What an interesting card! There are probably thousands of good uses for this thing.
I've seen some comments about how this would hose a Venser deck, and it certainly could, as they're built now. May I suggest, instead, pairing Venser and the orb to abuse leaves the battlefield effects? The first card that comes to mind is Wormfang Manta...
Why, yes; I do like taking turns... especially if they're all my turns.
Posted By:
Leshrac_Nightwalker
(5/4/2011 6:44:28 AM)
Screw you, Allies.
Posted By:
InternetNinjacy
(5/21/2011 7:02:41 PM)
The great turn 2 arms race, ready, set, go!
Posted By:
BarryOgg
(4/28/2011 4:25:26 PM)
I just got my first taste of the post-Innistrad metagame, and I will now be keeping a playset of these next to my heart in a silver container, wherever I go.
Two words: Snapcaster Mage. These go in the sideboard of every Standard deck I have.
Posted By:
Enemy_Tricolor
(10/8/2011 10:13:55 PM)
50 years from now there will be a memorial museum for the Ally genocide that this card created.
Posted By:
Paleopaladin
(7/26/2011 11:32:31 PM)
The hell with Standard, the first thought of mine was, as previously mentioned, Phyrexian Dreadnought. And I LOVE standard.
Unfortunately, really only viable against Caw-blade with a T1 Inquisition, so in a B/x control sideboard.
Posted By:
bfugitive
(4/28/2011 9:03:32 PM)
This card doesn't break the game. First off its 2 mana for cast. Very Nice. Stops those pesky Blood Seekers.
Most Red spells that kill artifacts are 1 or 2 mana. They play this on turn their second turn you CRUSH it. If not Crush your second turn just Shatter it.
Then there is Green, Naturalize is one of the most common green artifact removals to date.
For Blue, Steel Sabotage is the cheapest Blue anti-Artifact counter.
Posted By:
Teakon
(5/22/2011 2:22:08 PM)
Won't have an impact on standard. Really don't know why people to expect to see it all the time, few if any players will actually run it. Doesn't advance your board position, barring some niche decks using metalcraft. Plus, drawing multiples sucks, and it's only good if you get it out turn 2, so there's no good number to try and play in any given deck.
Has more potential in eternal formats, if more as a combo card that also has a chance of screwing with your opponents. Other than the aforementioned Phyrexian Dreadnought, this could work great with the Hunted cycle from Rav for those of the more budget variety (like myself)
@TheDudeWhoRespondedWithoutReadingMyPost: What happens to benefit you when you play this? Nada. It just sits there. If you draw it late, it sucks. If you draw multiples, it sucks. Plus, all of those (tournament viable) decks you listed already have two drops they want to play, where does this fit into their curve? Answer it... (see all)
Posted By:
MrBarrelRoll
(4/29/2011 10:14:09 AM)
Finally a way to reliably play Leveler!
Posted By:
Klutz42
(5/30/2011 1:07:57 AM)
Wait.
Wait wait wait.
Wait.
Phage?
Posted By:
jemas42
(6/1/2011 5:50:48 AM)