@ sincleanser It is most definitely NOT the same thing. Consider an opponent playing this on your creature in response to a pump spell. Who's shiny and who's farked?
Posted By:
Joseph_Curwen
(9/17/2013 5:47:04 AM)
The wording on this card is actually kinda awesome to me. Not just the obviously listed purposes, but a counter to pump (or other beneficial targeting spells) on opponents creatures as well (as others have stated)
To illustrate this... an ex. from today, kiln fiend vs. green infect (me). Friend cleared my board with lightning bolts, then burned my face, assault strobe in response to which I played vines of vastwood targeting kiln fiend. Bought myself another two turns (he emptied his hand) to ten poison counters (off another one of these kicked)
Posted By:
BreadandButter
(12/10/2013 11:02:50 AM)
My favorite use for this card is using it along with its kicker in response to someone dealing with your attacking creature.
"I'll swing with Rampaging Baloths"
"In response, Doom Blade"
"In response, Vines of Vastwood kicked. So take a total of 10, you insolent wretch! Wahahahahaha!"
Posted By:
bertuccia32
(12/21/2013 6:37:40 AM)
Because I can only have 4 simic charms in my deck. I would say this is better (you can get better-than-hexproof and a better buff for the same mana cost), but the bounce on simic charm has saved me so many times that I still like it more as long as I can get the blue.
On a related note, there's now a mini version of this - Ranger's Guile.
@sincleanser
There's a different between applying and giving the effect "can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control". When you apply the effect, "opponents" are the opponents of the controller of the spell. When you give the effect to a creature, "opponents" are the opponents of the controller of the creature. So you can use this to make your opponent's giant growth fizzle, but you can't use ranger's guile.
There is also an important difference in that this can't be removed by glaring spotlight.
Posted By:
jonrds
(3/22/2014 10:23:13 AM)