Don't forget that this can be activated the turn you play it as well. Phyrexian arena has to wait a turn to do anything. If you have 4 mana and pick this up, you can draw a card right away.
And as some people have pointed out, you can combo it with untap affects like Seedborn Muse.
In my Vish Kal EDH deck, I use it in combination with Sword of Feast and Famine to generate even more card advantage.
Posted By:
SAUS3
(6/7/2013 10:04:23 AM)
In Modern, I don't see a reason to play this card, and it's obviously not getting much love in Standard.
I really don't want to give up a land drop just to draw cards in Modern. I need my mana, so Phyrexian Arena is much better, even if I can't always decide to turn it off.
And if a deck is running something like Acidic Slime or Bramblecrush - rare I know, but can happen since I've seen it - I'd rather they get rid of Phyrexian Arena as opposed to my land with Underworld Connections on it to create a 2-for-1 for them. This is very bad.
Posted By:
RiftenBlack
(7/10/2013 6:47:36 AM)
In the right deck this is better than Phyrexian arena as you can untap a land and draw more than 1 card each turn... Arena isn't "better"... They are different cards using a similar effect, each better in a different type of constructed deck.
This card is very good.
Quicksilver Dagger is Legacy/Vintage... Not really a fair comparison to modern cards. You might as well compare Mox Pearl to Mox Opal and tell me how bad Mox Opal sucks..
Posted By:
Zylo-
(8/29/2013 12:12:51 AM)
You can still tap the land for mana right?
Does this card stack? Can I put two of it on one land, tap it and pay 2 life for two cards?
Posted By:
YuriLove333
(10/2/2013 1:52:49 AM)
@YuriLove333
You can use the land for mana or card drawing. Abilities with activation costs never stack that way. They are seperate abilities that must be paid for exclusively.
Posted By:
Dankirk
(10/14/2013 6:23:58 PM)
It works really well with Arbor Elf I've had a lot of success with it in my Golgari Deck so far.
Also, if you look reeeealllly closely at the art. There is literally a guy getting stab with a giant sword right in front of everybody.
Posted By:
RamenAwesome
(4/20/2014 9:45:39 AM)