For the TL;DR version you can skip to the TOP 15<\/a>\u00a0list at the end.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n GENERAL\u00a0STRATEGY<\/strong><\/p>\n CARD-SPECIFIC NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n Some cards have individual comments but most cards will just be listed in one of these categories. They are sorted by\u00a0rarity as a power boost is more relevant for lower rarities. That a bomb mythic is even better doesn\u2019t really factor in the\u00a0decision to play it or not.<\/p>\n MORE PLAYERS<\/strong><\/p>\n These cards affect all opponents (or players). With two opponents these abilities are\u00a0twice as effective!<\/p>\n While in Oath of the Gatewatch and Shadows over Innistrad many damage-dealing and life-loss effects were templated targeting a single opponent here we see a return to the “each opponent” template for better or for worse (I’m leaning towards worse).<\/p>\n Thermo-Alchemist | Skirsdag Supplicant | Noosegraf Mob | Oath of Liliana | Thalia, Heretic Cathar | Mind’s Dilation | Brisela, Voice of Nightmares | Emrakul, the Promised End<\/em><\/p>\n For an explanation why Emrakul gives you control of both opponents or why Mind’s Dilation can trigger twice per turn, see the Release Notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cryptolith Fragment & Aurora of Emrakul\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n While both the mana ability from the Fragment and the attack trigger from the Aurora will drain your opponents for double the amount, keep in mind that transforming this will still be tricky as you need to bring your own life total down from 30 to 10. This card will be absurd in a pool with multiple Skirsdag Supplicant<\/a> though!<\/p>\n MORE CREATURES<\/strong><\/p>\n These cards affect all creatures, or all creatures your opponents control. They scale well in 2HG because two opponents means twice as many creatures on the board to affect. Situational ones will have an increased chance to be relevant.<\/p>\n Subjugator Angel | Grisly Anglerfish | Mournwillow | Repel the Abominable | Give No Ground<\/em><\/p>\n MORE LIFE<\/strong><\/p>\n These cards get better because life totals\u00a0start at 30 rather than 20.<\/p>\n Tree of Perdition<\/em><\/p>\n MORE FRIENDLY TARGETS<\/strong><\/p>\n Current Magic templating uses a lot of \u201cyou control\u201d and \u201can opponent controls\u201d as\u00a0targeting restrictions, especially for triggers. (Too bad MTGO streamlining wins out over emergent gameplay.) The exceptions are mentioned\u00a0here.<\/p>\n Almost all auras and combat tricks fall into this category by default, those won’t be listed individually.<\/p>\n Crossroads Consecrator | Hanweir Battlements | Collective Defiance | Collective Effort | Dark Salvation | Tamiyo, Field Researcher | Mirrorwing Dragon<\/em><\/p>\n Guardian of Pilgrims<\/em><\/p>\n Because it can always target itself if you control no other targets this is one of those rare cases where this kind of triggered ability does not say “you control”.<\/p>\n MORE OPTIMAL CONDITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Galvanic Bombardment | Take Inventory<\/em><\/p>\n With twice as many packs there’s simple a much higher chance you have enough of these to make them awesome.<\/p>\n Rise from the Grave<\/em><\/p>\n This gets better for two distinct reasons. The first is that there are 4 graveyards to choose from instead of 2. The second is that the amount of both bombs and removal per deck will be higher (see General Notes) so more bombs get into a graveyard naturally.<\/p>\n Abandon Reason<\/em><\/p>\n With a more\u00a0attackers and blockers involved in combat it’s more likely that you have two good targets for this.<\/p>\n Lupine Prototype<\/em><\/p>\n While you can’t really count on your opponents for this, sometimes your teammate can satisfy\u00a0this condition for you if you’re stuck with an uncastable.<\/p>\n HIDDEN DUDS<\/strong><\/p>\n Lunar Force<\/em><\/p>\n Two opponents have too much control over what gets countered. It also means that\u00a0the other opponent can still play a key spell, as opposed to\u00a0a duel where that would be delayed for a turn.<\/p>\n Woodcutter’s Grit | Faith Unbroken<\/em><\/p>\n As said above most combat tricks and auras allow you to target your teammate’s creatures but these are exceptions. Please keep that in mind when you have them in your hand!<\/p>\n Faith Unbroken<\/a> is templated this way\u00a0because if it could enchant your opponent’s creatures you could exile their best one and target another one, forcing them to kill their own creature to get their best one back.<\/p>\n Woodcutter’s Grit<\/a> doesn’t allow you to give hexproof\u00a0to your opponent’s creature because for some players that does not do what they might expect it does. (It doesn’t act as a counterspell against your opponent targeting their own creature.)<\/p>\n Providence<\/em><\/p>\n Okay, anyone who does reveal this from their opening hand will be spoken\u00a0of for generations to come.<\/p>\n TOP 15<\/strong><\/p>\n These are my picks for\u00a0the cards that have the\u00a0biggest increase in power relative to their value\u00a0in a normal duel. So these are NOT the best cards\u00a0to open overall, good removal is still good removal, etc. These are simply the cards that\u00a0warrant special attention at a 2HG tournament.<\/p>\n The 10 commons\/uncommons that gain\u00a0the most:<\/p>\n After a few sets of dealing damage to “target opponent” we are back to “each opponent” templating. I expect Thermo-Alchemist<\/a> & Skirsdag Supplicant<\/a> to close out a lot of 2HG games. The Supplicant is narrower as it’s an all-in aggro card. The Alchemist doesn’t even require spells to be good but with them it becomes insane. Both are also reasonable blockers for their costs. Cryptolith Fragment<\/a> will be very good together with the Supplicant but harder to get to Aurora of Emrakul<\/a> without. And then the 5 rares\/mythics that gain the most:<\/p>\n Honorable Mention: Mind’s Dilation<\/a><\/p>\n Oath of Liliana<\/a> goes from being an unexciting Edict to a much more exciting 2 Edicts. Do you agree or disagree with this list? 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\nSubjugator Angel<\/a> will also end many games out of nowhere while still being an okay card when you’re not ahead. Mournwillow<\/a> tries\u00a0the same in a much less impactful way and is only here to get the list to 10.
\nTake Inventory<\/a> is much higher on this list than Galvanic Bombardment<\/a> only because with that one having only one or two is already okay so it doesn’t\u00a0. Take Inventory needs more than that to be playable and the chances for that will be higher at the 2HG prerelease.
\nRise from the Grave<\/a> gets better with more bombs in graveyards on average.
\nGrisly Anglerfish<\/a> and Abandon Reason<\/a> both get better with more creatures being involved in combat, increasing the scenarios where these lead to blowouts. It will also be easier to transform Grizzled Angler<\/a> as you have more packs to get good colorless creatures from.<\/p>\n\n
\nThalia, Heretic Cathar<\/a> is insane in an aggro deck but\u00a0that’s also true\u00a0in a duel.
\nCollective Effort<\/a> and Collective Defiance<\/a> both give you some additional flexibility. The Effort can pump your teammate’s board if they have\u00a0more creatures and the Defiance can fix your teammate’s flood.
\nHanweir Battlements<\/a> can give your teammate’s on-curve creatures haste which makes this card useful much earlier than in a duel.<\/p>\n
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