Hahaha gitaxian probe you pay 2 life look at there hand but don't get to discard... but altleast you get to draw
Posted By:
HellkatOverlord
(10/20/2012 9:24:28 AM)
@everyone
paleopaladin is RIGHT. And this card....... I really don't see what's so insanely great about it. It's awesome, but not THAT awesome. Maybe I just need to play against it, I dunno. Here come some half star comment ratings for nay-saying a favorite card of the faeries!
Posted By:
Goatllama
(3/6/2012 5:45:10 PM)
This should have been an uncommon for one reason: Distress is Common. It's the exact same effect only you pay 2 life vs B. And I'm having trouble finding scenarios outside of Turn1 in which that cost difference is a major drawback. I still think it IS a strong card for the lower cost, but being an uncommon wouldve made it more real-money-cost-effective. If have to choose between a $40 playset and a $2 playset, well i can put $38 into something else.
And Duress is good, but the "no creatures" restriction limits you against some decks, so it IS a strong common, BUT still a common.
Posted By:
Mirvana
(12/4/2009 7:58:15 PM)
It's a good card, but....why the hell would i pay $20-$25 dollars for it instead of 50 cents for Inquistion to Kozilek?
Posted By:
JWalks82
(12/21/2010 7:30:04 PM)
THIRD best discard spell ever...not second.
1 - Hymn to Tourach
2 - Mind Twist
3 - This
Posted By:
Paleopaladin
(9/7/2011 11:04:42 PM)
Thoughtseize's price is easy to explain when viewed against Jace, the Mind Sculptor, and considering all the things that make him cost what he does:
1) It's a powerful effect. (there are many of these in Magic, Worldfire being insanely powerful for it's dollar price)
2) It has a low mana cost (ok, there are a lot fewer cards to look at now)
3) Has seen tournament play, AND is a rare/mythic or special promo version of an uncommon or common that shouldn't have been uncommon or common in the first place (say, Demonic Tutor), thus igniting the 'Demand' Factor from many many directions.
4) There is a FOURTH category though, that separates the cards you get with just the other 3 factors (what ''Pro MTG'' writers will talk about because people want to learn how to win) from THE BEST OF MAGIC (what everyone who has ever seen the card in question knows in their heart about it, and will be the cause of why MAGIC will be played lon... (see all)
Posted By:
ParallaxtheRevan
(8/30/2012 5:38:38 PM)
+1 mana, -2 life, +1 card, for those who don't understand math: this thing is balanced to the point a doubt between putting this or duress can actually be thinkable.
And no, no way your going to find any discard better than Hymn to Tourach, now, seen hand is a different story...
Posted By:
WER386
(12/2/2009 8:14:24 AM)
I gotta say, I think Duress is better. No drawback and you're probably gonna nail a non-creature spell anyway. I also have to disagree that this shoulda been an uncommon. I mean, I'd love it if they made all the power cards uncommon but that just isn't going to happen. Duress should've been an unc or a rare... not the other way around.
Posted By:
enkogneto
(4/17/2009 2:19:47 PM)
This should have been an uncommon. No reason to drive up the secondary market just because its different. Protour is going to have 0 budget decks anyways, dont print important utility cards at rare slot.
Also, this card is bad verse RDW. That 2 life matters verse burn, and your likely discarding something that does 3 damage.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(12/10/2012 6:20:02 AM)
I Wish I Had 4 Of These Bad Boys Man There Fun And 2 Life Means Nothing If You Grab A Path Or A Hells Thunder Plus You See There Hand On Turn One
Posted By:
MasterOfEtherium
(7/25/2009 5:02:35 PM)