Azog, Moria's Ruin

Azog, Moria's Ruin

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{2}{B} · Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier
Rare · The Hobbit · Art by Miklós Ligeti
When Azog enters, destroy up to one other target creature. Its controller amasses Goblins X, where X is that creature's power. If you controlled that creature, draw a card. (To amass Goblins X, that player puts X +1/+1 counters on an Army they control. It's also a Goblin. If they don't control an Army, they create a 0/0 black Goblin Army creature token first.)
Predicted power
Standard 53 Eng.CUsr.

Sacrificing a disposable creature preserves much of its power as an Army while drawing a card; the opposing-creature mode is weak removal.

Best home Black sacrifice-token midrangeBand fringeConfidence 58%

Could be wrong if Revealed sacrifice and token density could establish a stronger Standard shell than current context shows.

Pioneer 37 Eng.DUsr.

Three mana for conditional value is slow beside efficient removal, but token-heavy sacrifice lists could test its ETB conversion effect.

Best home Black creature-sacrifice shellBand speculativeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if A proven Pioneer sacrifice shell may value the card-draw mode more highly than expected.

Modern 28 Eng.FUsr.

A three-mana 1/3 that leaves an opponent comparable power is far below Modern's rate; only unusually dense sacrifice synergy could justify testing.

Band speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if An existing creature-combo shell could exploit the self-destruction trigger as more than fair value.

Legacy 23 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy's efficiency makes a three-mana conditional ETB poor, and converting an opposing creature into an equal-sized Army rarely answers it.

Band speculativeConfidence 78%

Could be wrong if Fast mana or a specialized recurring-ETB shell could make its self-targeting mode relevant.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 48 Eng.C-Usr.

In token and sacrifice decks, it can turn a low-value creature into a card while retaining power in an Army; enemy-targeting is situational.

Best home Golgari sacrifice-token decksBand role-playerConfidence 69%

Could be wrong if One-shot ETB value may prove too replaceable against more reliable sacrifice payoffs and removal.

Limited 61 Eng.B-Usr.

The self-target mode can turn expendable bodies into a card without losing all board power; enemy targets mainly strip abilities rather than remove power.

Best home Black token or Amass decksBand solidConfidence 46%

Could be wrong if Unknown archetypes and Army support determine whether the conditional value mode is consistently available.

Sacrifice value creature

“Azog is a conditional three-mana value creature that is strongest converting expendable creatures into cards and an Army.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

Previewed 20 July by abentu

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