice) for that Infect win or Trailblazers boots for that unblockable Infect creature(assuming it already has infect or is equipped with the aforementioned Grafted Exoskeleton). Or just Swords. A lot of swords to choose from for the strategy of your choice like the recent Sword of Sinew and Steel for those pesky Planeswalkers or Artifacts.

The great thing about Emry is that if you are already playing an artifact strategy of have her as a Commander she costs 1 colorless mana for each artifact you may have on the battlefiled.Normally you have a lot of mana rocks lying around in an EDH game so it is safe to assume that you most likely will be casting her for 1 blue mana most of the time.

When she enters the battlefield she lets you mill 4 cards and normally that is a bad thing but not when you consider her ability that lets you tap her and you choose a target artifact. You may cast it this turn. If that artifact has flash then you can cast it on any turn but normally the timing rules still applies.

I cannot wait to get a copy of Emry , Lurker of the Loch. I might start a new Swords EDH deck. I will have an arms dealer on my side after all.