Someone in design wanted to give the rules manager a lot more to do.
Posted By:
Salient
(7/26/2013 6:13:34 PM)
Tossing one or two of these into a deck can create some really cool interactions.
Each of the Ordeals from Theros have two separate triggered abilities, so you can use the Resonator on either of those abilities. Using the Resonator on the first ability will simply get you a bonus +1/+1 counter a turn early, but if you wait for the second ability of any Ordeal to trigger, you can create some very powerful effects.
Ordeal of Heliod (Gain 20 Life)
Ordeal of Thassa (Draw 4 cards)
Ordeal of Erebos (Opponent discards 4 cards)
Ordeal of Purphoros (Deal 3 damage to two target creatures or players)
Ordeal of Nylea (Put 4 basic lands onto the battlefield tapped)
Each of these combos can be executed as early as turn 4 without any mana ramping.
Big thumbs up to WotC for making a card that allows for so much creativity in the game.
Posted By:
Ataraxiom
(12/2/2013 9:03:46 AM)
I think Johnnies everywhere started drooling when this was spoiled. Of course, the silly way to use this is to animate it and then equip Illusionist's Bracers to it.
Posted By:
Nucleon
(7/10/2013 3:13:52 PM)
Combos with Lord of Tresserhorn.
Just kidding. 5 stars from me. Dozens of Commander/EDH decks will love this. Examples:
- Bladewing the Risen
- Hazezon Tamar
- Prime Speaker Zegana
- Sharuum the Hegemon
Well, and hundreds of other good combo targets. This card should be mythic. It has a unique interesting effect. It's not just some regular card we already had a dozen times slightly beefed up and turned mythic.
Posted By:
majinara
(7/11/2013 1:44:21 AM)
Guttersnipe just got echoed.
Posted By:
Odee
(7/13/2013 6:31:42 AM)
Smokestack wants to rub you all over his body
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(7/10/2013 6:49:30 AM)
Allow me to complete the cycle. As someone who has already made a Kozilek EDH deck, the moment I saw this spoiled I knew it was right for me. I've tried it out on Cockatrice and dear lord is it incredible. Auto-include in all manner of EDH decks.
Posted By:
Continue
(7/11/2013 6:16:12 PM)
pay 
1, cast oblivion ring, while the triggered ETB effect is on the stack, pay 2, tap the tuning fork of doom, exile a second card, I love it!
Posted By:
almalong
(7/18/2013 12:58:10 PM)
Let's all be clear on the reason this exists: Kozilek, Butcher of Truth EDH!
Draw 8 cards is already worth it, but then add in Annihilator 8 and you can just giggle all day at your opponents dismay.
In all seriousness, this will be a great card with a lot of fun interactions. 5/5
Posted By:
ElliotSternberg
(7/9/2013 9:26:11 PM)
As somebody who is actually building a Kozilek, Butcher of Truth EDH deck, I pretty much lost it when I realized what this card could do.
Yeah, I'll draw 8 for 12. From abilities. In Colorless. Because why not.
There are a bunch of other fun things to double as well. Apart from practically anything on an Eldrazi, there's Skullclamp, Rings of Brighthearth, Mirrorworks, Spine of Ish Sah . . . though, copying Duplicant's ETB trigger is going to need a ruling . . .
Posted By:
Knightaru
(7/11/2013 1:42:08 AM)