Cycle of multi colored mana drains

[chrissss]

Wizards revenge


Instant

Counter target spell.
If that spell is a sorcery, add up to X mana to your mana pool during your next main phase, where x is the converted mana cost of that sorcery.

''you put it in, I take it out''


Elvish grasp


Instant

Counter target spell.
If that spell is a creature , add up to X mana to your mana pool during your next main phase, where x is the converted mana cost of that creature.


Demonic balance


Instant

Counter target spell.
If that spell is an instant , add up to X mana to your mana pool during your next main phase, where x is the converted mana cost of that instant.


Soldier's Cunning


Instant

Counter target spell.
If that spell is an enchantment , add up to X mana to your mana pool during your next main phase, where x is the converted mana cost of that enchantment.


are they too powerfull? 3 mana hard counter, with possible extra mana?

[zeus-online]

R&D's current belief is that 3 mana is what a hard counter should cost. So i'd guess this effect would be around 5 mana or maybe even more.

/Zeus

[andrewpate]

There is also no way that R&D would ever print a cycle of 4 playable counterspells.  This would essentially constitute all of the sensibly-costed countermagic in the entire block, and would seriously influence what could be printed in the next block.  I just don't think that the concept of "a cycle of playable counterspells" is a very good one.

[chrissss]

Yeah, I was thinking that a cycle of counterspells would make everyone want to play blue again, and that wouldnt be a good balance.

what about just one of the 4 cards? the U / B version for example?




close please.