Farewell, Ravnica Allegiance

Today is part 2 of my 'farewell' series, looking at sets as they rotate out of standard.  Last time was Guilds of Ravnica (GRN); today is Ravnica Allegiance (RNA).

Released in January 2019, RNA was the sister set to GRN and covered the remaining five guilds: Azorius (W/U), Orzhov (W/B), Simic (U/G), Rakdos (B/R), and Gruul (R/G). As with GRN, I tried to make guild-themed decks for each; my favorites were Orzhov and Rakdos.

Favorites

Here are the cards I played (or enjoyed the most):

For white, Unbreakable Formation was a great card, often tilting the game in my favor for good. Impassioned Orator was a must in any life-gain deck.

No blue cards from this set made their way into my favorites.

For black, Priest of Forgotten Gods was a mainstay in any sacrifice-themed deck.

Red had a lot to offer. Cavalcade of Calamity, Light Up the Stage, and Skewer the Critics featured heavily in burn decks.

For green, I enjoyed the thematic Gatebreaker Ram, a potent force in gate decks.

Multicolored had so many options. Four of them (the W/B offerings above) were in my Orzhov deck; the other two were fantastic additions to any U/G ramp decks. Growth Spiral would end up being banned due to its potency.

Good Riddance

I won't miss these cards . . .

Wilderness Reclamation was *so* annoying. Quench was a powerful counterspell in the early game, and frequently disgusted me.

Overall

Like GRN, I felt RNA was a solid, not spectacular, set. The two sets together make a pleasing guild-based experience. I will miss a few cards, but the set's departure from standard doesn't affect me greatly.