Magic: The Gathering

[zoobernut]

I feel like there are a few of these new colorless creatures that could fit nicely into most of the Tron variants. Not sure yet though. Will be interesting to see since Tron is my modern deck of choice. At least until I can get the stupid Nobles to finish building modern infect.

[Weltall]

We keep hitting new lows with how bad rares can be....

Welcome Painful Truth.

[Tomiko]

I just looked that up, that's terrible. I'd rather play Read the Bones which is a common.

For those that haven't seen it:

Painful Truths
2B
Sorcery (Rare)
Converge - Draw X cards and lose X life, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast Painful Truths.

Meanwhile, this is an Uncommon that will probably see a lot of play in Modern:

Crumble to Dust
3R
Sorcery (Uncommon)
Devoid (This card has no color.)

Exile target nonbasic land. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that land and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or library.

And I'm curious if this will see play in Legacy despite it's cc:

Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper
3WU
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Ally (Rare)
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control. If you do, that land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste that's still a land.

4/4

Probably not, but I do like the potential with all the cheap cantrips.

[Kyreth]

And I'm curious if this will see play in Legacy despite it's cc:

Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper
3WU
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Ally (Rare)
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control. If you do, that land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste that's still a land.

4/4

What's interesting to me is whether or not you can stack the effect. Being able to get 3/3 landcreatures is one thing, but 6/6, 9/9, etc? After all, the target still counts as a land after Noyan elemental-fies it.

[Krandor]

Certainly sounds like you can

[Tomiko]

You can, which is why I'm curious if it'll see Eternal play. Keep in mind that if you use this on a Mishra's Factory or Mutavault then use that land's animation ability afterwards, it'll be a 2/2 with 3 +1/+1 counters. Use it with Inkmoth Nexus to make the clock very fast.

[Xerlic]

Painful Truths is a good card. Draw 3 for 3 is really good value (obviously assuming you have 3 colors). It's just getting a lot of hate because it's a rare. If it was uncommon, people would say it's great.

[Kyreth]

You can, which is why I'm curious if it'll see Eternal play. Keep in mind that if you use this on a Mishra's Factory or Mutavault then use that land's animation ability afterwards, it'll be a 2/2 with 3 +1/+1 counters. Use it with Inkmoth Nexus to make the clock very fast.

Stuff like Darksteel Citadel also come to mind. Drop one and the turn it goes into play, toss a few cheap instants/sorceries. Heck, every counterspell-type you're tossing to protect stuff just makes it a bigger and bigger fattie.

[Weltall]

Painful Truths is a good card. Draw 3 for 3 is really good value (obviously assuming you have 3 colors). It's just getting a lot of hate because it's a rare. If it was uncommon, people would say it's great.

Draw 3 at sorcery speed requiring 3 colors is horrible. Oh, and it bolts you.

I'd rather just have divination in my deck...

[Tricen]

Artificers epiphany is just better.

[Weltall]

Easily, but I was trying to compare it to something even worse to show how bad it is...

[Tricen]

Horribly awry is quite an interesting card. I like it.

[Xerlic]

I think you guys are underrating that third card if you're comparing it to draw twos.

[Tricen]

Oh wait, horribly awry is only creatures . Read the bones is strictly better in every way.

[Tomiko]

So is Read the Bones which is a common in Origins.

Edit: Painful Truths should have been Uncommon at best.

[Xerlic]

Read the bones is strictly better in every way.

So if there was a modern legal cantrip that was U - Draw 2 you'd still play Serum Visions over it?

And holy shit the rares in this set are downright fucking garbage. Talk about leaning hard on full art lands and expeditions to sell boxes.

Prism Array just might be one of the worst rares they've printed in a modern set. Expulsion is good, I just couldn't find an image with just Array.

[Weltall]

Whatever kind of comparison you're attempting it way off. Read the Bones even lets you see 4 if you wanted.

Edit: I'm with you on Prism Array lol.

[Xerlic]

Another "This is a rare?". Card is good, though.

[Kyreth]

I wonder how widespread Awaken is in this set?

[Tricen]

It has to be rare or else limited would be super unfun.