If you are in a losing position, the drawback of allowing your opponent to get back up to 20 life is a trivial price to pay for the chance to turn the whole game around. If large amounts of life gain were that worthless, Zuran Orb would be a totally crappy card. Same with Diamond Valley and Ivory Tower. And yet, the life-gain hating kiddies will grudgingly admit that these are all powerful cards.
You are certainly at a low life total if you're casting Rebirth. You're probably gaining around 15 life for the cost of 6 mana. If you're playing by the oldschool rules (which you should) then you can pay all your life into a spell that requires it, then cast Rebirth and gain it all back. If using these original rules, Rebirth is an excellent follow-up to the otherwise unplayable (and apallingly overrated) Spoils of the Vault.
Oh, by the way - Rebirth combos with Channel, Greed, Sylvan Library, Necr... (see all)
Posted By:
DrJack
(9/24/2013 1:13:43 PM)
Heal, my brotha!
Posted By:
TinGorilla
(12/27/2010 2:32:25 PM)
Like the more recent Lich's Mirror, the rebirth is likely to have little impact...the cost is far too much to be worth it most of the time, especially since this gives the opponent a chance to regenerate his life as well...
Posted By:
Guest57443454
(12/4/2009 3:05:37 PM)
Brutal against burn/aggro, only if you are playing ramp/combo or ramp/TIMMY.
4/5
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(5/16/2013 4:50:32 PM)