@aelien said in Damping Sphere:

@john-cox because that way it doesn't have any effect on the first spell played, spells don't count themselves.

I meant for the land tap mana cost; "Prior" would make more sense.
I could see confusion where the first point of mana would be the normal type and amount, then mana 2+ (other) is just (C).

I find the templating confusing on this card. Why was the word "other" used?

This might fit well in the crucible #2 slot of budget eldrazi.

Jace, Vryn's Prodigy. might be better than/on par with thalia.

@nedleeds
I was more boasting the prominence of a budget deck to exaggerate the health of the format.

@wappla said in February 12, 2018 Banned and Restricted Announcement:

Not only are decks with Mental Misstep neither homogenous nor dominant, they are nowhere close to being homogenous or dominant.

Moxen, Workshop, and Bazaar will always prevent Misstep from being anywhere near as oppressive it was in other formats.

Zero reason to consider restriction.

Well said!
MTG Top 8 has dredge at 10% of the format. Dredge isn't as budget as it used to be but its about as affordable as a top tier Legacy deck. I really like Vintage right now.

If misstep was restricted I would play crop rotations for academy. That would be fun.

@protoaddct
What would you side out for defense grid? It wouldn't make sense to side out a threat.
FWIW with chandra, you can just minus her and then replay a new one at full loyalty for value at worst if they are clogging up your hand. .

@gkraigher
What is the thinking behind the 1x Gemstone Caverns? Is it just fast mana?

Also @thread any thoughts of Phyrexian Metamorph in this archetype?