In the shadowmoor block, why should the order of your graveyard even matter?
Rainyday2012
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(6 votes)
Before the rules changes of M10, you couldn't reorder your graveyard because there are cards in the game that care about the graveyard order. Now, however, in formats where graveyard order doesn't matter, you can reorder your graveyard. Like putting your unearth creatures on top so you remember them. This card has to be compatible with the eternal formats, though, and therefore needs the extra text.
Gilgiga
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I wonder if the combo with death spark it worth it at all.
garbagegatherer
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(7 votes)
You can reorder your graveyard because in order to pick a random card, you probably shuffled it first.
ratchet1215
★★☆☆☆ (2.6/5.0)(5 votes)
Remember everyone, the order of your graveyard does technically matter and, technically speaking, you are NOT allowed to change it!! :D
achilleselbow
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
@ratchet1215: You're right, but I believe Wizards officially says you can if you are not using any sets from before ...Onslaught? Somewhere around there. Since then they have an official policy of not printing cards that care about graveyard order. I never saw why it was a big deal honestly. Why would you wanna sit there rearranging your graveyard? The only reason I can think of is to keep flashback or retrace cards on top so you don't forget about them.
Ideatog
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(4 votes)
Woo hoo! A way to abuse Ashen Ghoul! I'll just stick this puppy on an Isochron Scepter, then I can get my ghoul back every turn! I can even sacrifice the ghoul to Ashnod's Altar to get the 2 mana for the sceptre!
@Achiiles: actually I believe it's before... Urza's Saga? I seem to recall a card or two in Weatherlight caring.
XTwistedsoulX
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
Not so random with a graveyard of one card or the same card. Nifty.
DrJack
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There should be a rule around here that no one can ever mention a combo that involves Isochron Scepter. Seriously, that would be like Napoleon Hill's book "Think and Grow Rich" telling you that the way to financial success is simply to win the lottery.
Lord_Sauron
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Noone mentioned Bosium Strip yet. Imagine Intuition plus Archive Trap, when you can rearrange your graveyard. And what about Shallow Grave?
The delve ability also counts as a semi-rearrange of your graveyard, so it could go nice together.
Or perhaps Jotün Grunt?
TheBringer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Cool if you have way to exile cards from your graveyard to get rid of the random part.
Equinox523
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A card that helps mono-red return its used spells to your hand is good in my book, especially in early turns after Lightning Bolting threats, or your enemy with nothing else in the grave. And for such a cheap cost, it's quite a value. This also can help you get around auras being destroyed, creatures dying, losing early land to discard...all in all this is a great card, especially in its colors.
happyjosiah
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I like this one in limited/cube especially. Very flexible cost. Really good in the early game for burn cards (when it's not so random) and in the late game to maybe get back a fatty. It couldn't cost any less, so it's pretty reasonable.
NARFNra
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> sac three blood pets > buried alive -> three nether shadows > fossil find the pets over the spirits so they can trigger next upkeep > you have now searched your library for three 1/1s with haste for the low low cost of.... er.... {2}{B}. which is cheaper than {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}{B}, but not really by much. and you could always just lose the spirits to fossil find, which is kinda lame.
not to mention you'd need to draw three blood pets and buried alive. but hey, maybe you're running demonic tutor or something. i would use that for something better but, heh.
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I never saw why it was a big deal honestly. Why would you wanna sit there rearranging your graveyard? The only reason I can think of is to keep flashback or retrace cards on top so you don't forget about them.
Now that's progress.
And what about Shallow Grave?
The delve ability also counts as a semi-rearrange of your graveyard, so it could go nice together.
Or perhaps Jotün Grunt?
> buried alive -> three nether shadows
> fossil find the pets over the spirits so they can trigger next upkeep
> you have now searched your library for three 1/1s with haste for the low low cost of.... er.... {2}{B}
not to mention you'd need to draw three blood pets and buried alive. but hey, maybe you're running demonic tutor or something. i would use that for something better but, heh.