Well done recreating a powerful Eldrazi Titan. It's just splendid. It looks aggressive, as well as powerful in its shear size. It demands to be noticed and it doesn't look to be trifled with. Overall, in design, it looks awesome, but eerily familiar from something.
Wait, on closer look, it looks like Deoxys in Pokemon had an offspring with the Predator? I mean like before this, the Ulamog we know has a helmet on? Now it revealed its helmet?. The new Ulamog seems to have mandibles which reminds me of the Predator or even an insect. Now let's look at the old art:
Tell me that doesn't look like a helmet now. Also, noticed that there is an inclusion of a white exoskeleton? The more I look and think about it, the more I really think Ulamog may actually be an insect.
Alright unfunny jokes aside, let's compare between the two variants of Ulamog and see which is a better card overall. For the comparison below, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre will be codenamed UIG, and Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger is codenamed UCH
- Base Stats, casting cost
- Both Ulamogs have the same P/T and 10/10.
- UIG requires you to have 11 mana, whereas UCH is 10 mana. It's 1 mana lesser than the former, which is more mana efficient based on the base stats alone. Point in Favor to UCH.
- Abilities
Ulamog, Infinite Gyre
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Ulamog, Ceaseless Hunger
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Destroy target Permanent
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Exile 2 target permanents
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Indestructible
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Indestructible
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Annihilator 4
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Exiles top 20 cards of library
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shuffle into library from graveyard
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- It is not really a clear-cut answer as to say which is a better Ulamog. Personally I vote that the older UIG Ulamog is a bit stronger than the newer UCH overall.
- UIG destroys a permanent, but UCH exiles 2. Point in favor to UCH.
- Both UIG and UCH are indestructible. Draw.
- Annihilator 4 is definitely stronger ability compared to exiling 20 cards. Although looking at drafts or sealed, UCH takes the cake. But, in most other cases in constructed, the Annihilator 4 places an immediate effect on the board state. Point in favor to UIG.
- UIG has 4 abilities as compared to UCH's 3 abilities. This can defend the 1 mana extra cost for UIG. The ability which mirrors Elixir of Immortality, just without the lifegain. Point in favor to UIG.
- In most constructed format, getting rid of UIG is more difficult than UCH due to its last ability. Excluding exile abilities, -X/-X abilities/effects won't get rid of UIG permanently. Whereas UCH is stuck in the graveyard. That being said, Grave strategies will favor UCH, but most reanimator strategies already have something else to play. Maybe a new deck brew? Point in favor to UIG until Ulamog, Ceaseless Hunger shows that grave strategies with it is a viable thing.
Hence, in summary this is a short explanation as to why I think Ulamog, Infinite Gyre is a little bit better than the new iteration of itself. Don't get me wrong though, the new iteration is an absolute beast on its own and it can and will hold itself alongside with the original 3 Eldrazi Titans' iteration. I think we may not see the other 2 in this set. But, if we are, I'll be comparing them as how I did with Ulamog.
Now I have given you my thoughts, which Ulamog is better? Infinite Gyre or Ceaseless Hunger? Discuss in the comments and let me know what you think!
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