Anyone see Venser in the background shooting lightning at a Phyrexian?
Posted By:
Gcrudaplaneswalker
(5/14/2013 10:46:36 PM)
Personally I like this sword second best of the 5. Most people don't play aggro and even if they do it's not difficult to slow them down (Rule of Law). Gaining life dependant on your hand offers a new unique way of building a deck and hitting the enemy for their cards is amazing. True, most often you're not going to hit them for a lot but every point you do hit them for counts. Most games I play where I lose I get the opponent down to just a couple life points left so I know that even a dumb little one or two damage can make a big difference.
And of all the swords, this one has the coolest art :)
Posted By:
Excaelezar
(4/30/2011 8:58:10 PM)
I think this sword is deceptively versatile. Against almost every aggro build, the protection will cut through little cheap guys, preventing easy chump blocks or multi-blocks to kill your creature. In the control mirror, it quickly puts your opponent in a position where they can't hold on to every spell until the very last moment or when the time is just right, forcing them to make difficult decisions and use cards they don't want to lose. It has the potential to kill planeswalkers from the damaging trigger. As an aggro player. You get a big beat stick that's killing your opponent faster. As a control player, you have the option to kick back and relax, gaining a healthy amount of life while you keep a full hand, hoarding creature removal until its absolutely necessary. I would rank it the second best sword, next to SoFI.
Posted By:
Mickacabra
(5/2/2011 5:17:27 AM)
Plays well with Time Reversal.
Also: War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again y'all!
Posted By:
EverJohnny
(5/22/2011 10:25:58 AM)
Protection from Boros is always nice
Posted By:
ZeroSheep
(4/30/2011 2:58:27 PM)
Hey I didn't recognize you there lightning helix
Posted By:
1919
(4/29/2011 9:27:36 AM)
The only beef I have with this card is how the sword is held.
The two Mirrodin swords were held angled left and right. The scars swords were held left and right as well. This should have been held upward!
Posted By:
Mekh
(4/28/2011 1:52:06 PM)
Swords, not words!
Posted By:
Zenzei
(5/1/2011 1:40:49 PM)
its a sword, so it is obviously amazing, but its ability feels quirky to me being hand dependent on both sides.. you want them to have cards in hand??
Posted By:
garabor
(4/28/2011 1:41:52 PM)
@Atali The problem is those two things are almost useless during combat. What's the point of returning a creature at the very end of the combat step, or creating mana that will disapear as soon as everyone passes priority. This one works very well, because it's looking at HANDS, something different, to determine the amount of damage.
Posted By:
djbon2112
(4/30/2011 6:22:31 PM)