As a "free" Blue Phyrexian mana spell, Mental Misstep is a counter highly acclaimed for its value and flexibility — however, I'm skeptical about using it in Blue control decks because of its limited targets. For only one {U} mana, spells like Turn Aside and Outwit offer a significantly broader range of spells to counter.
I suggest using this only if you're running a low cost, fast-paced deck with little or no spare mana for countermagic; otherwise there are more consistent counters to use.
Posted By:
blindloyalty
(6/18/2012 3:11:52 AM)
How is THIS banned but Force of Spending Money is not???
@Lord_Seth_02; I don't play in tournaments except draft. I had considered taking the Reanimator I'm building into a Legacy tournament when it's finished; then I found out this was banned. I refuse to spend $70 on a single card; especially when you need a playset of them for it to be worth while.
@Ligerman30; if you're playing nothing but 1cmc spells then this can stop 4 max; if your opponent gets them all.
Obviously enough people disagree with me for it to be banned and that's fine (though if you read the posts it's clearly not everyone). I'm allowed to have and share my opinion, and I stand by original post. I do however wish I could have thought of something wittier then "Force of Spending Money".
I will admit that I (and most of my friends) have an issue with the Legacy banlist; it seems to hate fun/good cards. That''s the main reason my meta runs by Vintage rules even though none of us have anything close to the Powe... (see all)
Posted By:
RecurringMemories
(12/17/2012 11:52:57 AM)
To unbreak this card, they just needed to have added this:
You may only cast Mental Misstep if you control an Island.
Posted By:
james2c19v
(4/7/2013 12:57:52 PM)
I wish that this was unbanned in Legacy and Force of Will was banned instead so that I might actually be able to afford to play it, but it actually makes sense to have Force of Will legal. Force of Will can only be played in decks running at least some blue whereas this card can go in practically any deck. If this were legal every deck in Legacy would run it and the format would probably be quite boring. It would be nicer I think if Force However was banned too and players had to use Foil and Daze for their free counters. I do however have a vendetta against blue so maybe my opinion is a little biased =P
Posted By:
MightySqueeth
(4/21/2013 9:31:27 AM)
Wish they'd called this Mental Mistep...
Posted By:
RPJesus
(6/7/2013 6:01:56 PM)
This card will make it into almost everyone's sideboard.
Posted By:
Revelation666
(4/29/2011 6:19:13 AM)
I guess Wizards got tired of players complaining that Wizards never prints any cards for Eternal formats. I like it now, but when all the control-obsessed guys at my store start playing this my opinion will change out of rage.
Posted By:
SocialExperiment
(5/3/2011 4:39:41 PM)
Such a brilliant card, even in standard. There are a lot of good 1 CMC cards, and any deck can side it in against aggro to create breathing room. For example, Goblin Guide is a very efficient beater, capable of doing a lot of damage before you can get a defender out, or drawing valuable spot removal. Imagine being on the draw, but still being able to counter it - you'll still take the 2 damage, but will save yourself long term pain. Or being able to counter Kuldotha Rebirth on the draw and getting CA for no mana cost. Very nice!
Posted By:
JaxsonBateman
(5/4/2011 4:16:11 AM)
Only card that will keep kuldotha red alive
Goes right into mainboard
Edit: It also kills kul red but still buying at least two playsets (bc i play mostly with and again aggro decks)
Edit2: we hate control decks in Moravia
Posted By:
N1N7A
(5/5/2011 1:59:54 PM)
Amazing countermagic.
Very useful in standard, with Duress, Inquisition of Kozilek, Goblin Guide, etc.
However, this spell really shines in legacy/vintage/classic. There are many iconic and powerful 1cmc spells, and mental misstep is an elegant answer.
I will be using this card in all of my eternal decks.
5/5
Posted By:
apollogod
(5/6/2011 8:17:51 AM)