I could see something like Leap. Requires a creature so it's not good in decks with few creatures and has the 2 for 1 risk. Might be useful for UW heroic.
I could see something like Leap. Requires a creature so it's not good in decks with few creatures and has the 2 for 1 risk. Might be useful for UW heroic.
I don't know why, but I would REALLY like this in the current meta. I don't even PLAY UW heroic or anything of the sort but I think I'd make good use of it. I'd play it in my temur tempo deck for sure.
UW heroic would play leap in an instant. Lol. Whatever other stuff aside, if its a combo deck, they can always just leap the other guy's creature to cantrip.
Mock U
Instant
Reveal the top card of your library. Draw a card. Even knowing that it is coming won't save you.
I would like this card lose advantage to gain advantage seems fair to me. I think Telling Time type card is most likely. What about something like accumulated knowledge were you could draw cards at your opponets end step for cheap, It has been awhile since we have had something like that.
As much as I would love for them to bring back AK, it is WAY too powerful for the relative power level of spells in modern Magic. Sure, the first one is 'meh', but every other copy after that is insane value.
I really hope I'm wrong and that they do bring it back some day
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As much as I would love for them to bring back AK, it is WAY too powerful for the relative power level of spells in modern Magic. Sure, the first one is 'meh', but every other copy after that is insane value.
I really hope I'm wrong and that they do bring it back some day
I could see them reprinting AK. If you want to bring it back, a format with delve is the place to do it.
I still think the raw power level is too high. Wizards won't even let us have a card on the level of Think Twice so I would probably have a heart attack out of sheer amazement if they were to reprint AK.
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States '09: 14th place. Aiming for better next year.
States '10: 12th place. Aiming for better next year.
Peekaboo U
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Draw a card.
Look at the top card of target player's library.
This could see print as a way to interact with Manifest. You could peek at the opponent's top card in response to Manifest to know what card is about to be morphed, or you could use it on yourself to see if it's a good time to Manifest.
Pretty sure people have already stated the obvious: between prowess and Jeskai Ascendency, a 1 mana cantrip will not be printed in Fate Reforged or in Dragons of Tarkir. They may not print one in 'Blood' and to be honest, the first time they may print a quicken type card (U, small effect and cantrip) will be 'Sweat' so that Prowess and Jeskai Ascendency will warp the format and then immediately rotate out of being awesome shortly after people figure out what the 'correct' configuration of the combo deck will be like when 'Tears' comes out.
But the OP's question was quicken type card, or small filtration effect. We may get a quicken card around Jan 16, but we will never get another filtration effect in Standard. The R&D department has done everything they can to reduce combo to be as dead as land destruction, but have also stated via bannings that low cost cantrips make Modern too combo-ey and therefore make sure that these cards don't get printed.
Ponder and preordain have been relegated to Legacy, leaving us Serum Visions and Sleight of Hand as the only filtration cantrips that immediately give the card to you. They could printed either of these in 'Blood' or more likely 'Sweat' or a 'half-preordain' and that's pretty much it. No other 1 mana filtration cards will EVER be printed.
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Pretty sure people have already stated the obvious: between prowess and Jeskai Ascendency, a 1 mana cantrip will not be printed in Fate Reforged or in Dragons of Tarkir. They may not print one in 'Blood' and to be honest, the first time they may print a quicken type card (U, small effect and cantrip) will be 'Sweat' so that Prowess and Jeskai Ascendency will warp the format and then immediately rotate out of being awesome shortly after people figure out what the 'correct' configuration of the combo deck will be like when 'Tears' comes out.
But the OP's question was quicken type card, or small filtration effect. We may get a quicken card around Jan 16, but we will never get another filtration effect in Standard. The R&D department has done everything they can to reduce combo to be as dead as land destruction, but have also stated via bannings that low cost cantrips make Modern too combo-ey and therefore make sure that these cards don't get printed.
Ponder and preordain have been relegated to Legacy, leaving us Serum Visions and Sleight of Hand as the only filtration cantrips that immediately give the card to you. They could printed either of these in 'Blood' or more likely 'Sweat' or a 'half-preordain' and that's pretty much it. No other 1 mana filtration cards will EVER be printed.
How come the current 1 mana cantrips arent used in the jeskai tokens deck? Like dragon mantle and defiant strike. Are the effects they offer besides the draw a card not useful enough?
I don't know about others, but I prefer the indirect boost of Prowess and Ascendancy with burn spells instead of combat spells. If all is well, I'm already drawing tons of cards anyway, but it's something to consider for when I don't have Ascendancy in play...
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[insert card filtration effect or small interaction]
Draw a card.
Should there be one again, and what should it be?
Obviously I'm thinking about delve-based control here. Even a throwaway card like Quicken could be insane right now IMO.
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Reveal the top card of your library. Draw a card.
Even knowing that it is coming won't save you.
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I think this is the correct answer.
Quicken was reaching the limit of how bad they could make one and it was still quite good.
I don't know why, but I would REALLY like this in the current meta. I don't even PLAY UW heroic or anything of the sort but I think I'd make good use of it. I'd play it in my temur tempo deck for sure.
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Draw 4 cards for UU? Yeah, sure I guess that will be acceptable.
I really hope I'm wrong and that they do bring it back some day
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States '12: 5th place.
I could see them reprinting AK. If you want to bring it back, a format with delve is the place to do it.
States '09: 14th place. Aiming for better next year.
States '10: 12th place. Aiming for better next year.
Idaho State Champ: 2011
States '12: 5th place.
U
Instant
Draw a card
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
Instant
Draw a card.
Look at the top card of target player's library.
This could see print as a way to interact with Manifest. You could peek at the opponent's top card in response to Manifest to know what card is about to be morphed, or you could use it on yourself to see if it's a good time to Manifest.
But the OP's question was quicken type card, or small filtration effect. We may get a quicken card around Jan 16, but we will never get another filtration effect in Standard. The R&D department has done everything they can to reduce combo to be as dead as land destruction, but have also stated via bannings that low cost cantrips make Modern too combo-ey and therefore make sure that these cards don't get printed.
Ponder and preordain have been relegated to Legacy, leaving us Serum Visions and Sleight of Hand as the only filtration cantrips that immediately give the card to you. They could printed either of these in 'Blood' or more likely 'Sweat' or a 'half-preordain' and that's pretty much it. No other 1 mana filtration cards will EVER be printed.
Honestly, Opt would be fine.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
I don't know about others, but I prefer the indirect boost of Prowess and Ascendancy with burn spells instead of combat spells. If all is well, I'm already drawing tons of cards anyway, but it's something to consider for when I don't have Ascendancy in play...
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate