Anything that can drop a Darksteel Collossus for good gets high marks from me.
Posted By:
MrPink343
(10/9/2009 10:40:10 PM)
This is actually an exceedingly good card, even when compared to cards like Sudden Spoiling and Ovinize. Each of these 3 cards have their own pros and cons compared to each other.
Sudden Spoiling
Pros:
—turns ALL creatures a target player controls
—split second, blocking out response spells
Cons:
—turns creatures into 2 toughness, which can be annoying if you can only ping them for 1 damage and not kill them (assuming that's what you want to do in the first place)
Snakeform
Pros:
—turns the creature GREEN until end of turn, which can take away many restrictions and open up possibilities (including 'non-color' restrictions)
—you get to draw a card as an instant as well
Cons:
—gives the creature 1 power, which can still do damage (even as low as it may be)
—it's very costly for a spell with only 1 target
Ovinize
Pros:
—lower mana cost than others
—turns a creature into the weakest possible creature, at 0/1, which is absolutely no threat in any... (see all)
Posted By:
Ladnarud
(5/4/2010 3:15:17 PM)
Awesome card. I love cards that do really unique, useful things, like making something lose all their abilities, and to have it be a cantrip too seals the deal.
Alas, this still cannot take down Progenitus, due to his inability to be targeted by anything. That's one reason I love Sudden Spoiling so much. ^_^ But a healthy 4.5 for Snakeform and its delightful blue-green-ness.
Posted By:
ratchet1215
(9/16/2009 5:02:37 PM)
It's fun, it's useful, it's a common that can take out almost any creature! (Provided you have a snake-stomping blocker). The card drawing effect is what makes this card worth it.
Posted By:
Arvesius
(1/1/2010 11:15:27 PM)
No willpower save?
Posted By:
desolation_masticore
(12/17/2010 4:39:09 AM)
One of my favorite noncreature spells of all time. It's unique, flavorful, powerful, fairly priced, and a great example of what its native colors can do when combined. The greatest part is the "loses all abilities" clause. One of the few spells that can deal with Darksteel Colossus outright. One of my friends runs a sliver deck that I have real problems beating, and this could be the card that finally gives me the edge. Nice job, Wizards.
Posted By:
Zulp
(12/15/2009 9:44:36 PM)
I love this card; goes good with Blood Cultist.
My friend stared for a full minute when Big Bad Vigor was pinged out of the battlefield with one damage.
Also, can anyone tell me what will happen if you use this on an unearthed creature after it is unearthed?
Will it still be exiled at the end of turn when it no longer has unearth?
Just curious, as i placed this card as a sideboard on my Grix' deck to counter creatures with protection from B/R, which is rather common where I come from.
Posted By:
mr_Trickster
(12/16/2009 5:34:38 AM)
Cantrip-ing spot removal for Blue or Green. Oh yeah!
Posted By:
Enchantment_Removal
(7/8/2010 8:50:26 AM)
Vishlord... you are very alone in this...
For me, a split card can be used by either color, and is best when used with both. This opens the door further for creativity.
While a multicolored card... It forces you to use both and is automatically more color heavy. Meaning you have to count on having both on the field also.
Anyway... I'm also under the impression that a card that has a split cost such as this will satisfy any color requirement involving either possible costs. Put simply 2G/U is strictly better than 1UG
Unless your complaints are bout flavor... in which case... I can't help you.
Posted By:
Zoah
(9/27/2010 12:30:05 AM)
I agree with all, this card kicks ass. you don't just destroy or exile a creature. you turn him into a defenseless 1/1 snake which you can proceed to kill with any weenie creature you want. that's finesse. then you draw a card.
Posted By:
tantallum99
(4/4/2011 6:17:09 PM)