always a 5 in my book
Posted By:
Chaka-K-Rock
(8/20/2011 8:30:19 PM)
Ratings on Gatherer are not just about power; they're how much people like or dislike the card, too. Isochron Scepter ranks so highly not just because it's so powerful, but because it's so much fun.
Jace is powerful, but not really fun. There's no clever combo with him, nor does he generally lead to interesting, memorable games -- I mean, it's fun to win, I guess, but even using him rapidly becomes boring, since he sucks all the randomness out of the game once he comes out, too.
He was a bad card that should never have seen print. Not because he's overpowered, but because he's overpowered in such a boring way. He doesn't deserve more than a 4.0. Sure he wins games; so does kicking over the table.
Posted By:
Aquillion
(5/1/2013 10:19:48 PM)
If they keep this in M12, I'll pre-order crates of booster boxes.
Posted By:
Irecane
(3/8/2011 4:18:46 PM)
Uh... For the people who are missing the point, the reason this was banned was not because of his ultimate. It was because of his 0 cost brainstorm and, far worse, his 1 cost unsummon, the later of which was making people refuse to play anything big because their opponent would just bounce it the next turn.
Posted By:
Arachobia
(7/11/2011 7:00:27 AM)
Oh the tears, so delicious, the clearly better Mindsculptor has a lower rating than Jace Beleren simply because of the critical levels of mad.
Posted By:
Lestat13
(7/21/2010 1:03:20 AM)
"*trollface* Problem, players?" -Wizards of the Coast
Posted By:
Zacklar
(6/15/2011 7:46:48 PM)
The ban hammer strikes again!!!
Now where can I pick up a cheap copy?
Posted By:
ThisisSakon
(6/19/2011 9:09:58 PM)
Jace, the Skullclamp.
Posted By:
The_Trendkill
(8/12/2011 11:42:03 AM)
Jace made me very angry when week after week when I tried to pick up some worldwake boosters, my local card shops kept telling me that they were out of stock... ... ... I am still angry at his ugly face. I WANT ME SOME WORLDWAKE BOOSTERS!!!
That and the fact that before the ban, everyone I played against at FNM always had a playset of this guy. And there I was with a deck that cost less than a single Jace. (Won a couple matches... But still.)
I don't hate Jace personally... I just hate that he ruined Worldwake for me. -_-
Posted By:
scarecrowk
(9/7/2011 3:59:25 AM)
I laughed so hard when I read the ultimate. Sure, unattainable, but funny as hell !
Also, "brainstorm on a stick" - way to go DonRoyale.
Besides this, permanent brainstorm could be good enough i guess... But it easier to get rid off him then to dispose of enchantment / artifact, sooo...
Jace, with his +2 pumping ability, could be a good friend with Doubling Season. Altough, compared to mr. Markov, Jace's +2 ain't that good (I actually wanted to say it sucks, but then I realized how annoying it can be to know your opponent is checking all your incoming cards and decideing for you wich to throw away and wich not... and without you even knowing what he did).
Posted By:
skew
(2/3/2010 11:44:18 PM)