This card is fantastic, however it's not quite as good as clone for several reasons. First, this has to target the creature, meaning that you can't copy anything with shroud. And second, once the copy is in play, that's it. Clone has more utility by being returnable to your hand to re-clone a different creature or the same creature with a coming into/leaving play effect. And honestly, the kicker cost will rarely be paid.
Posted By:
omnipotentj
(9/27/2009 3:23:47 AM)
Making copies of Iona or Godsire would be funny but those cards are also legendary...so unless someone has enough Johnny in them to play a Mirror Gallery, you would just end up killing the legendary from the copy coming into play. But with that said, this is good against legendaries, imagine playing this after seeing Ob-Nixilis pop his ugly head into play.
Posted By:
Enigma
(10/1/2009 8:06:10 PM)
While it is possible, yet improbabale, to replicate 5 Iona, Shield of Emeria's, they would all go to the grave yard since Iona is (thankfully) a legendary
Posted By:
mrcelophane
(9/30/2009 2:31:17 PM)
Fun card. I put it in my Jhoira EDH deck, for fun and profit, and it's already worked out fantastically.
I was playing EDH against a friend. I cast Fact or Fiction and get my Anger into my graveyard. He casts Bribery and fishes my Darksteel Colossus. I then draw up Rite of Replication. I cast Treachery on my own Colossus, then cast Rite of Replication on it with the kicker.
Six Darksteels swinging for the face. Fun times.
Posted By:
swordoath
(10/7/2009 11:26:22 PM)
Quick question on ruling...
Can I use rite of replication on my creeping tar pit while its a creature? If so it'll be brutall with the landfall effects of some creatures.
Posted By:
kenmckellar
(3/5/2010 12:41:15 PM)
I can't wait to use this on a Mirror-Sigil Sergeant.
Now that I think about it... I can't wait to use this with Bogardan Hellkite!
Posted By:
Pantheon
(10/28/2009 1:49:30 PM)
The kicker cost is easy to pay if you don't pay the original cost.
"What's that, Johnny?"
Maelstrom Archangel...
And oh yeah, if you have one out, guess what the target for the 5 copies can be?
"But I'm playing blue".
Kaleidostone.
Kaleidostone at 2 mana, draw a card.
Maelstrom Archangel at 5 (or 6 to cover it with a Spell Piece if the enemy has counters etc).
Uptap, swing for 5 flying, connect.
Second main phase play this, now you have 6 5/5 flyers that each let you play a spell for free if they connect.
"But I can't connect on the swing".
Mask of Riddles for fear, or spot-remove his flyers and reachers, or just blow them all down at 4 mana with a Judgment Day before the Archangel comes through the clouds lol.
"But I can't draw the Archangel and this card, too rare to hit both."
Liliana Vess for a double-tutor at 5...
Good combo card, and if you can't get it off, its still a perfectly respectable Clone for 4.
(Yes, you are allowed to pay kicker... (see all)
Posted By:
JasonC2
(10/7/2009 10:52:06 AM)
Hmmm replaces clone, the kicker is awesome, yet costs 9 mana to make 5 replications. Whether this card is going to be any good entirely depends on whats on the field. I can imagine having 5 godsire tokens, that all tap for another 5, 8/8 tokens. On the other hand there are other 9 mana spells that are even more game ending, in general playing it more for its ability to clone one creature than the nifty yet unusuable until late game kicker.
Posted By:
Donovan_Fabian
(9/26/2009 3:41:15 AM)
What about copying Broodmate Dragon 5 times ?... that gives you a total of 48 flying power... and that's without any boosts. Try using Crucible of Fire as well to boost all the dragons or maybe Sarkhan Vol 's first effect. A lot of colors are involved, true, but it would be really fun. Try going Extended and use some Doubling Season to make it ever more fun.
Ok, I just got a weird Idea. Play Tezzeret the Seeker 's last ability while having Eldrazi Monument in play. All your artifacts are now 11/11 indestructable flying creatures. The only downside is the sacrifices next upkeep but it would be hard not to win after that goes off.
Okay, another weird idea.
1st turn: Forest, Birds of Paradise
2nd turn: Lotus cobra, Island, Lotus cobra
3rd turn: play the UG fetchland and crack it (2 mana of any color in your mana pool), tap the Forest, play Harrow, play another Har... (see all)
Posted By:
Antinormal
(10/22/2009 2:21:31 PM)
@JacksJokeShop
I am also curious about this. Anyone know for sure?
Posted By:
Eggroll
(10/28/2009 11:18:47 AM)