The fate counter thing is there so that if you leave mana open and your opponent doesn't give you a reason to crack it, you can start immunizing your stuff at the end of their turn. Clever, really.
Posted By:
LordRandomness
(8/16/2012 3:23:19 PM)
@Ragamander
Too bad your idea won't work. First off giant fan turns the counters into +1/+1 counters because any other permanent besides oblivion stone would have text of fate counters. Secondly fate transfer, transfers ALL the counters not some.
Either way this card is mainly only as good as the person using it. Because it is a very political/bluff style card you will have to play the other person/people to use it correctly.
Posted By:
General_Kagemaro
(8/20/2012 6:11:23 AM)
The one true Grape of Wrath.
Posted By:
psychichobo
(6/25/2013 3:05:25 PM)
Works together with Triad of Fates.
Posted By:
Silverosx
(9/12/2013 12:23:07 PM)
What hasn't been said about this card? It's very very good. Planar Cleansing with upside that any deck can play. Very good.
5/5
Posted By:
Ligerman30
(10/1/2013 8:30:56 PM)
What hasn't been said about this card, you say?
The Auriok guy dying in the art on the left is holding the Sword of Kaldra. Tidbits in the art that I only notice on a card after years of playing with them are interesting enough to make me leave a comment on Gatherer. ;)
Posted By:
Gandlodder
(11/8/2013 1:59:30 AM)
1) Colorless sweeper with reasonable mana costs means that any EDH deck that needs a sweeper will have this as an option.
2) Great political card with mindgames. When the controller has 5 mana open you have to respect it.
3) Artifact type means it's easy to recur.
I have this in my Maelstrom Wanderer deck as my 1-of sweeper. One problem with running other sweepers (such as Chain Reaction) is that if Wanderer cascades into it and I don't want it, it's a dead card. With this card if I hit it I will always cast it and let it sit around until I need it.
Posted By:
mdakw576
(11/27/2013 3:20:46 AM)
Sadly, Giant Fan won't work because it converts the token moved into either a +1/+1 or any counter mentioned in the target card's rules text.
Posted By:
Gameguy602
(2/7/2014 6:23:09 PM)
It's taken me reading the card about 10 times over a few years to finally get it. I always thought it destroyed the permanents *WITH* fate counters; not without. Like that it's pretty garbage; like this it's basically an All Is Dust most of the time.
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(2/21/2014 12:43:26 PM)