Iona, Opposite of Fun.
Posted By:
BongRipper420
(1/12/2013 1:33:55 PM)
Iona is one of the most RIDICULOUSLY overpowered cards ever. I hate her.
Posted By:
Mnemonic_Jabberssac
(7/25/2010 7:34:11 AM)
This card is stupid and deserves to be banned as soon as possible.
Posted By:
rillaan
(7/31/2010 11:53:20 AM)
can you "cancel" the card before saying the colour?
Posted By:
Deanosaur64
(1/9/2010 10:44:17 PM)
Combo with Heartless Summoning or Quicksilver Amulet.
Posted By:
Ike38
(2/18/2012 11:03:44 AM)
this card is only tournament legal because Painter's Servant is rotating out, even then set her to colorless and your opponent cant play a huge portion of their deck.
this card needs to be banned in all formats. being able to shut down a deck, even for an absurd 9 mana, this is unbeatable.
of the mythic rares in this set, i can only see Obsidian Fireheart and Lotus Cobra really being fair.
Posted By:
darkfury
(10/22/2009 4:57:13 PM)
This Card is Cheater!
Posted By:
Salostot
(9/25/2009 10:09:51 AM)
This card plus Rite of Relplication is a instant win unless your opponent is using a artifact deck
Posted By:
Oricalcous234
(4/23/2011 1:34:01 PM)
Iona is pure power, case closed. Nothing says "I win" more than a reanimated Iona on turn 1 or 2.
I run a toolbox reanimator deck, and I usually go for her first, followed by one of the Akroma.
A few points of clarification to whomever mentioned these issues:
1.) You cannot stifle/pithing needle any of her abilities. She has no triggered or activated abilities. They are all static, and "As...choose a color" is neither triggered nor activated. Triggered abilities usually begin with "when", "whenever", or "at". Because none of her abilities have those phrases, they are not triggered. Activated abilities have "cost:", with the colon as the key part. None of her abilities contain a colon in the text, so none of them are activated.
2.) Obsidian fireheart grants the counter and the "deals 1 damage" ability to the land. "You" always refers to the controller of the card. That has been a rule for a very long time. So, If I put a blaze counter on your swamp, and then for some reason ... (see all)
Posted By:
apollogod
(11/12/2010 6:31:58 AM)
I swear to god. If you ran two of these in a mono-black deck it would be insane!! No white mana needed.
If you got the perfect hand, it'd be an almost guaranteed 1 turn scoop. Of course, that's if you are playing against a 2 or 1 colored deck. If it's beyond that, usually that's a good 2/3's of their deck.
Ultimate hand.....
1 Swamp, 2 Dark Rituals, 2 Entombs, 2 Reanimates.
Turn 1:
Drop a Swamp, and cast Dark Ritual.
Use the floating mana to cast Entomb to throw Iona in your graveyard.
Reanimate Iona, and cast the second Dark Ritual to repeat the process.
Watch'em scoop. Repeat and enjoy :)
Sure it ends with you at 2 life, but you just locked down their deck. Hell, it might not happen first turn, it could, but it might not always. Even still, it's an insanely powerful combo, if it came together. Just don't be stupid and play against a mono-blue control-you deck.
Now that I realize it. Save yours... (see all)
Posted By:
Shmahogenfogen
(11/3/2009 10:22:15 AM)