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    • Protoaddict
      Protoaddict last edited by Protoaddict

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      Spell pierce / Swansong / other 1 mana counter variant.

      I'm very inclined to believe that the extra 1 on the tax is worth it for giving up the ability to hit walkers, artifacts, and enchantments. I think it's purely sideboard, but it seems like an instant staple to me.

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        Thewhitedragon69 @Protoaddict last edited by

        @protoaddict I think Dispel is just better in most situations where you're fighting over countermagic. In Vintage, I think 3 mana walkers, artifacts, and oath of druids are too prevalent to make this see more play than spell pierce. In other formats, without moxen, people tend to play spells as soon as they hit the cmc...and pierce does fine there. I think not hitting 3 card types is not worth the +1 mana in any format, especially Vintage.

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        • Protoaddict
          Protoaddict last edited by

          It sits in a very specific an niche spot somewhere in the nexus of Flusterstorm, Dispel, Spell pierce, Swan song, and a few other cards. I think there will be situations where this is just better that those others but people will have to make meta calls about it as they already have to do with this overabundance of 1 mana counters we have.

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          • John Cox
            John Cox last edited by

            is this better than pyroblast/red blast? How many decks that play this don't/can't have access to red?

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            • Protoaddict
              Protoaddict last edited by

              Seeing as how this can counter a black tutor or a bolt or a REB/Pyroblast the, yes, maybe.

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              • Brass Man
                Brass Man last edited by

                My gut reaction is that this is the sort of card that won't see play often, but is definitely worth getting 4 and throwing them in your collection. I think people are correct to compare it to [[Pyroblast]] and [[Spell Pierce]] which will usually be better, but I think you can put it alongside those cards when you're building your deck, and it occasionally makes the cut. I could imagine a field where you have two or three Pyroblasts, but you want an extra slot to use against Storm decks that you don't need to bring in against a Planeswalker-heavy blue deck. I have a set of [[Annul]] sitting around for similar reasons.

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                • John Cox
                  John Cox last edited by

                  Good BUG card too!

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