Plus, the one planeswalker we know of as of this writing- Jaya, Fiery Negotiator-has a pretty strong spellslinger theme, making prowess tokens and having an ultimate that cares about instants and sorceries.
Most obviously, we have Balmor, Battlemage Captain itself, which looks an awful lot like a "signpost uncommon" for limited designs to direct players toward an archetype. However, Balmor is going to be in Standard alongside the rest of Dominaria United, and there are a couple of signals that some sort of UR Spellslinger is a theme of the set.
Beyond this, it's mostly speculative picks like Maestros Ascendancy or Geistflame Reservoir that seem like they could be powerful but haven't really done much in Standard yet. Delver of Secrets still exists, although it hasn't really proven itself in its latest run through Standard.
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Smoldering Egg also likes a deck full of instants and sorceries. Poppet Stitcher cares about spells and can build a huge board of tokens. Looking at the cards from non– Dominaria United sets that will be in Standard after rotation, a handful of them seem interesting with Balmor. Because it takes a few days to write and edit an article and video, I'm writing this just as Dominaria United spoilers are about to start, which means the only cards we've seen from the set are the handful we got months ago during the sneak-peek day. How much of this support exists in Standard? At this point, I'm honestly not sure. So, what kind of support does Balmor, Battlemage Captain need to be good? Cheap spells to trigger it and hopefully a board full of creatures to pump and trample up. Plus, a 1/3 flier is a much better threat than a Grizzly Bears. Basically, if you add all the different text on Balmor together and mix in the best comparisons from Magic's past, you end up with what looks to be a very playable card, assuming the right support exists. If Leonin Lightscribe were Izzet, I think it would see a lot more play. While ended up bombing in Standard, this is in large part because white is a weird color for spellslinger. It reminds me a bit of Stormchaser Mage based on its stats and abilities, or maybe a cheaper version of Adeliz, the Cinder Wind that isn't limited by the Wizard tribe? A more recent (and perhaps disappointing, considering both Stormchaser Mage and Adeliz, the Cinder Wind have seen a decent amount of play) one might be Leonin Lightscribe, as a two-drop that can pump your entire team when you cast an instant or sorcery, although I'm not sure this one is completely fair. We haven't really seen a card exactly like Balmor before. While Balmor might be just a lowly uncommon, don't let its rarity deceive you-the card is super powerful! A two-mana 1/3 flier is already a reasonable start as far as stats or abilities then, its pseudo-prowess ability-which pumps your entire team +1/+0 and gives them trample whenever you cast an instant or sorcery-is downright scary in the right deck. Dominaria United is almost here, and the set is looking amazing so far! Thanks to Wizards hooking us up, we've got a spicy exclusive preview to show off for you all today that might bring with it the return of prowess-style decks to Standard and will certainly have a home in spellslinger Commander decks.
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