I think it's cool, but I don't really know what deck I'd want it in. I could see it being someone's pet card or part of some niche archetype, but I don't think it's for most cubes. I probably wouldn't include it in my own unpowered list unless I went to 720, and even then I'm not sure.
This looks like a sweet card if you support cheap permanent-based combo decks and play a Gifts Ungiven package. This is a very nice Gifts target for some decks.
I like the interaction with the lands deck, although its not necessarily in the right color for that.
It can recur lands from your 'yard, or all of the typical recursion sources like Crucible, Excavator and Wrenn and Six.
I like the interaction with the lands deck, although its not necessarily in the right color for that.
It can recur lands from your 'yard, or all of the typical recursion sources like Crucible, Excavator and Wrenn and Six.
That was the first place my head went to for an obvious home in my cube.
Can be milled over by life from the loam and get back TWO combo pieces with one card.
Fastbond/Crucible/Zuran orb all can be returned by this card.
After playing this card twice in an Abzan Deck with Stax and Persist Combo sprinkled in, I completely fell in love with the card! Targeting Eternal Witness, Strip Mine, Kitchen Finks, Marsh Flats, Oblivion Ring was always very valuable - doing it twice was insane! Together with Yawgmoth, Thran Physician this card got me so much control over the board while also refilling my hand.
If you haven't given this a whirl yet, it is definetly worth a try. For reference, I play a 540 unpowered Cube without restrictions beyond fast mana (Crypt, Vault, Monolith, Sol Ring) and obviously P9, and the card did perform.
When I had the persist combo in my cube, this card was insane. Now that Ive cut the persist combo from my cube it feels weaker, and as though it doesnt have a home. Id generally have an actual 3 mana threat in most cases, as it can be pretty useless in the early game (which is the most important imo), so I usually pass it up in drafts. Because of that, its not a card I have a lot of experience with recently, so maybe Im mis-evaluating it, but it hasnt been exciting me recently. Does anyone else feel this way, or is it still solid for others?
Interesting card. seems narrow but very powerful.
3 cards of value and card selection to boot!
I love the flashback cost is flexible. Definitely testing this... very hard to evaluate. Possibly too narrow, but possibly insane in the right shell.
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I think it's cool, but I don't really know what deck I'd want it in. I could see it being someone's pet card or part of some niche archetype, but I don't think it's for most cubes. I probably wouldn't include it in my own unpowered list unless I went to 720, and even then I'm not sure.
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Not sure if this makes it on power level but I think the ability is unique and interesting enough that it adds some extra dimension to white.
Probably best in a Azorious build with looters.
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It can recur lands from your 'yard, or all of the typical recursion sources like Crucible, Excavator and Wrenn and Six.
That was the first place my head went to for an obvious home in my cube.
Can be milled over by life from the loam and get back TWO combo pieces with one card.
Fastbond/Crucible/Zuran orb all can be returned by this card.
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If you haven't given this a whirl yet, it is definetly worth a try. For reference, I play a 540 unpowered Cube without restrictions beyond fast mana (Crypt, Vault, Monolith, Sol Ring) and obviously P9, and the card did perform.
My 630 Card Powered Cube
My Article - "Cube Design Philosophy"
My Article - "Mana Short: A study in limited resource management."
My 50th Set (P)review - Discusses my top 20 Cube cards from OTJ!