Consecrated Sphinx.
Posted By:
Magnor_Criol
(6/18/2011 10:14:02 AM)
please can anyone tell me how this card doesnt mill you completely every time? cant your opponent just draw until you're forced to draw your whole deck, milling ftw?
Posted By:
Drewid
(6/27/2011 12:08:10 PM)
So what is preventing the opponent from tutoring half his library and filling his hand to the brim Assembling all his combos and ending the game instantly. Since you played it, you are going to be down 3 mana off the bat.
It doesn't even need a combo. A simple "Mind Twist" can make this LOL so fast.
Posted By:
BattleFish
(6/25/2011 2:26:19 AM)
In EDH, holy molly, the political effect of this card is immense!
Posted By:
Cyberium
(6/17/2011 12:25:45 PM)
@Battlefish- there's just about nothing like Mind Twist except Mind Twist. And in EDH, what are the odds you actually have that 1/100 cards in your hand? true, Mind Twist is indeed the ultimate response to this card, but for the most part playing in EDH in conjunction with Niv-Mizzet is correct, and no more vulnerable than any other good strategy.
Also, I BELIEVE Magnor_Criol was implying that Consecrated Sphinx is good WITH this, not against it. Consecrated Sphinx is actually good in either scenario. I'm not sure why his comment is rated so low. (1/2 star at time of posting)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(8/11/2011 4:33:21 PM)
Love playing this in a mill deck and seeing the frustration on my opponent's face. "Man, he's getting crazy card advantage ,and I want to keep up with him, but...!" Cards that force your opponent to weigh their decisions are awesome.
Posted By:
wideyes
(5/28/2013 4:22:40 PM)
I have an idea, how about we print a card in commander then ban it!
Posted By:
Lord_of_Gelectrodes
(8/1/2013 1:02:08 PM)
This seems like a poorly thought out card. The opponent can always draw as many cards as you because you will reach the about-to-be-milled-to-death phase sooner than the opponent, at which point they can draw until they're at the same point.
This card really ought to have said "Your opponent can repeat this effect up to 5 times."
Posted By:
troll_berserker
(8/2/2013 2:17:00 AM)
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try it now with a dash of Consecrated Sphinx and garnished with a side of Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind1
Posted By:
personsunknown
(10/23/2013 7:54:29 PM)
@Troll_Berserker: It says "you draw up to four cards". You can choose to draw no cards, even if your opponent chooses to repeat the process a million times. So your opponent can't automatically mill you out of the game if you cast this. If your opponent chooses to draw their entire library, then that's up to them. Maybe you have a Runeflare Trap or are about to lay down a Price of Knowledge and kill them.
Kind of sad that it's banned now, even after having been printed in the commander decks.
Posted By:
GrimjawxRULES
(11/13/2013 7:20:15 PM)