1WU
Creature - Vedalken Wizard
When Deputy of Detention enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls and all other nonland permanents that player controls with the same name as that permanent until Deputy of Detention leaves the battlefield.
1/3
Detention Sphere on legs. Doesn't hit your stuff on accident. Thoughts?
A fine card by its own right, but at 1UW it’s competing with Geist / Reflector Mage / Spell Queller / Detention Sphere itself. I think O-Ring effects are always better being not a creature, so I prefer Detention Sphere to this. I think the other 1UW spells are just more useful.
Totally fine/good card that doesn't come close because of it's competition.
Azorious is extremly deep and has some of the best MC cards.
There's 3 VERY good 1UW mana creatures that I like more than this card
To contrast, if this cost 1GU, i'd probably slam it in a 360 cube, yet wouldn't play this at 1000 as 1UW
I wonder if this is actually better than Reflector Mage, just because it can hit any nonland permanent, not just creatures. Being able to neutralize a planeswalker, artifact or enchantment could outweigh the drawbacks.
I’ve played enough Leonin Relic-Warders to not discount this entirely, but you need to come correct to break into the best group of 3-drops in all of cube, and 1 power doesn’t get there.
Decent guy, but not particularly exciting. If you're really high on Fairgrounds Warden, this might be up your alley. But I'm not sure this is even better than Detention Sphere; being a creature makes the exile-based removal a lot more fragile.
I think this is CLEARLY worse than d sphere because it's so much more fragile and a 1/3 is not THAT relevant of a body. I like reflector mage more too because it's much more of a threat and is still a tempo swing even if it immediately dies.
With Fiend Hunter, Fairgrounds Warden, and Banisher Priest (as well as some less eficient options) all available in monowhite, I don't see much reason to spend a guild slot on this, even if you have a big guild section.
This is totally playable, but I don't really see any reason to play it.
With Fiend Hunter, Fairgrounds Warden, and Banisher Priest (as well as some less eficient options) all available in monowhite, I don't see much reason to spend a guild slot on this, even if you have a big guild section.
This is totally playable, but I don't really see any reason to play it.
Well... the new guy hits artifacts, enchantments and planeswalkers too.
This is a good card. However, it's competing in a deep guild, and it's pretty fragile. I'd rather just run the Sphere (which I cut for Fractured Identity).
In large cubes (720) or ones with abnormally big MC sections, this would be a fine addition.
1WU
Creature - Vedalken Wizard
When Deputy of Detention enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls and all other nonland permanents that player controls with the same name as that permanent until Deputy of Detention leaves the battlefield.
1/3
Detention Sphere on legs. Doesn't hit your stuff on accident. Thoughts?
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Azorious is extremly deep and has some of the best MC cards.
There's 3 VERY good 1UW mana creatures that I like more than this card
To contrast, if this cost 1GU, i'd probably slam it in a 360 cube, yet wouldn't play this at 1000 as 1UW
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This is totally playable, but I don't really see any reason to play it.
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Well... the new guy hits artifacts, enchantments and planeswalkers too.
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In large cubes (720) or ones with abnormally big MC sections, this would be a fine addition.
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