The only way I see it getting any constructed play is as a way for a Bolas deck to hurt people with dead drawn Nickys. Spare in your hand? Blast them with it. And any other high average cost Grixis color deck, since all three colors can get a bit heavy.
In an Omniscience deck with multiple copies of Omniscience that'd be a fun way to kill someone.
I think Aetherling has potential to be the breakout rare of the set. There aren't many more to spoil, so if anything is going to spike later on I think that might be it. Much like Reckoner, it's got obvious power when you read it but no immediate strategy exists where it slots in naturally. It'll be popular with older players who remember Morphling, and a couple of winning tournaments with it will make newer players stand up and notice.
Not even close, half of the chaff with spikes that swanland craps out is far uglier than that... (his "style" is utter trash).
Maybe, if you have no taste in art. He's actually my favored artist. Not every work can be "holy light and a sexless female figure cloaked in white". How boring. Give me spikes, gritty darkness, and illustrated movement any day.
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I'm not sure why Blast of Genius is getting so much hate. It's only slightly overcosted when you consider WOTC's very consistent approach to card-drawing spells over the last few years:
For a 3-mana sorcery or a 4-mana instant, you get straight +1 card advantage.
4-mana sorceries never give more than +1 CA, but often have an additional effect not worth a full card. (Amass the Components, Foresee)
5-mana instants sometimes give +2 CA, (Jace's Ingenuity) but more often than not you still only get +1 CA with an effect that might be worth a full card. (Thoughtflare)
5-mana sorceries give +2 CA plus another effect not worth a full card, like Urban Evolution does.
Note that you NEVER get more than +1 CA for four mana, and NEVER get more than +2 CA for five. Concentrate and Tidings have been phased out for being too strong and replaced with obviously and clearly directly nerfed versions.
Blast of Genius gives +2 CA plus an effect that's probably worth a full card, so it's only slightly overcosted compared to the standard 6-mana sorcery rate, which is +3 CA.
Well... Blast of Genuis IS +3 CA. Draw 3 cards, discard 1, KILL A DUDE.
OK, now imagine that Orcish Librarian was drawn not only cartoonishly, but badly as well, and didn't have a picture of an orcish librarian, but instead some random picture of something completely unrelated. So instead of having an admittedly cartoonish depiction of an orcish librarian, you had a badly drawn cartoonish depiction of something having nothing to do with the card.
Then you would be approaching the level of bad that Unflinching Courage's artwork is.
I prefer both of those to this confused, overly digital mess. Not to mention this guy's probably getting paid more than Phil and Jesper did. Even some of Michael Komarck's stuff was starting to get annoyingly digital. I hope this isn't a precedent.
See, that was my thought. 7 mana to play. I know alot of ppl are psyched for this card, but thats a big price for constructed. I just hope eyes arent bigger then stomachs.
And if you act like it's a 7 mana card, it's ANOTHER 7 mana spell better than Emmara.
oh nice. another morphling variant... meh. oh look a weaker armadillo cloak too! ...meh.
i'd rather they came up with original ideas than just rehash old ones, two more reasons i won't be buying any of this set.
yes i know, all cards these days are a rehash of old ones, but come on. we could've completed the morphling cycle with a black or white variant, or i don't know... just reprinted armadillo cloak since it wouldn't see play anyway.
Maybe, if you have no taste in art. He's actually my favored artist. Not every work can be "holy light and a sexless female figure cloaked in white". How boring. Give me spikes, gritty darkness, and illustrated movement any day.
THANK YOU.
People who think Swanland's art "all looks the same"
clearly have no idea what style is about.
They would probably also criticize Picasso and Matisse for being so "predictable"
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I just want to say while Blast of Genius is decent, I really love it's flavor text. It's a brainstorm so it has thunder and ligtning! It is such a clever pun. And my friend Marcus told me there is an old card called brainstrom that does something similar to it so that is another layer of cleverness for this flavor text! I just wanted to share my appreciation...
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Read their story here!
I just want to say while Blast of Genius is decent, I really love it's flavor text. It's a brainstorm so it has thunder and ligtning! It is such a clever pun. And my friend Marcus told me there is an old card called brainstrom that does something similar to it so that is another layer of cleverness for this flavor text! I just wanted to share my appreciation...
You're the guy in the other thread that said you were highly intelligent no? Like top 2% of mtgsers?
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If that's your "casual," what on earth is required for "formal," a butler in livery shuffling the decks whilst a pianist plays Brahms in front of a tapestry?
You're the guy in the other thread that said you were highly intelligent no? Like top 2% of mtgsers?
Yes, I consider myself to be quite inteligent. Why do you ask? I do not think that is relevant to Blast of Genius... Unless you mean I am a genius? If so thank you. I am honored that you think so highly of me, good sir.
I don't really get how someone can think it's a good idea to take Morphling and just make it better. (Not "strictly" better, but pretty much better.) I mean, really? Are you kidding me?
EDIT: Also, a rather large part of me wishes they had just outright reprinted Armadillo Cloak. It has more versatile uses and is a beloved classic.
I am kind of amazed at [...] the fact that somebody on this thread called Mind's Eye, Mirari's Wake, Decree of Pain, Desertion, AND Scroll Rack, all before they were officially spoiled. I will edit this post VERY shortly with the username of this user who deserves at least all of the cookies. Probably more cookies than that.
EDIT: Robert, you win so many cookies.
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In an Omniscience deck with multiple copies of Omniscience that'd be a fun way to kill someone.
This is a badly rendered digital art depicting a confusing scene where cartoon cavemen and a dinosaur are doing... something. On Ravnica.
I'll take the crappy spikes any day.
Orcish Librarian
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Maybe, if you have no taste in art. He's actually my favored artist. Not every work can be "holy light and a sexless female figure cloaked in white". How boring. Give me spikes, gritty darkness, and illustrated movement any day.
There is buried treasure everywhere...in a graveyard.
debatable. At least the demon is killing something(i think?).
Well... Blast of Genuis IS +3 CA. Draw 3 cards, discard 1, KILL A DUDE.
I'd love input and advice!
And, uh, discard Blast of Genius? That's +2.
Then you would be approaching the level of bad that Unflinching Courage's artwork is.
Hey, you leave Phil alone.
Dunno, got sort of an art-nouveau charm to it.
I prefer both of those to this confused, overly digital mess. Not to mention this guy's probably getting paid more than Phil and Jesper did. Even some of Michael Komarck's stuff was starting to get annoyingly digital. I hope this isn't a precedent.
(But yeah, original Giant Strength is pretty bad.)
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Bleh, ok I meant it as "3 for 1." Semantic fail.
I'd love input and advice!
And if you act like it's a 7 mana card, it's ANOTHER 7 mana spell better than Emmara.
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i'd rather they came up with original ideas than just rehash old ones, two more reasons i won't be buying any of this set.
yes i know, all cards these days are a rehash of old ones, but come on. we could've completed the morphling cycle with a black or white variant, or i don't know... just reprinted armadillo cloak since it wouldn't see play anyway.
THANK YOU.
People who think Swanland's art "all looks the same"
clearly have no idea what style is about.
They would probably also criticize Picasso and Matisse for being so "predictable"
I mean, really... how can you look at pieces like Flame Slash, Watery Grave, Thraximundar, Mitotic Slime, Diabolic Revelation, and Vastwood Animist and think he can only do one thing?
God forbid an artist have a recognizable style,
rather than just be another in the paint-it-as-straightforward-possible crowd
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
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Bruna, Light of Alabaster
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Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
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WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
and I'm surprised at so much hate. Goes well in EDH. not great because of cmc but still pretty good.
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Nicol Bolas is so awesome! And so is Kokusho!
Bolas x Kokusho 4eva!!! <3
Read their story here!
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RBRakdos UNLEASHED!!!RB
My Standard Decks:
UGRakdos, Bolas, and Ludevic Go To A PartyUG
You're the guy in the other thread that said you were highly intelligent no? Like top 2% of mtgsers?
Being knowledgeable at magic =/= being intelligent.
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Mythic rares are fine.
I think you mean his rattata. His rattata is in the top 1% of mtgsers.
Yes, I consider myself to be quite inteligent. Why do you ask? I do not think that is relevant to Blast of Genius... Unless you mean I am a genius? If so thank you. I am honored that you think so highly of me, good sir.
I do not have a Rattata. They are not Magic cards, you see. I am sorry if I mislead you somehow.
Nicol Bolas is so awesome! And so is Kokusho!
Bolas x Kokusho 4eva!!! <3
Read their story here!
BMy Little KokushoB
RBRakdos UNLEASHED!!!RB
My Standard Decks:
UGRakdos, Bolas, and Ludevic Go To A PartyUG
Wow, I've never seen that card but that is now my favorite Magic card art ever.
Thanks!
EDIT: Also, a rather large part of me wishes they had just outright reprinted Armadillo Cloak. It has more versatile uses and is a beloved classic.
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