Sorry, the hive mind combo doesn't work. (From the hive mind FAQ: "* A copy's controller can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.")
Posted By:
Kitry
(9/11/2010 1:22:05 PM)
This is what we call suicide black people. Except this is BAD suicide black. The drawbacks are not nearly worth the lava axe.
Posted By:
VoidedNote
(9/13/2010 10:02:48 PM)
Like someone else said: This and Restore Balance is nothing to laugh at.
If this isn't a Johnny card, then I don't know what is. Any idiot who plays this in their deck without thinking of combo should be shot. Obviously this is for combo! This isn't a bad card in itself, but if it's mana cost was 1B, people would be raging on how broken it would be.
People talk about this card going with Barren Glory without realizing that this card is on the same power level as Barren Glory. Both of these cards requires a lot of combo to pull off and they both win you the game when done correctly.
Anyone ever think about floating mana for a Second Sunrise? You could easily combo that with cards that trigger when they enter or leave the battlefield.
Posted By:
dberry02
(9/19/2010 11:23:57 PM)
I want to make a BW deck with barren glory and academy rector now. Imagine, at the end of your opponents' fourth turn, you have an academy rector out. In response to their end step, you blow up everything, then drop barren glory with academy rectors' effect and LOL LOOK GUISE I WIN
Posted By:
allmighty_abacus
(10/25/2010 7:44:58 PM)
@Necrokeryx
How would that work exactly? The moment you cast Bitter Ordeal it would try to copy itself thanks to gravestorm, you can't cast that then this and go nuts on their library, the moment would pass. You'd have to have something like Sign in Blood or Moriok Replica, cast/activate it, then drop this, then hope that you draw into Bitter Ordeal with the next two/four cards, and that's if you have enough mana to pull that off (which would total 8 mana, possibly 10 if you have sign in blood + the replica, or just two of the replica). I suppose it COULD work if you had something that rearranged the top cards of your library, but that's about it, AND you'd have to wait until Bitter Ordeal showed up before going off with the combo, which could easily be disrupted.
There's not much use for this card, unless you're in a situation where your field is little-to-none with your hand being the same, or as a way to get rid of the Persecutor. Even th... (see all)
Posted By:
Zielheim
(7/6/2011 12:13:50 PM)
@land_comment journey to nowhere only target creatures..whoa man there are people really getting as infamous as master_of_etherium here on gatherer
Posted By:
Szentekkel
(8/10/2011 8:45:12 AM)
One of those cards that puts you in the situation where you have to ask "Is killing a player really worth it?"
Usually, the answer is "yes."
Posted By:
Asmodi0000
(8/16/2011 2:26:21 PM)
At that cost it needs to say cannot be countered. Still a good finisher, but if i wanted a finisher i would splash red and throw a few lava axes in there.
Posted By:
TheWrathofShane
(10/2/2011 6:42:20 PM)
O-ring your Barren Glory then laugh as you play this.
Posted By:
ax_morph
(10/18/2011 4:21:10 PM)
To make the Barren Glory combo more efficient, cast this while BG (or whatever ability you're using to cheat it in) is on the stack. Spite resolves before BG is out, so you don't need to take the extra step of protecting it with Oblivion Ring.
Posted By:
Ideatog
(1/5/2012 3:38:10 PM)