Neat card. Will make me question my mastery (or not of English), as I don't understand then why Catacomb Sifter couldn't have been called Sifter of Catacombs
Both would be acceptable. This could have been called "Skull Sifter" and it would be fine.
The new Pawn of Ulamog. I see this fitting into Jund Eldrazi.
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
It could have at least been a 4/4, or had some sort of evasion. I wish it got a token of it died as well...
Only 4/4? I can do better. How about 10/10 flying, trample, deathtouch, lifelink...and uh when it dies you get 3 copies of it. Beat that.
It's like you just discovered sarcasm. Congratulations.
I'm saying that it's a shame that cards are so underpowered now. I don't see this card being broken with either of the conditions I proposed, and anyone who thinks otherwise is welcome to make a statement that actually promotes discussion and not trolling.
It could have at least been a 4/4, or had some sort of evasion. I wish it got a token of it died as well...
Only 4/4? I can do better. How about 10/10 flying, trample, deathtouch, lifelink...and uh when it dies you get 3 copies of it. Beat that.
It's like you just discovered sarcasm. Congratulations.
I'm saying that it's a shame that cards are so underpowered now. I don't see this card being broken with either of the conditions I proposed, and anyone who thinks otherwise is welcome to make a statement that actually promotes discussion and not trolling.
Not really trolling. Just making a point. Any card can always be made better and its easy for anyone to just say "if it had this or that it would be better/good."
Sorry but this is the card. They aren't gonna change it for you/me/anyone else. You gotta accept it and "promote discussion" about existing cards not imaginary ones.
Not to mention not every card is meant to be ideal or optimal. Part of challenging the player, a concept integral to any game, is providing them with suboptimal pieces which they then figure out how to optimize. Having suboptimal cards also allows for greater variety and allows the designers to push cards that otherwise would have to be suboptimal themselves. There's also the fact that players spoiled by development mistakes like Counterspell and Lightning Bolt keep using them as bases for what card designs should be, rather than what each environment needs. You want a change in environment, there has to be a change in efficiency for different card archetypes. If every burn spell was Lightning Bolt, every format would have to have big-arse creatures with 4+ toughness to balance it out, and then weenie aggro decks would suffer. If Counterspell ever made its way into Standard again, we'd be seeing a lot more "can't be countered" and Silencing effects to balance it out, rendering it moot against the strongest cards.
Players who want everything to be more efficient: Think about what effect your suggested "improvement" would have on the game, especially in Standard, before you whine about the latest card being "overcosted".
MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
I've seen some people talking about it fitting into a Rally deck of some sort. I disagree. The 4 mana cost is too prohibitive, and what creature cards would you knowingly want to sacrifice to get the eldrazi spawn? I'd rather cast Collected Company instead.
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Both would be acceptable. This could have been called "Skull Sifter" and it would be fine.
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
Only 4/4? I can do better. How about 10/10 flying, trample, deathtouch, lifelink...and uh when it dies you get 3 copies of it. Beat that.
It's like you just discovered sarcasm. Congratulations.
I'm saying that it's a shame that cards are so underpowered now. I don't see this card being broken with either of the conditions I proposed, and anyone who thinks otherwise is welcome to make a statement that actually promotes discussion and not trolling.
Dunes of Zairo
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Innistrad - The Darkest Night
~THE RAVNICAN CONSORTIUM~
A Community Set
Commander: Allies & Adversaries
Not really trolling. Just making a point. Any card can always be made better and its easy for anyone to just say "if it had this or that it would be better/good."
Sorry but this is the card. They aren't gonna change it for you/me/anyone else. You gotta accept it and "promote discussion" about existing cards not imaginary ones.
Players who want everything to be more efficient: Think about what effect your suggested "improvement" would have on the game, especially in Standard, before you whine about the latest card being "overcosted".
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.