♫Just for the taste of it, Diet Gnomes!♫
Posted By:
R1p_v4n_54u3r
(12/21/2013 11:54:20 AM)
Drink the gnomes! Yes, that's right!
OME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME
Posted By:
OlvynChuru
(5/17/2014 3:52:30 PM)
I absolutely love this card! Everything about it is perfect.
First off, the art is just the right sense of funny, and seriousness. They guy on the left is looking at the middle guy like he is asking what they were thinking. I love how Ben Thompson incorporated the outer bottle gnomes with the artifact border (I know, he probably didn't, but just roll with me). He even matched it with the uncommon rarity. Also, The gold one in the middle really brings the attention to the drawing, and I like how Ben Thompson centred it, but also didn't.
The flavour text is epic. It captures both how they are reinforcements (1/3), and refreshments (they ARE bottles with liquid in them after all). The alliteration is also quite nice, as well as the rhyme (well, forced rhyme).
Also, it costs 3 mana, you gain 3 life, and its has 3 toughness. Its like the alliteration with the de***ion. Plus, sacrificing them (Like you drink them) gains you 3 life. But they aren't exiled.. No! the bottles are just ... (see all)
Posted By:
westerhack
(6/2/2014 3:02:51 PM)
I believe the poor gnomes, while they were useful at one time, are now fallen from grace with the 2010 rules changes, like so many other great cards. Bottle Gnomes, you will be missed.
Posted By:
Zulp
(10/20/2009 8:25:41 PM)
Bottle Gnomes – Mirrodin common. The blue liquid inside the Bottle Gnomes is called "lymph", at least in Mirrodin. This arcana speculates that the Tempest version may have involved some sort of Rath-based "proto-lymph".
Posted By:
liir007
(8/10/2009 8:41:11 PM)
flavorrrr
Posted By:
ubii
(7/18/2010 10:17:57 PM)
Question: I'm thinking this could easily be turned into an 'Artifact Boon'- a one-mana spell that gets you 3 of something.
Would dropping the toughness down to 1 make this o.k. at {1} mana?
Idea for fixed Boon Cycle:
Giant Growth {G}
Instant
Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
Lightning Bolt {R}
Instant
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
Unholy Ritual {B}
Instant
Exile three creature cards from target player's graveyard.
Mind Crush {U}
Instant
Target player puts the top three cards of his or her library into their graveyard.
Muster the Ranks {W}
Instant
Put 3 0/1 white soldier creature tokens with defender onto the battlefield.
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(10/9/2011 7:43:23 PM)
This reminds me of Chuck Norris. He fathered 7 children. 4 of them went on the become doctors, the other three were delicious...
Posted By:
Wudikind
(4/23/2011 10:34:47 PM)
Wonderful art, vaguely playable.
Just awesome, though, really.
Posted By:
HoboNumber4
(3/22/2011 11:00:58 AM)
They seriously need to merchandise these. But don't buttf*ck us on the price.
Posted By:
angelheartvial
(3/22/2011 10:42:57 PM)