My viewpoint of this card has changed drastically since i first saw this card. Originally i saw it as a waste of an uncommon. Spellbook wasnt even a popular card in standard, so why would a Spellbook land be any better?
Of course once i saw its potential in decks like Turbo Fog and Cruel Control, i quickly changed my opinion. Now it's still decent at best, but at least it has found a home in some very popular archetypes.
Posted By:
EpicSeven
(6/22/2009 5:19:46 PM)
I run this in a Domain control deck with allied strategies and all suns' dawn and spiraling embers. When my opponent is vigotously countering my couple of massive creatures I am busy building up to a 25+ dmg spiraling embers :)
Posted By:
lorendorky
(9/24/2010 11:41:50 AM)
If u run alot of card draw just throw like 2 of these in your deck as a lil security measure. Cant rly hurt. ( aside from wasteland I guess ) and 2 land slots shouldnt mess your mana-fixing barring 4-5 color decks
Posted By:
BlackAlbino
(6/11/2011 12:02:09 AM)
To take Jin-Gitaxias from stupidly busted to slightly more stupidly busted.
Posted By:
ratchet1215
(4/21/2011 8:59:43 PM)
can anybody say necropotence
Posted By:
MrMetalMan
(8/13/2010 6:29:15 PM)
No mention of good ol' Library of Leng? I happen to prefer the library for its anti-discard abilities, and it only costs 1 more than Spellbook while not soaking up a land drop with colorless mana.
Posted By:
Ideatog
(4/20/2011 7:04:20 PM)
I think this is good in a deck where you are planning on drawing a lot because instead of having to use another card in your deck on a Spellbook you can just have some of your lands have this ability for you leaving room for another card.
Posted By:
TreeTrunkMaster
(11/23/2009 1:58:18 AM)
I actually love this card. Why not put it in a deck using a draw mechanic? Combo with ivory tower and especially noetic scales.
Posted By:
RowanKeltizar
(9/10/2010 1:35:28 PM)
Can you say Skullclamp or Necrologia....
I cant see how this would be a bad card in just about any deck that didnt rely on cards going into the graveyard.
It gives one colorless with no hitches and just lets you keep all the cards you draw without any strings attached.
Good land card all the way around unless you absolutely have no use for 1 colorless .
Posted By:
donjohnson
(8/12/2010 9:22:38 AM)
Depends on what kind of deck you're using. Decks similar to Esper draw control would do best with Spellbook, cheap fuel for Master Transmuter. However, in most other draw decks would do better with This card.
Posted By:
Owls_and_More_Owls
(8/25/2009 1:21:15 PM)