I have some doubts that beaning planeswalkers, instant speed, and dodging Chalice of the Void for X = 1 compensate for costing 2 mana, but if Prismatic Ending continues to be so ungodly popular in Modern despite not hitting enough...I guess there might be room for a 5th Ending anyway.
The usual problem with these Generous Gift effects is that the replacement has more utility than expected, usually a creature that can still swing in. That Clue is never getting sacrificed for a card unless the opponent is desperate (or a control deck at the end of your turn), and if they are, your opponent is now 2 mana behind. Nice to see Wizards finally solving that issue.
I've seen a lot of people describe this as an almost Dec-in-Stone, but it's really not the same at all. The only similarity is the clue token. Dec is more in the vein of an echo spell: i.e. Echoing Truth or Legion's End. This is instant and hits both creatures and planeswalkers, its more like Swift End or Hero's Downfall with investigate tacked on. The clue token saves you a mana vs both of these cards, and I think its going to be super powerful in the right meta/deck.
That Clue is never getting sacrificed for a card unless the opponent is desperate (or a control deck at the end of your turn)
Um what. Pretty much any type of deck will have incentive and opportunity to sac the clue sooner or later. Even aggro decks will have 2 unspendable mana somewhere around turn 5-7.
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Kill their best target and they get a clue token in return? At instant? I'll take a set of that, thank you. BW control looking even better in Pioneer now.
The more I think about Fateful Absence, the less I think it's Eternal-playable. Pioneer might consider it (I don't keep track of Pioneer, though), but Fateful Absence has stiff competition in Modern and higher with Solitude. Solitude makes you lose a decent card in hand (a white one) in order to cast it for cheap instead of making your opponent essentially gain a meh to bad card, but Solitude is free mana-wise while Fateful Absence costs 2 mana. In Modern, you can also realistically hardcast Solitude and get a creature, so you can then attack planeswalkers with it. Legacy has harsher mana denial than Modern, so Fateful Absence needing 2 mana can sting even more. (Yes, Solitude makes them gain life, but you might be shocked how little that often matters, even if Solitude is Evoked.)
Holy ****! that’s probably a eternal format playable removal spell
and spotlight that’s the final nail in the coffin Edgar is the groom.
It's Nahiri's fault again!I have some doubts that beaning planeswalkers, instant speed, and dodging Chalice of the Void for X = 1 compensate for costing 2 mana, but if Prismatic Ending continues to be so ungodly popular in Modern despite not hitting enough...I guess there might be room for a 5th Ending anyway.
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StaffNow finaly another awesome white removal !
Um what. Pretty much any type of deck will have incentive and opportunity to sac the clue sooner or later. Even aggro decks will have 2 unspendable mana somewhere around turn 5-7.
Strong card is STRONG.
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Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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Looks like the real 5th Path to Exile/Prismatic Ending/Swords to Plowshares has already been found, and it's not Fateful Absence, it's Solitude.