Very versatile and splashable, unlimited uses. I'm surprised they decided to reprint it so soon...
kuzimu
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.6/5.0)(7 votes)
Oblivion Ring is good, but It's not usually a combo thing. It's more like "looky here, this could be useful" in a very humdrum way. It's relatively cheap, however, so I say, if you're COMPLETELY out of ideas, go for it!
machtung7
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(8 votes)
who doesn't like to open up a pack and see one of these in it during a draft?
redhaiku
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Fantastic draft pick... bet it was printed so fast to deal with Planeswalkers (best way to deal with them!).
Godaime
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
I'm going to replace my pacifisms with this since it is more versatile. Anyways, you can use your own oblivian ring on someone else's oblivion ring to get back your planeswalker.
Arachibutyrophobia
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(9 votes)
One of the best commons there are. It certainly beats some rares!
It's just so damn efficient!
Iwaaan
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(4 votes)
such a good removal...extremely efficient...not much else to say. This card is a must in mono white decks to counter control.
WolfPackXV
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
i disagree with kuzimu, first play oblivion ring, with the first ability on the stack play Venser to return the O ring and the second effect wont work making the removed card completely removed. But i cant think of an easier way to do this.
MasterOfEtherium
★☆☆☆☆ (1.4/5.0)(7 votes)
Oblivion Ring Is Amazing And In Draft Seeing This Thing Is Just Great Could Almost Always Be A First Pick In Less You Get A Bomb Rare Or Something You Just Enjoy Playing And The Reprint Art Is A Billion Times Better
Owls_and_More_Owls
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Very, very good white removal card. It's at least half the reason I still splash white in my Naya deck (That and Godsire).
Martian_Kyo
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Use it on a permanent of your choosing, maybe a creature with haste, or creature with come into play ability , drop planar cleansing. And voila! You get the advantage.
liir007
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(5 votes)
Oblivion Ring – Shards of Alara common. The flavor text for the Shards of Alara version of Oblivion Ring ("A circle of light and a word of confinement.") is a reference to the Lorwyn version: "A circle of sugar and a word of forbiddance.". Clearly, no matter what plane you're in, oblivion rings involve circles and words.
I hate going against this card, but love to use it.
A common that will screw over a platinum angel for less than half the mana, or a Darksteel Colossus is a card worth using in almost any deck.
Out with Pacifism and in with oblivion ring for me please.
Grimn777
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
tough card to run. sorcery speed removal is generally worse than instant speed. removal which can not only be countered, but removed itself is also a drawback. that being said, not many good decks run any abundance of maindeck enchantment removal. Also, paying 3 for removal of anything but a land is too much, if that is all you get (not to mention the drawbacks). the only redeeming quality is it's ability to target creatures, artifacts, enchantments, or even planeswalkers. In standard right now, looking like 2 or 3 copies of this are going to be seeing some maindeck in mono-white, seeing how versatile it is. Exceptional against red, black, and red/black decks, because they cannot counter, and cannot deal with enchantments in standard post-lorwyn =P
Uril
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
why is this good in combination with broodmate dragon?
OutlawD1
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(6 votes)
I hope this card gets exiled once alara gets cycled out <--see what I did there
EnV
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(5 votes)
It is a good combo because, Broodmate Dragon says, "when Broodmate Dragon comes into play put a four four dragon", so, remove it, destroy the enchantment or switch it's aura target and, bingo! Three four four dragons with flying.
nineyears
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
dude did you just played Nicol Bolas... ok... you must spent over 20 dollars on that card. sure i will play Oblivion Ring targeting Nicol Bolas oh and by the way i only spent 0.85 cents. you get my point guys. This card rocks so useful.
ergonomicQ
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
I found that 3 O Rings and a Sigil of the Empty Throne works very Well, First play Sigil, then play your first O-ring, targeting whatever on the field. Next turn, play the second O-ring in the first, removing it from the game, and returning whatever was exiled. Finally play the Third O-ring on the second O-ring which would bring back the first O-ring, which you use to target the second and so one and so forth. Unlimited Angels until you decide to change the target of one of the O-ring to a different permanent.
DFG_Danger
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@ergonomicQ: sadly Sigil of the Empty Throne doesn't give you angels for having enchantments coming into play under your control, but when you play an enchantment. You would only get 3 angels out of it and be wasting your second Oblivion Ring.
Demotrix
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
concidering this enters the battlefield before its effect is applied, its no longer a spell and can target emrakul right?
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Yea it has drawbacks but for 1W and 2 it is amazingly versitile.
Enchantment_Removal
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Geez. They should put the first triggered ability as "When Oblivion Ring enters the battlefield, if Oblivion Ring is on the battlefield, exile another target nonland permanent." That way, smart a$$es can't haxorz it. There are too many cards to h4xor O-ring, there are too many cards like O-ring that can be hax0r3d this way, and h4x0ring it is lame and often requires a dissertation of the rules and raises suspicion amongst players. It was clever with the first nightmare effect, whatever it was (perhaps Icy Prison) but it was a hacks that didn't need to persist. It's twenty times worse than combat damage using the stack. All they needed to do is have that if-clause. They have done it before.
this is my favorite kill spell I mean it can take out almost as much as vindicate can and it removes from the game instead of destroying and it cant be redirected wile it can be destroyed be naturalize and stuff like it white deck tend to have a lot of powerful enchantments so having them waste there kill spells on this is not such a terrible fate.
omgitztommy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card won 4 games for me in my Shards draft yesterday. Best removal in the set.
JFM2796
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In my early noob days I was still running Pacifisms. I looked at my little box of cards and saw a couple of these and thought "This thing is really good compared to Pacifism". I replaced them instantly. Sometimes when I want to launch my Scourglass and I have Tezzeret the Seeker out I cast this targeting him and then launch the Scourglass. It kills it and Tezzeret comes back unharmed. 4.5*
jsttu
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
strangely enough i cut one of these for a faith's fetters in my edh deck, because with targeted enchantment removal the difference doesn't matter and since board wipes are so common it is likely that if the enchantment is removed after a board wipe the thing will come back, as opposed to dead along with the others. I love this card in 60 and limited, but in edh its drawback is much more relevant.
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Anyways, you can use your own oblivian ring on someone else's oblivion ring to get back your planeswalker.
It's just so damn efficient!
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A common that will screw over a platinum angel for less than half the mana, or a Darksteel Colossus is a card worth using in almost any deck.
Out with Pacifism and in with oblivion ring for me please.
I found that 3 O Rings and a Sigil of the Empty Throne works very Well, First play Sigil, then play your first O-ring, targeting whatever on the field. Next turn, play the second O-ring in the first, removing it from the game, and returning whatever was exiled. Finally play the Third O-ring on the second O-ring which would bring back the first O-ring, which you use to target the second and so one and so forth. Unlimited Angels until you decide to change the target of one of the O-ring to a different permanent.
That way, smart a$$es can't haxorz it. There are too many cards to h4xor O-ring, there are too many cards like O-ring that can be hax0r3d this way, and h4x0ring it is lame and often requires a dissertation of the rules and raises suspicion amongst players. It was clever with the first nightmare effect, whatever it was (perhaps Icy Prison) but it was a hacks that didn't need to persist. It's twenty times worse than combat damage using the stack. All they needed to do is have that if-clause. They have done it before.