Like New Benalia! But better.
Posted By:
ClockworkSwordfish
(1/30/2010 10:41:02 AM)
I'd rather have this one card in my hand than a Ponder and an Island.
Posted By:
Swiftgamer18
(2/2/2010 7:00:31 PM)
I always struggle with this card in non-standard decks. While in most mono-blue this is an easy choice, those that rely on ramping their blue mana - which for mono-blue without Tolarian Academy or Black Lotus means High Tide - may easily end up 2+ turns behind on their mana. Not only is the card coming into play tapped, but your High Tide doesn't affect Halimar Depths. And if it keeps you from geting your Vedalken Shackles off against Emrakul (OK, you'd need 15 islands for that, but the same applies to any creature) because of this card, you'll be kicking yourself all day.
Usually, the semi-scry-3 easily makes up for coming in tapped by keeping you from getting mana screwed for the next few turns, but if you desperately need to accelerate out that Mind Over Matter so you can discard 3 to put down an Arcanis the Omnipotent on turn 4 for y... (see all)
Posted By:
Lyoncet
(2/26/2011 10:57:45 AM)
Oooh, good stuff. I hate how any land with an effect has to come into play tapped, though.
Posted By:
Laguz
(1/29/2010 12:30:52 PM)
I totally agree with all the love here.
I couldn't believe it when I saw it, & promptly removed/replaced a few of my varied Ponder & Sage of Epityr slots where applicable.
One of my favorite lands ever.
5/5
Posted By:
TheAlucinaut
(5/3/2010 11:39:33 AM)
Overrated IMO. I thought this was good at first until I realized I was 1 mana behind and that card I pushed until later got drawn anyway. Strictly worse than a ponder plus an island: Same number of cards left in your hand (ponder replaces itself with another card), same amount of mana, same number of lands on the field, but you have the option to shuffle if you get garbage and it thins your deck a little bit.
So I'd run ponder (plus more land) before including this, and even after that I'd run preordain before running this, and even then I'd have to decide between serum visions and this.
Posted By:
Nathreet
(4/28/2011 6:18:16 PM)
Somehow or another my next three cards always turn out to be stuff I don't need, and it's often hard not to just concede right then and there knowing I'm destined for crappy draws through the bulk of the game. Well, my own hang-ups aside, a perfectly decent land.
Posted By:
Weary_PSI
(10/13/2010 11:36:21 PM)
This is a good card.
Posted By:
mutantman
(1/29/2010 2:08:48 PM)
Are people just forgetting the fact that Ponder can Shuffle your library? It's one of the best things about the card, very far from the EXACT same thing, just very similar. I do like the synergy with Treasure hunt though.
T1: this, see land, land, Tresure Hunt, put TH on top,
T2: Land, Treasure hunt for At least 3 cards.
Posted By:
Kurraga
(8/6/2010 3:49:21 AM)
I'm thinking... isn't this virtually EXACTLY Ponder?
The only difference is that it's a land and you don't get to draw a card.
You ARE paying U mana because this enters the battlefield tapped. BUT you you don't get to draw a card. Then again, you get a land into play. sort of like getting that "draw a card" because you get the "island" into play rather than Ponder into your graveyard.
I would say that this card is virtually EXACTLY the same as ponder... with the only difference as card type.
That said:
I'll TAKE 4 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By:
Bobmacambob
(4/29/2010 5:38:13 AM)