Ooh, last Word pseudo reprint. Oh, look. It has a second ability. Ouch.
Posted By:
TraRobins
(9/29/2012 9:34:47 AM)
looks like they're trying to fix a few modern problems with RTR... this and abrupt decay for a start just make things get a little less out of hand... Maybe even supreme verdict could find a home in modern for the same "uncounterable" reasons giving control a chance in the format...
on another note I can see this being standard playable in a multicoloured format with dispel potentially available to all players and decks that can splash for the little 1 blue mana spell
Posted By:
Gheridarigaaz
(10/10/2012 8:13:46 AM)
For my money, this is the third best multi-color cancel (Behind Render Silent and Voidslime, but ahead of Psychic Strike)
Given that Cancel is now the vanilla counterspell in standard, I think splashing in a second color is a fair price to pay for some fitting diversity. This card is a VERY solid upgrade from Cancel in any Izzet deck. It does allow color screw, which is a problem if you're running more than two colors. For just the two though, I find the extra durability it's got, and it's extra contingent ability to be well worth it.
Posted By:
SevesDariku
(1/8/2014 9:40:38 PM)
In monocolor this would have a CMC of 4 (see Last Word) and have less abilities.
Throw in the overload on top of the lower CMC to counter Storm and other combo shenanigans, as well as preventing the spell from being redirected in rare situations, and you have one of the better counters around. No reason not to run this if it's in your colors, or at the very least sideboard it against decks that run a lot of counters. It's not quite as good as Voidslime or Render Silent, but it's still a great counter. Flavorful as hell, too. Shame it's rated so low.
Posted By:
DoctorGii
(1/9/2014 3:35:33 PM)
Uncounterable counter for Storm, yet I don't see this getting played more than Mindbreak Trap.
Posted By:
SyntheticDreamer
(9/25/2012 7:50:02 PM)
I love the irony of when on overload, this bares a striking resemblance to Swift Silence.
Suggested flavor text: "The Arbiters will lives on in the shell of some spunky Izzet wizardress- a fitting reversal of fates, for an old droning bureaucrat to relive life in such a vibrant, youthful form at long last."
Posted By:
Tsuichoi
(10/6/2012 10:16:23 PM)
Too bad this isn't Azorius, 'cuz those spells just got-
*puts on sunglasses
-OVERRULED
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!
Posted By:
Lord_of_Gelectrodes
(11/11/2012 12:20:42 AM)
This Overload cost was made only to counter Storm decks.
It's a shame that it's very colour-heavy, but... whatever. I'll probably only see it as Sideboard material.
Posted By:
Ferlord
(10/7/2012 9:09:52 PM)