If heroic gets put on the stack before you cast a card like redirect, this will be a very useful card.
Posted By:
Fluffernutter1
(9/15/2013 7:24:04 PM)
Gonna try phasing one or two of these into my Mono-Red Standard deck and see how it fares.
As far as I'm concerned, it already looks like it hoses Celestial Flare, Abrupt Decay, Devour Flesh, and can give you a fair shot at continuing a game when Sphinx's Revelation hits the table - sure this won't stop their revelation (unless you pile on a Skullcrack to cover the lifegain), but you're still getting X life and X cards yourself, which can be as good as a counter as you can ask for.
Hero's Downfall and Dreadbore are both also in standard right now, and a ricochet can not only swing back around and cut down their own creatures (getting at least one spell through hexproof and similar effects) but can also cut down their 'walkers as well.
Pretty much EVERY standard deck right now has a card to which this could be an effective answer, in some ... (see all)
Posted By:
Krysto
(10/22/2013 11:38:54 PM)
What traumatizing situations this can make.....
Posted By:
Syrtees
(10/29/2013 10:02:02 AM)
I had my 10 Mana Cryptic Command thrown back at me twice yesterday, in a three-way commander match.
That shit hurts.
Posted By:
TexasDice
(11/8/2013 10:04:44 PM)
Such a brutally disappointing card. I have had high hopes for it dashed many times.
It can turn a one-shot kill spell against you into two for you...
But generally just sits in your hand causing you grief. Four mana is a ton to leave open, and it taunts you whenever an activated or triggered ability nails you.
Ricochet Trap and Shunt seem less awful. When will they make a red that does spells, activated AND triggered abilities?
Yeah, I know those two don't copy the spell, but increasing the odds of actually getting to use it is HUGE.
Posted By:
kiseki
(5/8/2014 12:29:18 PM)