Every card in Time Spiral was a throwback to at least one previously printed card.
During the 2005 Invitational Tournament, Wizards of the Coast held a public vote among the users of their website for the most popular card among the submissions; that card would also be printed after going through the usual R&D process but without featuring the winner in the art. The winning card was submitted by Tsuyoshi Fujita.
This card's name, art and mechanical references to Gemstone Mine.
Posted By:
Missile_Penguin
(7/9/2013 10:03:12 AM)
Only useful in a multicolored deck of at least 3 colors I'd say...
Posted By:
Schlappi
(7/20/2009 5:58:17 AM)
So, considering you can choose who goes first if you win the opportunity... you've got a 75% chance that you'll start the game with this as an any-color generating land.
Pretty good odds if you ask me.
Posted By:
Ladnarud
(4/24/2010 9:36:34 PM)
To me, this card will always be "Unluckyman's Paradise"
Posted By:
Saikuba
(9/23/2010 4:50:00 PM)
@BOSH, @achilles: "...and you're not playing first," It can't enable turn-0 combos by default, because you won't have it out. So if you get this, you have to want to go second.
Posted By:
djbon2112
(11/8/2010 2:30:21 PM)
Your opponent can actually hose this land game 2 by going 2nd.. Make sure you sideboard these out.
@Yirkis
Actually, as stated above, they could win on the coin flip by choosing to play last. And then you will be stuck with colorless mana.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(12/16/2012 4:21:16 PM)
@JWolps no but there is giant fan in unglued to move a counter from another permanent and change its type. For legal cards you need leech bonder, chance encounter, to change this land to a creature and to change chance encounter into a creature. Oh and a coin flip to put a luck counter on chance encounter. Ya, not worth the effort :P
Posted By:
Nathreet
(2/18/2011 6:43:51 PM)
multiple counters would not give extra mana, because it doesnt say it gives one mana per counter. If it has a luck counter on it, it gives one of any mana. imo, card advantage is more important :P
maybe use this in a rainbow deck? legendary, so wouldnt want more than one... and 1 colourless < any land
@djbon2112, you dont choose to go first or second after you see your hand ^.^
Posted By:
Tellion12
(8/1/2011 10:16:05 AM)
One of the many fun things that turns a Reflecting Pool into a five-color land even when it can only tap for colorless. Put both in the deck and this card becomes almost a guaranteed five-color mana producer, directly or indirectly. Also interacts with a few other oddball cards like Squandered Resources.
There are still better, more reliable multi-color producers. My current favorites are Gemstone Mine and the Vivid cycle of lands from Lorwyn. This is a really cool design idea though.
Posted By:
yyukichigai
(8/15/2011 7:23:27 PM)
Too much luck to get a luck counter on this thing...
Posted By:
kashonismw
(9/18/2011 5:34:54 AM)