@Guest: I have two responses to your assertion that illusions shouldn't be sacrificed if the thing targeting them gets countered or redirected.
1. It's trickier to implement mechanically. It wouldn't be impossible to have these say something like "whenever a spell or ability that targets this resolves" but it's a much more awkward templating and it hasn't been done before.
2. You're missing the whole point of the flavor. It's an illusion. It's easier to conjure up than a real one, but it only works if you don't look at it too closely. As soon as you stare at it long enough to point a crossbow at it or try to punch it in the gut, you realize it isn't real and it stops having an effect on you.
I know these would be better if you could save them from being targeted, but it doesn't work that way. As for "this makes Illusion tribal worse", did you not notice that they printed autocard multiverseid="220... (see all)
Posted By:
Artscrafter
(8/16/2011 3:15:07 PM)
This card is an amazing turn 1 beater.... in blue?! It's drawback is minimal, and it works well with all of the M12 illusion creatures.
In rare cases, the drawback can even help. Since targeting it will make it die, removal with bad side effects like Chandra's Outrage or Virulent Wound won't go off.
5/5, no question.
Posted By:
Gaussgoat
(7/15/2011 10:52:42 PM)
These guys are for real. Counter spells are so much sweeter when you can drop the early beats and THEN control the game.
Posted By:
ZEvilMustache
(7/8/2011 5:52:44 AM)
This guy is badass, he's cheap, and simply made your opponents angry by wasting DoomBlades on him.
Posted By:
SorianSadaskan
(8/31/2011 6:33:32 AM)
This bear is Sooooooo Phantasmal
Posted By:
ThisisSakon
(7/7/2011 6:03:49 PM)
Created a comical moment in limited when I killed one with a pump effect.
4/5 Stars
Posted By:
Hunter06
(2/5/2013 6:17:11 PM)
Bear, in any color, remain a 2/2...
Posted By:
Cyberium
(7/7/2011 8:37:51 PM)
New color for the skulking creatures it seems.
A pity you can't equip them.
Posted By:
majinara
(7/17/2011 8:26:17 AM)
Blue aggro seems plausible in M12... 5/5
Posted By:
Hayw00d0909
(7/7/2011 8:41:50 PM)
Between this and Delver of Secrets...does blue do aggro zoo now?
Posted By:
CuriousThing
(12/7/2011 7:39:00 AM)