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Now, barring the other means white can render Iona an illegal target, I would think that the first color you'd want to lock down is blue.
Why?
See Rite Of Replication. A kicked Rite of Replication targeting Iona could pretty much lock down an entire deck. 5 copies of Iona, each copy locks down an individual color for the opponent. And, of course, there are only 5 colors.
you may begin raging now.
Artifact decks would be barely affected (unless colored artifacts, such as SCOURGLASS, would be affected by color lockdown) in this situation, so chances are that there's going to be that one guy in multiplayer who will shrug it off and unleash some other unspeakable horror.
...although there are ways of working around the "cannot CAST" portion... for one thing, you can still drop lands. I guess Valakut, The Molten Pinnacle might make an interesting workaround, what with the 3 damage for every mountain played past the 5th mountain and whatnot...
Posted By:
Pol_Pot
(1/3/2010 3:05:31 PM)
ok i have a problem that came up when playing ..... if my brother were to use Rite of Replication or Clone to copy my Iona... would he be able to use Iona's effect for each one played onto the battlefield?
Posted By:
xc1234
(1/4/2010 2:31:50 PM)
Expensive and devastating. The fact that she is a 7/7 flyer makes it incredibly tough to remove her once she is out there and gutting your spells. Nice artwork to boot.
Not quite the game-ender some are making her out to be, as she can't affect artifacts which are frequently a source of torment. She also wouldn't be able to stop a currently ongoing enchantment or effect.
Onviously a game changer though, nasty card.
4.5/5
Posted By:
Gaussgoat
(1/6/2010 5:50:28 AM)
Turn 1 :black mana and an entomb
Turn 2 :black mana and a ehume
Turn 3: sucks for u elfs Teehee
Posted By:
mikeyz98
(1/5/2012 10:57:42 AM)
What the hell...
5/5 for good abilities.
But I give .05/5 stars, because cards like this don't make MTG fun anymore.
Posted By:
Ananeos
(6/12/2013 3:59:23 PM)
She would have been so, so much less broken if they replaced her etb trigger with a cast trigger.
Posted By:
Shieldman
(7/8/2013 9:26:19 AM)
Wait a minute, it doesn't say the effect leaves the battlefield when the card does. Right? Can you flicker to block multiple colors? Because broken.
Posted By:
deaddrift
(12/19/2013 11:12:30 PM)
Here for more trolling of cards I think are dumb. Hi, white mages! You seem to get more than your share, and many of them are angels, for some reason.
Here's a quick test I developed to see whether that card you're putting in your casual deck is what we in the kitchen table crowd might call 'abusive'.
First, look in the text box for the following line of text: "your opponents can't"
See it there? If so, don't panic yet. Fold the card in half. Now in half again. Put it in your mouth, chew at least ten times, and swallow. About 24 hours from now you will feel a grumble down in your squishy bits. Don't worry. Your body knows what to do. Afterwards, sift through and locate your card. If it belonged in your casual deck, you will find it miraculously restored to mint condition and signed by Chuck Norris.
You're welcome. 0.5/5
Posted By:
Pongdok
(3/23/2014 8:40:11 PM)
In my opinion, Iona is the least fun single card in the game (some combinations of cards can be less fun) when played seriously. I do play her in casual, but to make her less boring I either name a color that my opponent is splashing or name one that he or she isn't using at all.
Posted By:
OlvynChuru
(4/19/2014 3:06:16 PM)
Really?? My reanimator deck could easily get this out first turn especially with entomb back. 4th turn pretty consistently... way too broken... it will be banned in formats i am sure ... i really hope. It just takes all the fun out of the game imho. We already banned it with my local group of friends. Any card that causes a scope is boring.
Posted By:
fewwdragon
(9/28/2009 6:57:02 PM)