5 mana for 1, huh? Hm...well, seems legit to me. I even get to choose which color my new mana is! Wonderful! For when you have 5 Swamps but REEEAAALLY want to play a Phantasmal Bear, buy your self a shiny new island and lovingly place your new bear on the field by your side!
Posted By:
Dolorosa
(1/12/2012 9:13:06 AM)
Hey Dr Jackass.....quit being a condescending dick. -_- Nobody loves you. :P
Celestial Prism is actually a GREAT card because it has had SO many cards designed after it-- meaning there is quite a lot of Design Space for a card that is "Artifact. Make Gold Mana."
I think we should judge cards not by whether they are the Most Overpowered Version they can, but whether you can actually make lots and lots of inspired Designs improving on the original. It means...umm...how can I say this differently?
there is HUGE quantities of untapped 'genetic material' for card designed locked inside the mana of a Celestial Prism. We've discovered LOTS of it already, but the day we run out of 3 mana Artifacts that produce Gold Mana is not a day I see in sight. Ever.
Of course it is 'primitive', but Serra Angel now looks primitive to people who are gluttonous for ETB creatures. :/ Is Serra Angel ACTUALLY a bad card, or is it GREAT that it paved the way for people to want so many "... (see all)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(3/21/2013 11:37:21 AM)
THe question Isn't why it was printed (in A/B/U), but why was it reprinted (in R/4)?
Posted By:
tavaritz
(5/16/2011 2:32:42 PM)
Recently, the guys at The Coast came to their senses, and now we have Manalith.
Posted By:
deadeye1387
(10/26/2011 11:06:45 AM)
Yea, I have to agree with Phantom, there is not a worse card than this. Whenever I'm looking through my older artifacts for something interesting, this pops up and I just think "this is the worst card I own".
Posted By:
Atogatogatog
(12/18/2011 1:43:10 PM)
Standing Stones.
Just a wee bit better, though it kills you...
Posted By:
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
(3/3/2012 7:57:12 PM)
Even the art reflects how much this card sucks.
Posted By:
Lauch
(8/31/2011 10:07:16 PM)
look at that.. simply.. wow..
the art just blew me away!
Posted By:
Zuxen
(8/17/2010 3:57:11 PM)
Here's a great combo for this card.
Turn one: Mishra's Workshop, tap for this, Then play a Mox, tap it for Sol Ring, tap the ring to use this ability. Congrats, you just got 1 mana of any color. Use it to play your favorite 1-drop, like Suntail Hawk or Folk of An-Havva. Then prepare to defend yourself from constant laughing and/or ridiculing from everyone around. Stick out the match, you can win. Don't worry, you can stop your opponents 2/3 Kird Ape, and if they use Dark Ritual into Hymn to Tourach, keep going. What are they going to do about your creature and mana-filtering power?
Turn 2: Attack, play Sorrow's Path, tap the ring to filter the mana into this for 1 mana of any color and tap the workshop for Opaline Bracers use your leftover 1 mana for Ravorgrass Screen for some ... (see all)
Posted By:
NuckChorris
(8/17/2011 8:14:46 AM)
you know, or you could play a black lotus instead. that'd be good too
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(8/16/2011 3:07:18 PM)