As seems to be a running theme, seems good in Commander - 5 mana tutor is pretty bad, but cycling is good. Probably way, way, way too slow in all other formats including limited unless you have a billion payoffs for cycling. I would imagine even the various New Perspectives combo decks would be unwilling to shell out five mana for this.
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Oh, a slightly worse version of Dark Petition since you never get the option of spell mastery. Still, you always have the option of getting the top card of your library into your hand for only one mana. I see they dropped it to uncommon, though.
New perspectives might actually want it, because it curves right between Weirding Woods and New Perspectives, and still has cycling for actually going off. I'm still not sold. Dark Petition it is not.
If the only options were this card at uncommon or the same card for 2BB at rare, which would you rather have printed (knowing that would take up a rare slot in the set)?
I'm thinking an upgraded Diabolic Tutor at rare with cycling would be way more welcome than this alternative take on Increasing Ambition at a lower rarity.
As seems to be a running theme, seems good in Commander - 5 mana tutor is pretty bad, but cycling is good. Probably way, way, way too slow in all other formats...
If the only options were this card at uncommon or the same card for 2BB at rare, which would you rather have printed (knowing that would take up a rare slot in the set)?
I'm thinking an upgraded Diabolic Tutor at rare with cycling would be way more welcome than this alternative take on Increasing Ambition at a lower rarity.
Yeah, rarity doesn't matter as much to me because I don't open packs. I'd take the more playable version - as a strictly better Diabolic Tutor, I might be tempted to play it in Zur Astral Slide. With the higher mana cost, it might as well have not been printed.
This should've just been a strictly better Diabolic Tutor but they had to make it 5. We just got DT in Kaladesh.
Should have been a strictly better Demonic Tutor that gives also does 20 damage to each opponent and gives you a foot rub.
I mean I know we have it because, there it is, but this wouldn't be asking for much. The tempo loss in Standard to Diabolic Tutor is high especially if everyone shifts to aggro-bases strategies.
Non-Strict Tutors smaller than 4 CMC would see play in standard.
Meh, maybe a bone for budget EDH players. Most budget EDH players aren't playing combo decks where tutors are necessary.
Or maybe they, y'know, just want to play a flavorful deck and have tutoring as a nice utility option while also offering cycling for decks that care about it.
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If the only options were this card at uncommon or the same card for 2BB at rare, which would you rather have printed (knowing that would take up a rare slot in the set)?
I'm thinking an upgraded Diabolic Tutor at rare with cycling would be way more welcome than this alternative take on Increasing Ambition at a lower rarity.
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I second that. My Jeleva deck emphasizes on cast spells from graveyard and this is a great way to get it into graveyard when I need it.
Although Dark Petition is usually better.
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Thank heavens it's uncommon this would have Ben a disgusting rare. This should have Ben just the same CMC as diabolic tutor
The set in general is super weak. Nothing exciting thus far, except for maybe crucible on legs.
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Yeah, rarity doesn't matter as much to me because I don't open packs. I'd take the more playable version - as a strictly better Diabolic Tutor, I might be tempted to play it in Zur Astral Slide. With the higher mana cost, it might as well have not been printed.
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Should have been a strictly better Demonic Tutor that gives also does 20 damage to each opponent and gives you a foot rub.
I'd take Vampric.
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I mean I know we have it because, there it is, but this wouldn't be asking for much. The tempo loss in Standard to Diabolic Tutor is high especially if everyone shifts to aggro-bases strategies.
Non-Strict Tutors smaller than 4 CMC would see play in standard.
What, you were hoping for a strictly better Diabolic Tutor? Well, I guess black is the color of greed...
Or maybe they, y'know, just want to play a flavorful deck and have tutoring as a nice utility option while also offering cycling for decks that care about it.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.