A new staple of the Legacy Format. Being able to counter spells without paying mana is just so valuable, which is why cards like Force of Will cost so much.
5/5
Posted By:
--Nate--
(9/2/2011 10:45:30 PM)
Dear Wizards: Please, for the love of God, STOP trying to hose/protect us from Blue. You really, really suck at it. xP
EDIT: *looks at Innistrad Spoiler.......o.O
Dear Wizards, regarding my last missive: ......What. the. Hell? You know what, forget I said anything. Just go grab your foil full-art Islands from Zendikar people. You're gonna need 'em :P
5/5
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(9/20/2011 6:20:12 AM)
So they are banning this in Legacy you say? All I can really say is Wow...really? I mean I don't know about anybody else here but I am not made of bling and therefore can't afford a play set of Force of Wills. When this card was printed I thought to myself "Hey alright a poor mans Force!" Both cards have their ups and downs, Force only really works well in a predominantly blue deck and Mental Misstep can only counter spells with converted mana cost one. They both have their boons and obviously anyone who knows their Legacy meta-game knows why Force of Will isn't going to get banned anytime soon. My point is, did Mental Misstep really have to kicked to the curb like that?
Posted By:
Eliteninjasauce
(9/22/2011 9:44:47 AM)
: Ruin target player's early game.
Posted By:
Continue
(1/9/2013 8:33:45 PM)
My play group pretty much only plays red because they think blue doesn't pack a punch. Now their decks don't either when I give their Fireball, Lightning Bolt Shock or Goblin Grenade a timeout.
Posted By:
AlbinoSnowman
(9/7/2011 3:31:23 PM)
"F*ck it." - Wizards of the Coast
Posted By:
iamludo
(5/1/2011 7:22:59 AM)
This card was a mistake. Right up there with Skullclamp. They really should have thought about this a little more.
Posted By:
buddy2
(1/22/2012 5:48:57 PM)
It should read:
"Counter target red deck. You may play this in any color deck, but it doesn't really matter, because everyone plays blue, anyways."
Posted By:
Superllama12
(2/5/2012 4:58:27 PM)
@Frozenwings: Oh, how I remember the good ol' days of Daze.
I remember when NPH was spoiled how huge a deal this and and the rest of the Phyrexian Mana cards were going to be. Like Tezzeret's Gambit and Gitaxian Probe. MagicTV from Channel Fireball has a segment on it, predicting "attrition wars" between some players, Mental Misstepping each other.
Funny how much we overestimate a card on its debut.
I have seen this get some legit Legacy play as a Sideboard Star, though. Dark Ritual, Galvanic Blast, High Tide, Swords to Plowshares, and Pithing Needle are prominent cards in the format (some more than others). Having such a versatile answer is good, just not maindeck good.
4/5, but at the top of its class. (Its okay, I gave Chalice of the Void 5/5)
Posted By:
ZestuXIII
(8/4/2011 8:03:50 PM)
Just to throw something out there - While an XR spell like Disintegrate or Fireball has a CMC of 1 in your hand, in the library, in the graveyard, and such, when it's on the stack it actually has a CMC of whatever they pumped into it.
So DeathDark, your opponent's Fireball for 20 has a CMC of 21 at a time when you can target it with Misstep, and same for DacenOctavio's Disintegrate.
Posted By:
Magnor_Criol
(5/18/2011 12:03:37 AM)