Manta Ray
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This is a brilliant card. All you need is Phantasmal Terrain, which you use to turn one of your non-blue-playing opponents' lands into an island. Then while he or she rages that their Blinkmoth Nexus has become a nearly useless island, you sneak through for your 12 damage (because you have a playset of these bad boys).

If you come up against someone who is playing blue -unlikely but it could happen so I am considering this eventuality- the Manta Rays are still a solid 3/3 for 3 and you can use your Phantasmal Terrain to turn their lands into swamps or whatever they don't want (swamps are the funniest though).

EDIT: OMD I have just discovered Convincing Mirage! Now you can have EIGHT land-changing cards to back up your army of Manta Rays and islandwalkers.
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Posted By: BorosGreengrocer (6/14/2013 6:00:14 AM)
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I hadn't realized that islandhome was an actual official keyword. I had always thought that it was something like ping or troll-shroud (before hexproof came along)
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Posted By: Kyrthain (9/5/2012 9:22:41 AM)
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Sideboard for when you're going against another blue deck?
Essentially a 3/3 for 3cmc then.
Oddly, I love this card.
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Posted By: Eved (7/21/2010 3:24:37 AM)
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I think they should change island home simply to: "When there are no islands in play, sacrifice this". It's simply and buffs those old creatures a bit.
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Posted By: majinara (7/13/2011 10:24:43 PM)
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The first blue intimidate creature. Ok, the ability isn't exactly intimidate, but close enough.
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Posted By: A3Kitsune (7/26/2010 10:45:11 PM)
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feels like a bad joke.
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Posted By: metalevolence (7/25/2010 10:43:19 PM)
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It deserves mythic status only for the islandhome ability.
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Posted By: slann01 (7/30/2010 5:10:49 AM)
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"I HAVE AN IDEA! Let's make a creature that can ONLY be blocked by blue creatures, AND can ONLY attack if the opponent has...wait for it...blue creatures!"

"So...essentially, a 3/3 with defender that looses defender if the opponent is running blue?"

"Yes, that."


EDIT: Actually, with Spreading Seas could this be- gasp -playable?
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Posted By: PhyrexianLobbiest (7/18/2010 1:39:23 PM)
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Haha PeterRabit, that was so wrong, and yet so funny. I loled.
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Posted By: nammertime (1/1/2010 11:35:08 AM)
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I Love Manta Rays But Come On So Ripped! And Steve Passed Away From A Sting Ray Nice Try Though B I T C H
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Posted By: MasterOfEtherium (12/26/2010 5:27:34 PM)
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