@bijart_dauth:
Casting an instant or sorcery with retrace from your graveyard will not trigger Pyromancer Ascension's first ability if it's the only card with this name in your graveyard. That's because early in the process of casting, you have to move that card from the graveyard to the stack. Therefore, you never get to complete casting your spell with another card with the same name being in your graveyard.
For the exact same reason, flashback won't reward you with quest counters, either.
Read the rulings, at least.
@Wataa71:
Yes! Gotta love splice onto arcane, even if its card pool is lousy.
Posted By:
Falgorn
(8/25/2011 1:14:03 PM)
Does anyone else see this being rediculous with a kicked Rites of Replication? Or Conquer's Pledge? Or any of the rare-kicker instants? Or the more powerful traps? Or Lightning Bolt? Or Angel's Mercy when Sanguine Bond is in Play? Or a lot of things, actually. This thing screams crazy-combo potential, though the effect will be hard to get into play in varients where you are less likely to have multiple copies of the same spell (sealed deck, booster drafts, etc.) All in all. A powerful card.
Posted By:
f_fivefiftyseven
(9/29/2009 3:21:55 PM)
this + cards with storm = death
Posted By:
18scsc
(10/6/2009 6:45:57 PM)
This is the worst.
Not only is it obviously good 'n' helpful like the other ascensions (lol), but it has a not-so-subtle appeal to Spike in its design. There are people walking throughout English speaking countries with only 5 five words in their vocabulary: Lightning, Bolt, Burst, Pyromancer, and Ascension. First cascade, and then this. Obviously, when I was shopping on Ebay, four Swift Silences were not enough. All I can hope for now is a more quick and efficient instant-kill combo (than 'lucky charms') so that no more other 'cool/creative ideas' are worth discussing.
A better idea would be for Wizards to come out with an enchantment for 
that says "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, that spell gains 'this spell deals 1 damage to target creature or player'. Then copy that spell 19 times."
That card would awesome. I would immediately run 4 in my Aura Finesse deck.
P.S. Did you kn... (see all)
Posted By:
Enchantment_Removal
(5/20/2010 11:57:37 AM)
curious, if i have two of these active on the field wouldnt it be an infinite combo with any spell that could do damage? since both activate into makinge a copy of a spell that you may play without cost, would the other make a copy in turn, or do they activate at the same time?
Posted By:
huber88
(10/27/2009 11:25:26 AM)
Well, I wish they had flashback in the Type 2 cards. You play this, play the spell, play it again for its flashback cost without needing to draw it again, and you have a quest counter by only playing one spell. Have two of these in your opening hand, and it's 3x Elemental Appeal, kicked! 3x lightning bolt! 3x any burn! What about counters? 3x Cancel! 3x Negate! What about boosts? 3x Fortify! 3x Path to Exile! 3x Righteousness! Milling? 3x TRAUMATIZE!!!! 3x GLIMPSE THE UNTHINKABLE!!!! 12x ARCHIVE TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In a blue/red deck this card would mean the end for your opponent!
THIS IS THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By:
OD97
(10/25/2009 8:53:17 PM)
Echo Mage anyone? with a couple of lvl counters on him, you can activate this cards ability just by casting one lightning bolt and spending 2UU
Posted By:
Ventrisor
(5/14/2010 8:43:02 AM)
retrace works just fine with it, you are casting the card from your graveyard.
Posted By:
bijart_dauth
(3/3/2011 8:15:54 PM)
This, Time Warp, and Naya Charm. My first infinite turn loop, and I was proud of it!
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(11/26/2012 9:49:07 AM)
Does Retrace (i.e Flame Jab) work with this?
Posted By:
akrolsmir
(9/26/2009 11:31:30 AM)