Not exactly Psionic Blast, but... blue burn! Interesting enough.
Posted By:
Kirbster
(7/1/2010 8:57:10 PM)
Respect for being different.
Posted By:
themlsna
(6/5/2010 7:04:10 PM)
This is a good example of how the "color pie" was not a straitjacket in the old days. Direct damage is now restricted to red, and life loss is restricted to black. All of which makes this card fairly interesting.
Posted By:
achilleselbow
(8/18/2010 6:09:26 PM)
Most decks back in the day ran Wheel of Fortune, black decks forced alot of discarding so this card was used at times, plus it took out Tims, Assassins and Ali from Cairo which all saw play then.
It had it's moments.
Posted By:
Pontiac
(4/11/2011 7:05:33 AM)
I used to have four of these and packed them sometimes in my WU-control decks. I got good laughs when I had all four in had and got Mind Twisted. I was hoarding them because I knew that my opponent had Mind Twist in his deck.
Posted By:
tavaritz
(5/9/2011 12:09:51 PM)
Chain of Smog
Posted By:
Gandlodder
(6/14/2011 11:13:59 AM)
It's not that hard to justify the loss of life, actually...I see it as a psychic trap (since Blue is the color of the mind) that causes the blue mage to syphon off a portion of his opponent's lifeforce if it's encountered. It's kinda like the olden days of D&D when psionics were first introduced as attack modes and defense modes.
Posted By:
Alsebra
(8/24/2012 8:21:20 AM)
Not that powerful, but very different and more playable back in the day.
Posted By:
Radagast
(11/3/2011 1:33:51 PM)
Hey, its also a nice sideboard option against one toughness creatures. Elves beware.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(11/12/2011 6:53:15 PM)
A fun card, but not particularly useful. Still, a burn effect in blue is pretty neat.
2/5
Posted By:
The_Trendkill
(5/28/2010 7:56:34 PM)