This is perhaps the worst flavor text change ever. The Onslaught version evokes mystery and grander, while here Arcanis sounds like a simple gladiator.
Posted By:
Incanur
(4/23/2013 5:21:38 PM)
Arcanis the Omnipotent: "I have a high converted mana cost but I need cards now!"
"Call J.T. Mind Sculptor! 877-BAN NOW!"
Yep. I just made a J.G. Wentworth reference...on Gatherer...world is crazy, man, xD
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(2/1/2012 1:34:00 PM)
Yeah, and a hell of a cage fighter at that. In fact, back in the day (before M10 rules), he not only could survive Kamahl, Pit Fighter's bolt, but kick his ass in a fight. Just stack the damage and bounce him.
One more thing the M10 rules have ruined... -sigh-
Posted By:
OmegaSerris
(11/26/2011 4:56:46 PM)
Tap = free Ancestral Recall each round.
Card isn't broken at all....
Posted By:
Morgaledh
(9/14/2012 2:57:09 PM)
Very cool, art, 5/5 for that.
Not bad for a blue card, either. I've always hated blue. Taking delight in playing cards on your opponent's turn and not letting them resolve a single spell on theirs reeks of sociopathy, but I digress. Card draw is solid, for sure, and is indicative of blue's nigh-overwhelming strength of the time.
This point brings me to my next. A lot of blue players I know are quick to cry that white is now overpowered, and that blue has "died".
Yeah. Okay.
A lot of people forget that white was weak for a long time before the Shards block, when I believe the power creep began (Elspeth vs. Tezzeret). Look at the "boon" cycle- Ancestral Recall vs. Healing Salve. Which one is on the Power 9? Hint: not the white one.
All I'm saying is that blue isn't dead. It lost a lot of awesome cards, yes. Even I can appreciate Cryptic Command. Arcanis, above, rocks. But white getting Baneslayer (which is a pretty broken card for its cost, and in my opinion, should have been more ... (see all)
Posted By:
gongshowninja
(1/30/2010 3:57:47 AM)
Don't forget that new deck with Coatl! It's a great way to pump that too.
Posted By:
SlackWareWolf
(6/28/2009 8:29:22 AM)
Sounds like a Lorescale Coatl combo to me!
Posted By:
divine_exodus
(12/9/2010 2:29:40 PM)
@ DarthParallax: You're the man.
@ card: Needs moar draw.
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(2/25/2012 7:22:05 PM)
Archmage Ascension and this are a deadly combo. Archmage LITERALLY removes probability from drawing cards, the only draw back is you have to draw two or more cards a turn a few times. Arcanis thrives off this, enabling you to put ANY 3 cards you need into your hand once a turn. A MUST FOR CONTROL DECKS!
Posted By:
VoidedNote
(2/24/2010 10:27:10 PM)
Potent indeed.
Posted By:
chinkeeyong
(11/4/2010 8:45:15 PM)