roughly translated Nightsurveil Specter1UB Creature — Specter {R}
Flying
Whenever Nightsurveil Specter deals combat damage to a player, look at the top three cards of that player’s library. Exile one of those cards face-down, then put the rest into that player’s graveyard. For as long as the face-down card remains exiled, you may look at it, you may cast it, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.
2/2
That's pretty darn good. The drawback of not being able to play lands is mostly mitigated by the ability to look at 3 cards. I like this card very much.
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Decks I have in my bag of tricks- Needless to say, someone who wants to play will probably have a deck UB/x Faeries UR Storm XURWB Affinity G Elves UW control
First boros reckoner now nightveil spectre. If they are doing a cycle new versions of old hybrid cards maybe they can make a deathrite shaman which doesn't end up banned in most formats
Ew I don't like the faces on either of those creatures in the art. It's like the Grudge riding on the back of one of those mutated alien dogs from the Thing.
Let me think: I just need to play a specter, defend it for a turn, and then I get to start doing horrible things to my opponents deck? In the same meta that has Teferi, Hero of Dominaria? Oh how I so want that to be a spirit and not a specter. That would be so much fun in an esper spirits deck...
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wouldnt be surprised if this card sees zero constructed play. @emeticLunch pointed it out, but nightveil specter wasnt a card until the devotion mechanic was relevant. the gonti comparison isnt very applicable either.
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wouldnt be surprised if this card sees zero constructed play. @emeticLunch pointed it out, but nightveil specter wasnt a card until the devotion mechanic was relevant. the gonti comparison isnt very applicable either.
There are notable differences, however, that make this much better than Nightveil Specter in a lot of ways. If they kill Nightveil Specter, you can no longer cast that card. With this new card you can, just like Gonti. Secondly, with Nightveil Specter you need to have their colors of mana. With this new card you don't, just like Gonti. When the trigger occurs with Nightveil Specter, you get whatever the top card of their library is. With this new card you get card selection, just like Gonti.
In fact, this card is cheaper than Gonti, has a repeatable effect, and has evasion. Also, a 2/2 Flyer for 3 is much better in constructed than a 2/3 for 4. The big advantage Gonti has is that its an ETB, but otherwise this card is better in almost all ways. Granted Gonti has deathtouch, but asides from that. So I'm not sure why you say that the Gonti comparison isn't applicable. It's a very similar card, in fact much more closely similar to Gonti, Lord of Luxury than it is to Nightveil Specter.
I dunno. Obviously very good if it lives to attack even once. However, also very easy to kill. Can't imagine what it would have been like if this had shared Standard with The Scarab God though.
that card is WILD! unless I am missing something, it is miles better than Nightveil or Gonti. I feel like I need to put my Modern UB tempo deck back together. every turn, flying, best of 3 cards, and mana of any color (when i see those words below a 5 drop, I take the card very seriously. it just seems SO good, am I missing something> i don't care about lands, I'm not trying to make a prison deck, I want to hit the other guy with his own Tarmogoyf!
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roughly translated
Nightsurveil Specter 1UB
Creature — Specter {R}
Flying
Whenever Nightsurveil Specter deals combat damage to a player, look at the top three cards of that player’s library. Exile one of those cards face-down, then put the rest into that player’s graveyard. For as long as the face-down card remains exiled, you may look at it, you may cast it, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.
2/2
Still getting 3 cards deep is looking like good value to me.
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Zur the Enchanter
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On the other hand, you need the right mana for Nightveil Specter.
Dragons of Legend, Lead by Scion of the UR-Dragon
The Gitrog Monster
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Shogun Saskia
Hive World
Atraxa hates fun
Abzan
Sooner or later we need a Specter lord.
Having an ever-growing, invisible toolbox would have been fun.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
UB/x Faeries
UR Storm
XURWB Affinity
G Elves
UW control
Dunes of Zairo
SHANDALAR
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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!
Anyways, I love this card. Specters Gonti
Also, can we call it ''Flying Gonti''?
I think Gonti is called walking specter.
UWGSnow-Bant Control
BURGrixis Death's Shadow
GWBCoCo Elves
WCDeath and Taxes(sold)There are notable differences, however, that make this much better than Nightveil Specter in a lot of ways. If they kill Nightveil Specter, you can no longer cast that card. With this new card you can, just like Gonti. Secondly, with Nightveil Specter you need to have their colors of mana. With this new card you don't, just like Gonti. When the trigger occurs with Nightveil Specter, you get whatever the top card of their library is. With this new card you get card selection, just like Gonti.
In fact, this card is cheaper than Gonti, has a repeatable effect, and has evasion. Also, a 2/2 Flyer for 3 is much better in constructed than a 2/3 for 4. The big advantage Gonti has is that its an ETB, but otherwise this card is better in almost all ways. Granted Gonti has deathtouch, but asides from that. So I'm not sure why you say that the Gonti comparison isn't applicable. It's a very similar card, in fact much more closely similar to Gonti, Lord of Luxury than it is to Nightveil Specter.