Banishing Knack
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Silkbind faerie + banishing knack, one sided evacuation.
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Posted By: Donovan_Fabian (11/24/2009 10:26:43 PM)
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Oddly enough, this is getting a functional reprint in Retraction Helix.
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Posted By: steev (1/23/2014 9:58:52 PM)
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Picture and flavor text remind me of Matrix.
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Posted By: GengilOrbios (8/24/2011 7:03:57 AM)
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Rating: 5/5 as far as bounce spells go.

For me, it's really between this, Into the Roil, and Boomerang.

Banishing Knack Blue:
-Good:
--Cheapest of all bounces, letting you play another spell or two
--Unsuspecting if you're opponent doesn't play you for having a 1 mana blue spell
--Combos with untapping abilities
-Bad:
--Requires a creature (a control deck might not like this)
--That creature is susceptible to removal/burn/bounce, getting you 2-for-1'd, failing to bounce your intended target
--It can't go after lands (whether your opponents or one of your own if playing against LD)
--It can't go after Planeswalkers

Into the Roil 1Blue:
-Good:
--Cheaper and easier to cast than Boomerang in a multi-colored deck
--Flexible
--Cantrips
--A good card in the early game and the mid-late game
-Bad:
--If it's kicked and your opponent manages to make the target illegal, you don't get to bounce the intended target, you don't draw a ca... (see all)
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Posted By: AMart83 (8/8/2012 3:01:53 AM)
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@shadows_vengeance

Dont forget that you can bounce your own precursor golem and play it again for 2 more golems.
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Posted By: jonrds (1/4/2014 2:10:29 AM)
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@AMart83

are you under the impression that planeswalkers are land? Banishing Knack and Into the Roil are both capable of bouncing walkers.
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Posted By: CogMonocle (4/20/2014 12:42:25 AM)
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