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Mass Calcify

Multiverse ID: 146053

Mass Calcify

Comments (18)

Man-in-the-Hat
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (4 votes)
Now this is a card that I'd find very useful, if I could ever find it. I like this one over Wrath of God since I use a Mono-White deck.
Sporny
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0) (3 votes)
well, if you opponent is playing mono-white as well... :p
HairlessThoctar
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0) (6 votes)
A sideboard card.
Though a very, very good one.

Awesome concept too.
zeyette
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (5 votes)
It's a game winner if your opponents are not playing mono white.
mutantman
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (12 votes)
Look again: The creatures are now diamonds! Anything's possible when your Wrath of God smells like an Old Spice Wrath of God. I'm on a horse.
SleetFox
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
For a price that steep, it better do exactly what it does. Because that's a lot of mana.

It's probably better to use it for sideboards, however, since white creatures don't get hurt by it.
Richard_Hawk
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0) (7 votes)
i wish they can't be regenerated as well, am i asking for too much? :(
Kirbster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (7 votes)
The flavour text is really quite evocative.
Tiggurix
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0) (10 votes)
@mutantman: Uhm, God didn't turn anyone into a diamond in the Old Testament, and neither does this card, so what the hell are you talking about?

@Richard_Hawk: I agree. I always wondered where the "they can't be regenerated" part went.
Leshrac_Nightwalker
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (5 votes)
@Tiggurix: He's referring to the Old Spice commercials that became famous (infamous?) in N.A. earlier this year, comparing Old Spice favourably to other body washes. That's where the Mass Calcify-Wrath of God comparison is coming from. I thought it was pretty funny. =P

They're taking "they can't be regenerated" out of a lot of creature destruction abilities in recent sets, in an attempt to make regeneration matter more. Flavourwise, it's hard to say how a creature could recover from being calcified, but I like these Wrath-type effects better without that "can't be regenerated" clause.

I quite like the flavour and the flavour text of this card, but I don't know if I would play it. I would rather have Day of Judgement-level CMCs on wrath effects, just in case I need to use them earlier. I'm willing to accept that I might lose some creatures - I just hope to make the opponent(s) lose MORE than I do.
TheLionsMane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Fun with Celestial Dawn.
EsperHarbinger93
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Traded something for this for my mono-white kithkin deck, friends said it was a bad trade, but yet i won some more duels against non-white decks. seems like it was a good trade to me :)
DacenOctavio
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not bad. I'm a big fan of Plague Wind effects.
wyump
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)
really, wizards
Gummibears
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
That's racist.
MCcreator
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If I ever get one of these I'm going to change the name to "The BNP"
Although that card should really have "Exile all black creatures"....
Casimir_the_Great
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
"Nonwhite" has gotta be one of the most politically correct phrases used by Wizards. Interesting Narnia-esque thing they've got going on there.
Hunter06
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Hmm... I guess this is Gezar's 'White Mist' spell...

3.5/5 Stars