This card's flavour oozes like this cards flavour...
erm...
I mean, what is happening in this card is that the izzet mage is trying to gain knowledge through this machine. He's done too good of a job, because now, his memories are leaking, thus the discard, and thus my comment before.
Regardless, it's around par, if not, better than Inspiration in Limited for the obvious +2 draw. However, the extra added to the cost is a little bit of a problem...
Posted By:
Ferlord
(1/5/2013 10:37:07 PM)
Compared to Tidings:
Pros:
-Instant.
Cons:
-Tidings doesn't require you to discard.
-Multicolored.
Posted By:
Axelle
(9/25/2012 11:09:41 PM)
@Axelle: When it comes to card draw, "Instant" is a pretty hefty advantage. The natural comparison is to Jace's Ingenuity: You get one less card advantage, but some bonus sifting and two cards to the graveyard (which may be useful depending on what you're doing)
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(9/27/2012 3:14:06 PM)
This card is greatly underrated right now. Wouldn't be surprised if this started popping up in UR decks.
Posted By:
WiNGSPANTT
(10/6/2012 1:17:24 PM)
This is fairly-costed and super sick. Could be main-decked in the right deck.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(9/26/2012 12:49:18 AM)
Agree with WINGSPAN here. 3UR is not a debilitating multicolored cost compared to others in RtR (Trostani, etc). Of course, this isn't an autoinclude in every deck that runs blue/red. But it is really strong in UR instant-based decks, specifically as an end-of-opponent's-turn drop. Use discard on extra lands and flashback (Think Twice), and then gloat over your card advantage.
Could be better, but 2-of for me nonetheless. 3.5-4 out of 5
Posted By:
Weisse
(10/7/2012 6:43:29 PM)
There are better cards, obviously. Instant speed is nice. Could see some play in Commander when paired with black to make use of the discarded cards.
Posted By:
Radagast
(10/5/2012 6:41:11 PM)
Awesome flavor text.
Posted By:
qk1
(9/25/2012 5:30:15 PM)
Apparently, Divination + Wild Guess for the same combined CMC in one card at instant speed = MIND BLOWN!
But seriously, I'm a big fan of the Izzet, and the flavor alone makes this my favorite draw spell.
EDIT
Maybe closer to a combined Inspiration + Faithless Looting.
Posted By:
CosmicDragon
(6/12/2013 4:59:04 PM)