Awesome card! My friend created a deck of deathtouch+arcane teachings and it rocks! Also has many uses including those creatures with discard effects like hypnotic spectre. Overall, one of the best aura cards ever made.
@alman: well, there are better enchantments out there. It does do better in a wither deck, that much is certain. and it's like giving you another chance to weaken your opponents field of any discrepancies. Hateflayer, though. Wow, that's just evil. Equip a Gorgon Flail on it and you got game.
It keeps whatever you enchanted from dying so easily, which is nice, and it provides an extra 3 power on the block...all in all, I like the card, even though it'll probably never be a tournament staple :P
A3Kitsune
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Works well with creatures with untap abilities, as well. Great art.
Saxophonist
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
I think this is a great card. It not only gives the ability to ping, it also gives +2/+2, and all for 2R!
nibelheim_valesti
★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5.0)(6 votes)
What awful, inappropriate art compared to the original...
Blackworm_Bloodworm
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
@nibelheim_valesti: This new art makes more sense on a red card.
Is it me, or does this card seem counter productive? I mean, you get +2/+2 - which then makes you want to attack with the creature... but then you get a ping ability added on? I see the versatility here, but for one, that seems like planning ahead , and a bit confusing at the same time. Anyway, it costs 1 more than Fire Whip, so generally I would almost always choose the whip over this.
This is good at teaching players to leave their creatures untapped, block, and then use the ping ability.
Hunter06
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Those ablities seam almost mutually exclusive, becoming a big pinger is no better than a normal tim pinger...
3/5 Stars
mtgraptor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
wait where did that flavor text come from ? Its not on the card
Captain_Sisay_2591
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So you wish to master the arcane arts?
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
It's better before the M10 Rules Change, right? I mean, I think it's still good, but it might have actually seen a bit of play back when Mogg Fanatic was Mogg Fantastic?
It's difficult to choose artworks. This has runes, and does feel arcane. The other one is more wizardly, but also kind feels blocky, less fluid. It doesn't quite 'flow' out of your had as easily? This one really feels like you can 'windmill' it when you cast.....also, the portrayal of the female figure is both sexy and relatively tasteful, something which is often kinda hit-and-miss with newer artworks today...the good ones are still good, but the bad ones are getting worse. Mostly they look like the artist has never seen a real sexy person before, and doesn't know how to make it look natural.
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3/5 Stars
It's difficult to choose artworks. This has runes, and does feel arcane. The other one is more wizardly, but also kind feels blocky, less fluid. It doesn't quite 'flow' out of your had as easily? This one really feels like you can 'windmill' it when you cast.....also, the portrayal of the female figure is both sexy and relatively tasteful, something which is often kinda hit-and-miss with newer artworks today...the good ones are still good, but the bad ones are getting worse. Mostly they look like the artist has never seen a real sexy person before, and doesn't know how to make it look natural.