Theros Gods

With the release of Theros, there is no longer just the Church of Jace for people to worship at. Now, there are 5 new gods for the masses! But which one is the best?

Erebos, God of the Dead

Being able to lock out your opponents from lifegain is a fairly nice, if not situational, effect. However, what really makes this card shine is the Greed-esque effect. Sure, it costs 2 mana instead of one, but it's indestructible Greed on a potentially 5/7! I'd say that's a pretty great card.

Pros: Indestructible Greed

Cons: Costs 2 instead of 1

Rating: 5/5

Heliod, God of the Sun

Mass vigilance for 4 is pushing it cost-wise, but considering it's indestructible, I'll let that slide. The token generation is also nice, but it's a little too expensive. I'd rather see it at Kher Keep costing of 3, but since you can attack with the tokens, it's not too bad. Basically, that's all I've got to say about this card: "it's not too bad".

Pros: Mass vigilance, token gen

Cons: Token gen is costly

Rating: 3.5/5

Nylea, God of the Hunt

Golly gee Batman! Do you mean that I can have a Primal Rage that costs twice as much with the ability to use Barkshell Blessing for 4 times as much?! Sign me up! Seriously though, this is the worst god. I don't think it's going to see much play outside of Limited/Standard and even then it's just going to be for the trample, not the +2/+2. The fact that it doesn't even give trample to itself is just another kick in the face.

Pros: Gives trample

Cons: Gives trample to everything else, secondary effect is way too overcosted

Rating: 2/5

Purphoros, God of the Forge

This is Krenko, Mob Boss' new deity of choice. This is just a great card for red. The first ability is worth it alone, but the repeatable Banners Raised effect is great too and it's worth the 3 mana. Finally, red has something to be proud of!

Pros: Shocks opponents when creatures ETB, mass buff

Cons: Argument could be made that the mass buff is too expensive

Rating: 5/5

Thassa, God of the Sea

If this isn't proof that WotC is purposefully trying to make blue the best colour ever, I don't know what is. First, this costs 3 whereas every other god costs 4. Second, the first ability doesn't require creatures to be good (black has that too, but it's usefulness can be dubious). Thirdly, its second effect makes it so your creatures connect 100% of the time. Finally, it's a 5/5 for 3. White and black have to pay 1 extra to get a 5-power god, but blue gets to be special? I hate R&D sometimes...

Pros: Scrying on upkeep, makes things unblockable

Cons: None because it's a blue card

Rating: It's a blue card, ergo 5/5