Looks alarmingly like Sword Of Feast And Famine; they're basically the same colours. Imagine picking up a sword, expecting it to heal you and resurrect your dead friend, but once you swing it at a bad guy instead it makes your enemy forget his mother and then all the rice fields spring up filled with vigour and bounty.
Posted By:
Splizer
(6/14/2013 1:32:30 PM)
By far my favorite, as I love Orzhov. Thank you Chris Rahn for completing your cycle.
Posted By:
Gcrudaplaneswalker
(6/4/2013 4:32:56 PM)
I started playing in Mirrodin block, but I never got to play with this card.
But no more! This was the first card I opened in a draft, and not only did I go 3-0, I went 6-0 in the sense I swept every game. Nuts by itself, and even more silly with Street Wraith, Mulldrifter, and other evoke creatures in the same draft pool!
Monster of a card and glad to have it in my collection.
Posted By:
TheChort
(6/7/2013 10:51:11 AM)
The art on this version is beautiful. I like the most visible thing in the picture is the light half of the sword.
@DarthParallax
Wrath of God actually will still kill the equipped creature. Protection does not stop 'destroy' effects from killing them and it only prevents things that 'target' the creature. It also prevents damage from sources that it has protection from so protection from red is definitely still very strong (as long as they are not super aggro - ie mono red).
I also want to point out that this is one of the weaker swords. The life gain is kind of weak, and returning the creature is conditional (you have to have a dead creature). However, I still love this card and if you have a deck that makes a lot of creatures dead, it can be really good card advantage (since each time it goes, you get to choose which creature you want).
EDIT
I think people overestimate how important the colours of the protection are. The point of equipment is that if the equi... (see all)
Posted By:
SAUS3
(6/14/2013 7:21:45 AM)
This is the only Mirrodin sword that's pointed down.
Posted By:
Totema
(6/4/2013 9:03:49 PM)
@ Totema: That's because it's the best, hands down.
*End bad joke*
This card is seriously awesome. Protection from removal of 2 of the most relevant colors, and a power/toughness boost. Oh yeah, and a triggered ability that could save you late-game. Needless to say, 5/5
Posted By:
j_mindfingerpainter
(6/4/2013 10:25:41 PM)
The new art is really quite pretty, I like how the entire cycle now matches in art style.
Posted By:
Kamarus
(6/4/2013 3:39:57 PM)
Artwork cycle is complete, finally!
Posted By:
TomTomat
(6/4/2013 4:27:14 PM)
Wish they had given this and Sword of Fire and Ice the mirran symbol, so they fit in with the rest even better. They did it with the guilded cards in MM anyway...
Posted By:
Megadog
(6/6/2013 5:34:21 PM)
@DarthParallax
"But "Flying" is very nearly "Protection from Green" (it IS "Protection from Green Creatures" for 99% of purposes. Sigarda being a Giant Jerk of an Exception)."
I'm not sure if you are aware of how many green creatures have reach, or how many have flying. Or how many green spells say "destroy target creature with flying".
Flying is "Pro creatures without flying or reach".
Sometimes I think you just write giant posts about nothing or inaccurate facts.
Posted By:
Havens
(6/18/2013 5:35:46 AM)