A common with multiple and interesting abilities *hiss* never!
androkguz
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
This looks like one of the best one drops blue has ever had. Plus, super flavorful. I wanna try it.
Brixton
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(4 votes)
True blue flavoring.
Giant_Caterpillar
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Tasty. I could see this sticking around in core sets for a while. Dig that art, too.
Kryptnyt
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
What? a card at random? Bleah, you should get the whole deal if he gets through. Would I draft Port Inspector over this? perhaps.
Falos
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
iirc rules are that the revealed card must be distinguishable‚ so if for some reason you need to know if it's been played or not or w/e you can require it to be set aside or marked or something
knowing you can go through this extra hassle is oh-so-important because some day in some game revealing one freaking card just might have some measurable value
tantallum99
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
this doesn't seem too shabby. especially if you've got it in a deck with stormtide leviathan
Anggul
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
U for a 1/1 Merfolk is fair enough, then it has islandwalk and that extra ability. I can't see anything bad about this guy.
Cheza
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I don't like the combat requirement.
The perfect spy would be a Sleeper Agent with "you play with your hand revealed".
Them: "HOW ARE YOU BEATING ME! THAT CARD IS WORTH 10 CENTS!!"
Anyway, great card, and VERY easy to get a hold of.
MasterOfEtherium
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Looks So Fun Plus That Art Is Ridiculous
Fictionarious
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
When I first read it I thought it said the player discards a card at random... reading it a second time was quite a disappointment.
PretzelBraids
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this guy. He's perfect for early on, if Telepathy isn't available.
iMarcus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I want this guy back in M13!
DacenOctavio
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
An evasive one-drop with free micro-Peek is nothing to take for granted in EDH. Put a sword on it. Bitches love swords.
atemu1234
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
My favorite {u} drop. Islandwalk alone for that would have made it a good card. It's second ability is also awesome.
Mode
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I like the little Urza's Bauble bonus trigger on top of the Islandwalk. Plus this ability is both great for beginners to have in a Core Set. And it makes this already badass-looking Merfolk Spy also more convincing about what it does.
It might not be Spike's choice, but this card is overall an example for great design.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
3.5/5 Its a 1/1 for with a supported creature type. It has two playable abilities that sync well with each other.
Bbone37
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Falos- I have never heard of such a rule. You may write notes about anything that happens during the match, but never have I heard that a revealed card needs to be marked in some fashion. Morphed creatures, on the other hand, cannot be shuffled once revealed or flipped back upside down. I mean I could be wrong, but in 18 years of playing I have never heard of such a rule.
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Would I draft Port Inspector over this? perhaps.
knowing you can go through this extra hassle is oh-so-important because some day in some game revealing one freaking card just might have some measurable value
The perfect spy would be a Sleeper Agent with "you play with your hand revealed".
Them: "Oh, funny, you have a little merfolk.Just wait for my Baneslayer Angel..."
Me: *Brings out Merfolk Sovereign, Merrow Reejerey, and Spreading Seas.
Them: "HOW ARE YOU BEATING ME! THAT CARD IS WORTH 10 CENTS!!"
Anyway, great card, and VERY easy to get a hold of.
Plus this ability is both great for beginners to have in a Core Set.
And it makes this already badass-looking Merfolk Spy also more convincing about what it does.
It might not be Spike's choice, but this card is overall an example for great design.
Its a 1/1 for