What sense does this make? All these new cards and remodeling of the entire core edition of the game with new, very boring beasts and generic settings, and yet the Visionary still retains it's flavor text referring to a non-generic species of elf. If this slipped by, why did so many other cards get remade to be more generic, like Counsel of the Soratami turning into Divination and Neck Snap turning into Divine Verdict?
SavageBrain89
★★☆☆☆ (2.6/5.0)(8 votes)
Where the hell is its new flavor text? New players are going to be confused when they read the flavor text of this card. Old players are going to be annoyed when they discover that its the same flavor text as before in Alara.
Iiory
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
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MinorPandemic
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(6 votes)
Wizards didn't want people to have essentially 8 of these cards in one deck.
jhimbob
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
If Wizards were allowed to invent places like 'Kalonia' and the like for the new set, then referring to Cylian elves in a card that's simply called 'Elvish Visionary' not 'Cylian Elf' is alright. It's flavour, and not that important in a Core Set.
deadguyred
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(8 votes)
who gives a damn about flavor text? it's cheap green card drawing. period.
r-e-meatyard
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(6 votes)
yah, what's with this whining??? Random flavor references have been a part of magic from the beginning. It's not as big a deal when it's not a totally oblique reference in the name of the card. How many people who've played Shards would even know what Cylia means except a place where Nayan elves live? It's text is perfectly comprehensible despite this, and hints tantalizingly.
Mechanistically, standard cantrip cost is 2, so this is purty nice. I love the way it fits into a limited curve in M10.
Gaussgoat
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Not bad, a decent addition for Elven decks.
3/5
Kryptnyt
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
I kind of prefer Multani's Acolyte myself, because its first course of action is usually to chump block. But this is better on turn 2.
Stray_Dog
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(7 votes)
This guy likes to be bounced. Alot.
Temple_Garden
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Thins your deck, draws a card, blocks and it's an elf. Elves can usually spare 2 mana at some point to cast this without sacrificing an important play. When you are trading card for card or recovering from a wipe, this card will go a long way.
Kurraga
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Nice, Cantrip creaturs are always nice to have, and being an elf, it can get buffed by cards like Elvish Archdruid that can pump it up, so your second turn 1/1 suddenly bocomes a threat after a couple of turns (a.ssuning some acceleration from Llanowar Elves and the like).
Talcos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this card. Not only do you get a 1/1 that replaces itself, it's a 1/1 that has a relevant creature type.
Baconradar
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
Agree that the flavour text is fine, given the artwork and the card name.
Agree that these a very solid in elf decks. They also work well with stampeding wildebeasts.
iantewks
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
agreed- very good with wildebeests; and brilliant art!
Beastlygreen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A good quote all around! Whoever is saying "the flavor text is confusing" has a messed up perspective, in my opinion. The flavor text doesn't change the fact that it is a card drawing, chump blocking elf! I'm not gonna say no to that!
CJM2
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm a flavor person myself, and I don't see anything wrong with this. The core sets don't have any specific plane or theme to stick to, so it's perfectly okay to have a reference to Alara, or an otherwise "random" flavor text.
These are a staple in my casual elf deck for the card advantage and an elf I don't mind chumping with after it hits the field.
Extodus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Nice art, gives cantrip, but poor statistics. Might be played in elves deck. 4/5
Kindulas
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Normaly, a 1/1 cantrip for two isn't great... but it get's you an elf without costing a card!
patatahooligan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I run a green-black deck with Oracle of Mul Daya and Garruk's Horde for deck-thinning and card advantage purposes. The only problem is when the top card of your deck is neither a land nor a creature.
That's one of the many uses of Elvish Visionary. You draw the top card and get another shot at revealing a land or creature card. Also useful for this combo are Sign in Blood and Primeval Titan wich should attack each turn, even if it gets killed or ends up not dealing damage. Any other card that lets you shuffle is also good. It takes a few turns to build up the proper amount of mana (not too many, though, as this is mainly an elf deck), but after that you end up playing at least 4-5 cards every turn.
Of course a green draw card is always useful even without a proper combo.
Silence9
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Pro Elf. 4/5
vantha
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
2/5 I hate this card for one very important reason. Its better than Merchant of Secrets. I understand Green creatures are supposed to be better than blue in every format. but seriously??? you get a 1/1 body and a cantrip for 2 mana, meanwhile Merchant of Secrets is a 1/1 body for 3 mana. Blue is supposed to be the color that draws cards efficiently. Green is really stepping on Blue's toes here. How would they feel if there was Blue creatures with Trample? Seriously Imagine 6/6 or 9/9 blue creatures with built in trample at the common spot, doesn't feel very blue, does it?
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Mechanistically, standard cantrip cost is 2, so this is purty nice. I love the way it fits into a limited curve in M10.
3/5
But this is better on turn 2.
Agree that these a very solid in elf decks. They also work well with stampeding wildebeasts.
That's one of the many uses of Elvish Visionary. You draw the top card and get another shot at revealing a land or creature card. Also useful for this combo are Sign in Blood and Primeval Titan wich should attack each turn, even if it gets killed or ends up not dealing damage. Any other card that lets you shuffle is also good. It takes a few turns to build up the proper amount of mana (not too many, though, as this is mainly an elf deck), but after that you end up playing at least 4-5 cards every turn.
Of course a green draw card is always useful even without a proper combo.