b-b-b-BANNED!!!
Posted By:
Kyzar
(6/19/2011 9:18:39 PM)
All the NPH hate did nothing. It remains the best answer to jace is another jace.
Posted By:
mlanier131
(5/26/2011 11:18:27 AM)
Even though he's banned, I don't see Jace declining very easily in price for a long time. He's THAT powerful...
Posted By:
MechaKraken
(6/21/2011 6:23:50 PM)
+2: Choose 1: Scry 1 or Fateseal 1.
0: Brainstorm
-1: Unsummon
-12: Omg
Hes Broken
Posted By:
Zokorad
(5/12/2012 4:34:03 PM)
This is guy is just plain bananas. Being able to brainstorm every turn is INSANELY powerful. You aren't *just* getting two draw two cards every turn for free, you are accessing three extra cards every turn. It's just nuts.
The scrying/fate seal is alright, but its just so tempting to brainstorm every turn. Still, it does prevent your opponent from top decking, and it could help manipulate your own draws.
Pair this guy with fetch lands, and you really get a LOT of control over your library.
In one game, my opponent dropped Baneslayer, and I had nothing useful in my hand. I drew a treasure hunt, dropped halimar depths, saw jace and a land, drew both with TH, dropped jace, brainstormed, picked up an aether tradewinds, bounced Baneslayer, bounced her again the next turn, then essence scattered the turn after.
Posted By:
Nickkom
(2/4/2010 3:04:28 PM)
Hate to play against this guy, luckily he is too expensive for most people..
Posted By:
LarsBM
(10/2/2010 2:43:05 PM)
It's banned in standard starting July 1st!
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/148
Posted By:
SloanMcgee
(6/19/2011 9:38:15 PM)
@TimmyForever:
If you don't understand the power of Jace's 0 loyalty ability, then you don't get why Brainstorm was a powerful card as well. It's not 0 for one card, it's 0 for 3 NEW CARDS FROM YOUR DECK, 3 cards you didn't have in your hand. You get to be 3 turns ahead of your opponent draw-wise. Putting two cards on top of your deck is a very small setback and please keep in mind you the two cards you put on top don't have to be the ones you drew.
Card advantage isn't just the number of cards in your hand over your opponent, it's much more than that.
I'm no fan of Jace, but I will defend Brainstorm and any ability on a card that gives you Brainstorm's effect.
Also, saying a card is weak because there are other cards that can get rid of it is also stupid of you. In this game, all cards can be gotten rid of by other cards, that's how this game works. With your logic, that means all cards are weak because they can be countered by counterspells and all creatures are w... (see all)
Posted By:
Daijin26
(5/9/2012 7:17:32 PM)
He's not 100 dollars so people don't buy him. He's 100 dollars because people do buy him.
He is commonly thrust into every standard deck you will see, ever, from people who want to win and have no budget. You will see him ALL THE TIME if you play in standard. It's not "oh hey there's the guy that splurged on jaces," its, "Oh, hey, that guy didn't buy jaces."
In other words, until he rotates, standard is not worth the money if you play to win. If you think you can make a profit after you spend 400 dollars on a playset of one card, its probably because you expect to resale them later. Jace is, in all ways, the Skullclamp they didnt ban, with one exeption; Skullclamp was traded and sold for 50 cents. Its actually a huge difference to how it affects the metagame.
The only reason he isn't banned right now is because they want to believe he is an icon. They want superheroes in Magic, and they want Jace to be one of them. But for many of us he will always be an a... (see all)
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(5/15/2011 6:17:45 AM)
So much for Jandor's Ring.
Posted By:
Mode
(1/30/2010 7:34:32 AM)