Great fun, but only useful if you have a deck that draws an absurd amount of cards. I run four in a deck based around Howling Mine Spiteful VisionsUnderworld Dreams etc just because otherwise there would be turns where I would have to discard like 5 cards.
Oh and it also produces colorless mana, which makes it a step above spellbook.
Posted By:
allmighty_abacus
(12/14/2009 5:14:20 PM)
A niche card that is fairly useful when your deck can make use of it. Obviously not an auto-include, but invaluable in the decks that frequently get 7+ cards in their hand.
Posted By:
Lord_Ascapelion
(2/23/2010 7:38:28 PM)
A long time ago I looked at this card and wondered why it was so cheap. Now it's pretty expensive (in terms of my budget), and I'm beating myself up wondering why I never got a playset instantly ;~;
Posted By:
ObsessedAddict
(7/22/2011 3:11:48 PM)
Overbeing of Myth. Oh dear.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(9/6/2011 11:55:55 AM)
I'm mixed on this card, it can be good, for example if your opponent plays forced fruition against you, or is using jace when your hand is full. On the other hand, many games by mid way I don't have anything I'm keeping in hand and not playing to begin with. I could see how a card with forecast could be used to advantage with it, or in my case I get limited use out of it when I have a creature equipped with mask of riddles or curiosity, and I'm playing my lorescale where I'm trying to get as many card draws as possible.
Posted By:
Donovan_Fabian
(9/17/2009 2:37:17 AM)
wow, i once had a jace beleren and 3 howling mines on the field all at once, all making me and my opponent draw 5 cards a turn. i had reliquary tower on the field. he didn't.
and since i was playing a mill control, that was 5 less cards i had to shave off his deck every turn :D
Posted By:
kittyspit
(6/18/2010 7:19:29 AM)
I personally prefer spellbook, but in the deck i use them in i run bowth. 3 of this and 4 spellbooks because the deck is in the high 70's and i have to draw them or i'm screwed. I run less of this because i run a few cards that require only colored mana, and this interferes with my land drop. Though really, slightly worse or even slightly better than spellbook is nothing to scoff at, can be a great combo enabler.
Posted By:
bijart_dauth
(2/4/2011 8:35:18 AM)
Shoot, I think it works good with biomantic mastery, and in my artifact deck, @owls_and_more_owls thats a good idea. That would work great, thanks for the idea! oh, and to the person who said to just use spellbook instead, I have to say, why wouldn't you use this, it is still free and you can tap it for a colorless mana? What more can you ask for.
Posted By:
EvilCleavage
(3/5/2010 7:59:48 PM)
this+massive card drawing+ivory tower= a pretty solid defense for a long while
Posted By:
Aradimar
(7/22/2010 9:58:55 AM)
I know this one kid who thinks the card is so awesome. He has it in a deck where he has very little card draw and frequently has less than three cards in his hand. It might be useful in a few decks, but for the most part pretty bad. Only an uncommon though.
Posted By:
Deathtamoor
(5/7/2009 10:48:01 AM)