Illusionist's Gambit
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"Brakes! Put on the brakes!! That's not the Library of Alexandria, that's a Crumbling Necropolis!"
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Posted By: Goatllama (10/30/2013 11:31:07 AM)
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Alright! The Dragon is awake! Send those guys somewhere else!
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Posted By: Shadowcaster3975 (10/29/2013 8:16:41 PM)
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@Lord_of_phyrexia: It untaps all of the opponents creatures, and then they can't attack you, because their controller has to obey all requirements of attacking (each creature they control must attack) without violating any restrictions (they can't attack you, and you're the only player to attack) - so no creature can attack without violating a restriction, so none of those creatures can attack during that extra combat phase. The "if able" part is supposed to make it easier to understand that, as clearly they are unable to attack you :P

I agree with Krpynyt in prefer Reins of Power, but I have a 100 card deck, and plenty of room for both.
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Posted By: sarroth (11/3/2013 11:50:23 AM)
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Turns a player's table clearing alpha strike into a table clearing (except you!) alpha strike.

Then you cyclonic rift them the next turn.
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Posted By: JaFaR_Ironclad (10/29/2013 11:15:04 PM)
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I personally prefer Reins of Power, grab all of that other guy's dudes and use them to chump block instead.
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Posted By: Kryptnyt (10/29/2013 8:06:54 PM)
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@Lord_of_phyrexia: The answer is on the card. "Each of those creatures attacks this turn if able" followed by "They can't attack you" etc. They have to attack, but can't attack you and you're , so basically it cancels the attack.

Side use - If you attack and it goes badly, say, due to combat tricks or other unexpected happenings, you can use this to pull your guys to safety and attack again somewhere else. Also useful with "whenever this creature attacks" triggers. Go go hero of bladehold!
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Posted By: Majora_13 (11/1/2013 10:17:39 AM)
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I think I'm just going to Ambiguity it instead of letting it resolve. :P

(this doesn't actually work, but if I have to read an annoying TextWall card, so do they. ;) )
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Posted By: DarthParallax (10/30/2013 9:37:51 PM)
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Does is combo with Illusionist bracers and Lord of the Unreal?
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Posted By: RAV0004 (10/29/2013 11:08:39 PM)
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how does this work in a 1 on 1 match?
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Posted By: Lord_of_phyrexia (10/30/2013 4:29:01 PM)
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my favorite card in this set.
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Posted By: Arachibutyrophobia (11/1/2013 7:53:56 PM)
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