When I look at this card, I see a Sorcery speed 'Think Once' (if you will) that turns one of my lands into a 5-color land each turn. Although it's clearly less powerful than say Chromatic Lantern, this card could potentially be more useful than the lantern in many cases. Firstly, It's one less mana to cast. While it's not a mana source on its own and it doesn't ramp, unlike Chromatic Lantern, it does replace itself in your hand and thin out your deck. This is a good card if you'd rather fix your mana for the rest of the game rather than spending 3 more mana to Think Twice, or if you'd rather thin down your deck on Turn 2 instead of ramping on Turn 3. I also think it's important to note that unlike Transguild Promenade, Prophetic Prism does not take up your land-drop. Maybe that's a good thing and maybe it's not, depending on the nature of your deck. I'm well aware that the Sorcery speed c... (see all)
Posted By:
Opeth2010
(8/19/2013 5:22:45 PM)
This little lovely is as if custom made for Burning-Tree Emissary-
Play Burning-Tree Emissary, play another Burning-Tree Emissary, spend the one green mana to tap Prophetic Prism for R, play Ash Zealot, or for B, play Spike Jester, or for W for Boros Charm or Wojek Halberdiers or even Fiendslayer Paladin or Banisher Priest or Boros Reckoner, or maybe it's a Goblin Electromancer you have lurking in your hand...
True, you waited till turn 3, but you just can't do that with Chromatic Lantern and you're waiting to turn 4 and don't get the card draw...
That's pretty awesome.
Plays nice also with Elvish Mystic or Zhur-Taa Druid
5 stars
Posted By:
Scribebat
(10/24/2013 9:51:30 AM)