@Lord_Sauron they did explain it. It needed no explaining, really.
In legacy a while back there was this amazing combo between flash and Protean Hulk where you would, on turn one, flash the hulk, bringing into play 4 disciple of the vault and 4 phyrexian marauder and 4 shifting wall using 0 as their converted mana costs. The artifact creatures would die, and due to the disciples, your opponent would lose 32 life, and the game would be over. It was obscene, so flash, the biggest part of the combo, had to be banned. Also flash combos super well with newer cards so it's good it was banned then.
Posted By:
pallymander
(6/23/2013 3:41:16 PM)
@Noobian
Yes. There are ways to work around show and tell. Legacy goblin decks actually have angel of despair on the sideboard. If their opponent is playing a show and tell deck, angel of despair will answer basically anything they can throw out with it.
With this card, yes, you lose some of the power you can gain from it, but you also make your combo more safe and 1-sided. Being 1 less mana also makes a huge difference in legacy.
Keep in mind that having the creature die can also be a good thing. The infamous combo called 'flash hulk' uses this to put protean hulk into play, and then uses it's "when it dies" effect to combo out for victory. In fact, the way it works, if flash is not countered, and protean hulk's triggered ability isn't countered, the combo ends the game and there is no room to stop it.
Posted By:
SAUS3
(7/30/2013 12:56:15 PM)
The only thing that bothers me about this, and this is getting REALLY nit-picky, is that you can't flash 1-drops. Since you can't pay negative mana, you have to pay 2 mana for a 1-mana creature.
Posted By:
SirLibraryEater
(8/8/2013 5:00:32 PM)
@SirLibraryEater: That's wrong. Flash reduces if by up to {2}. You can choose reduce it by {0} or {1} to let you play cheaper cards.
Posted By:
EvilDarkVoid
(11/25/2013 11:54:43 AM)
When is see the art, u think the guy is like "da faq?!"
Posted By:
Alienblaster
(3/18/2014 10:51:22 PM)