Iwamori of the Open Fist
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Hooray for turn three 5/5 tramplers! Now that Kamigawa's been out of standard for a few years, his drawback will bite you in the butt very, very rarely.
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Posted By: Champion_Kitsune (10/25/2009 10:15:21 AM)
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BEEEEEFCAKE!
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Posted By: HairlessThoctar (9/11/2010 7:50:41 AM)
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A rather stupid choice in Kamigawa block-constructed, but quite useful in other formats since you won't find too many legends which are played by your opponents.
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Posted By: Mode (8/9/2009 1:42:01 PM)
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Hehe, the jokes on you, I will put my Norin the Wary into play for free...
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Posted By: Tommy9898 (11/17/2010 10:40:35 PM)
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Super special awesome trivia time!

Open fist does not actually refer to an open hand, or palm. It refers to a special way of forming a fist that has a small space between your palm and your fingers. NOW YOU KNOW!
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Posted By: Test-Subject_217601 (9/17/2010 8:34:10 PM)
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"Open fist." So, like... a hand?

Anyways, a nice play in most anything other than Kamigawa... or Legends, I suppose. Hurrying him out on turn three is somewhat hampered when your opponent gets to drop a free Kokusho. Before you know it, Iwamori is reduced to "Iwamori of the Open Fistula." Other than that, he'll typically be just a 5/5 trampler for four mana, but keep a Desert Twister handy just in case.

Also, trivia: He is the 'good' counterpart to the evil Jerrard of the Closed Fist.
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Posted By: Kirbster (4/3/2011 4:31:03 PM)
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Not really getting the putting legendary cards into play affect.. if it was a must ability, then maybe it would kill off legends with the legend rule, but otherwise why would you want your opponent to gain a powerful card in play? Otherwise the 5/5 with trample for 4 is decent.
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Posted By: Donovan_Fabian (10/18/2009 3:30:20 PM)
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Playing EDH last night on MTGO my last remaining opponent cast this having clearly forgotten that on the previous turn I had tutored for, revealed and placed in my hand Kozilek, Butcher of Truth.

It didn't go well for him
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Posted By: jon_hill987 (7/14/2011 1:35:12 PM)
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boo!
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Posted By: persecutor (3/30/2010 11:56:53 AM)
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I cast iwamori of the open fist!

Ok, I put iwamori into play, they both die!

Well that was a waste of time (and 4 mana).
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Posted By: channelblaze (7/20/2010 9:30:04 PM)
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