I'm not sure where everyone is getting this "tapping Winter Orb" thing from. The copies of the card that I have all read "A player may not untap more than one land during the untap phase of each of his or her turns." This is the text from revised edition. Going through every iteration of the card from alpha on, there is no reference to tapping or untapping the card.
Posted By:
Lluckya
(10/31/2011 7:13:06 AM)
turn 1 - aether vial
turn 2 - winter orb
that can be pretty effective
Posted By:
Lueseto
(11/18/2011 1:25:20 PM)
Moxen and other nonland manartifacts, lol
Also 0-cost creatures.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(9/10/2012 6:38:36 PM)
For some odd reason, my friends hate this card when I use it against their control decks. Such strange people.
Posted By:
BongRipper420
(10/29/2012 10:48:37 AM)
This card I shall always hate. If you are going to lock me, just time vault me fuckit. This just makes my death long and painful.
Posted By:
SeriesOfTubes
(12/24/2012 6:43:50 PM)
An excellent card if you don't want any friends.
Posted By:
Totema
(3/12/2013 8:11:47 PM)
so this plus prophet of kruphex and your good!!! untap on there untap
Posted By:
Necroken
(12/10/2013 12:39:20 PM)
Mana curve for an awesome winter orb deck
40 1 drops or 0 drops (force of will etc.)
4 winter orb
16 land
Go on, be that guy. You know you want to...
Posted By:
Drewskithelegend
(2/10/2014 6:20:32 PM)
Matt Tabak pulled a nerf from his bum on this card.
I hope someday a new rules manager will excise the half-witted power level errata inflicted on cards that have been well-loved by players since long before Tabak cracked his first booster.
Time will eventually force you to vacate the post of rules manager, Tabak.
We are not going anywhere...
Posted By:
maestrogrande
(2/19/2014 4:45:27 PM)
Winter Orb can actually be a pretty fun and interesting card IF your deck isn't really built to abuse it too significantly.
Posted By:
OlvynChuru
(4/22/2014 9:02:48 AM)