Imperial Seal

[Tonmehr]

So I have been playing Vintage for a little while, and I was wondering what was the consensus on the use of Imperial Seal.  Personally, I like having an extra tutor in almost any deck that totes Black.  That being said, is an extra tutor simply holding decks back, and should the slot be devoted to something else?  I notice only a few decklists use it.  Is this because of its price, or simply because it is not good enough to make the cut in most decks?

[Mr. Type 4]

simply because it is not good enough to make the cut in most decks

Sorecery speed makes it far worse than the other tutors, so when you're cramming all the cards you want into your Vintage deck it's often one of the cards that doesnt make the cut. 

You dont usually want to Imperial Seal for a card then pass the turn. Bad stuff can happen in the meantime like the opponent plays a Chalice that locks off the card you tutored for, or they play Jace the Mind Sculptor and fateseal the card you tutored for to the bottom of the deck.  if you have Imprial Seal in your deck you likely play a bunch of cards that let you draw on your turn like Preordain, Top or Gush. 

All that said, I like to play cards like Gush, Top and Preordain, so I like to have Imperial Seal in my deck =)

[Meddling Mike]

I think he hit the nail on the head, the introduction of Jace TMS as a popular card has really been bad for the playability of imperial seal. It's a powerful card, but now is a bad time for it.

[Ego_Sum]

I think we all agree that Imperial "fate"seal is not what it used to be since J,TMS was printed. Nevertheless is increbidle in fastbond oriented decks.

Greetings,

Iñaki.-