@Lluckya: once upon a time, it was a rule in the Game of Magic that artifacts should not work when tapped...
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burntup
(11/17/2011 5:07:21 AM)
Posted By: Lisogo-Stozjask (3/17/2012 10:22:12 AM)
how is this card good? does this also go against the player who cast this? and how would this be a good card in any deck?
The player using this card is privy to its effects, yes. The key is that this player KNOWS he's playing the card. They play it with spells such as Boomerang or Thwart to protect their Orb, or play elves or other such non-land mana generators.
Even without having things like that, if you combine it with effects like Propaganda or Dream Tides to make it extremely difficult for creatures to get through and hit you.
And you must remember, that your opponent generally has no idea you've got a Winter Orb sitting in your hand. You can spring it on him whenever and force him to play from a huge disadvantage for several turns, where you will only lose two turns of full mana if you played correctly.
This card is amazing. I hope... (see all)
Posted By:
ZephyrBlayze
(4/10/2012 10:44:21 AM)
Nature's Will seems pretty insane with this.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(1/7/2013 3:16:40 AM)
I like how the art not only has nothing to do with the effect, but it's also just plain bewildering itself. Polar bears? Floating orb that looks like the moon, only it's a lot closer? Dead stuff?
Posted By:
Tanaka348
(1/23/2010 6:14:37 PM)
My friend plays this in a Kaalia of the Vast EDH.
Come to think of it, it'd be more accurate to say my acquaintance plays this.
I hate that guy.
Posted By:
Myrs
(5/15/2013 1:10:38 AM)
This with a flipped erayo, soratami ascendant, or the tabernacle at pendrell vale makes for a total shutdown of your opponent's deck.
Posted By:
Fountains
(8/29/2009 6:40:40 PM)
This card works wonders in a type-1 artifact deck running Tolarian Academy. Awesome to watch your opponent struggle with his or her lands while you bust out artifacts with the Academy. I've seen nasty control going on with this card...especially in my own deck. :D
Posted By:
Lateralis0ne
(12/4/2009 3:36:07 PM)
I love the art. Like us, the bears have no idea what that thing is supposed to be in the art.
Posted By:
Talcos
(9/28/2010 6:20:47 AM)
I know that Hokori, Dust Drinker pales in comparison to this. But it's the closest I'll ever get to an ability such as this.
Posted By:
Dabok
(7/29/2012 6:42:35 PM)
I have to agree with Nate_Prawdzik, elhajjaj, KicktheCAN, Thanato5. To completely change the functionality of Winter Orb for absolutely no justifiable reason after almost two decades of great game play is just disgusting. Whoever is making these ridiculous and awful decisions has absolutely no respect for this game and is truly hated by those who have been playing it since its inception. It is almost as if wizards of the coast is going out of their way to devalue old cards and alienate older players. It is as if they want people who have been playing most of their life to quit. Wizards’ decisions repeatedly go against all logic in favor of things that will cause this to happen. My old play group has continualy shrunk over the years. More and more players give up on this great game as their favored decks are destroyed by pointless errata which have no reflection of the cards original intended purpose. Even in alpha testing this card was intended to be tapped by cards like Icy Ma... (see all)
Posted By:
aarotech
(7/26/2012 1:00:05 PM)