Yeah, there's a reason Flash is banned in Legacy and restricted in Vintage. This effect is gamebreaking.
This is actually even way more powerful than Flash, because Flash had the put into the graveyard as part of the resolution. As this is worded like actual Evoke, the sacrifice becomes a triggered ability, and you can do stuff like respond to it by activating Griselbrand several times.
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perhaps the better question might be- what would fix this?
Increase the cost. I consider both show and tell and sneak attack to be undercosted, so. maybe 5cc (a one shot sneak attack). That this card is weaker in some respects than both because the creature doesn't stick around to attack is offset by cards like griselbrand and protean hulk that don't need to stick around at all in order to win.
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perhaps the better question might be- what would fix this?
Increase the cost. I consider both show and tell and sneak attack to be underccsted, so. maybe 5cc (a one shot sneak attack). That this card is weaker in some respects than both because the creature doesn't stick around is offset by cards like griselbrand and protean hulk that don't need to stick around at all in order to win.
Through the Breach already exists at 5 CMC as a real one-shot Sneak Attack and seems to be just fine. 4 CMC seems acceptable for this effect. 3 CMC does seem to be pushing it for the reasons mentioned already but maybe it could be argued it is alright.
I actually want it to work with etb and death triggers, so 2RR seems to be a nice balance. What are the chances that WotC would print this at uncommon? I'm thinking slim but not none?
Unlikely. AT 2RR, it's fine power-level wise... but its a card that's designed to be built around. Limited players will not be able to make use if it unless the set had a LOT of minor but not powerful triggers. Rather than limit their triggers, I'd imagine wizards taking the safer and just plunking it at rare.
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Instant
You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you do, it’s sacrificed when it enters the battlefield.
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"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn
This is actually even way more powerful than Flash, because Flash had the put into the graveyard as part of the resolution. As this is worded like actual Evoke, the sacrifice becomes a triggered ability, and you can do stuff like respond to it by activating Griselbrand several times.
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Increase the cost. I consider both show and tell and sneak attack to be undercosted, so. maybe 5cc (a one shot sneak attack). That this card is weaker in some respects than both because the creature doesn't stick around to attack is offset by cards like griselbrand and protean hulk that don't need to stick around at all in order to win.
"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn
Evoke (Uncommon)
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You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you do, exile it.
Now, it won't trigger "dies" triggers and there's not an opportunity to activate abilities (like Griselbrand). You'll get ETB triggers and that's it.
"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn