Nice card to open up with, especially early when you can gain as much as seven life startng out. Not bad for only the casting cost of 2. It also helps when facing another control deck, seeing what they have in store for you
Posted By:
Kratos1810
(11/27/2012 4:12:26 PM)
Flavor text doesn't line up with his plain looking leather backpack.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(9/26/2012 12:25:28 AM)
Just not Gitaxian Probe.
In fact I don't think I like this new take on Azorius at all.
- It seems with many of their cards they've just taken blue spells - increased the cost.
And then added a little white lifegain. - Just seems lazy and well... boring.
I suppose I could missing something - But I doubt it.
Posted By:
Spartan_X
(9/27/2012 3:36:28 AM)
This could be devastating in the hands of a pro like me because if we see your hand....well I guess it wouldn't matter because we are pros, we already had a good educational guess of your hand. You wouldn't be able to handle pros like me gaining the life though.
Posted By:
Lotsofpoopy
(9/27/2012 7:28:10 PM)
This card really wants to be an instant. And at sorcery speed its wondering why its not at least drawing a card. I really want to like it, but at 
and a 7 life sorcery speed maximum, I am rather displeased.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(1/24/2013 1:24:18 PM)
I want to play Esper just so I can flavourly Murder a creature, get a Search Warrant, conduct a Murder Investigation, then issue my Supreme Verdict.
Posted By:
PopcornBunni
(6/28/2013 3:14:57 PM)
I think that this card is underrated. My brother used this on me on turn 2. He learned of my hand and got 7 life in the process. Not to mention that if you play this in multiplayer, all the players will see your cards. You can target yourself as well, if you're in a pinch. It does become somewhat of a dead draw later on, though, but it's effect is helpful early-game. An overall good card 4.0/5
Posted By:
MahBoi100
(10/31/2013 10:07:09 AM)
This isn't so bad with Vizkopa Guildmage. Five mana to nail each opponent for 3 to 7 life is not a bad deal. You can even target yourself with the spell in case you have the most cards in hand. Hint: Righteous Authority refills your hand quickly.
Posted By:
Manite
(11/20/2013 6:44:00 PM)
1.8?
is there something strictly better than this?
being able to see opponent's hand in blue white without splashing black is important...
life gain also synergizes well with many white, green cards, allowing you to make interesting white/blue/green decks.
This deserves 5/5...
Posted By:
DmitryM
(4/17/2014 4:14:58 AM)
@DoragonShinzui: sorry but I have to disagree. Although this card is currently weak, if it were to cantrip it would have been overpowered. It would routinely give you 5-6 life and a card on turn two, and because of the cantrip you can run four main deck, as it isn't a dead card against control. This means aggro would mostly disappear as an archetype.
Compare Renewed Faith, most often used for its cycling mode. A cantripping "gain 2 life" for 1w would already be a very playable card today.
Posted By:
sweetgab
(5/29/2014 7:28:16 PM)