This card romped me in a recent Vintage tournament I went into. Foolishly, I did not plan on seeing it too much, expecting to see Ichorid, Vault/Key decks, and the like. I didn't think to reflect on the fact that Vault decks can work wonders with this. There was even a Tendrils deck there, but I never went against it.
Fact is, I know many newer players out there won't understand this. "You still need mana to play those spells! You can only really use it late in the game, when you should have already won! The cards are exiled afterward! This is a stupid card!"
Sorry. I really wish someone were there to teach you about this card...I find that newer players can gain a larger understanding of--and thus appreciation for--the game of Magic if they could be exposed to older cards, rather than immediately jumping into the Standard scene of Esper, Planeswalkers and Blightning decks. There should be some sort of Wizards-run workshop that will teach players about these, or settings where... (see all)
Posted By:
Lateralis0ne
(7/12/2010 10:29:04 PM)
Me: Urza, what does the scouter say about this card's broken-ness level?
Urza: IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAND!
Posted By:
Test-Subject_217601
(10/9/2010 10:00:08 PM)
OK, i see why this card is at 4.9 rating, it's such a combo card, and black is just loaded with graveyard-based infinite combos. I play black quite often, but i am personally not a fan of playing turn 1/turn 2 decks that involve an infinite combo. I believe this game isn't about that. It may be fun to play, but some people can't stand to see infinite combos. I understand in a tournament, you have to do whatever you have to do, but still, i believe the game isn't about infinite combos. I'm not a heavy tournament player, so i like to see who has better deckbuilding skills, and being original, not whoever has more $$$ in cards, and copies a deck idea with big money cards, just saying. Card is awesome by the way, but get's abused :D
Posted By:
jon9797
(11/10/2010 11:52:02 AM)
Has won me every single game the same turn I resolved it. I simply cannot say the same for any other card I've ever used in the game of Magic. This card embodies everything I love about black perfectly, 9/10 times , I resolve Pox for 2 times in a game, its a slow horrible painful death with Mishra's Factory, nothing worse than being a blue white deck that topdecks tap lands and Mana Leaks while I beat them with a topdeck Obliterator or Bloodghast. When I first teach people the game of Magic, I show them my well worn copy and ask them what they think about it. You will always get 1 of two responses:
Future PT Qualifier: "That's.. That's the best card I've ever seen! What cards CAN'T combo with this?"
OR
Future FNM 19th place finisher: "Pfffh. A land drop and a Terror for five mana??? Pass."
Simply the best Noob trap ever. 5/5, 10/10 if they ever go up that high.
Posted By:
brbrcket
(3/3/2012 11:42:27 AM)
This card just wins on resolution, ESPECIALLY late game. You really don't even need a storm count to win once you play this.
Posted By:
TheFrostReaper
(5/1/2009 7:22:11 PM)
You'd think a card like this would be in Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited. Back when crazy cards were understandable.
Posted By:
divine_exodus
(7/22/2011 2:35:42 PM)
Uber-broken combo with Chimney Imp. I mean, Chimney Imp is powercreep on its own, but with this and twenty mana, you can get your whole playset of Imps out of the grave in no time.
Posted By:
Dragon_Whelp
(5/7/2009 4:08:31 AM)
Not quite a Black Lotus or Ancestral Recall, but should replace Timetwister in the Power Nine.
Posted By:
Syvanis
(11/13/2008 7:10:15 PM)
One of the few cards that really deserves to be called "power" I would go so far as to say this card is better than Timetwister.
Posted By:
Atali
(11/4/2010 10:44:01 PM)
Combos with Swamp
Posted By:
.Blaze.
(2/7/2011 4:35:30 PM)