I also think this card is currently underrated. It has a pretty interesting potential you have to know how to make use of.
Possibly you didn't notice yet, but:
1. Only permanents you own are affected.
2. The Exiled Zone is unaffected.
3. Phased-out cards are unaffected.
That means every permanent you control yet don't own is unaffected by this card, delayed flicker-effects can be used to save your goodies, suspended cards still resolve.
That being said, you see building up your side a second time when done correctly can be a lot easier then it might appear to be.
Changing control of cards is especially useful, since you'll also shuffle the cards you gave your oppont back into your library.
Cards that enable exchanges are Avarice Totem, Chromeshell Crab, Confusion in the Ranks, Cultural Exchange, Gilded Drake, Juxtapose/autoca... (see all)
Posted By:
Mode
(8/9/2009 5:32:40 PM)
I wonder if anyone has ever been given a Game Loss by a judge while this was out, and then argued that its effect should trigger...
Posted By:
Ordinary
(8/5/2009 7:28:53 AM)
The artist now goes by HIS full name, Ashley Wood and is the artist for the Metal Gear Solid franchise among other projects.
Posted By:
theNASM
(10/18/2011 1:01:43 AM)
seems like it might go well with a mill or a burn deck.
Posted By:
TheBigDrat
(7/3/2009 9:23:32 AM)
Ghostway can protect your creatures from its effects, but otherwise all this does is give your opponent the opportunity to kill you again.
I agree it shouldn't be Mythic, or it should allow you to keep your lands.
Posted By:
Belz_
(7/25/2009 6:53:29 AM)
Did you realise the name of the artist is Ash Wood... What were her parent's thinking....
Posted By:
ninjaman98
(4/13/2011 2:13:31 AM)
Good lord...I thought this card was junk, then I saw someone use it. Basically, he would use suspend cards to ensure that there would be cards when he lost, then use Final Fortune and similar effects to force a loss. Of course, this was after he had used cascade cards to mill me into near oblivion. Then it started all over...this time with two Lotus Blooms in play and me with half my library gone. It reminded me a good deal of using Wheel of Fate to reload a burn deck. I'm not saying this is a great card on it's own, but it does have some nasty combo potential.
Posted By:
One_Winged_Angel
(8/9/2009 10:38:21 PM)
Probably quite a while - it's nice, but not all that powerful. Sure, it gives you a second chance, but you have to remember that when you reset, your opponent is already set up; you're not. Who's to say that you won't be dead the next turn or three?
Posted By:
RobinHood3000
(3/23/2009 3:09:15 PM)
It's a good card to have around my computer when I'm reading Memebase.
Next time i see "You Lost the Game", I'll just say, "F**K you! Lich's Mirror protects me!"
Posted By:
Ferlord
(10/10/2011 8:14:55 PM)
@ anyone who thinks you can make a combo with this card. There is no combo. If you Oblivion Ring a Sanguine Bond and then lose the game with Lich's Mirror out, you will not make your opponents lose a ton of life. Oblivion Ring 's effect waits to be put onto the stack until after Lich's Mirror finishes resolving as per the rules regarding the stack.
Posted By:
reddaemon
(3/7/2010 11:59:08 AM)