@Everyone saying OH MY GOD IT'S BUSTED, please stop and think how OH MY GOD IT'S BUSTED it is outside of WAR-Standard.
Which is to say, not very busted at all. It's average use-case in most games of Magic (even EDH/Casual) is exceedingly low. When it's relevant (i.e. your opponent is randomply plyaing Superfriends.dec) you'll feel like a goddamn super genius but 9 out of 10 times, it probably won't do very much at all. Requires QUITE A LOT of set up and matchup-dependent.
When you stop and think about that, it suddenly seems a LOT less OH MY GOD IT'S BUSTED. In fact...it's perfectly fair at BB (which further hamstrings the number of decks it can easily see play in..)
The elder spell is ridiculous. The planeswalker card type doesn't really need this kind of hate. I think I pass on playing any planeswalker in limited or at least not more than one at time.
Your reaction tells me they made this card absolutely perfect. If you're going to stuff a set full of PW's, you NEED some easy, cheap ways to answer them. Spot removal won't get you there. You need some MASS removal options too. I mean...you might even put in some ways that really do punish a foolish player who just floods the board with PW's every single game. Incidentally, its the same reason 'busted/unfair' Wrath of God exists: There's a price to be paid for being too aggressive...so don't do it.
TL;DR: If you look at Elder Spell and it makes you stop and pause. "Wow. Is it worth it to play a bunch of PW's in my deck? Yikes. Maybe not..", then guess what...this is exactly why this card was printed.
Dear Wizards: Please stop needlessly complexifying the game (Legendary Sorceries) if you don't really intend to re-use tools on a consistent basis. Otherwise, just don't do it. Okay?
Considering your user name, I might just take this one with a grain of salt.
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Which is to say, not very busted at all. It's average use-case in most games of Magic (even EDH/Casual) is exceedingly low. When it's relevant (i.e. your opponent is randomply plyaing Superfriends.dec) you'll feel like a goddamn super genius but 9 out of 10 times, it probably won't do very much at all. Requires QUITE A LOT of set up and matchup-dependent.
When you stop and think about that, it suddenly seems a LOT less OH MY GOD IT'S BUSTED. In fact...it's perfectly fair at BB (which further hamstrings the number of decks it can easily see play in..)
All in all, a splendid design.
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Exactly right. That's what I meant. Sorry I wasn't clear.
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Your reaction tells me they made this card absolutely perfect. If you're going to stuff a set full of PW's, you NEED some easy, cheap ways to answer them. Spot removal won't get you there. You need some MASS removal options too. I mean...you might even put in some ways that really do punish a foolish player who just floods the board with PW's every single game. Incidentally, its the same reason 'busted/unfair' Wrath of God exists: There's a price to be paid for being too aggressive...so don't do it.
TL;DR: If you look at Elder Spell and it makes you stop and pause. "Wow. Is it worth it to play a bunch of PW's in my deck? Yikes. Maybe not..", then guess what...this is exactly why this card was printed.
I'm pretty impressed. 2 mana is good.
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Why isn't it Legendary though.
No, really. Why isn't "The Elderspell" Legendary.
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