Sweet, sweet Aluren. How I used to enjoy dropping you on turn four after a Birds of Paradise'd out turn-three Pandemonium and going "Ball Lightning, Ball Lightning, swing, in response to combat damage, Phyrexian Dreadnought" because frankly, there are very few situations in which doing 36 damage on turn four is not hilarious. Then that Cavern Harpy came along and you went all mainstream. But after the memories we've shared, Aluren, I could never stay mad at you.
Posted By:
stygimoloch
(12/1/2008 3:00:40 PM)
Play and bounce your Man O'War or Æther Adept ad infinitum, then cast a huge Storm Entity for free.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(5/7/2012 10:19:07 PM)
what, did they think it WOULDN'T be broken?
Posted By:
Arachibutyrophobia
(10/16/2011 11:12:26 AM)
I give you the epitome of broken cards! Next to black lotus, this is one of the nastiest, most Johnnyfied-out cards ever. In case you don't get the reference, see; http://beta.gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74271
Posted By:
BobGoo289
(11/16/2008 4:27:27 PM)
One of the broken cards from the Tempest era that surprisingly took a whole lot to break, as the R&D team put on themselves a restrain not to design a card that could combo with it. It soon became an expensive rare that nobody played but that everyone traded for better cards, until it finally got its moment of glory in Onslaught, when an oversight with Cavern Harpy actually being a beast and wirewood savage being costed at 2G allowed it to finally have an engine that won the turn you assembled it.
Posted By:
DrJones
(4/29/2009 7:08:03 AM)
One word:
Incredible...
No words describe the power of Aluren!
O___O
Posted By:
Duskdale_Wurm
(11/2/2011 8:58:27 AM)
Squadron Hawk, Squadron Hawk, Squadron Hawk, Squadron Hawk.
Posted By:
RunedServitor
(1/29/2012 11:10:06 AM)
Aluren + Momir Vig, Simic Visionary + a lot of small green/blue creatures = all those creatures out on the battlefield all at once!!! and grab Acidic Slime or Indrik Stomphowler as your last creature to get rid of it so your opponents can't use it unless they had creatures in hand.
This is probably my best card in my Momir Vig, Simic Visionary EDH deck! :)
Posted By:
aveyD
(12/10/2010 2:19:33 PM)
Contemplation & Man-o'-War ;P
Posted By:
uthmatar
(8/6/2009 10:02:20 PM)
One of the many broken enchantments from the Tempest Block. The best part about this card is, despite its strength, it is VERY risky. Since it gives your opponent this effect, you can find yourself giving your opponent an auto-win condition just by letting this resolve. I remember playing Shrieking Drake and Intruder Alarm and squeeling when some sliver deck would play their Aluren. Comboes really well (even in limited/block/draft) with Recycle (or, more recently, Glimpse of Nature...although I'd have to look up the ruling on that). Memorable flavor text too.
Posted By:
kitsunewarlock
(6/1/2009 1:14:56 PM)