MTG Salvation

Had a few games finally using this. It was enough to enable shenanigans every single time. Yes an infinite mana combo will allow you the same effect, however the times those either were disrupted or unavailable, this performed beautifully.

So I finally managed to make a cut in my list to fit this baby in, cannot wait until the end of the week to give it a real test run. Gonna need a few more card to get the full benefit though, something like Time Spiral would be great. Ever since I lost Griselbrand, my deck just hasn't had quite the oomph it used to, needs more draw I suppose.

Quote from Jinnobi

Once again, I never said it should be banned. I said it shouldn't. Outside your neckbeard, "let's RNG race to see who has the best infinite combo instant win deck" it's incredible.

I know, you said your group thinks it should be banned, I never said you were included in that, mayhaps I should have specified a bit more.

I've yet to get a game in since I added it to my deck, so I can't really say for sure how it will compare to any other combo I can pull off for infinite mana, but I play in a couple different groups, some much more competitive than others, will see how it goes.

Quote from atlas_hugged

Well then of course you would sing the praises of Omniscience, since it allows you to do what Infinite Combos do (for the most part), but at a higher initial casting cost.

You should try testing it out in a more cutthroat environment.

Yeah, pretty much this. Much as I love the card, I do feel that Jinnobi is singing its praises a bit off key.

Jinnobi, realize that the reason the card seems so borked is because it is, essentially, an infinite mana combo (minus certain things casting a spell for free vs with infinite mana differ on), something your group does not allow. What you're able to do with Omniscience is essentially what any blue player does with Deadeye and Palinchron, for example. It doesn't surprise me your group is calling for a ban, it does something they clearly already tried to prevent.

I don't think the card is even remotely worth getting a ban, be it official or even in-house. It's a good card if you can get it out, as it does act as pseudo-infinite mana. However it is easy enough to remove and deal with, and there are other combos and cards that allow you the same privileges that are more ban-worthy (such as Deadeye+Palinchron, not that I think they actually deserve a ban either mind you).

Clearly a card meant for Johnnies, Omniscience is potentially completely nuts. Probably at its best in UW where Academy Rector can put it directly into play for you. I'm testing it in Grimgrin as a fun way to just dump combos onto the board. I usually can get infinite mana pretty easily before I even hit 10, but the times I can't this might be fun to try out.