For standard, an okay sideboard.
It can stop some disruption cards, cheap removal, and smaller creatures, but Mana Leak and Spell Pierce are still much better for now. Standard, for the most part runs very tight on mana, this makes these spells ideal to counter key spells in combos, or disrupt the flow of turns. In most cases this card won't be worth being used in your mainboard, for standard at least.
For all other formats? Essential.
The further back you go, the more useful this becomes. I can't even name all the amazing cards that this can stop.. (partly because there are so many, and partly because I'm bloody tired)
Posted By:
Kitty_the_Kat
(5/9/2011 1:58:36 AM)
Buy these while they're cheap! This card will see play in Legacy decks of all colors. Absolutely great.
Posted By:
Elleran
(5/9/2011 6:13:31 PM)
Great card, 5/5.
But if my friend's luck is anything to go by, this thing is rarer than Karn. A whole booster box got him 2 Karn Liberated and 1 Mental Misstep.
Posted By:
TheDanish
(5/13/2011 4:00:24 PM)
Much less opportunity for turn 0 victories..
Granted, i haven't pulled one off, so i don't mind a bit :D
Posted By:
BastianQoU
(5/18/2011 1:06:50 AM)
god damn. this card kicks ass.
Posted By:
gasimakos1
(5/20/2011 10:04:56 AM)
I once used this to counter Shock just because I could. ^.^
Posted By:
cytokin_x
(5/22/2011 7:04:41 PM)
A whole boosterbox and not ONE of these. What the hell.
Posted By:
Combolulz
(5/23/2011 5:18:05 PM)
As a Dredge player, i really despise you, Mental Misstep!
Posted By:
Dregrage
(5/24/2011 12:05:49 PM)
This card should last long into the future of the metagame... Got to love hidden surprises, any color... Makes the early game a bit more touchy; and any late one cmc spells, any cards in their hand?? Great chase card, anyone can enjoy...
Posted By:
goodlyknight
(5/25/2011 10:32:25 AM)
I really wonder how it could be, if this spell has "Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1" sentence :)
Posted By:
Frozenwings
(7/12/2011 3:36:40 AM)