Player 1: "I cast Purphoros, God of the Forge! He's going to help me wreck your face!
Player 2: "Nah, you can't have him, how 'bout a bird?"
Player 1: "I cast Primal Surge! My whole deck is permanents, so I get to-"
Player 2: "Bird?"
Player 1: "Jace, the Mind Sculptor! You can't make that a bird!"
Player 2: "Crap, you're right. Beast Within. Have a beast, on me."
Posted By:
infernox10
(9/18/2013 5:12:05 PM)
So if you counter one of the Changeling instants or sorceries with this thing, would you call it a Shapeshifter Swan Song?
Posted By:
Nucleon
(9/18/2013 10:16:17 PM)
Actually, Trygon, I think all of the gods are off to seduce her.
Posted By:
Totema
(9/18/2013 10:24:19 PM)
Imagine the awesome moment, when you negate a lightning bolt by singing a swan song.
Hell yeah.
Posted By:
Hakkology
(10/8/2013 2:16:50 AM)
"The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence, and then beauty starts violently pecking their face off."
-Medomai the Ageless, full quote
Posted By:
Arachnos
(10/18/2013 1:29:00 PM)
Whenever you're about to cast this, you need to pull out the swan token, flick it onto their side of the table, and tell them you're responding by flipping them the bird.
Posted By:
MostlyLost
(11/11/2013 9:42:04 AM)
I've used this to counter Gods more than once. My opponent is never happy to have been given a 2/2 Bird instead of their God. Such a great card.
Posted By:
jlbyellin
(1/8/2014 8:21:27 AM)
This card sounds awesome! I'm wondering though... if you had 2 in your hand and used 1 to counter an opponent's spell, and then another swan song to counter the original swan song, would that mean you have not only countered their spell but also given yourself a 2/2 flyer? If so then I am gona love this! Any thoughts anyone?
Posted By:
alohafromspace
(1/11/2014 9:08:33 AM)
Great card if your deck isn't overly interactive. As an example, just tried them out in a casual UW auras deck (similar to GW auras, but utilizing Invisible Stalker and True-Name Nemesis alongside Slippery Bogle as the hexproof creatures), and it totally saved my bacon early on when my opponent tried to Vindicate one of my lands on turn 3 after going first - with my only attacking option being the True-Name in my hand. The 2/2 bird was irrelevant, as I knew within 2 turns I'd have a monstrous unblockable lifelinker. Really though, it's primarily in there for things like Edicts and sweepers, which are some of the only ways to stop the hexproofers. Being able to counter one of my weaknesses for 1 mana is just gravy.
@AlohaFromSpace - if you used the second Swan Song to counter your first Swan Song, you'll end up with a 2/2 bird, but you won't have any spells countering your opponent's spell. A 2/2 bird at the cost of 2 cards and 2 mana is a very bad deal. :-P
Posted By:
JaxsonBateman
(1/18/2014 2:44:19 AM)
U: Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell, then give your opponent the bird.
Posted By:
TheVizier
(1/22/2014 10:26:29 PM)