There are 2 things that make this card good 1 makes it a little worse
1.Cheap
2.Both options don't suck
1.The opponet will choose the option that works better for his strategy, but both can be bad options in a pinch
Overall 4/5 a solid effect for its color
Posted By:
hotfuzz
(1/3/2011 5:51:42 PM)
I love running this card in a Zombie-themed life-loss deck. Throwing this card in a deck with Shepherd of Rot, Gempalm Polluter, Vengeful Dead, and Tombstone Stairwell is fun times.
Posted By:
elChupacabra
(5/4/2010 11:52:55 AM)
I would have definitely ran this in my black/white pestilence deck if it were around back then.
Posted By:
richardshort
(1/27/2012 5:16:44 AM)
I hate to break the bad news to you guys, but this card is not good. Something as important as a counterspell shouldn't be so unreliable.
The following article is about one of the better 'Opponent's choice' cards, Browbeat.
Though it goes on to explain why cards that that allow your opponent to choose the outcome are always bad in general, regardless of the power or efficiency of either ability.
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=7146
There is one redeeming qualty about this card, however. It does become a hard counter if your opponent has 5 or less life, which is pretty cool. Usually though, I would prefer to just run Duress.
Posted By:
BongRipper420
(1/16/2013 12:17:54 PM)
Blue mage: gg black mage.... I play Jace, The Mind Sculpture.
Black mage: I’ll counter with Dash Hopes.
Blue mage: Counter!?! Wtf? Fine I’ll pay the 5 life.
Black mage: I’ll Dash Hopes again.
Blue mage: FFFFUUUU!!!!
Posted By:
Relix
(2/7/2013 8:27:13 PM)
Isochron Scepter
Posted By:
Xineombine
(5/4/2013 10:11:09 AM)
This is good in mono-black aggro. Use it to counter kill spells or counterspells. What happens is they either eat the life loss from the creature, or they eat the life loss from the spell.
This may work well in a deck with Undermine and Countersquall as well, as it does much the same; except the effect is larger and conditional. We'll see.. but my guess is that if they lose the life against a deck sporting those and aggro creatures, they lose; and if they let you counter it when you're beating them over the head with aggro creatures, well they probably lose.
I lost a legacy match due to this attempting to counter some burn hitting a Geralf's and a gravecrawler. The problem was that if I didn't burn it he'd hit me for 5 anyway, and if I burnt them there was a chance I'd draw into the land I was so desperately waiting for.
Well, I lost 5 life, didn't draw the land, and lost the game anyway; but this c... (see all)
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(6/19/2013 1:39:06 PM)
Its pretty much a black counterspell in a really aggressive deck.
Also wow this is common rarity.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(8/13/2013 2:57:38 PM)
There are 3 things that make me think "I want this card".
1- mono black has approximately 0 enchantment removal (excluding a few artifacts which have rather high mana costs). This card can potentially stop game-changing enchantments like sulfuric vortex or propaganda.
2- I play black/red control-style vampires (red doesn't have many enchantment removal cards which don't have a large disadvantage or are quite expensive I.e: chaos warp) and I have always thought that blue control would always have a massive advantage over me because it has counterspells while I do not.
3- At worst, this card is makes an opponent loose 5 life for the cost of 2.
Though it may not always counter a spell, and blue control still has advantages, this card seems rather useful.
5/5
Posted By:
Lamaboy4
(11/28/2013 10:06:37 PM)
Dash hopes is basically one of the best counterspells... save for counterspell itself. You see, Browbeat allows for a 3 card draw, instead of a counter, but costs 3 instead of 2. I would always having a backup card in the case of dash hopes, though. Like, If they decide to take the 5 to the face, have a backup Counterspell just to add onto it. and if they decide to take the counter, you can save the backup for later.
In short, use this card to test the waters. Its a good leading card, but on its own, it isn't that good.
Still, if you run U/B, You probably want this card.
Posted By:
Pigfish99
(1/25/2014 6:34:48 PM)