This card doesn't seem so bad. If we didn't have all the graveyard hate, this card would actually be pretty good during late game. In a casual environment (which means, people play not only to win), this seems pretty devastating. Imagine being able to cast a Cruel Ultimatum from the grave and get 3 free cards from the grave? If people think Dredge is good, then this should be good too, right?!
ScissorsLizard
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Also, you can use things like Slight of Hand or Skyward Eye Prophets to get around the 'can't draw a card' downside.
channelblaze
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Good with something like seismic assault so you won't lose the game, you get to recur 2 damage over and over again, or you recur a fatty that got killed, or really anything else you need. Also, that would be hilarious: Here, take my crypt. Why would you wanna give me tormod's crypt? Wrong crypt. Oh, crap...
In a graveyard based EDH, I would say this card would totally be worth it late game. Your deck should already be equipped to deal with Graveyard hate as it is with cards like Stifle, Voidslime, Pithing Needle, Time Stop, and other cards with similar abilties. My Mimeoplasm deck could certainly use this after it mills for 3 quarters of the deck, and once I know what type of graveyard hate they're using, I know how I can approprietly react. Not as useful in other formats sadly, but in the right EDH deck, this card could be a monster.
KarmasPayment
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
"Hey look, Bazaar Trader and Relic of Progenitus want to congratulate you on being useful." ~cjgrimmreaper
I swear, no one reads one of the aforementioned cards. --- "Would this card work with Wheel of Sun and Moon?" ~The_Sturm
They are time stamped replacement effects, for a card that would go to your graveyard but instead: A) Either remove it from the game, or B) put it on the bottom of your library, depending on which card was most recently played. (Playing the Wheel of sun and moon enchanting yourself after playing this card would have an effect, playing the wheel before this card would do nothing.)
The wheel would help though if your intent is to quasi-replicate a Yawgmoth's Will with Forbidden Crypt. You put those cards the bottom of your library instead of removing from the game, then at a later date blow up this enchantment with the desire of drawing those cards again.
Now, that's {7}{B}{B}{B}{B} of enchantments versus a {2}{B} sorcery, but it might be fun to pull "yawgwin" in casual without using the very expensive card. Start by ramping into Null Profusion, ramp ramp ramp until you've run out of ramps or you've hit too many lands, or whatever, play this with your ramped mana, ramp ramp ramp, tendrils of agony!
Fanaticmogg
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Could be useful in an Iname, Death Aspect EDH deck. Dump your graveyard full of Spirits, then recur whichever ones you need. Remember to use tons of fetchlands so you can recur them and don't have to worry about mana.
The downside is that you're totally hosed by Bojuka Bog, which is in approximately 125% of all EDH decks that play black, along with anything else that can wipe out your graveyard. Keep your Claws of Gix, Infernal Tribute, or Synod Sanctum handy.
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Here, take my crypt.
Why would you wanna give me tormod's crypt?
Wrong crypt.
Oh, crap...
~cjgrimmreaper
I swear, no one reads one of the aforementioned cards.
---
"Would this card work with Wheel of Sun and Moon?"
~The_Sturm
They are time stamped replacement effects, for a card that would go to your graveyard but instead: A) Either remove it from the game, or B) put it on the bottom of your library, depending on which card was most recently played. (Playing the Wheel of sun and moon enchanting yourself after playing this card would have an effect, playing the wheel before this card would do nothing.)
The wheel would help though if your intent is to quasi-replicate a Yawgmoth's Will with Forbidden Crypt. You put those cards the bottom of your library instead of removing from the game, then at a later date blow up this enchantment with the desire of drawing those cards again.
Now, that's {7}{B}{B}{B}{B} of enchantments versus a {2}{B} sorcery, but it might be fun to pull "yawgwin" in casual without using the very expensive card. Start by ramping into Null Profusion, ramp ramp ramp until you've run out of ramps or you've hit too many lands, or whatever, play this with your ramped mana, ramp ramp ramp, tendrils of agony!
The downside is that you're totally hosed by Bojuka Bog, which is in approximately 125% of all EDH decks that play black, along with anything else that can wipe out your graveyard. Keep your Claws of Gix, Infernal Tribute, or Synod Sanctum handy.