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Mnemonic Wall

Multiverse ID: 193491

Mnemonic Wall

Comments (29)

True_Smog
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0) (4 votes)
Well, if it only costs 1UU or 3U, but no, Eternel Witness is like 3 times better.
chrishocker
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (3 votes)
Spell recursion is worth 4? Ha, for seven mana you can have a pretty annoying loop with Æther Tradewinds.
HairlessThoctar
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0) (4 votes)
Eternal Witness is not 3 times better.
This guy can block more than once.

Any deck that wanted to play Izzet Chronarch now has something much more practical and easier to cast.
Mithrandir.mvm
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (2 votes)
I agree. I liked Izzet Chronarch, but this card is just better. Except if you have a Mindwrack Liege in play...
Donovan_Fabian
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Hello cruel ultimatum fetch creature. :) Also great for re-snagging rebound cards alongside surreal memoir.
Gaussgoat
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Not bad, although for 5CC you would have loved the wall to be a 1/4, or maybe flying. A 0/4 isn't doing much for you that late on in casting cost.

2/5
blindthrall
★☆☆☆☆ (1.7/5.0) (7 votes)
It stinks.
WhiteyMcFly
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
there IS a reason that this was in the same set as Splinter Twin. the two of them make a nice combination in a burn deck.
Entropic_Acolyte
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0) (3 votes)
This should at least be rated higher than Izzet Chronarch. The Chronarch is multicolored, has the same CMC, and is a 2/2, which is a lot less useful later on than a 0/4 wall which can still be a decent blocker.
don_miguel
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0) (3 votes)
in my opinion izzet chronarch is slightly better than this
Enchantment_Removal
★★☆☆☆ (2.7/5.0) (3 votes)
I thought that mono-blue was forbidden to have meaningful graveyard recursion. Well, this costs 5 mana, so that's cool. I hope you all know how fair this card is.
Do we care to increase the level of critical thinking on this message board? I believe that E-Witness has reached the level of distinction where it is not worth mentioning for comparison anymore. -not to say that it is broken, it is just very unique and widely useful.

P.S. This wall doesn't block more than E-Witness; If you're playing E-Witness, then you have a recurring instant speed means of removing it from play.
Duskdale_Wurm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
And now Izzet Chronarch has a buddy.

3/5
Swordfishtrombones
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Lovely for U/R Instant/Sorcery deck.Great art, and nice innovative idea. 4.5/5. indeed, it would be nice if it had flying. or a 1/4.
Diachronos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great card, but I agree that it could have been better if it was either cheaper or had a bit more to it, like a larger blocking range (flying or able to block multiple creatures) or able to deal at least a little damage.

4/5
kostasp
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this with venser the sojourney and silence...:)
Lyoncet
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I can see why this was placed at 4U to play since if you have any reusable flicker effect you can essentially use this guy as an Isochron Scepter without the 2 CMC restriction. Still, I think they could have either cut the mana cost to, say, 2UU or even 1UUU if they really wanted to restrict it, or upped the toughness to 5 or 6 to compensate.

Has the potential to really help you out in a strict permission deck, since you're getting card advantage and both of those cards are things you likely really need (a draw or counter, plus a blocker). Still, I'd expect a bit beefier package for 5 CMC.
jstorrie
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
I bet Genesis Wave likes this - especially if you're waving out a bunch of mana via Lotus Cobras and such to recast.
scumbling1
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Goodbye, Scrivener! I never loved thee...
agentvirgo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's not perfect but it could be fun in multiplayer or with someone's "slow" deck with a Followed Footsteps thrown on it.
armogohma
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Pretty nice in EDH, and in any blue/green deck, it should be run alongside Eternal Witness. My The Mimeoplasm deck really loves these two as a way to get back spells I self-milled into the graveyard that I can't just resurrect.
Anathame
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
It's a decent wall, but todays pre teen on the go demands so much more. Your typical 12 year old will pull out his Daddy's pistol and start shooting people if he were to draw this.
blade0b
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
This + Venser + Time Warp = infinite turns
Bigg_ol_FATTKIDD
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
So, not sure if you know this, but this card is, like, pretty good and stuff.

In fact, I would venture to say it's like, really good and stuff.

Like, if it's been cheaper, in like, blue, which is, like, really strong you know, like, as a color, then maybe, you know, it might of been too good and stuff.

All joking aside, yes this would have been too good if it were cheaper. It's an amazing card and I love it and want to marry it one day and start a family and travel the world together.
syrazemyla
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (4 votes)
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TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Venser, Silence, this
Arachibutyrophobia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
why is this rated so low?
phidius53
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Would prefer to have an Archaeomancer protected by a Wall of Frost
DmitryM
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Okay, fine, a wall without flying is perfectly fine. But cmon, at least give it reach?