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Quote from rowanalpha »It does come into play tapped, but it still produces Mana on the turn you play it. If you use it to produce white on etb, the only instance where it's not a plains is not being able to cast instants with it during that first turn cycle, which is negligible in most decks.
Quote from Realmrunner »Cryptic Command would easily be an Arcane subtype. Arcane generally means 'generic magic' and would fulfill your criteria. I would also use what the card does when determining subtype more than I would the card's name. Function over flavor is a common design philosophy of WotC.
Quote from Gallant Crow »Quote from CatParty »I'm confused. People are saying this is the 31 option card. I thought people were kidding about that - is this the 31 option card? If so, how? 5 different options, you can either choose them or not -> 2 to the power of 5 = 32 and -1 because you have to choose at least one, not choosing any options is not allowed, so 31 options.
Quote from CatParty »I'm confused. People are saying this is the 31 option card. I thought people were kidding about that - is this the 31 option card? If so, how?
Quote from cyberium_neo »Quote from BlazingRagnarok »More specifically than "here's a really strong 2 CMC creature in red," what is your goal here? The four creatures you named get lumped together a lot, but they have nothing in common beyond their converted mana cost. Those four cards had their own design backgrounds. Bob and Snap are invitational cards created by different tournament champions, essentially born from the ideals of two people with competitive success at the highest level. Goyf is a card type showcase that was underestimated for some time before it got its reputation. Stoneforge is the lynchpin of a tribal archetype that managed to outgrow its intended role almost entirely thanks to the equipment printed in the following block. In light of that, creating a card for the sake of "here are four great cards that share a CMC, shame red doesn't have one that good" means you aren't creating the card for its own sake. As a result, it will always stand in the shadow of the four cards you invoked. There's also something to be said for simplicity and flexibility, but that's another issue. Then I suppose you didn't know the background story. Allow me to share it with you. Ever since Modern became a thing, the four aforementioned cards also gained their popularity in the format. There were casual discussions in several forums where people found a (loosely) common ground for these cards because they are all 2cc (1 and one colored) and are all tournament worthy staples. At the same time, some curious people started to question, "Will WotC make a red one that'd complete the circle, the five most powerful 2cc creatures, one for each color?" That was when some suggested perhaps Young Pyromancer could fit the bill, but it was obviously not as good as the rest, so the discussion went on to, "What would a 2cc red creature be like that could be on par with the four?" That is where this thread came from. This a hypothetical continuation of those chit chat, to see what people imagine such as red creature would be, one would "complete the circle". Elegantly, if possible.
Quote from BlazingRagnarok »More specifically than "here's a really strong 2 CMC creature in red," what is your goal here? The four creatures you named get lumped together a lot, but they have nothing in common beyond their converted mana cost. Those four cards had their own design backgrounds. Bob and Snap are invitational cards created by different tournament champions, essentially born from the ideals of two people with competitive success at the highest level. Goyf is a card type showcase that was underestimated for some time before it got its reputation. Stoneforge is the lynchpin of a tribal archetype that managed to outgrow its intended role almost entirely thanks to the equipment printed in the following block. In light of that, creating a card for the sake of "here are four great cards that share a CMC, shame red doesn't have one that good" means you aren't creating the card for its own sake. As a result, it will always stand in the shadow of the four cards you invoked. There's also something to be said for simplicity and flexibility, but that's another issue.
Quote from Kryptnyt »I wouldn't be surprised to see variants of Rhystic Study in Commander supplements or Conspiracy or the like in the future. Maybe also cards that reward you for chump-blocking with card draw- "For the greater good" flavor. Sacrificing Plains for card draw could work well in concert with all of the Land Tax flavored stuff they keep printing; the problem with a critical mass of those abilities is that they do stop working.
Quote from xDdarkangel »thx for the answer so, can I cast a spell like this: Beginning phase Casting spell Pre-combat main phase casting spell Combat phase casting spell Post-combat main phase casting spell Ending phase with his ability? or Is't only one spell ?