Man, they are really pushing this "immunity to graveyard hate" ability, aren't they?
I don't see it as immunity to graveyard hate so much as trying to avoid active dis-synergy with the fact that Jumpstart exiles the spell as it resolves. If this (and Ral) only counted spells in your graveyard, you would be hesitant to Jumpstart things because it would lower the amount of damage they deal.
That said, this card seems pretty unimpressive to me. If it could go to the dome, was an instant, or cost UR instead of 1UR, it would be pretty powerful. As it stands, I'm really questioning how good this can be.
Maybe there's some kind of Jeskai deck that will self-mill/exile from library with Search for Azcanta and Surveil effects, then point this at the new Boros Reckoner dude to deal a huge amount to face, but that seems like a lot of hoops to jump through.
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With this kind of card it combos with Stuffy Doll.
Ah yes, the distant cousin to Creepy Doll and Voodoo Doll. At some point there is going to be a cycle of Stuffy Doll alternate art cards that have each one look like a member of the gatewatch. I'm just waiting for it to happen.
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1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Man, I don't hate this card, but I will never understand why Wizards plays it so safe with the instants and sorceries in the instants and sorceries guild while Dimir has an infinite amount of awesome surveil cards.
I kinda dig being able to benefit from the exile zone... but it is interesting w/ WotC screwing around w/ an area of the game that was originally meant to be off limits. Exiled meant out of the game, like into oblivion. Wonder if a 4th zone will come about, maybe a word for "never existed?" What can be beyond exiled for a place that is untouchable... and I'm not talking about that old Unglued card that exiles, then exiles something in exile.
Nah...
We'll do what Yu-Gi-Oh does. We'll have a casting zone where creatures have to be cast into before we can cast an actual creature to fight with. Oh wait... It's a second hand/library where we can cast spells from. Oh dang it... Yep. We'll have a new zone.
Jump-Start really needs a Past in Flames effect. I’m really hoping this gets a few playable Exile-matters effects. I don’t mind it as long as you aren’t able to pull from exile, specifically your own, but counting specific types is fair.
This exile stuff makes me think the Eldrazi are coming to Ravnica.
We'll have devotion for the npn eldrazi and some kind of exile theme for the Eldrazi in the 2019 spring set.
Hopefully it will be a bit more memorable than BFZ.
You know, I've thought the same since the Nightmare Demon-with-too-many-arms was spoiled, that thing just looks like it came into contact with Emrakul.
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I don't see it as immunity to graveyard hate so much as trying to avoid active dis-synergy with the fact that Jumpstart exiles the spell as it resolves. If this (and Ral) only counted spells in your graveyard, you would be hesitant to Jumpstart things because it would lower the amount of damage they deal.
That said, this card seems pretty unimpressive to me. If it could go to the dome, was an instant, or cost UR instead of 1UR, it would be pretty powerful. As it stands, I'm really questioning how good this can be.
Maybe there's some kind of Jeskai deck that will self-mill/exile from library with Search for Azcanta and Surveil effects, then point this at the new Boros Reckoner dude to deal a huge amount to face, but that seems like a lot of hoops to jump through.
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Ah yes, the distant cousin to Creepy Doll and Voodoo Doll. At some point there is going to be a cycle of Stuffy Doll alternate art cards that have each one look like a member of the gatewatch. I'm just waiting for it to happen.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Nah...
We'll do what Yu-Gi-Oh does. We'll have a casting zone where creatures have to be cast into before we can cast an actual creature to fight with. Oh wait... It's a second hand/library where we can cast spells from. Oh dang it... Yep. We'll have a new zone.
You know, I've thought the same since the Nightmare Demon-with-too-many-arms was spoiled, that thing just looks like it came into contact with Emrakul.