But, it's not. Nightmare allowed you to return it to the field.
How is it too powerful? It's a strictly worse Tortured Existence, where you have to actually cast the creature first, then have enough mana to sacrifice it.
It's great with creatures that create Tokens, but other than that it doesn't have many applications. Aggro decks would rather play another creature. Control decks would rather not have their creature die in the first place.
RTT. Besieged was the only second set to ever have Basic Lands. This will likely never happen again.
it's an uncounterable sacrifice outlet, it is not all "strictly better"
That player is a sore loser. I stick to casual about 95% of the time, and I feel that if my deck can't deal with an opponent disrupting my strategy, that is my problem.
Exactly, there are really 3 ways to disrupt your opponent from casting big spells, counters, discard and LD...hey the 3 things people ***** the most about, what do you know
^riddlesmith takes the skill requirements for the deck up a notch or two on an already difficult deck to play, but it lets you consistently combo out on 3 egg starting hands.
This also means that if you get a lot of early eggs but have to dig for sunrise, you can dead some of those eggs to further your reach, and still combo out with what is left. And wargate is nice, but it's really hard to cast in a locksmith build, and isn't +1 like a reshape would be (in cobra, wargate tends to be +1 or +2, so it's fine there).
Also, rofl at this: gargadon + hatching plans. Not that I'm advocating it, but the synergy is just hilarious.
it would be hilarious if it worked, unfortunately you can't sac plans as it is an enchantment
I see why they made him 3 cost though
it's an uncounterable sacrifice outlet, it is not all "strictly better"
tinder wall works if you have a way to change the mana
please, if it was a 1/5 people would just be *****ing about it dying to dismember
also there are so many easy ways to untap creatures
Exactly, there are really 3 ways to disrupt your opponent from casting big spells, counters, discard and LD...hey the 3 things people ***** the most about, what do you know
it would be hilarious if it worked, unfortunately you can't sac plans as it is an enchantment
Can i tap my pillar of paruns for fist of suns alternate cost since cruel ultimatum is indeed a multicolored spell?