Putting aside all of of the crazy brokeness with stuff like Ancestrall Recall and Accumulated Knowledge
Or even more scary, it gives B/U decks a way to have access to a Naturalize every turn. That's just not right.
Seriously, this card is going to create some serious problems. Its no wonder that they are already $5+ each on Ebay (for an uncommon mind you).
Another thing, x costs are 0 for you n00bis out there, so you cannot throw in a fireball for 1 dmg. The fireball would be reduced down to 0, and you'd practically be wasting your scepter.
Ancestral Recall is an instant so it would work. Time Walk on the other hand is a sorcery (Thank goodness). Be interesting with Seedtime though I suppose.
I'm just thinking about this in a Cunning Wish deck. You can't Imprint the Wish, but you can go get whatever instant silver bullet you need and lock down just about any deck. Peace and Quiet vs. combo, Respite vs. any type of beatdown, etc etc etc etc etc
This is crazy with Memory Lapse as well. Well not as strong as a Chant lock, but almost as annoying.
No card has ever been banned or restricted in my play group. No matter how dirty the combo or stupidly powerful the card we'll keep on playing because:
However this card just might warrant a banning. Here's a list of four cards I've already heard quitely mumbled when referencing the scepter:
Ja, ja. This is way too strong. In this case, the strongest counterspell to put on it is Memory Lapse, because you eat their draw too. Boomerang, of course, also locks down the board. Orim's chant works too, but you still have to pay the extra W for the kicker each time if you want it, (Small price really).
Something you might not have considered is Vision Charm. EOT, mill them for 4. If they try and destroy the scepter, just activate it to phase it out, (It'll still remember the imprint in this case).
Bought 4 but came away with 150 cards? Was there some heavy trading going on? If so, that's pretty impressive...
Pulled my rares and uncommons and commons and sorted them - that way i knew what I did and didn't have...
"Anyone here interested in a sealed pack of Mirrodin, I'm trading it for a stack of commons, uncommons, and a crap rare from Mirrodin that you don't want..."
He offered me an uncommon I didn't have and that I was interested in - but this was for sets so I needed as much as possible......
that's how you turn 4 packs into 10 pack's worth... Best thing about it - I got about 110 different cards for the set - already...
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