This could be a very potent commander. Since the spell cost reduction is tied to his power and not the number of counters on him you can get some crazy value going pretty quickly in these colors. Obviously it would be easier in URG than UR, but it’s still easy to buff this dude up and protect him from removal in UR.
One of your opponents has a powerful artifact or enchantment that will win them the game next turn/prevent you from winning this turn. You are a smart player who doesn't run terrible cards like Dire-Strain Rampage. You topdeck a Harrow. You lose.
Similar situation, but you topdeck a land. Wouldn't it be nice if that Harrow in your graveyard could save you? You lose.
You keep an opening hand with three lands and a Naturalize, but you never draw any more lands. Wouldn't it be nice to have a ramp spell in hand? You lose.
Dire-Strain Rampage is worse than Harrow at ramp and worse than Naturalize at removal, but it's both. That means there are many situations where it's good enough and the "better" card is worthless.
Using that logic almost every crap card is actually good. Draft chaff is god-tier if you construct very specific, very unlikely circumstances to justify the conclusion you already reached.
Do you guys never do role compression? Flashback is a big deal, I'd absolutely play bad Harrow with flashback. And if you draw it too late for ramp to matter, it's not worthless. Id much rather my opponent have a basic land than a game-winning artifact or enchantment. This card is flexible as hell and decent in every quadrant.
Are you the guy who’s like “come on, everyone, mosquitos aren’t THAT bad” or “we should just be grateful that air travel exists, even if we did end up in the wrong city because the pilot is drunk”?
I hope a return to Kamigawa and snake people is the excuse needed to errata naga into snakes. It’s so stupid to have two different creature types for snake people.
This alt art looks like Sirius Black riding a Thestral with a crane’s head.
Signets aren’t net zero on mana like this.
Using that logic almost every crap card is actually good. Draft chaff is god-tier if you construct very specific, very unlikely circumstances to justify the conclusion you already reached.
Are you the guy who’s like “come on, everyone, mosquitos aren’t THAT bad” or “we should just be grateful that air travel exists, even if we did end up in the wrong city because the pilot is drunk”?
It’s a plot spoiler.