Wish the ability don't have that silly "once per turn" restriction. I'd definitely pay it then, even if it went to the graveyard.
Posted By:
Rootkit9208
(1/30/2013 12:16:47 PM)
I'll admit, it's not great, but there are a few uses for it despite its glaring drawbacks.
For one, it can make it easier to run multiple colors, since you're less likely to get stuck waiting for that one color you still need.
It also slightly increases your ramping ability, giving you one mana that you might not have had otherwise.
Probably the biggest bonus in my opinion is that it's an Enchantment, which is a card type that a lot of people don't really have an answer to, and it's a lot harder to remove Mana Bloom than it is to remove a mana dork.
Posted By:
Diachronos
(3/7/2013 5:09:20 PM)
I actually think a card saying that "play this ability only once each turn" abilities may be played any number of times in a turn would be an interesting combo piece at this stage in the game.
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(4/17/2013 7:54:24 PM)
good with gates, why? you get the mana that any gate would produce. still jank mana producer though :/ it has itts uses
Posted By:
enjoy
(4/28/2013 4:39:58 PM)
Use it for a bit of ramp to get any combination of Celestial Ancient, Mesa Enchantress, and Sigil of the Empty Throne. Then shenanigans when you keep dropping two or three Mana Blooms each turn without any charge counters.
Posted By:
A_Real_Travesty
(5/24/2013 4:43:08 PM)
Mana Bloom is much better in an Aura/Enchant deck than it seems and that is because it can be cast with X=0 and thus have it bounce to hand each turn. Oh how can that be abused? Here's how in my planned W/G Aura/Enchant/Token deck (featuring M14 cards):
Mana Bloom + Ajani's Chosen=A 2/2 Cat token every turn
Mana Bloom + Oath of the Ancient Wood= a 1/1 counter on a creature every turn + a 1/1 counter on a creature when OotAW comes in.
Mana Bloom + Blind Obedience= Extort once each turn
Mana Bloom + Primeval Bounty= Three 1/1 counters on a creature every turn
Obviously the deck is going to have other enchants that can trigger the above four cards (Ethereal Armor, Alpha Authority, Hold the Gates, Soul Tithe, Arrest, Divine Favor, etc. but you can see how Mana Bloom can get dumb by turn 4 or 5 for the rest of the game with any one of these combos much less multiple ones going off at the same time.
And, if nothing else, its decent mana ramp until then :D
Posted By:
djpraiseadelik
(7/2/2013 8:36:54 AM)
This thing is amazing with Ajani's Chosen and Blightcaster. It's underrated, much like other niche cards. :)
Posted By:
nopemx6
(7/29/2013 2:11:52 AM)
Cheepo rare tech with Oath of the Ancient Wood?
Posted By:
PopcornBunni
(2/2/2014 1:04:31 PM)