My opponent played this. Later at another turn, he snapcaster'd this and played it, only to realize he gained 0 life. What a fail play from a fail card.
Posted By:
aznxknightz
(2/21/2013 1:30:43 AM)
The worst thing about this card is that Elixir of Immortality as an uncommon is better than this in anyway.
It's almost three times cheaper
It's cost can be paid in to rounds
It puts itself into the deck.
It can be activated at instant speed.
The only negative side is that it "only" gives 5 life, and can be victim of removal.
... Seriously WotC making a mythic rare, which could easily have been a uncommon.
Hell they could even have halved the CMC and it could maybe be squeeze into a rare slot.
Posted By:
Osar
(3/18/2013 2:40:54 AM)
I actually board this against esper control, they'll just die
Posted By:
eddned
(3/22/2013 7:36:07 PM)
@negativeview
The problem being that Psychic Spiral is a better anti-mill sideboard option in nearly every way. It costs less, it refills your library, it's instant speed, it potentially swings the game in your favor by threatening to mill out your opponent, and, perhaps best of all, it's uncommon instead of mythic.
Posted By:
naxxcr
(3/26/2013 3:44:26 PM)
Now you can play a Mythic in the "Gatherer-terrible"-format!
Posted By:
kazenpaus
(4/4/2013 8:09:20 AM)
Pssst...maybe someone should tell Wizards this crappy common got mistakenly labeled as a mythic during printing
Posted By:
Claytoon
(4/17/2013 10:48:14 AM)
Complete waste of a mythic slot.
Posted By:
Haplo81
(4/20/2013 6:42:42 PM)
I just found this card while reading a forum post. I wish I hadn't. This card is just abysmal. The fact it's a mythic is almost a crime. If I pulled this as a mythic I'd probably burn it in disgust, and I'm disgusted that I can't give it a 0 rating.
Not only is it one of the worst noob traps around (card disadvantage for lifegain - one of the first lessons we learn is that in 90-95% of cases, it's a bad idea), and not only does it not shuffle itself like the occasionally-useful Elixir of Immortality - but it's sorcery speed, and costs 8 mana. So it costs a ridiculous amount of mana for a bad effect.
To put things into perspective, in white alone:
Elesh Norn = 7 mana
Avacyn = 8 mana
Iona = 9 mana
Should make a good coaster though.
Posted By:
JaxsonBateman
(4/21/2013 3:42:59 AM)
So, apparently it was a last minute change due to borkenness? I can imagine it being useful if it were ALL graveyards, but not broken. I wonder what it could've been like...
Posted By:
psychichobo
(5/4/2013 3:22:25 PM)
If it costed W, I still wouldn't play it except as maybe a one-off sideboard against mill decks. Pure lifegain without any board presence sucks.
Posted By:
Lifegainwithbite
(5/21/2013 6:41:57 PM)