Hmm... not bad, but it *could* have been a long-awaited Damnation reprint.
EDIT: I missed the bottom part - I thought that was flavour text. Wow okay, this thing is pretty damn good!
Trophy Mage is limited in scope, but we all know how useful Treasure Mage & Trinket Mage have been. And they're all wizards.
Being able to look for a 3-drop is significant.
I wish she pulled 2cmc out... she would be amazing with the Grim Monolith/Mesmeric Orb combo...
As it is, she can pull out Crystal Shard so you can bounce her and pull everything else out... swords, mana rocks, Ensnaring Bridge... off the top of my head. There are some good ones.
Yahenni's Expertise looks amazing. To use it optimally you'll want to make sure you have enough card advantage that the tempo is invaluable and you always have options remaining in hand. Phyrexian Arena, Compulsive Research, Thirst for Knowledge, and Trade Secrets are great at keeping the hand full for exactly 3 CMC. It also has excellent synergy with 3 mana planeswalkers since you can clear the field of potential attackers and safely drop the walker in one turn. Honestly though, any strong card at 2-3 mana goes well with it...
Yahenni's Expertise is pretty ridiculous even if it doesn't happen to wipe the entire board. It's like aconcentrate that also happens to clear the field of weenies.
Quite a few recursive creatures (Stinkweed imp for example) work well with Yahenni's Expertise, even if it's the only card in your hand.
I can't see the price being nice for this, Quicksmith or Mage, they all look like possibilities for Modern methinks.
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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.
Oi Iso, at least move it to the right sub-forum as well.
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My Commander decks:
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.
Arrrggghhh, if only it was "put into play" instead of "cast" it could be a black mana ramp if one did not have any other cards in hand aside from land, or just wanted to be up on the land count.
I don't think that would be too powerful in black... would it be?
Ramping the land count up by one while sweeping the board for 4 mana seems too good, but eh not any more overpowered than this card already is as sweep board, drop tarmogoyf is already insane and cheats mana anyways.
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EDIT: I missed the bottom part - I thought that was flavour text. Wow okay, this thing is pretty damn good!
Trophy Mage is limited in scope, but we all know how useful Treasure Mage & Trinket Mage have been. And they're all wizards.
Being able to look for a 3-drop is significant.
As it is, she can pull out Crystal Shard so you can bounce her and pull everything else out... swords, mana rocks, Ensnaring Bridge... off the top of my head. There are some good ones.
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cEDH: WUBR Blue Farm WUBR, UG Kinnan Flips UG, U Urza Scepter U
Yahenni's Expertise looks amazing. To use it optimally you'll want to make sure you have enough card advantage that the tempo is invaluable and you always have options remaining in hand. Phyrexian Arena, Compulsive Research, Thirst for Knowledge, and Trade Secrets are great at keeping the hand full for exactly 3 CMC. It also has excellent synergy with 3 mana planeswalkers since you can clear the field of potential attackers and safely drop the walker in one turn. Honestly though, any strong card at 2-3 mana goes well with it...
Quicksmith Rebel could be a fun casual build-around with artifacts that untap themselves repeatedly. Pili-Pala and Staff of Domination stand out immediately but Grinding Station, Blasting Station, Honor-Worn Shaku, and Phyrexian Ironfoot could all lead a deck in interesting niche directions.
I can't see the price being nice for this, Quicksmith or Mage, they all look like possibilities for Modern methinks.
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Trophy Mage joins Trinket Mage and Treasure Mage. Now we need Trash Mage, Tripe Mage, and Trove Mage. Trifle Mage might not hurt either.
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.
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 don't think that would be too powerful in black... would it be?
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