Beautiful card. Elegant in its versatility. Even at one scry per turn, it pulls its weight turn after turn in sifting through a library for the relevant cards.
Posted By:
igniteice
(1/27/2013 4:10:41 PM)
I am glad they brought back Scry, especially on many blue cards. Scry is cool and very blue.
Posted By:
ICEFANG13
(7/8/2010 12:06:29 PM)
Dark Tutelage and Crystal Ball? Not so bad.
Posted By:
jumpenrun
(7/8/2010 7:50:05 PM)
Today, my local Magic club held a no-rares-or-mythics Standard tournament; I built Blue-White control and went 4-0, mostly because of this card. We'd hit that awkward point where both of us were topdecking, and when my opponent would draw a land, toss it down, and pass, I'd draw business every single turn and slowly refill my hand. The card advantage Crystal Ball grants is enormous, but incredibly subtle.
Posted By:
XDaragoX
(9/11/2010 6:03:00 PM)
I love it in my Intet, the Dreamer EDH. In most decks, in fact. But particularly in that one. Most "top card of your library matters" decks, in fact.
Posted By:
Discoduck
(1/3/2012 6:35:41 PM)
this card is beautiful. fantastic in limited. and might even see some constructed. maybe. I know I'll definitely run it in some of my casual decks!
Posted By:
Tobinator
(7/12/2010 10:15:17 PM)
It's Scry on a stick, and fits in any color combination. Not only does it fix your draw when you need it, it also combos amazingly well with "play with your top card revealed" effects, such as Oracle of Mul Daya, Mul Daya Channelers, and Magic 2010's Vampire Nocturnus, and the older Clash mechanic. Plus, it also helps overcome Jace TMS's Fateseal (+2) ability being used against you, and can shunt cards you don't want from your hand to the bottom of your library if you use his Brainstorm (0-cost) ability.
This card is amazing; and people should never underestimate the power of repeatable Scry. It may not provide direct card advantage in terms of numbers, but it does in that the quality of your draws is increased quite significantly. I expect almost any recent casual deck that has room for it to be running anywhere from 2 to 4 of them depending on the deck's focus.
Seriously, what's not to love about this card?
Posted By:
codergeek42
(9/18/2010 1:13:31 PM)
Severely underrated card, IMO. I mean come on. In a set with:
Conundrum Sphinx
Jace's Ingenuity
and Dark Tutelage
They're basically giving you the deck people.
Posted By:
TheGodOfWar91
(7/8/2010 10:05:01 PM)
Jace, the Mind Sculptor. 0. Scry away those cards.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(12/14/2010 12:58:02 AM)
Insane card. I ran these in my mono blue control deck and would scry during my upkeep every turn. Drove my opponent crazy! Also run these in my Ally deck that relies heavily on what you top-deck. Makes me so happy when I scry away 2 land, then draw the Ally that I need :)
Posted By:
SgtSwaggr
(10/17/2011 7:10:48 PM)