Review(Innistrad Review) - White

Hi everyone!

I've not written for a bit, due to holidays/work commitments/travelling to European GPs/general disappointment at the latest poorly handled announcements from Wizard of the Coast, but I felt like getting back on the horse, so to speak.

With the last ever World Championships having just shaken up the various constructed metagames, I wanted to revisit my spoiler review and see how my predictions have fared so far. For each card I'll summarise my review, look at how it has performed (or failed to!) and I'll give an accuracy rating out of five to my review. I'll also give my opinion on the future performance of the card.

Dearly Departed
	Review:	Potentially playable with enough Humans and a way to tutor it to the graveyard.
	Reality:	UW Humans is a deck, but Dearly Departed hasn't been seen anywhere near the lists that are topping Standard tournaments. The deck is fast enough to not need to work for the DD counters, and with no way to put a card directly into the graveyard there is little incentive to play this.
	Accuracy:	4
	Future:	Could still have a place in slower decks that are seeking to grind out a long game, but compares badly to Sun Titan while it is still legal.

Elite Inquisitor
Review:	Niche card that will be playable if Zombies, Vampires and Werewolves are decks.
Reality:	None of the three "monster" decks have materialised yet, so Elite Inquisitor has remained tucked away in the trade binders so far.
Accuracy:	5
Future:	There will obviously be more support for the creature types Inquisitor is good against in the next two sets; look for this card to start seeing play if one or more of them become tier one.

Fiend Hunter
	Review:	A narrow Oblivion Ring that is harder to cast and easier to remove. One to keep an eye on for the right deck/card.
	Reality:	Fiend Hunter has seen basically no play in successful decks, beyond being a singleton target in some Birthing Pod builds.
	Accuracy:	5
	Future:	Continue to watch out for any sort of engine card that could pair with this. Vedalken Mastermind and Reality Acid saw some fringe play when it was Standard legal.

Mentor of the Meek
Review:	Limited bomb, doesn't quite have enough power for constructed.
Reality:	It saw a little play at the start of the format, but was quickly passed over by the GW tokens (called it!) deck that would most want the effect.
Accuracy:	5
Future:	As long as there are enough "army in a can" cards (Geist-Honored Monk, Elspeth Tirel, Garruks various), it looks like Mentor of the Meek is sitting behind Mirran Crusader and Blade Splicer in the queue of white three drops. It could well have a future in block constructed where the competition is less fierce.

Mikaeus, the Lunarch
	Review:	Steel Overseer with less efficiency and MOAR POWER! Needs a token theme to be good.
	Reality:	We well and truly got the required token making cards, although the discussed W/B deck is not quite there yet (although with Bloodline Keeper there is not much more support required to "go there"). Mikaeus has fitted straight into the various W/X token decks and Tempered Steel alike, normally as a three-of in deference to the inefficiency of the card.
	Accuracy:	5
	Future:	Expect Mikaeus to continue to see play at the current levels, barring a better alternative being printed (unlikely).

I'm going to call white a success for me, with a full house of pretty much on the ball predictions. They weren't all no-brainers, either; Mentor of the Meek was very hyped before the set released, and general opinion was down on Mikaeus, the Lunarch.

I'll be back soon with a recap on the blue cards.

Steve