The incestuous cousin of the power 9. Honestly, if it had been caught earlier, balance would be in this card's slot for power 9. Still, it is a great card, if only because it is undercosted by 1 mana.
Posted By:
Perfect_Genetics
(8/13/2010 8:15:43 AM)
Balance and Timevault are better cards, but back in the days, if you could drop black lotus, two moxes and a land (tolarian academy would be the best, but the chance to get so good hand is very low) in turn one, you would have only 3 cards left in sac the lotus (if you have the academy it could sometimes be better to tap be before sac, if not running many artifacts) and use this get black lotus back in the deck, and draw 7 new cards (with a chance of getting the lotus back). That is powerful indeed and deserve a place in the power 9.
Posted By:
jonfck
(9/14/2010 1:44:10 PM)
I've never played against this card before. But I have played against Windfall enough times to realize how rigged this would be. This card is definately a winner :)
Posted By:
dberry02
(9/17/2010 11:43:35 PM)
awesome card, just truly awesome, but I don't think it should be in the power nine. There's cards like Time Vault that can be abused way more
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(9/26/2010 6:41:06 PM)
I would say that this is competitive with Wheel of Fortune and Yawgmoth's Will, each fitting in different decks and different colors, though I've never seen it used by an elite player, so maybe I'm missing something.
Posted By:
Atali
(11/4/2010 10:52:03 PM)
@landboysteve:
Perhaps time vault?
Anyways, this card is fantastic. Back in Alpha and old sets like that, blue was probably the strongest color you could run. Since then, blue has taken a huge nosedive, and is not nearly as good as it was before. Unfortunate.
Posted By:
divine_exodus
(3/29/2011 7:50:32 PM)
Those this card, know it well.
Posted By:
tcollins
(5/20/2011 10:25:33 AM)
Why are you people saying this shouldn't be in the power 9 when it clearly should?
Power 9:
Black Lotus
Mox Sapphire
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Time Walk
Ancestral Recall
Timetwister
All cards that can clearly give you a huge advantage and/or turn a game around.
Curious as to what you think the 9th card should be if Timetwister shouldn't.
PS - This card has saved my butt more times than I can count.
Posted By:
landboysteve
(9/10/2011 7:13:01 PM)
Well I prefer Time Spiral to be brutally honest. I don't play Vintage, though, and I can see that not getting exiled could be a plus.
Posted By:
firechao
(9/26/2011 1:06:01 PM)
Yeah, it's good, but Power 9? How is a card that causes your opponent to draw 7 cards better than all but eight other cards in the game? OK, granted, you're going to make sure to cast it at a time when it would benefit you more than your opponent, but it's still a benefit to your opponent.
To clarify what I mean: Someone just said "if you don't understand how powerful this is, try it in a deck with Time Walk and Ancestral Recall". Yes, it's good in a deck with cards like that. But Time Walk and Ancestral Recall are, by themselves, good in any deck with islands in it. The Moxen are great in any deck of the appropriate color, and even in most off-color decks. Black Lotus, of course, is great in any deck at all. That's what Power 9 means: Any deck at all, regardless of context, will benefit from them. This, though, is great in any deck that's already great, but in most decks, there will be a ton of things tha... (see all)
Posted By:
sonorhC
(12/6/2011 11:48:54 PM)