no activation ability...i'll take three of any color any day over thran dynamo
Posted By:
thelittleupsman
(8/6/2009 8:06:02 PM)
I sure thought this looked awesome:
Training Grounds + Filigree Sages + Khalini Gem
But I guess changing that to use this card is even more awesome for decks that don't use Landfall.
(Training Grounds + Filigree Sages + Gilded Lotus)
Posted By:
Tera_GX
(8/16/2010 1:58:02 PM)
REPRINT IN SCARS!!!
Posted By:
BlackAlbino
(7/17/2010 11:48:14 AM)
Hooray for Voltaic Key.
Posted By:
Arachnos
(10/2/2011 11:30:33 AM)
It's a good card becasuse you add coloured manna whenever you want. Even though it's fixed for the same colour and amount, it's still a good card.
3.5
Posted By:
PaladinOfSunhome
(9/15/2009 4:10:22 AM)
HIGHLY over rated card. its soooo much fun to nuke this guy, and so much MORE fun to bounce it.
Posted By:
nunyaJs
(2/10/2012 1:24:48 AM)
4.5? you people are voting the fact it has "lotus" in the name, aren't you?
thran dynamo does the exact same thing for one mana and rarity less.
Posted By:
ultratog1028
(4/21/2009 10:00:25 AM)
@snaderlit:
"1t: land, sol ring, signet
2t:land, signet, thran dynamo, and 3 mana free
3t: land, this, and you have 8 mana free
4t: you have mana overflow "
Okay, but now you've used 8 of your 10-11 cards by the end of turn 3 and haven't done anything yet. So even with that ridiculously unlikely and undesirable hand, you're probably facing a board that looks pretty decent and haven't played anything yet.
Posted By:
PeabodyET
(7/20/2011 2:13:28 PM)
While the total mana cost you get after using this (at least 8) means it isn't for every deck - I'd imagine the average deck that isn't badly designed tops out at around 6 or 7 mana - it's still a very good card for certain decks. The fact that it can be used by any color is a huge bonus, as is the ability to still play a 3 CMC card on the turn you play the Lotus - and there are a LOT of good 3 CMC cards you could play.
4.5/5 for sheer potential and ease of use.
Posted By:
JaxsonBateman
(7/27/2011 1:09:43 PM)
500 stars/5 because it's not 2,000 dollars. Every beginner should be given a spare one of these by the person who starts them on the game. period.
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(8/13/2011 2:06:33 PM)