When taking a look at Dismal Failure, Riptide Pilferer and Venarian Glimmer, i am slowly beginning to think that discarding cards is becoming part of blue's color pie (aside from the fact that it always used to draw and discard à la Forget scheme)
I'd have liked to see this card in black, though. Duress, Ostracize, Encroach, Shattered Memories - it would have suited as -spell to that cycle. On the other hand they possibly considered that but decided that increasing the cost and instead letting the opponent discard all trap cards might be the better choice since it's a generally very narrow effect.
I guess this will become a sideboard-choice in Standard.
ZEvilMustache
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
I really like it in blue. Seeking knowledge is firmly in blue territory, and knowledge of the trap logically destroys its effectiveness. A rare, playable hand-peak card.
sir_dwar
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(4 votes)
I consider this control, since its a very effective answer to annoying traps.
PaladinOfSunhome
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Great counter to the Traps cards, but not good outsdie Zendikar Block.
3.0
zqft
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Inb4 traps that activate when discarded
SorianSadaskan
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(3 votes)
I'd see this card's primary use as to look your opponents hand. Treat the Trap discarding effect as a bonus.
Blackworm_Bloodworm
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Worthless if they stop printing traps, which seems to be the case since there are none in RoE, unfortunately.
Gaussgoat
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
They really couldn't make this thing an instant? Seriously?
Somewhat useful in the current block as a sideboard card, and even then it is pretty limited. Maybe it will see some more action once Alara (read, Jund) gets out of the current block and people look to traps more.
1.5/5, grudgingly.
Polkovnik_Skyfox
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Mode, the color pie was weird in planar chaos. That was the point. Blue became black, black became blue, white became green, green became white, and red became black. That was the point of that whole set. In fact, most of the cards in that set were just cards with the same abilities as older cards, just with different names and colors, including Riptide Pilferer which is a blue Headhunter.
catowner
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
it should be tribal instant-calamari
LimePeel
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Very useless card. But I might buy this just because the art is so cool. That giant, wicked, evil face just grinning at you is awesome! Actually, this card might be useful playing against Valakut Ramp decks, because you know they have some traps. But still too narrow. 2.5/5.0
Studoku
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(23 votes)
Good against Yu-Gi-Oh decks.
pm11
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Very cool art.
Axelle
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Studoku: Unless you're playing this on the very first turn, they should have Set all their traps anyways.
cardraptor6
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The trap that this specifically finds isInferno Trap . Art-wise, I mean
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I'd have liked to see this card in black, though. Duress, Ostracize, Encroach, Shattered Memories - it would have suited as
On the other hand they possibly considered that but decided that increasing the cost and instead letting the opponent discard all trap cards might be the better choice since it's a generally very narrow effect.
I guess this will become a sideboard-choice in Standard.
3.0
Somewhat useful in the current block as a sideboard card, and even then it is pretty limited. Maybe it will see some more action once Alara (read, Jund) gets out of the current block and people look to traps more.
1.5/5, grudgingly.