I don't like how you have to copy the spell, sometimes you might not want to (i.e. Toxic Deluge)
You know copies don't make you pay life again right?
To be fair, there's definitely corner cases where it matters: You have a 6/6, and they have a 5/5 and bunch of smaller dudes out. If it didn't force you to copy, you could just cast it for x=5, not copy, wipe their board and keep your 6/6. With the forced copy, you can only pick 2 or 3, and thus either leave the 5/5 alive, or kill off your own 6/6.
I don't like how you have to copy the spell, sometimes you might not want to (i.e. Toxic Deluge)
You know copies don't make you pay life again right?
To be fair, there's definitely corner cases where it matters: You have a 6/6, and they have a 5/5 and bunch of smaller dudes out. If it didn't force you to copy, you could just cast it for x=5, not copy, wipe their board and keep your 6/6. With the forced copy, you can only pick 2 or 3, and thus either leave the 5/5 alive, or kill off your own 6/6.
Seems good. The question is how much tempo a deck can afford to sacrifice to actually get this down. I kinda suspect the answer is "not much", but we'll have to see.
Note that you don't have to transform it,
so you can keep it in map mode if that is more favorable,
and then cast an instant later to turn it into a land in response to artifact removal.
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
I'm SO SICK of the "too strong for Standard" argument. It's the new "Dies to removal". We can have a two mana 4/4 with a zillion abilities, but we can't just have Accumulated Knowledge. Makes sense.
You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
In Standard it seems UR/Grixis control is a better place for it than UW, but it all depends on how the meta shakes out. If Mono-R continues to dominate then it would still be way too slow.
I don't like how you have to copy the spell, sometimes you might not want to (i.e. Toxic Deluge).
It has a fair mana cost. I feel like it could maybe require 3 spells instead of 4. 4 spells is a lot.
UBRKess, Dissident MageUBR - Controlling Dissidents
GRhonas the IndomitableG - Indomitable Four Drops
WUBOloro, Ageless AsceticWUB - Loot & Renanimate
You know copies don't make you pay life again right?
Exactly.
Or if Kess, Dissident Mage is out (toughness 4) and you play Anger of the Gods. You wouldn't want to copy it then.
UBRKess, Dissident MageUBR - Controlling Dissidents
GRhonas the IndomitableG - Indomitable Four Drops
WUBOloro, Ageless AsceticWUB - Loot & Renanimate
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Note that you don't have to transform it,
so you can keep it in map mode if that is more favorable,
and then cast an instant later to turn it into a land in response to artifact removal.
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Control needs more love.
EDH:
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
This is a really nice build around card
At 4 cmc I really, really doubt it, so no worries here. Just wait a week or two after launch and you should be able to get a foil for a dollar or two
If you're playing in an EDH group from those are common threats, you're probably not casting a 4 mana do-nothing artifact.
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http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/13649 - My all foil cube.
I want a Pyromancer Ascension with an easier to fufill condition and less payoff.
Standard:
UR Ral Combo
Modern:
U Merfolk
R Goblins
Commander
RB Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
R Feldon of the Third Path