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Note:I now consider the book closed on Dark Ascension rare card reviews since I covered Zombie Apocalypse in my Game Day promo card review and was disgusted by its existence, despite its “coolness in the binder” aspect.

I really wanted Werewolves to be good. Perhaps I asked too much of Wizards to make them a playable archetype. Guess what? Avacyn Restored only crapped on them. This didn’t realize surprise me, and I unloaded these guys pretty quickly at little cost to myself. It’s too bad, because if Werewolves were ever to take off, this little 1-drop could make some serious noise. Considering that he could still have some value in a Green/White Human deck, maybe he’s not all that bad… but wait…

He’s a flip card! Now while this would not be such an awful thing if Mayor of Avabruck was one of the star cards of Standard, the Mayor is no longer in office and Angels are flying all over the place and other Humans are shining really bright lights on the werewolves turning them back into boring old Humans. I don’t know about the bright lights part, but two or more spells cast in a turn is suddenly sort of relevant. He’s got a powerful flip side considering his low mana cost, yes, but this isn’t really particularly useful outside a deck built around Werewolves.

There is good news, however. It’s been rumored that Scars block is going to rotate out with the Return of Ravnica later this year! Actually, that’s not really a rumor… so will this card yet again find relevance? Well, it wasn’t particularly relevant in the first place, or really in high demand at all, but that could certainly change, given whatever M13 and R.o.R, plus the loss of four sets worth of cards does to the Standard landscape. I want to believe that werewolves will find relevance eventually and not be some cute little thing that Wizards tinkered with for a set or two. We will see, but man, I really wanted this to be part of a Top 8 deck… I must continue to dream and embrace the Limited format…

I really, really like this card. Not only is he an absolute pest in Limited, but his Fateful Hour ability is, believe it or not, a lot more relevant than you think. While Doomsayer is really little more than a 2/2 token pooper otherwise, he is extremely good at what he does. Again, with how good humans are right now, Doomsayer is certainly a guy worth considering in a token-based Human deck.

There are many rares in Dark Ascension that are particularly not fun to review. Thalia is certainly an exception. While she does not tend to be a main-deck option, she is a major thorn in the side of control type decks whenever one has to face her boarded in. She herself is not bad, a 2/1 with first strike for 1W. With all of the Human support with which the Innistrad block hath blessed us, Thalia is becoming more and more relevant. She’s currently (as of this writing) a five-dollar card. I don’t think that with the rotation this price will remain constant. I think you need to hand over that 20 dollar bill now and grab your playset.