So, wanna bet Dispersal is an anti-Boros card? You can't just bounce a one-drop.
It definitely feels multicolor; that's the only reason it's so much more expensive than Recoil. Well, that, and having Surveil Opt on the other half.
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Realized that dispersal is an instant. Makes it somewhat better. I find it funny that they thought they needed to put non-land in there. I think it woul dhave made the card more interesting if it could bounce lands. I mean, it would only be relevant in control mirror, mostly, and would add something new to their repertoire. It's not like boomerang was ever oppressive.
We /could/ still get a one-mana non-split surveil and draw, but the probabilities are slim.
Turn 1 Opt turn 2 Discovery seems solid. In later turns, Dispersal during opponent's turn followed by Thought Erasure on your turn should guarantee that you get rid of whatever large threat they thought they were going to use to beat you.
Discovery looks like a 2 mana preordain. And a 2 mana preordain is still good.
And possibly more crucially, it's a 2-mana preordain that a mono-black deck could run (and fill its graveyard all the while, something mono black decks tend to like).
I kinda expected there would be a mono-blue 2-mana instant that did 3 (Telling Time / Anticipate)... I wonder how much the added versatility of the split caused the cheap side to be weakened relative to how strong they could have gone on a non-split.
Yeah, this makes sense given preordain. They could have made it like a scry 1 and draw, though.
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Odd that Dispersal specifies nonland, since it would only hit them if your opponent had nothing but zero-drops anyway. Doesn't seem worth the effort to avoid such corner cases.
Maybe this could become a tech card for Legacy Grixis Control?
It does give you some leverage against True-Name Nemesis or Jace, the Mind Sculptor, bouncing at end of turn to either catch them without cards in hand, or counter them on the way back down, or setup for a Hymn to Tourach, Thoughtseize, etc. It is an awkward and slow way to attempt to deal with the threats, however this is the tacked on part of the card that otherwise is a decent cantrip. Having at least one extra way to deal with threats in a deck that already focuses on discard, seems like it could be good.
Like there might be enough going on in this card to warrant replacing one the cantrips, or maybe Diabolic Edict in Grixis Control?
And being able to use black mana for the cantrip part, is not nothing either.
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It definitely feels multicolor; that's the only reason it's so much more expensive than Recoil. Well, that, and having Surveil Opt on the other half.
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Phyrexian Scriptures and Vona's Hunger are cards, I guess. :/
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Not sure how dangerous it is to give black nigh-Strategic Planning, but this one could be fun.
That would be a $70 foil and banned in every format... Oh wait.
We /could/ still get a one-mana non-split surveil and draw, but the probabilities are slim.
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And possibly more crucially, it's a 2-mana preordain that a mono-black deck could run (and fill its graveyard all the while, something mono black decks tend to like).
I kinda expected there would be a mono-blue 2-mana instant that did 3 (Telling Time / Anticipate)... I wonder how much the added versatility of the split caused the cheap side to be weakened relative to how strong they could have gone on a non-split.
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!
Neat take on Recoil.
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This is gonna end up banned.
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It does give you some leverage against True-Name Nemesis or Jace, the Mind Sculptor, bouncing at end of turn to either catch them without cards in hand, or counter them on the way back down, or setup for a Hymn to Tourach, Thoughtseize, etc. It is an awkward and slow way to attempt to deal with the threats, however this is the tacked on part of the card that otherwise is a decent cantrip. Having at least one extra way to deal with threats in a deck that already focuses on discard, seems like it could be good.
It's mainly a cheap(ish) cantrip that fuels delve Gurmag Angler or Murderous Cut, or provides additional targets for Snapcaster Mage and Kolaghan's Command.
Like there might be enough going on in this card to warrant replacing one the cantrips, or maybe Diabolic Edict in Grixis Control?
And being able to use black mana for the cantrip part, is not nothing either.
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Not unplayable bad, but at 2 mana and sorcery speed you already stretch a lot in older formats.
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