So Wizards released the spoilers of the Mythic Rare 'God Cards' and oh my, there looking good.
What are God cards you might ask? They are basically enchantments that have a condition, if the condition is meet they are amazing creatures that will pretty much win the game for you.
The condition you may ask? Devotion, have 5 mana symbols or more in all of your creatures. Now for early game they are pretty amazing and mid/late they are game closers.
Here is a run down of them and my thoughts;
Heliod, God of the Sun
Other creatures you control have vigilance.
: Put a 2/1 white Cleric enchantment creature token onto the battlefield.The vigilance is nice for a token deck, the 4 mana I feel is kinda steep for a 2/1, if you were playing on a cleric theme it would be nice.
My Rating - 7.5 / 10
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, Purphoros deals 2 damage to each opponent.
: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.Whenever another creature comes into play do 2 damage to all opponents. Now that is amazing, this God and a bunch of 1/1 chumps for 1 mana. The boost is nice, but i do not think you will be giving +10/0 anytime soon.
My Rating - 9 / 10
Nylea, God of the Hunt
Other creatures you control have trample.
: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.This is a nice generic green play style. it isn't amazing but a Solid God, good creature buffs.
My Rating - 8 / 10
Erebos, God of the Dead
Your opponents can't gain life.
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.Now he doesn't seem to play well with others you might say as all other gods help you creatures. This is true, but whats a black deck without a little grave play and he doesn't need friends. Ok, so stops life gain and has Greed for +1 mana. Now greed is a scary ability, i have seen it abused many times.
My Rating - 9 / 10
Thassa, God of the Sea
At the beginning of your upkeep, Scry 1.
: Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn.FYI
Scry X. (Look at the top X card(s) of your library. You may put X card(s) on the bottom of your library.)
Scry is quite fun, makes your deck run faster, so once a turn from her is nice. The Unblockable is going to be nice. With the new Monstrosity, i can see her being over used.
My Rating - 8.5 / 10
So my final thoughts you might ask, I think there will be a lot of Red/Black combo decks with the Draw a card and 2 damage to all opponents. Maybe Rainbow God Deck?
Whats your thoughts on the Gods? Too powerful, to weak?
Let me know