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Wistful Selkie

Multiverse ID: 151143

Wistful Selkie

Comments (24)

nineyears
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0) (3 votes)
this goes very well with Nulltread Gargantuan and with Lorescale Coatl
True_Mumin
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0) (11 votes)
It sucks. Compare it to, say, Boggart Ram-Gang of the same cycle. Why couldn't this have been a 3/3?
red_hq
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0) (4 votes)
Its the Merfolk Visionary except you pay and extra (G/U) for roids.
Latronis
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (3 votes)
While it doesn't 'suck' it's not particularly great either



skew
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0) (3 votes)
In mono G/U or UG deck, it's 2 normal cards in one. Altogher, not very effective, yet in merfolk / wizard deck could find some use, i guess.
DarthMohawk1
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0) (3 votes)
Possibly the epitome of 'meh'. Playable, but not exceptional -- especially compared with the other three-drop hybrid cards. 3/5
NuclearMECCA
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
This is a great 3-drop for any u/g deck, mostly because either you want to draw or your deck is dependent on play u/g spells for combos, or both.
SweetZombiJesus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
I play this in my Day of the Dragons deck, its great when the enchantment leaves play and everything comes back, doubling the CIP effects.

Also works well with Evacuation, or as a late draw when you need blockers. I think this card is slightly better than people give it credit for. Nice creature-types too.
NoobOfLore
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
I play it with my good friend Lorescale Coatl.

Fun for bouncing, if the opportunity comes up.
TheDonMega
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0) (2 votes)
should have been a 2/3 or had islandwalk
Wulfsten
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Should have been a 2/3 and had a Brainstorm effect rather than a simple draw.
Dr.Pingas
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.7/5.0) (3 votes)
I say it sucks. Why not just print a sorcery that said "put a 2/2 merfolk wizard token into play. Draw a card". That way, you can at least twincast it or something.
OmegaSerris
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Ah fond memories. I think Eventide is where I found my love for Green or Blue. God damn Slippery Bogle was in every deck I could fit him in. I loved that little bastard.

@DarthMohawk
Isn't being the epitome of something (even 'meh') make something exceptional in it self? You can't be the greatest (as being mediocre) without being better than something else.
DacenOctavio
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Compare to Phyrexian Rager.
Superfrasse
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
I really love this card, I haven't been too much for green/blue decks, but this card really does it.
I, myself thinks that cards with 2 power for two mana are great, bu this thing is a 2/2 for either GG, GU or UU and an extra draw for U or G, it's card advantage at it's top, because as you change this card for the top card of your library, you don't lose it, you get a little chump on the field that serves you.
bowlofgumbo
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Yeah, I've found these guys to be effective in a Green/Blue deck. Anything you can play without losing card advantage is worth considering, although this guy is a little weak. I don't think 3/3 would have been quite balanced either, however 2/3 seems reasonable...
NeoKoda
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
I really like it.
Lueseto
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0) (1 vote)
could have had more stats, or flash, yes, flash would have been pretty fun, plus making this a decent creature.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Actually I think sea gate oracle is better.
swords_to_exile
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Oh hi there Duskmantle, House of Shadow flavor text, fancy seeing you here.
CogMonocle
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
not sure if I'd rather just use elvish visionary
Continue
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Decent, though honestly most decks that would want this might be better off with Silvergill Adept.
N03y3D33R
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this card.

It can be played in either color without actually splashing.
Great Devotion Support for either color.
Fantastic Tribal support for blue because it's both a Merfolk and a Wizard.
Card draw for Green is good, and unlike Wall of Blossoms, this can attack.

Just not quite an exciting common in and of itself.
(4/5 Stars?)