This card pretty much says: Fix 2 mana, Draw a card.
Straight up Cantrip with a little bonus, or a big one depending on what you're playing
And there is a reason this card costs 4 dollars.... It's a COMMON!!!
Posted By:
Amorgan
(1/5/2012 9:12:45 AM)
It was all going so well until some of the most recent comments...
@Endersblade: When you copy a spell on the stack, you are not casting a spell, therefore it does not add to storm count, Nice try though. the desperate ritual + lava spike combo works wonders though and is a wincon for my Modern deck.
@Jsttu: Djinn Illuminatus gives your spells replicate, which is an Additional Cost to casting the spell, not a "copy this by spending its mana cost while its on the stack" it is impossible to go infinite with this card and the Djinn, Unless you already have infinite mana. Pact of the Titan works because it costs 0 so you can replicate it infinitely. The copies do not count as spells cast, so don't count towards Grapeshot's storm count.
As for Me, my current Modern Deck runs this, Mishra's Baubles, Street wraiths, and Gitaxian Probes along with two Serum powder for optimal efficiency with the combo, considering you only need two or three land in that style of deck.
Posted By:
Snafinturtle
(1/22/2012 7:27:11 PM)
I have waited for WoTC to make this card for years, and they even added a cantrip. Now with a lil help, I can play ANY 5 CMC spell 1st turn(not just red).
Posted By:
Psychrates
(2/29/2012 12:59:47 PM)
I just realized... having a playset of this card in a deck does not really affect your deck size at all, because when it is cast it replaces itself with a card and two mana. Fantastic in any deck that runs two or more colors including green/red for the color correction.
The only problem with it from a design viewpoint is that it is one of those cards that simply makes a deck with those colors more efficient, no matter what, like a black lotus.
Posted By:
Ulixes_Pyr
(4/17/2012 9:18:54 PM)
Compare to, contrast with Wild Cantor.
Posted By:
humor_love
(4/27/2012 12:15:33 PM)
Why yes, I do like playing with a 56 card deck! Oh, I also love storm! How did you know?
Posted By:
Enelysios
(5/8/2012 11:34:59 PM)
should be in any deck with red or green mana in it.
Posted By:
Wprundv
(6/22/2012 2:07:46 PM)
Here's a stupid Commander combo for you:
Sunforger + Puresteel Paladin + Wheel of Sun and Moon with this and Desperate Ritual and/or Seething Song (or any Ritual effect, really) in your deck.
If you at any point have Metalcraft with the Paladin, Sunforger, and the Wheel on the board, you can whip the Sunforger for infinite Manamorphoses, which offers a variety of win-cons: draw your whole library, then cast infinite rituals; or alternate Manamorphoses and rituals to generate ~50-100 mana while drawing only about half of your library (probably a little safer)..., or just Manamorphose until you draw a Grapeshot and fire away, or... heck, it's infinite mana and infinite card draw, do whatever you want with it.
Posted By:
jstorrie
(11/5/2012 3:20:58 AM)
The great part about this card is that it completely replaces itself plus changing your mana to what you need it to be.
Posted By:
MithosFall
(12/25/2012 7:08:45 PM)
I don't always play gruul, but when I do, I play with what is basically a 56-card deck.
Stay deck-thinned, my friends.
Posted By:
The_AC
(5/10/2013 1:00:22 AM)