It needs some help, but I think Leyline of Anticipation and Braid of Fire. Leyline lets you play it with Flash, Braid's mana production can be changed by Trait's to whatever color you want to use allowing you to drop say a Gigadrowse with Replicate?
P.S.: I'm not really sure if the application of Trait Doctoring/Braid of Fire is a "legal" move by my interpretation of the card. Could someone correct me if I'm wrong on this.
Posted By:
Hydrothermia
(10/7/2013 12:53:25 AM)
not sure if anyone realizes this... it's for a chomatic decktype... bunch of effects for permanents of varying colors... cipher onto an unblockable... choose what colors different buffs affect each turn... or what color things are spit out by a system or permanent... or four of them if you search your deck for them... should be at least three stars... costs a single mana...
Posted By:
Mosstone
(10/17/2013 6:27:43 PM)
Could've found uses if it was an instant..
Posted By:
SystemSCSnake
(10/19/2013 10:48:52 AM)
Clearly, Wizards hates Johnny players. There is no other explanation for this card. I will admit it. I have lost an entire night's sleep trying to think of how to break this card.
Posted By:
dies2doomblade
(10/29/2013 12:50:06 PM)
Phalanx Leader. Congratulations, Trait Doctoring, you've earned another half star from me. 1/5
Posted By:
Continue
(10/31/2013 9:11:35 PM)
Compare to Whim of Volrath.
Posted By:
TopRomen
(12/8/2013 8:51:07 PM)
Remember when MaRo wrote about some of the cards being designed for uber-Johnnies out there, who just want to prove that they could find a use for the seemingly (or literally, depending on your viewpoint) worst cards, and cited One With Nothing as an example?
Well I guess here's another such example.
Edit: I think I might have been wrong here. The combination of Nivmagus Elemental, Akron Crusader, Hidden Strings and Trait Doctoring seems potent.
Here's one of the optimal draws (that is reasonably possible), see if you can follow!
Starting hand: 2 lands, Akron Crusader, Nivmagus Elemental, Hidden Strings, Trait Doctoring, one other card
T1 Mountain, Akron Crusader
T2 Island, tap both lands for Hidden Strings targetting your two lands and cipher the Crusader, tap the two lands again and cast Nivmagus Elemental, ... (see all)
Posted By:
sweetgab
(1/5/2014 11:08:29 PM)
Guys, this does NOT combo with Nivmagus Elemental. Ciphering Trait Doctoring onto Nivmagus Elemental only occurs during the resolution of Trait Doctoring. If you exiled Trait Doctoring using Nivmagus Elemental's ability, then Trait Doctoring does not resolve.
Posted By:
CJOLL4
(1/19/2014 6:43:56 PM)
Teysa, Orzhov Scion?
Posted By:
Citz
(1/20/2014 3:43:00 PM)
@CJOLL4: While true, that doesn't prevent you from feeding the copies to Nivmagus Elemental, which is the point of the combo. Which does work.
I should know; I've been building the deck described in a few comments here.
Posted By:
manaderp
(1/24/2014 3:00:06 PM)