It's already been said a few times in this thread-
Cascade is unaffected because the spell is cast from Exile, not the Library.
Same story for Mind's Desire.
I can't help but feel like people are being premature in their condemnation of this card.
5CMC for a 1/1 is obviously a horrible deal, but that ability is *insane*.
For all we know, there's a forthcoming blue Enchantment which allows creatures to use activated abilities in the GY.
I highly doubt it, but it *is* possible.
Havengul Lich is my favorite creature to come along in *quite* some time-
SO MUCH potential... and all of it destroyed by a 1CC artifact from the same set :-P
I finally decided to sign up for an account,
*just* so I could add one more voice to the "Hate the Cage" Chorus.
I haven't played Standard in over ten years.
Havengul Lich had me excited about building a fun Standard Reanimator deck,
but then they decide to kill that before it even started with this crap.
I also *just* bought four Snapcasters (after seeing the Lich).
Boy, do I feel dumb.
They can do a little to atone for this by reprinting Disenchant and/or Counterspell.
Then I might forgive this ridiculous sleight.
Cascade is unaffected because the spell is cast from Exile, not the Library.
Same story for Mind's Desire.
5CMC for a 1/1 is obviously a horrible deal, but that ability is *insane*.
For all we know, there's a forthcoming blue Enchantment which allows creatures to use activated abilities in the GY.
I highly doubt it, but it *is* possible.
You know, this wouldn't make me so angry if the damned thing were Legendary-
then I could kill it with one of my own.
Oh well- Mental Misstep it is.
SO MUCH potential... and all of it destroyed by a 1CC artifact from the same set :-P
*just* so I could add one more voice to the "Hate the Cage" Chorus.
I haven't played Standard in over ten years.
Havengul Lich had me excited about building a fun Standard Reanimator deck,
but then they decide to kill that before it even started with this crap.
I also *just* bought four Snapcasters (after seeing the Lich).
Boy, do I feel dumb.
They can do a little to atone for this by reprinting Disenchant and/or Counterspell.
Then I might forgive this ridiculous sleight.