Each Time Spiral card was an homage to at least one previously printed card.
This card is referencing Demonic Tutor.
Posted By:
Missile_Penguin
(3/11/2012 3:27:14 AM)
Phenomenal art - some of magic's best in my opinion.
Posted By:
BorosRecruit
(4/27/2011 12:38:57 AM)
This would work wonders in my B/R/U discard/reanimator deck, discarding fatties and finding the card to reanimate them, nice.
The art is simply awesome, truly capturing the image of a desperat person seeking demonic aid.
Posted By:
Sironos
(8/25/2010 6:11:41 PM)
This is demonic tutor and careful study combined.
I think it would have seen play a lot in reanimator decks if this costed 4 mana.
Still not a bad casual card though.
Posted By:
Hoonster
(3/1/2011 11:28:35 AM)
This is an overlooked card. I figured out why it costs 3BB to cast...
1. Cast this.
2. Buy it back by discarding 2 creatures.
3. Search for something like Zombify...
4. ????
5. Profit.
Posted By:
dberry02
(12/9/2010 5:12:08 AM)
And then there's Damia, Sage of Stone. The buyback suddenly becomes a form of cycling. (You might want to pack something like Crucible of Worlds, though.)
Posted By:
SkyknightXi
(6/19/2011 9:35:55 PM)
@Tetsu, that doesn't work because Library of Leng only lets you reallocate discards that are part of an effect, the discard in the buyback of this is a cost, not an effect.
"You can't use the Library of Leng ability to place a discarded card on top of your library when you discard a card as a cost, because costs aren't effects."
Posted By:
Magicawe
(6/20/2011 8:09:05 PM)
Use Beacon of Unrest. Constant reanimating.
Posted By:
SolidSoldier
(7/26/2011 4:55:45 AM)
The art is disturbing, I just imagine the demon thing whispering in the dude's ear "shh shh relax, go with it don't fight it".
Posted By:
Sterling_Archer
(6/2/2011 4:22:24 PM)
As mentioned, it has it's uses, but it's a risk to draft in limited, and there are just better ways to get cards and ditch cards in constructed. It has it's uses, but it's not the best card of it's type around. Slightly better than average in the right deck.
Posted By:
Kensan_Oni
(6/12/2011 11:34:14 PM)