Destroy artifacts and creatures, and discard cards.
And now for something completely different:
Here's a picture of one of Urza's power armours firing a laser...
Posted By:
Sironos
(2/14/2011 3:22:51 PM)
The art could also represent the battle of Koilos, which would make sense since it is an invasion card...
Posted By:
Keino
(6/1/2011 6:00:16 PM)
Many, many uses for it.
1) Against a weenie deck, you can sweep the board as well as whatever other small creatures and equipment they have in hand.
2) Kills artifact lands and free artifacts.
3) Kills tokens.
4) If you have a chance to look at opponent's hand, via Duress, Thoughtseize, or Cabal Therapy (especially Cabal Therapy), you can make them discard anything you want. Cabal Therapy's flashback would make use of your creatures before they die too.
5) Because of its universal effect, you can kill your own creatures and make yourself discard. This fuels Madness, Threshold, and Flashback effects and generates tactics.
Posted By:
Cyberium
(3/11/2011 12:29:35 PM)
I named "one million" as a joke once, then watched in awe as my opponent, with a "what the fuck" look on his face, discarded his Gleemax.
Posted By:
Continue
(8/3/2013 4:45:04 PM)
It was a good card in TS block constructed. My RGB ramp deck probably couldn't be very competitive without it...
Posted By:
bloodyspasm
(2/27/2009 5:02:07 AM)
Pew pew pew.
I choose 16, discard your Dracos >:D
Posted By:
Tommy9898
(2/23/2010 11:27:15 PM)
But it's a giant robot with a laser. I love giant robots, especially with lasers. I was really surprised to see this on a Magic card, and it only makes me more and more sad that a sci-fi card game in the vein of Magic has never been made.
All exclusively fantasy fans, you may target me with your magic missiles... now.
Posted By:
Zulp
(1/4/2010 9:31:29 PM)
@Dragon_Whelp
I don't believe his point was completely based on the fact that a giant robot is being depicted. The problem I have with this art isn't because it has nothing to do with the lore in Magic, it's because it has nothing to do with the effect of the card. Does it imply that your sorcery fires a laser that destroys creatures of a certain casting cost and then destroys all spells in that persons head with that cost as well?
When a picture is printed on a non-permanent spell, I use the picture to help envision what happens when the spell is cast. In this situation, I have no idea what to envision. I don't really see anything getting destroyed in the pictures. There's a lot of things going on in the background but the only discernible feature to the art is the robot. The robot isn't being destroyed, which implies that it's the spell. The problem with that is this spell isn't an artifact, let alone a permanent.
Now if it is supposed to be the laser that the armor is firing, why... (see all)
Posted By:
OpeeFomenom
(11/20/2010 4:54:53 PM)
Okay guys, the art is simple.
It represents one of Urza's Power Armor's, probably one belonging to one of the nine titans when they attacked Phyrexia, as you can tell by the darkness and swarms around it.
The power armor also featured in the old art of Urza's Rage.
@OpeeFomenom
While I agree with you mostly, I would like to say that "A different artist" wouldn't change what was depicted. The style designers decide it and send the descri-ption to the artist.
Posted By:
NARFNra
(12/16/2010 5:49:32 PM)
I used this in a multiplayer game with me facing a tough token trouble against 6 1/1 G saprolings, 10 1/1 W soldiers, and 7 2/2 B zombies... I chose number 0 and all of those token were gone... and im back in the game, and that was about turn six i think...
Posted By:
God_of_Destruction
(6/25/2009 8:17:09 AM)