Hahahaha is that E=MC2 on a magic card? I love the Einstein reference. They did the same thing with Presence of the Master in this same set.
Titanium_Dragon
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
This is a fun old card which allows for a ridiculously powerful effect. It will never see the light of day again, sadly, but it is amusing nonetheless. Combos very well with Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, though.
JWolps
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Yeah, what was with the Einstein references in Legends? I'm not complaining, but...
MTGFreak
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Hypergenesis is a reprint of this card and is an underpowered version, seeing as you can't Plansewalkers with Hyper.
Teotanek
★☆☆☆☆ (1.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Does it work with city of solitude?
ClowWizardEriol
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(2 votes)
@Teotanek: This does not work with City of Solitude. City of Solitude talks about casting spells or activating abilities. Eureka talks about "putting" permanents onto the battlefield. When you "put" or "play" something onto the battlefield, you are not casting it.
guardianbeastbreeder
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(4 votes)
With all the new ultra powerful creatures like the eldrazi and planeswalkers that have come out recently, this card went from good to great in a properly constructed legacy or vintage deck. I think the price jump from $30 to $160 since Rise of the Eldrazi came out reflects this.
DarkCerberusXX
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
Best way to get a Gleemax into play yet!
Gramcrackers
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
This was the day wizards put down their wands and started making atomic weaponry.
For example
Atomic Bomb Artifact
Tap: Sacrifice this card to deal 1,000,000 damage to each player and creature, including players who happen to be nearby.
land_comment
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(5 votes)
Funny Mr. Wizard. Play this with Mr. 11/11 indestructible.
Stray_Dog
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Looks like an un-card, except it isn't funny.
desolation_masticore
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
...and my last permanent is Terastodon.
A3Kitsune
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
@Stray_Dog: How is this not funny?
Khaoss
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
The text on the card does not match what they say it says and now players are saying it works diffrently than what it used to. You have always been able in the past been able to cast all your cards now they say when they do not play a card it stops. Which is wrong. Read the card.
Psychrates
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Way better than Hypergenesis! Eureka allows the caster to control when permanents will cease being played. Combos well with discards...
DarthParallax
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0)(7 votes)
Disgustingly Overpowered.
I pick Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker; Emrakul the Aeons Torn; Phyrexian Obliterator; Primeval Titan; Karn Liberated; Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite; Dark Depths; Gleemax..... -_-
Easily one of the Top Most Broken Cards of All Time. Elves can play this spell on Turn Two and hardly break a sweat. And that's "giving the opponent a chance". Black Lotus just lets you get away with 0th Degree Murder on Turn 1. x.x (0th Degree Murder is like 1st Degree Murder, with extra violence)
In a Green-Blue deck with a healthy number of X draw spells??
Lord_Seth_02
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
@ DarthParallax
This isn't even close to "one of the most broken cards of all time." Yeah, the card's strong, but one of the top most broken cards of all time? Heck no, this doesn't hold a candle to the cards that are truly the most broken. In fact, it's barely even played in competitive Vintage or Legacy from what I can tell.
Trygon_Predator
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
The little sprite with an E=mc2 sign is strangely adorable. :3 And this card is blatantly overpowered, and goes for mad money. For much more mana, you can get a one-sided effect on a creature with Myojin of Life's Web.
Mobus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
turn 1 black lotus mountain cast eureka first permanent i choose is urabrask the hidden second i choose is blightsteel colossus
TJC
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
I understand what the card says but for some reason the wording of it keeps changing with each different ruling so i'm trying to find out if you have Griselbrand in play or if you put him in with Eureka can you pay 7 life to draw more cards so you can continue to use Eureka's effect?
TJC: No, you can't. You can't play any new spells or abilities while any spell or ability is in the middle of resolving; you have to do it either before the spell/ability starts resolving (i.e. when it can still be countered and before you start playing stuff) or after it's done. The text saying you can't interrupt Eureka is redundant because that's true for all spells, so it got removed.
Notanoob
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
This card would have been more fun if it went one-by-one. I.e, I pick a permanent, then you pick a permanent, and if neither one of us picks one then the process ends. Obviously the person who activated the card gets to pick first. That would have been real fun.
Also this has E=MC^2 in the art, shows a wizard learning something, and is terribly broken. How is this not blue.
Rancid_Raptor
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Turn four, get all your Storm Crows out.
this card is OP
@TJC
I don't think so. You can't use the ability till the spell is over since it resolved. You would have to have it already in play. The only thing I 'think' that gets to resolve DURING the spell is "Come into Play" Abilities.
FourEx
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
GROUP HUG!!!!
thisisthedave1
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
this works incredibly well with iona, cast the eureka.. STARTING WITH YOU, put a permanent card from your hand into play, so put iona into play name a color, now ur opponent put a permanent into play, however that player is now limited in his her options to play a permanent dramatically because of iona, unless of course ur playing against artifacts, also worx with show and tell
TheExaltedFox
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Thisisthedave1, it doesn't work like that at all. Iona, Shield of Emeria prevents your opponents from casting spells of the color you name. Eureka doesn't have anything to do with casting. For better interaction, try Oblivion Ring-type effects and big creatures with comes-into-play effects. Or, you know, most things.
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For example
Atomic Bomb
Artifact
Tap: Sacrifice this card to deal 1,000,000 damage to each player and creature, including players who happen to be nearby.
I pick Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker; Emrakul the Aeons Torn; Phyrexian Obliterator; Primeval Titan; Karn Liberated; Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite; Dark Depths; Gleemax..... -_-
Easily one of the Top Most Broken Cards of All Time. Elves can play this spell on Turn Two and hardly break a sweat. And that's "giving the opponent a chance". Black Lotus just lets you get away with 0th Degree Murder on Turn 1. x.x (0th Degree Murder is like 1st Degree Murder, with extra violence)
In a Green-Blue deck with a healthy number of X draw spells??
This isn't even close to "one of the most broken cards of all time." Yeah, the card's strong, but one of the top most broken cards of all time? Heck no, this doesn't hold a candle to the cards that are truly the most broken. In fact, it's barely even played in competitive Vintage or Legacy from what I can tell.
And this card is blatantly overpowered, and goes for mad money. For much more mana, you can get a one-sided effect on a creature with Myojin of Life's Web.
first permanent i choose is urabrask the hidden
second i choose is blightsteel colossus
TJC: No, you can't. You can't play any new spells or abilities while any spell or ability is in the middle of resolving; you have to do it either before the spell/ability starts resolving (i.e. when it can still be countered and before you start playing stuff) or after it's done. The text saying you can't interrupt Eureka is redundant because that's true for all spells, so it got removed.
Also this has E=MC^2 in the art, shows a wizard learning something, and is terribly broken. How is this not blue.
this card is OP
@TJC
I don't think so. You can't use the ability till the spell is over since it resolved. You would have to have it already in play. The only thing I 'think' that gets to resolve DURING the spell is "Come into Play" Abilities.
It would figure.