Oh, lovely.
I can actually play my Jokulmorder efficiantly now.
=)
Also, since Evoke was mentioned, I believe it would just send the creature straight to the graveyard; the orb would only stop the enters-the-battlefield trigger; the evoke ability still resolves completely, including sending the card in question to the graveyard.
My question is, how does this work with Quicksilver Gargantuan and/or Mimeoplasm? Just based on the wording, I'm not sure if their abilities are technically triggered; or if the orb would just stop the triggered abilities of the creatures they copy.
Posted By:
Dr.Pingas
(6/23/2011 9:01:52 AM)
Woot! I can use my Eater of Days now!
I'm thinking:
T1. Land, Sol Ring, Torpor Orb
T2. Land, Eater of Days.
T3. Profit!
Posted By:
Malnourished_Student
(6/25/2011 4:18:41 AM)
Andrew's Occasional Random Card of the Day #5 - 7/1/2011 - Torpor Orb
Torpor Orb is interesting in that it is two kinds of cards at once.
When it was first spoiled, the talk of it was all about its role as a sideboard card against things like Primeval Titan. With the recent banning of Jace, and the possible resurgence of Valakut, we might see this appear in some sideboards, though I think the general opinion has settled on 'not good enough,' which was my opinion from the start. I wouldn't be surprised to see a few people try it, though, so it could pop up in some sideboards of recognizable deck lists.
So, it's an awkward sideboard card. The other type of card it is is a strange Johnny trick card. Ohh, no drawback from my Phyrexian Dreadnought or Lord of Tresserhorn? Very nice! I think it could be tough to actually make a deck around this synergy, but I can imagine that there's some sequence o... (see all)
Posted By:
fissionessence
(6/30/2011 9:59:21 PM)
Cawblade just took a REALLY hard shot to the gonads. Fantastic. :) 4/5
EDIT: Birthing Pod decks just took a REALLy hard shot to the gonads as well.
Posted By:
God_Of_The_Smurfs
(8/29/2011 2:15:54 PM)
eat it, manic vandal
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(9/20/2011 9:35:36 PM)
Well, there goes my ally deck... :/
Posted By:
JFM2796
(9/26/2011 11:48:11 AM)
Does this counter 'enters the battlefield with +1 or -1 counters'?
What about 'enters the battlefield tapped'?
Thanks
Posted By:
carcinogen
(10/20/2011 11:30:28 AM)
@carcinogen
Check the rulings:
Abilities that apply "as enters the battlefield," such as choosing a creature to copy with Clone, are unaffected.
I believe that is a no, it doesn't effect those examples you gave. The best rationalization I can give is this: those abilities are AS they enter, not 'When' or 'Whenever' ('At' being the third word that signifies a triggered ability). I guess you could also think of the fact that it isn't a creature (permanent) until it is already ON the field (when the abilities Torpor Orb stops normally trigger).
Posted By:
OmegaSerris
(11/9/2011 9:14:02 PM)
awesome card, makes Boldwyr Heavyweights even more of a monster
Posted By:
GhoulChef
(11/21/2011 8:56:34 PM)
fun to build decks around, fun to ruin decks that abuse EtB effects. 5/5
Posted By:
hello4am
(11/22/2011 2:53:42 PM)