this is a good card, and i'm considering running it MB in type 2. consider first that there is no 2 drop "counter any spell" in the format, at the moment. "cancel" is a 3 drop, and the best of the 2/2 for 2 are few and far between, and if they are 2, they likely don't have haste. so, considering that "essence scatter" is 2, and that this comes in on your /opponents/ turn, this is basically 2 cards in one. card advantage much?
you lose your creature, i get a 2/2 creature w/ haste (not really, but at the beginning of my upkeep my 2/2 won't have sickness anymore), plus didn't lose any CA.
it's good. you heard it here first, folks.
Posted By:
sharpskies
(10/10/2009 8:27:55 PM)
This in a Polymorph deck = win. Also, is Mystic Snake standard? No? Then quit talking about it. We all know that such and such card is better than such and such card.
Posted By:
NeoSin
(4/11/2010 11:30:47 AM)
"Is that not a text error? It does not say whos' control it will be under"
No. A card that just states "Put a 2/2 token onto the battlefield" would always place it under your control. Taking on a Remove Soul effect changes nothing.
Posted By:
scumbling1
(4/20/2011 6:38:06 PM)
This card is about to get a lot more interesting with all the Illusion creature love in M12.
Posted By:
JRE47
(6/28/2011 7:32:29 PM)
counter spells are counter spells, and it works well in illusion tribal.
Posted By:
bijart_dauth
(7/11/2011 10:36:39 PM)
This compares favorably with Mystic Snake. It isn't strictly better as it only hits creature spells, can't be bounced, and can't be fetched from graveyards and libraries with creature search. But de-coloring the green mana is a HUGE mark in its favor.
Oh, and it's uncommon and in-print RIGHT NOW. 'nough said.
Posted By:
ZEvilMustache
(9/26/2009 7:30:25 AM)
This goes the way of Soul Manipulation.
Posted By:
Lestat13
(9/26/2009 3:31:46 PM)
"Hi, my name is Summoner's Bane. I'm basically a Cancel with a bear tacked on for 1 mana."
Posted By:
count_dorku
(10/1/2010 2:42:47 PM)
sure you get a creature an a counter but your never going to have 4 idle mana kicking around when u need it for the counter
Posted By:
aba1
(1/15/2010 1:50:56 PM)
Am I the only one who thinks that the flavour text may imply that a version of Jace will fill the blue planeswalker slot for this set.
And now about this card, think about it like a slower Essence Scatter that also lets you get a 2/2 for 2 without wasting a card. Its decent but not amazing.
Posted By:
f_fivefiftyseven
(10/30/2009 1:27:03 PM)