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« on: April 18, 2011, 12:10:53 am »


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Tap target creature.
Metalcraft - If you control three or more artifacts, exile that creature.
Venser wondered if it could still be called a teleportation spell if the destination is oblivion.

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New StP for affinity and possibly for MUD? Not sure if this would actually fit but something worth thinking of.
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2011, 12:20:16 am »
This seems good, but the problem is being able to consistently cast this early in the game against stuff like Blightsteel or whatever.
I think that's the biggest thing standing in it's way. So I'm hesitant to think it will see a whole lot of play outside of special cases.
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2011, 07:20:50 am »
I think even in affinity or MUD you would play 4 STP. Perhaps if Extipate or Surgical Extraction become prevalent you may need one of these.
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2011, 09:00:56 am »
When this is good, it's good.  When this is bad, it's worthless.  I'd rather run StP, which is good all the time.
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2011, 10:24:45 am »
when a removal spell isn't playable in limited, it definitely isn't playable in vintage
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2011, 11:28:35 am »
I can't envision a realistic scenario where I would choose to build a deck with this card instead of Swords to Plowshares.
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2011, 12:52:04 pm »
Quote from: Blue Lotus on April 18, 2011, 10:24:45 am
when a removal spell isn't playable in limited, it definitely isn't playable in vintage
If any card can make this statement false, it's this one. 

Still, we're looking at a card that would fill a VERY small niche in Vintage - white removal for use in a deck with a TON of artifacts.  Such a deck would need to be agressive enough that the life-gain "drawback" on STP makes it less appealing than the drawback this has of being marginal w/o metalcraft.  Pretty limited use.  Keep this one in the "maaaaybe someday" box. 
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2011, 07:03:08 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Type 4 on April 18, 2011, 12:52:04 pm
Quote from: Blue Lotus on April 18, 2011, 10:24:45 am
when a removal spell isn't playable in limited, it definitely isn't playable in vintage
If any card can make this statement false, it's this one. 

Still, we're looking at a card that would fill a VERY small niche in Vintage - white removal for use in a deck with a TON of artifacts.  Such a deck would need to be agressive enough that the life-gain "drawback" on STP makes it less appealing than the drawback this has of being marginal w/o metalcraft.  Pretty limited use.  Keep this one in the "maaaaybe someday" box. 

Agreed, I can't really see this being good in Vintage, but it seems pretty awesome in Legacy Affinity!
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2011, 10:24:10 pm »
Quote from: voltron00x on April 18, 2011, 07:03:08 pm
Quote from: Mr. Type 4 on April 18, 2011, 12:52:04 pm
Quote from: Blue Lotus on April 18, 2011, 10:24:45 am
when a removal spell isn't playable in limited, it definitely isn't playable in vintage
If any card can make this statement false, it's this one. 

Still, we're looking at a card that would fill a VERY small niche in Vintage - white removal for use in a deck with a TON of artifacts.  Such a deck would need to be agressive enough that the life-gain "drawback" on STP makes it less appealing than the drawback this has of being marginal w/o metalcraft.  Pretty limited use.  Keep this one in the "maaaaybe someday" box. 

Agreed, I can't really see this being good in Vintage, but it seems pretty awesome in Legacy Affinity!

I'm afraid to play against affinity after this set is released
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