This is indeed a quite versatile ability.
You might have to do a double-take to note the entire possibilities this card offers. You can:
1. Save creatures from certain spells and/or abilities
2. Trigger cip/etb effects (or "ltb" effects)
3 a) Destroy all tokens (they won't return)
3 b) Destroy all auras (they get destroyed after becoming unattached)
4. Unattach all equipment
5. Prevent your opponent from attacking
6. "Restore" each creature
- they all enter untapped
- all damage on them is removed
- additional counters or similar enhancements are lost as well
A combo with Soul Warden, Master Apothecary, Ancestor's Prophet, Loxodon Hierarch or Orzhov Pontiff might be especially useful since they synergize in Cleric tribal decks.
Posted By:
Mode
(8/24/2009 1:06:30 PM)
Run with Kismet and Crackdown.
Posted By:
mrredhatter
(10/1/2009 10:11:43 PM)
I'm using him with Soul Warden and Gather Specimens for starters.
Posted By:
FirstPrime
(8/6/2009 12:39:40 PM)
Seems this guy has things under controll. I can think of lots and lots of ways this could be ridiculously powerful...
Posted By:
badmofo
(6/28/2009 11:30:25 PM)
@Mode: What's the use with Master Apothecary?
You mean to use it after you have attacked so that you can tap your clerics?
I'd use Akroma's Devoted instead.
Apart from that, a very versatile and powerful ability!
Posted By:
Econael
(1/16/2010 8:19:15 AM)
I don't think you use it with gather specimens... That's ten mana for a very breakable combo. If you pull it off anyway, good for you!
Posted By:
garbagegatherer
(11/9/2009 5:52:06 AM)
Does the ability cause Planar Guide to return to the battlefield along with the other creatures?
Posted By:
Smegatron
(4/13/2010 5:16:20 PM)
Allies.
Posted By:
MrBarrelRoll
(8/9/2010 8:23:29 PM)
At worst, he's a 1/1 for 1, which isn't terrible at all. At best, he'll screw up your opponents Day of Judgement, reuse all your etb/ltb triggers, give all your creatures vigilance for a turn or, in an emergency, work as an expensive Holy Day that untaps your opponents creatures
Posted By:
exterion
(9/29/2010 1:33:58 AM)
Anybody forgetting ally decks? Ghostway is another card that works but Planar Guide acts as both a fog and ghostway. Not bad but ruins the surprise the factor...5/5 for me though.
Posted By:
aznxknightz
(11/14/2010 12:06:41 AM)