The flavor text is a wicked portent of things to come...
Also, no Gods for you. Maybe only sideboard material in Theros limited, but very good sideboard material.
Additionally, if someone uses this to counter Colossus of Akros, then tables shall be flipped.
Posted By:
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
(9/17/2013 4:10:07 PM)
A good counter for the God cards, and one of my favourite blue spells ever. I am glad to see this reprinted.
Posted By:
BuffJittePLZ
(9/17/2013 4:56:37 PM)
@Lord of Tresserhorn: I know the flavor text told me that Xenagos would be the block's Big Bad, as well. Before, I was thinking that maybe one of the gods would metastasize into an eldrazi.
Then again, are the two incompatible...?
Posted By:
SkyknightXi
(9/17/2013 8:26:11 PM)
Appropriate for the set and quite likely standard to an extent.
Posted By:
Purplerooster
(9/18/2013 7:39:53 AM)
On Mirrodin, the 'Enchantment' half is the garbage half.
On Theros, the 'Artifact' half is the garbage half.
proof that the standard environment means everything in context of these cards and they should not be judged only at face value...
3/5 Stars
Posted By:
Hunter06
(9/17/2013 2:23:03 PM)
Very relevant meta choice. Nice card at common. Will be valuable for blue in Limited, especially.
Posted By:
Doaj
(9/17/2013 3:16:33 PM)
Well, it does counter gods...
Posted By:
SyntheticDreamer
(9/17/2013 6:42:08 PM)
This might see play if Standard revolves around the gods, though that remains to be seen. It's not very good in limited however, oddly enough, as it's just too situational.
Posted By:
Eternal_Blue
(9/17/2013 11:09:43 PM)
Hunter06: In Urza block, it has no garbage half and is a 1-mana instant non-landVindicate that stops ETB effects. XD
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(9/18/2013 5:57:05 AM)
Perfect for Theros really, without even thinking about the gods.
For one, hits every Bestow creature regardless of mode. Between them and the artifact creatures that's an additional 22 creatures from Theros this can counter. Add to that the way this opposes the heroic mechanic (assuming, in this example, a good portion of the targeting is going to be with enchantments), and this counter answers a lot more than it might seem.
Posted By:
Yukikah
(9/18/2013 11:50:50 AM)