The card is good without it, but the seven mana flashback seems pretty steep. I'm sure some decks won't even try to pay it.
I'm hoping this will be good for the U/R combo decks in Modern. Losing Preordain and Ponder was sort of unfortunate for them.
Posted By:
Gelzo
(9/22/2011 3:42:34 PM)
I played against someone who was addicted to this card. He just kept casting it, digging and digging, over and over again. He would sometimes even just dig for another Forbidden Alchemy, just so he could dig again. Then, once he was done casting it normally, he started flashbacking them, either through its own cost or with snapcaster mage.
I feel a little sorry for him. I don't think he ever found what he was looking for, because he ended up milling himself to death.
It was an odd game.
Posted By:
Asmodi0000
(11/24/2011 8:40:59 AM)
Wizards is REALLY pushing this card to be played. They ban Preordain and Ponder in many formats and make it an Instant etc; Wow
Posted By:
Gaffy00
(9/22/2011 8:15:01 PM)
Pyromancer Ascension in Modern probably wants this. Great card in general, fuels a lot of different strategies and great synergy with other flashback cards, reanimation spells, combination of the two in Unburial Rites.
Posted By:
Neural_Blaze
(9/22/2011 8:52:03 PM)
Even if you don't want to put cards into your graveyard, this card is an instant speed Draw 4 Cards, Discard 3 Cards. That's fantastic, as it allows you to keep mana open, and allows you to dig deep into your library (well, relatively deep -- in my 350 card deck, it's not so deep, but you get the point). It's a Foresee that sacrifices the extra draw for costing 1 less mana and being instant. Lat-Nam's Legacy and See Beyond still have their place though ;-)
Posted By:
igniteice
(2/6/2012 9:37:19 PM)
If the Flashback was more than 7 cmc it would be getting close to broken. This card would still see tons of play without Flashback, so stop complaining about it. In the late game when both players are basically out of cards, would you rather be topdecking or spending that unused mana on this? It's hard for Flashback costs to be too much, as it is another use of a single card, an option that does not take up hand space. Flasback is only "bad" when the card the flashback is less than useful itself.
Posted By:
NuckChorris
(11/10/2011 7:55:24 AM)
Love this card in UB Zombies. Instant speed draw is always good, and setting up the grave for a next turn Unbreathing Horde is just awesome.
Plus does wonders with Ghoulcaller's Chant.
Posted By:
Crimson-Arcanum
(2/6/2012 2:36:19 PM)
appreciate this card while it exists. I'm going to miss this card. In M14 we get Glimpse the Future at uncommon - same CMC, sorcery, no flashback, and only digs 3 cards deep.
Posted By:
CogMonocle
(6/25/2013 6:51:52 AM)
Instant Speed + Card Draw + Grave Setup + Flashback = Amazing card. And really, the flashback is just icing on the cake.
Posted By:
.Blaze.
(9/22/2011 11:02:39 PM)
Seems like it will be very good as it is an Instant, lets you dig deep for the card you need, and then throws all of your flashback cards and other stuff in your graveyard and pumps Wreath of Geists and Boneyard Wurm.
Oh, and it has flashback.
Posted By:
JFM2796
(9/22/2011 2:50:46 PM)