The extra black makes this worse than mind twist, but it's the removal of fast mana for black that makes the difference between the power that was mind twist and this card. However, this card is a bafflingly overlooked sideboard option against control decks, especially in standard with counterspells being rather weak. Play it against a five color control player. They'll make the same pose as in the art, promise.
Posted By:
Sucros
(8/15/2009 5:47:20 AM)
Balanced but still prefer mind TWIST!
Posted By:
Dimastator
(8/16/2009 8:05:56 PM)
Hmm... I can only compare it to mind twist. I think they'd have done better to just take out the "at random" than increase its color specific cost. This isn't nearly as deadly.
Posted By:
badmofo
(7/18/2009 6:46:25 PM)
Prefer Mind Twist? Mind Twist is only for casual play, its not even legal in type 1 tournaments!
Posted By:
EnV
(12/19/2009 8:40:13 AM)
Hilarious how Mind Twist was once so broken that it was restricted, than banned for a while, and certainly removed from print, probably to never return. Years pass, and then they go out and almost reprint it... and nobody really cares. Sure, it costs one more, but with mana ramp, you can still wreck a guy's hand without much effort.
One of very few examples in the game where a once powerful spell (not creature) is now considered "decent" vs. "OMG, broken!"
Posted By:
Radagast
(10/1/2012 3:15:20 PM)
Hello Megrim...
Posted By:
God_of_Destruction
(7/23/2009 8:36:48 AM)
Mind sludge is definitely better. I mean, paying less than 5 mana for this wouldn't be worth it, and even then they'd only discard 3 cards. With mind sludge, you have to pay more, but you get the same effect, and more cards.
Posted By:
God_Of_The_Smurfs
(9/15/2010 5:17:44 PM)
Yeah, good that they made a balanced Mind Twist.
Posted By:
Duskdale_Wurm
(8/2/2010 1:48:15 AM)
EnV, what the deuce are you talking about? Mind Twist isn't even restricted in type I.
Stay relevant, guys. This may be good for budget peeps, but Mind Twist is the way to go when you're playing something other than Standard.
Posted By:
Lateralis0ne
(9/12/2010 12:00:49 PM)
Getting hit with this out of the blue hurts so much. 4.5/5
My Top 5 Punch-Your-Friend-in-the-Face Card List:
#1. Haunting Echoes
#2. Extirpate
#3. Mind Shatter
#4. Blightning
#5. Sadistic Sacrament
Posted By:
dberry02
(5/2/2011 3:46:38 AM)