What were they thinking when they designed this? Who thought that a 4/2 with only flash should cost 6 mana? 6 mana cards should go thump when they hit the field!
This is the kind of uncommon they put in sets to make drafters angry.
Posted By:
Totema
(1/22/2013 8:38:06 PM)
compare to King Cheetah and realize this is horrid
Posted By:
raptorman333
(1/23/2013 10:10:59 AM)
I mean flash is nice for evolve creatures, but this needs a little something extra. 1.32/5.
Posted By:
Purplerooster
(1/23/2013 6:45:12 PM)
Islandwalk, evolve, hexproof... SOMETHING?!
Posted By:
lorendorky
(1/22/2013 4:20:02 PM)
SUDDENLY, AND UNDERWHELMING MERFOLK APPEARS?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>Laugh
>make fun of it
>defend the design
>run
Posted By:
WannabeJedi1337
(1/23/2013 12:24:08 AM)
I think lorendorky summed it up perfectly.
Who exactly wants to play this? What format actually wants this? I can't even see a brand spanking new player wanted to put this into a deck. How did this even make it into print? Is there even ANY form of quality control at WoTC?
*L* @ First Prime. I didn't think there would be an apologist for a card this bad. Wow.
Posted By:
Towers76
(1/24/2013 8:34:00 PM)
Next, on the DeVanilla project, where we take overcosted vanilla cards, and inspire them with unique mechanics.
For Merfolk of the Depths, I'd give:
If you started the game with 60 or more cards in your library, Merfolk of the Depths costs 2 less to play.
Posted By:
Vogie
(8/17/2013 7:44:37 AM)
Worst uncommon in the set. Worst uncommon... ever? Worst card ever?!
Posted By:
wideyes
(6/4/2013 7:34:39 AM)
I'm only going to try to defend this card because I think it will be a Challenge to. :)
Yes, I'm THAT much of a Johnny! B| Challenge Accepted!: Defend this card's Existence. :P
First, I think it's good to start with the strong position that Merfolk, as a Creature type, are uncommon on Ravnica, so complaining about the Rarity doesn't help my opponents. My job is to explain why a card that -must- be a G/U hybrid Uncommon for Creative/Flavor reasons, was allowed to have stats this bad.
Well. Flash is a strange ability. It can make cards very very good when you give them Flash, but the value you get from it is only on casting. It's not like many combat mechanics, or even like Cipher, which give you (potentially/theoretically) lots of benefit after the casting. Flash makes a card more powerful by enough to necessitate at least a mana or more charge, but often cards with Flash feel overpriced because once you've cast them....you sometimes think you'd rather just have cast them at sorcery... (see all)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(1/28/2013 1:34:16 AM)
This just beat out razor boomerang!
Merfolk of the Depths is officially the worst card in the game.
EDIT: Dammit not the worst anymore! Rate DOWN, people! We need the merfail to beat out the
bad-arang!
Posted By:
Phage123
(1/29/2013 10:47:08 AM)