Now that the full spoiler for Magic: The Gathering's Mirrodin Besieged is readily available, let's take a look at what mythic rarity wonders are available in the second set in the Scars of Mirrodin block. Prerelease tournaments begin this weekend on January 29th, so don't miss your first chance to crack open some fresh cardboard in a competitive-casual environment.
Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas: The future looks bright for our reconstituted artifact-shaping mythic planeswalker, as we can readily see blue/black templates easily accommodating his presence. While we don't predict he'll be shooting up to Jace level demand, he will play nicely with the blue baron as well.
Consecrated Sphinx: This flying fortress will demand the opponent's attention should it hit the board. Stuck in the sweet spot of 6 mana, the future is uncertain - there are plenty of other existing 6 drops that demand attention in constructed right now, but Consecrated Sphinx functions as obscene card advantage if able to survive even a single turn. We're going to keep an eye on him.
Massacre Wurm: This one will probably make some noise, crushing all manner of goblin, elf, boros, anything small will be drilled under by our burrowing black friend. Everflowing Chalice, Garruk Wildspeaker, and other forms of mana acceleration can ensure he sees play before the swarm overtakes you. Prepare for truly mythical massacres with this one.
Hero of Oxid Ridge: Certainly the most aggressive of the battle cry ensemble, the two toughness may prove too much of a hurdle to overcome for this mythic rare. Still, Hero of Oxid Ridge would sure look nice coming down the pipe with the spoils of a Kuldotha Rebirth...
Hero of Bladehold: This miniature white Grave Titan that powers its own troops is one of the more eye-opening mythics available in Mirrodin Besieged, and is available in prerelease promo form for players taking up the Mirran flag.
Thrun, the Last Troll: He's not so great facing down infect troops but anything short of Black Sun's Zenith is going to have trouble ousting this guy off the board. The only issue is this guy doesn't really have a deck to call home at the moment, we'll see if that changes.
Blightsteel Colossus: Huge, incredibly lethal, and also only really viable to get into play via "cheating". Polymorph/Emrakul had some play, we'll see if this indestructible giant can continue or improve upon existing methodology.
Glissa, the Traitor: Will she see any play? That's a good question. Phyrexian players will snag a copy of Glissa at prerelease events.
Sword of Feast and Famine: An exciting addition to Magic: The Gathering's sword cycle, but it's going to take a certain kind of deck to be able to take advantage of this particular weapon's situational abilities.
Praetor's Counsel: This mythic is just screaming to be used in every green Commander deck. With that kind of casting cost it's difficult to envision it seeing play anywhere else, but with an ability that strong players will definitely attempt to break it.
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