(虚空の粉砕, Not sure about the name, 虚空 means "empty space; empty sky", and "粉砕" means " pulverisation; smashing; demolishing", so 'demolish the skies' or something?)
Devoid
Counter Target Spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Interesting...wondering if there's any purpose to having it have Devoid besides flavor (instead of just reprinting Dissipate). This will likely be the new counter spell of choice unless Awaken.dec becomes a thing.
Reading the title I thought they actually made a counterspell that had only colorless in the casting cost. Granted, this is still colorless but at least it's not the "here you go non-blue decks! Enjoy this counterspell!" monster I thought it was.
It's ok. It's playable in standard, and will find a home in some decks. Exiling can be relevant.
It seems a little odd that it's double blue, and devoid?
Lastly I think it's hilarious that after all the stupid Trick Jarrett bellyaching, and WOTC bullying their volunteers, that they still have managed to slow roll the release.
Interesting...wondering if there's any purpose to having it have Devoid besides flavor (instead of just reprinting Dissipate). This will likely be the new counter spell of choice unless Awaken.dec becomes a thing.
Well, there's the fact that it gets around Red Elemental Blast and such, and cards like Herald of Kozilek can lower it's mana cost. So there's a few fringe reasons.
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Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
I didn't think about Herald, but that's s good point. With that guy out you have yourself an upgraded counterspell. Does a deck with this card want to tap out on turn 3 though will be the point of tension.
Interesting...wondering if there's any purpose to having it have Devoid besides flavor (instead of just reprinting Dissipate). This will likely be the new counter spell of choice unless Awaken.dec becomes a thing.
It permanently exiles, which is the Eldrazi shtick. The Zendikari only get temporary exile, ala Stasis Snare and Quarantine Field.
It gets particularly interesting once you compare it to awaken, which has also been thrown onto cards for no reason. Take these pairs:
1UU
Counter target spell and exile it.
Devoid
1UU
Counter target spell.
Awaken 3: 4UU
Only one card in each pair is in this set, but, templating aside, they all could be. There’s very little to tell why something has awaken and why something has devoid other than the fact that they wanted those cards to have those abilities. It also feels a little cheap, because both awaken and devoid are mechanics that add to what a card already does—you can have an existing card and just jam one of them in there, which means you don’t need any big sources of inspiration (you can basically have “Awaken Shock, Devoid Shock, Awaken Growth, Devoid Growth, Awaken Counterspell, Devoid Counterspell," and so on). I do not mind an ability like this (since design space is finite) but I think you should not have had both in the same set, because it feels like I’ve already seen all those cards. We can even add ingest to the mix, which is another ability you can throw onto an existing card to make a “new” card.
Interesting...wondering if there's any purpose to having it have Devoid besides flavor (instead of just reprinting Dissipate). This will likely be the new counter spell of choice unless Awaken.dec becomes a thing.
Well, there's the fact that it gets around Red Elemental Blast and such, and cards like Herald of Kozilek can lower it's mana cost. So there's a few fringe reasons.
I am definitely going to pick some heralds for post dragons rotation. Getting bonkers
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The true mind can weather all the lies and illusions without being lost. The true heart can tough the poison of hatred without being harmed. Since beginning-less time, darkness thrives in the void but always yields to purifying light.
I invision a future where one is not mighty when he can silence a crowd with brutality,
but when he leaves them speechless with wisdom.
Interesting...wondering if there's any purpose to having it have Devoid besides flavor (instead of just reprinting Dissipate). This will likely be the new counter spell of choice unless Awaken.dec becomes a thing.
All spells that exile have been flavored to be Devoid spells in this Block. Reprinting Dissipate would have gone against that.
Interesting...wondering if there's any purpose to having it have Devoid besides flavor (instead of just reprinting Dissipate). This will likely be the new counter spell of choice unless Awaken.dec becomes a thing.
All spells that exile have been flavored to be Devoid spells in this Block. Reprinting Dissipate would have gone against that.
It also enables up to 8 Dissipate effects while giving EDH players a second copy to slot in.
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Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
I was hoping desperately for a Dissipate reprint but this is even better! I've been dying for Ulamog's Nullifier to actually be useful in standard and at the very least we are one step closer. No thanks to you Spell Shrivel...
Reading the title I thought they actually made a counterspell that had only colorless in the casting cost. Granted, this is still colorless but at least it's not the "here you go non-blue decks! Enjoy this counterspell!" monster I thought it was.
haha yep
as i was clicking the link, my brain was like
Now that I think about it, another Dissipate variant in the same block pisses me off. I never like functionally similar cards in one block. There're some stale minds at Wizards...
1UU Instant
(虚空の粉砕, Not sure about the name, 虚空 means "empty space; empty sky", and "粉砕" means " pulverisation; smashing; demolishing", so 'demolish the skies' or something?)
Devoid
Counter Target Spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
Edit: yeah, there you go.
Which of the Eldrazi broods has the floating bits? Kozilek's? I really like that detail!
Shards of awful never
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
It seems a little odd that it's double blue, and devoid?
Lastly I think it's hilarious that after all the stupid Trick Jarrett bellyaching, and WOTC bullying their volunteers, that they still have managed to slow roll the release.
EDIT: Translating the page gives the card a name of 'Grinding of the Void'
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
Well, there's the fact that it gets around Red Elemental Blast and such, and cards like Herald of Kozilek can lower it's mana cost. So there's a few fringe reasons.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
I didn't think about Herald, but that's s good point. With that guy out you have yourself an upgraded counterspell. Does a deck with this card want to tap out on turn 3 though will be the point of tension.
UW Ephara Hatebears [Primer], GB Gitrog Lands, BRU Inalla Combo-Control, URG Maelstrom Wanderer Landfall
This is giving me the vibes of Mirrodin Besieged where they tacked on "infect" on iconic Mirran creatures just to "Phyrexianize" them.
It permanently exiles, which is the Eldrazi shtick. The Zendikari only get temporary exile, ala Stasis Snare and Quarantine Field.
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Big Johnny.
the third is 's
the latter two should mean something like shatter
Also Gainsay and Iona, Shield of Emeria sometimes stop counterspells, depending on format.
I am definitely going to pick some heralds for post dragons rotation. Getting bonkers
I invision a future where one is not mighty when he can silence a crowd with brutality,
but when he leaves them speechless with wisdom.
All spells that exile have been flavored to be Devoid spells in this Block. Reprinting Dissipate would have gone against that.
It also enables up to 8 Dissipate effects while giving EDH players a second copy to slot in.
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
haha yep
as i was clicking the link, my brain was like
Now that I think about it, another Dissipate variant in the same block pisses me off. I never like functionally similar cards in one block. There're some stale minds at Wizards...
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG