opponent: i will play my baneslayer angel!!!
me: in response to that i will path to exile her...
opponent: ouch :(
me: did how much u pay for that again? lol :)
opponent: i cast vampire noctornus and i swing for the kill with four flyers
me: umm, interesting... in response to your attack i will path to exile your noctornus, oh and your vampires dont fly anymore. block block block combat damage resolves your creatures are dead.
opponent: :(, i concede...
me: i dont balme you.
Posted By:
nineyears
(6/11/2010 7:03:40 AM)
FAR too powerful because you can prevent your opponent from getting the land via cards like Mindlock Orb. Just reprint Swords to Plowshares already.
Posted By:
Feralsymphony
(2/5/2011 9:13:39 AM)
I can't believe no one commented on this yet... Do you realize that this can also work to fetch a land from your own deck, at the cost of a creature? Yeah! White mana ramp!
Posted By:
Nip_Gwyllion
(5/31/2011 10:40:20 AM)
This card in my opinion is overrated. It can be good if cast at the right time. The question to ask yourself is: is preventing damage this turn/ preventing combo this better than getting smashed the next turn? Works well with telepathy though.
Posted By:
nubiop
(2/1/2009 8:20:28 AM)
One of the best cheap white removal ever made. I'm actually glad that this card was printed as an uncommon rather than a rare; makes it ten times easier to get them. Giving your opponent a free land might not seem all that great, but when you can easily take out thier best creature its worth it.
Posted By:
SavageBrain89
(5/24/2009 5:55:00 PM)
I love this card; however, i'm only giving it 4/5 stars because of its drawback causing essentially larger backlash with the new Landfall ability from Zendikar coming onto the scene. :\
Posted By:
cadenblade
(10/14/2009 11:12:14 PM)
Path of Exile with Archive Trap can be a mean combo.
Posted By:
mechazoid
(10/5/2009 10:59:01 AM)
This is exceedingly powerful. Not only is it an extremely effective mid- and late-game removal spell that can be played reflexively with only a single mana open, it also functions as early-game acceleration if you're feeling brash enough to take the card disadvantage. I'm thinking two lands on the first turn with Ornithopter. Very rarely is it the wisest way to use this, but the fact that even if such a situation never comes up, you still have the best single-creature removal spell since Swords to Plowshares makes that not really matter much. You can also play it early on a huge, cheap threat like Tarmogoyf, but it's almost never a good idea.
If you're a non-Spike in casual games, it can also be used as a mercy card on a player suffering from mana drought, and it doesn't even feel that much like charity since you're taking a creature.
Posted By:
SleetFox
(5/11/2010 4:00:28 PM)
I love this card lol bye bye darksteel colossus all for one white and giving one basic land, i believe it is better than swords
Posted By:
PhyrexianDreadnaught
(7/7/2009 9:41:39 AM)
Handy for getting rid of any creature and even the fact you oppant gets a free land does not make it bad at all.
3.5
Posted By:
PaladinOfSunhome
(9/15/2009 4:17:55 AM)