Cast this to protect your Knowledge Pool : win at meta Magic.
(You read this and think, meh, but go read what Knowledge Pool specifically does and consider how hard it would be to successfully target the right spell at the right time. Not as simple as a first glance implies!)
Posted By:
Salient
(8/21/2011 11:41:37 PM)
I never knew about this dainty little counterspell. I need to get some of these.
Posted By:
JFM2796
(8/25/2011 8:39:46 PM)
This is definitely a good card for any deck that doesn't have lots of abilities that make your permanents hexproof or have shroud.
And so everyone is clear, if a spell you cast is countered it is NOT a permanent yet, its still just a spell being cast.
Anyway, this card is nice in my illusion tribal as it just makes it even harder to remove my creatures from play. Its definitely NOT a substitute for a true counter spell though. Its more like an anti-removal spell.
Posted By:
morugatu
(10/31/2011 7:54:03 PM)
This is the spell you use when your opponent won't stop casting Oblivion Rings or Dismembers on your creatures.
It is very well costed for what it does, instant speed, and most people don't expect it because Mana Leak is the more popular counter, even though the opponent can pay 3 to cancel it, which they usually do in the late game. 5 stars for being an incredible, essential utility card in blue aggro/combo decks.
Posted By:
MechaKraken
(6/17/2012 2:22:56 AM)
@Kryptnyt
Maybe it was leftover art, but Mirrodin is supposed to be something of a zoo anyways, since it is an artificial plane and everything living on it was brought in or made by Karn.
Posted By:
Neo1715
(7/2/2012 1:20:11 PM)
@Supernator13: No if you play a card, it acts as a spell (not a permanent) till it enters the battlefield. Then it becomes a permanent. So you can't Turn Aside a counter.
@Brianpaone: Read the rules of magic a few times.
Posted By:
Lifegainwithbite
(2/10/2013 1:19:14 AM)
It makes much more sense to have this card in blue as opposed to white, not just because it's a counterspell, but primarily because there was no point in using Rebuff the Wicked when protection spells like Emerge Unscathed, Faith's Shield and Brave the Elements do the same thing and more with additional flexibility in use.
Posted By:
Blackworm_Bloodworm
(4/6/2013 1:23:52 PM)
@MechaKraken:
I know you were just using common examples, but it's important to note that Turn Aside does _not_ actually stop Oblivion Ring, because Oblivion Ring does not target as a spell. It only targets as a permanent, and that's as a triggered ability, with the trigger being as soon as it enters the battlefield. So if you had something like Voidslime, you could counter either the spell, or the activated ability after it enters the battlefield, if for some reason you still wanted the enchantment to enter the battlefield.
Posted By:
MageofVoid
(12/8/2013 9:27:32 PM)