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Posted By: alzabo (3/16/2012 12:44:12 PM)

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Spellskite is the Sultan of Swerve.

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Posted By: Salient (1/11/2012 6:43:12 PM)

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Spellskite needs a Darksteel Plate

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Posted By: Ulixes_Pyr (11/29/2011 6:45:47 PM)

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Tired of people saying he doesn't stop the Phyrexian Metamorph/Soul Sisters combo for Infinite life. Even if they get to chose what the Metamorph copies, this ability changes the target of the Leonin Relic Warder ability. This card itself is outstanding, and is often a behind the scenes key to victory to whoever gets it out.I'll give it a 5.

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Posted By: NuckChorris (8/19/2011 10:20:28 AM)

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Runs perfectly with Soul Sisters (or against it, as NuckChorris pointed out). To run it with Soul Sisters, it would be ideal to drop this before Phyrexian Metamorph, so the last time it enters the battlefield, it can copy this. Then, follow it up with a Livewire Lash, and any targeting spell. Spellskites play pass the spell around for awhile... GG.

Also, it took me awhile to figure this out, but this does indeed stop Exarch Twin, but ONLY by redirecting Splinter Twin while it's on the stack, because it can't redirect Deceiver Exarch's etb ability.

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Posted By: Tempted_Johnny (8/29/2011 7:55:10 PM)

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@Hoffmkr, your opponent was robbed in that situation. If Spellskite is already targetted by Mutagenic Growth, and you activate its ability targetting that same Mutagenic Growth - Spellskite isn't 'becoming' targetted by an instant or sorcery, it's remaining targetted by it, so Wild Defiance won't trigger off of the Spellskite ability activations.

Of course, it does work with 2x Spellskite, though you'll be giving each Spellskite half the buffs each.

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Posted By: JaxsonBateman (6/24/2012 7:37:14 PM)

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Whenever someone casts a spell with a target other than Spellskite, I respond "that's not how you pronounce Spellskite."

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Posted By: Pick15 (12/2/2012 12:00:48 PM)

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I gave my Spellskite a Pemmin's Aura. Spellskites love Pemmin's Auras.

@adrian.malacoda: Depends on the order that you redirect the spell/ability and activate Pemmin's Aura. You activate Pemmin's Aura giving Spellskite shroud, then on the stack you redirect the spell/ability to Spellskite. Spellskite's ability resolves first and redirects the spell/ability, then Pemmin's Aura's ability resolves and gives Spellskite shroud, then the spell/ability tries to resolve but can't, and the spell/ability fizzles.

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Posted By: IUHoosier (8/13/2012 12:20:16 PM)

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'ok, so I'll naturalize your Meishin, the Mind Cage..."

"AHA!!! Spellskite!"

"Then I'll play Might of Oaks on my general."

"AHA! Spe-- oh..."

Still, Spellskite is an amazing creature to play in any blue EDH deck. Who knows what you'll save yourself from.

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Posted By: Ferlord (11/13/2012 8:58:44 AM)

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"I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive."

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Posted By: Zoltantf (7/30/2011 4:00:32 PM)

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You cat this spell, I KILL you with my Mindslaver!

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Posted By: JuzamDjimmy (5/18/2011 10:32:57 AM)

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I severely underestimated this card. its really amazing. probably my favorite card in the set.

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Posted By: krauser-gogetthegirl (5/16/2011 5:30:57 PM)

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I wish this had defender so it could interact better with Overgrown Battlement. Great card to protect your combo though. Doesn't stop Go for the Throat sadly. Also it's kind of ironic how this thing stops the Twin Exarch combo, but will likely be used by it.

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Posted By: blink182zombies (5/13/2011 6:17:40 AM)

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So if I have a Livewire Lash equiped, and play a giant growth, can I trigger him multiple times to trigger the lash over and over?

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Posted By: UlyVanHammer (5/12/2011 1:52:31 PM)

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Hate targeted artifact destruction? Pair this with Asceticism.

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Posted By: Splizer (5/10/2011 2:47:31 PM)

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I don't suppose I could use it to redirect a counterspell, forcing the spell to fizzle without a legal target?

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Posted By: mikekuczyns (5/10/2011 10:12:44 AM)

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Yeah, that was disheartening for sure about the whole equipment thing. That kinda made me see this as wasted potential which is absurd because by itself it's a control card for any color and has pretty good defense for a 2 drop. It still is a solid card though and it is better planes walker hate than that hex parasite in my opinion. It will see play with Phyrexian Revoker, riddlesmith, and bonehoard in my newer artifact deck.

@HairlessThoctar Yeah, I know what you mean about that. Basically though it allows you to play targeted removal counterspells and forces the opponent to deal with this before a threat so its good for that ability alone but the added defense of 4 makes it a higher priority good. In summary it's a great stall card that doubles as protection for your win conditions. Not obviously overpowered or broken like jace, the mindsculptor, batterskull/autocard... (see all)

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Posted By: saphireblade (5/10/2011 3:12:06 AM)

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