forget all your fancy rules interaction:
it's a 3-cc, instant speed spell that effects all your opponents' creatures negatively. WHATEVER IT DOES, it is at least 3 stars just based on THAT.
OK, NOW look at the rulesy side- it axes all abilities on that side of the table. bampf. 5 stars for that.
and it makes them all 2 toughness, plus shenanigans (Overrun, Tempered Steel, etc.)
I believe this card is what they call 'broken' alongside, what's her name...Ella? Eliza? no no no.
Elesh Norn. yeah that was it.
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(6/24/2011 9:41:16 AM)
Each Time Spiral card was an homage to at least one previously printed card.
This card references Sorceress Queen.
Posted By:
Missile_Penguin
(12/9/2012 11:41:02 PM)
I've been in love with this cards since I saw it. It breaks the game wide open by taking all those goofy lockdowns, untouchable creatures etc. into something a simple Pestilence can board wipe.
Don't care how lame your combo is, it and everything else.. are dead.
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(6/28/2011 4:07:27 PM)
1.) Things that remove abilities like this, as stated before, are real headaches to explain to people you play with because of all the wonkiness involving Auras and +1/+1 counters whatever else is being applied to the creature.
2.) What the heck. For 3 mana you get a card that not only eliminates all of a player's creatures' power, but gives them chump toughness and no abilities? And if that weren't enough it also can't be chained to, so once it's cast the enemy can't even do anything but just sit there and watch all their attacking cards die without even inflicting damage to any blockers. Or, you can even just choose not block at all if you play this card, since everything's power's become 0. Or, you can cast some "damage everything" card to nuke everything your opponent had...the list goes on and on.
Damage prevention, creature removal, ability negating...I'm sorry, even if it's a handy card to play I can't approve of this card for being just too powerful, versatile, and foolproo... (see all)
Posted By:
Raibys
(7/29/2011 2:22:23 PM)
@ICEFANG13 - No, Darkness is a black Fog or Holy Day.
Posted By:
CeremonialBathory
(12/11/2010 5:30:23 AM)
This is one of my favorite cards from Time Spiral block. Anything that can make me lose a game after I attack with Akroma and Maelstrom Archangel with my opponent at 8 life is worth note.
Posted By:
ratchet1215
(5/7/2009 8:37:47 PM)
Pyroclasm
Posted By:
Hugo1
(11/18/2011 8:11:47 AM)
I'm fond of combo-ing it with the Carnifex Demon.
Posted By:
Xenobody
(1/24/2011 2:30:45 PM)
@Lord_Of_Tresserhorn: Or even easier, cast something like Blatant Thievery before this wears off. When Progenitus turns back, you'll still control it!
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(5/22/2013 3:18:20 AM)
I like the combination of this and Pyroclasm. Very cheap way to destroy the opponent's creatures, with few casualties of my own.
Posted By:
Piechart
(7/6/2009 9:29:43 PM)