A great way to "Twiddle" with your opponent's cards...
kitsunewarlock
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
A classic. It protects you from damage, gives you a blocker, lets you use that creature's tap ability twice, ramps your mana with cards like Tolarian Academy, Sol Ring or just Tron. It protects you from counter-spells by tapping out your opponent's last island, you can put it on Scepter to get an Icy Manipulator on crack. It lets you use your artifact again and de-activates artifacts like Winter Orb or Howling Mine. There have been many variations of this card, many of which are a tad stronger. But Twiddle will always maintain its status as the first.
Omenchild
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
What exactly is that a picture of? A manta?
Deathtamoor
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Made Time Vault usable back in the very early days, iirc this was the only card that could untap things. Since there are now thing that enable you to untap every turn, Time Vault is completely broken.
GainsBanding
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This was re-used art that was originally commissioned for a land... http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/askwizards/1106
adinsx3
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Deathtamoor:
"...iirc this was the only card that could untap things."
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"...iirc this was the only card that could untap things."
Back in the day, people could Animate Artifact their Time Vault, then enchant it with Instill Energy. Not nearly as reliable as Voltaic Key, obviously.
5/5