...and now we wait for the x/12 that it's meant to kill
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
could fit in a Valakut ramp deck.
The_Somnambulist
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Maybe aim this at some of the Eldrazi
kaiteng
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(12 votes)
There is no kill like overkill.
JaxsonBateman
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
It gives you something to do if you get land flooded... but I dunno, I prefer to play a card which is good without having to be flooded first. ^^
If you can pull the infinite myr mana combo though (two galvanisers + enough myr to produce 2+ mana) it's totally feasible though. Of course, if you have infinite mana most anything becomes feasible. =P
Troutz
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(23 votes)
The flavor text should say "When dealing 11 damage just isn't enough"
If I want a very expensive artifact to kill creatures, I use altar of shadows. That one at least also generates mana once it killed at least one creature, and can combo well with it's charge counters.
At first glance this doesn't look very playable. Then you see Grand Architect in the same set, and it looks a little more playable. Fun card for casual play.
NecroticNobody
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(8 votes)
So.. its pretty much "{8} Tap: Tower of Calamities deals 12 damage to target player. Play this ability only if you control Stuffy Doll.
Panpl
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(3 votes)
We played a 6 player friendly draft with some mates tonight. This piece of work came out in one of the boosters. After six turns of drafting it was still circulating and collecting laughs from everyone. What a sad card. This is too horrible for even common level, let alone rare.
At least it's an artefact that can be played by any color.
Except it can't stop regeneration, damage prevention.
xd4
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(8 votes)
WotC new slogan
"BECAUSE, WHY NOT"
Nighthawk42
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Aladdin's Ring won me a sealed tournament a while back...no direct to the face option with this, but a lot more overall damage for less. Still far too slow in constructed.
Then again, everything has gotten bigger since then.
surewhynot
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(33 votes)
The fact that you have to tap it just makes me think that the tower falls on the target creature.
IshubarashI
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Mmm yeah... I can taste it... I'm going to pull this for one of my rares
*POST BOOSTER-BOX EDIT: I DID INDEED PULL IT AS ONE OF MY RARES
And a grand architect, and after me and my friends built limited decks out of our pulls, this and my grand architect really cleaned up
"I'M GOING TO IMPALE YOUR TINY CREATURES WITH AN ENTIRE *censored* TOWER."
Pwnsaw
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
I like this card in EDH, since you can expect to get to 8 mana. This is reliable removal when you dont have other options.
allmighty_abacus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Well, it can almost nuke emrakul...
Except you'll most likely be dead already
Phiddlesticks
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
"Take THAT, Kozilek!"
MasterOfEtherium
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(6 votes)
Oh Man LOL If Magic Had Holograms And This Tower Hit An EagerCadet(LoL) It Would Be *** Awesome!
Carnophage_4ever
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
In SOM, this is THE rare you don't want to draw in a booster. It's too situational. I mean, when will you need to strike a creature for 12, since all the big beaters in Standard are indestructible anyway? Maybe they should have written "target creature or player" and make it a Mythic...
Luke_BPC
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
You can wipe out Ulamog if you turn this into a creature and give it infect first... But then you can turn him into an artifact with Liquidmetal and Revoke Existance... Or just Journey or Path him.
brownkidd
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This would be SO much better if it let you spread the 12 damage among targets of your choice.
DacenOctavio
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Got a pesky insect token problem? Here, try Karn's Personal Flyswatter!
TheSwarm
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I kinda dig the flavor text. The power creep has kind of justified (meh) the usefulness of freekin 12 damage.
In fact, I really dig the flavor of this card. Im building a fortress deck and its designed to have boatloads of mana and lots of time so I would really enjoy having a giant tower blasting away all my opponents creatures its just... soo flavorful.
count_dorku
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
Okay, so it's a mediocre card.
It's still fun to shout "FIRE THE TOWER!" when you pay 8 mana.
SolidSoldier
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
PREPARE THE LASER BEAM
WE'RE GONNA USE IT TONIGHT
KikiJikiTiki
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Too bad Zendikar didn't have one of these... it would have at least dealt with one of their 3 major foes.
The ur-golems concealed one of their towers out of fear that its cost would be ridiculed, and in shame of the time that it would be wastefully printed.
land_comment
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
BA-LAM!
igniteice
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Twelve mana to throw out 12 damage? How about five mana and nuke the creature from orbit (just to be sure) for 13 with Shivan Meteor?
Polkovnik_Skyfox
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(6 votes)
The ur-golems wasted their time. No ones gonna abuse this things "power" any time soon.
Blows Little Girl out of the water. Serves her right.
tcollins
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
No direct damage to target player? I'm so angry about that I think I shall target a Stuffy Doll!
Tapir
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(5 votes)
My four Giant Growths save my elves from this every time. :D
Jahikoi
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Flavorful Flavor text is Flavorful.
(It was supposed to be the last of a set of Towers from Mirrodin block, but wasn't printed. The Flavor text specifically says that it's power is now needed. SO MUCH FLAVORS)
Arachnos
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Reminds me of those undead Ziggurats from Warcraft 3. Does anyone still remember good old 3, or is everybody into the World by now? =D
LordRandomness
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
If anyone plays this against me, I will make a point of nuking it with Lux Cannon.
OmegaSerris
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
@SarpNasty Or for more and a lot fewer cards, just play Door to Nothingness.
I actually really like this card. I run it in a G/R Fireball deck. I build very "gimicky" decks as my friends would say. The deck runs 4 of Red Sun's Zenith , Fireball , Overgrown Battlement , Wall of Vines , Wall of Tanglecord , and some Eldrazi spawn token generators. That being said outside of the Fireballs the deck doesn't have much creature destruction and Wall of Tanglecord can handle a lot but anything too powerful for it to block gets swatted by the Tower. In this deck mana is no worry so dropping 8 for a 12 damage creature ping is actually not a bad exchange. Not the best deck ever built but it wins a lot.
dontmess17
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
if this were innistrad block it would have dealt 13 damage ;P
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's a doom cannon. It doesn't need another reason to exist.
Trygon_Predator
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Overcosted, but a decent fit for decks that need some kind of removal and an excuse to use all that mana.
Reminds me of when the Al Bhed and the Crusaders tried to kill Sin at the Mi'ihen highroad. It jut gets thiiiis close to being able to kill Eldrazi.
Also this is just really overpowered removal. It's fun. Shivan meteor sees play in my playgroup. Why not this? Though if you play it with spitemare I will kick you in the teeth.
Also epic art. You get a star for that alone. So tht's 2.5 stars :P
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Not great, but decent.
If you can pull the infinite myr mana combo though (two galvanisers + enough myr to produce 2+ mana) it's totally feasible though. Of course, if you have infinite mana most anything becomes feasible. =P
... What do you mean you are indestructible?
*Sigh*
4 (mana) to cast
8 (mana) to activate
12 (damage) to deal
16 (cent) to buy
Except it can't stop regeneration, damage prevention.
"BECAUSE, WHY NOT"
Then again, everything has gotten bigger since then.
*POST BOOSTER-BOX EDIT: I DID INDEED PULL IT AS ONE OF MY RARES
And a grand architect, and after me and my friends built limited decks out of our pulls, this and my grand architect really cleaned up
"I'M GOING TO IMPALE YOUR TINY CREATURES WITH AN ENTIRE *censored* TOWER."
Except you'll most likely be dead already
In fact, I really dig the flavor of this card. Im building a fortress deck and its designed to have boatloads of mana and lots of time so I would really enjoy having a giant tower blasting away all my opponents creatures its just... soo flavorful.
It's still fun to shout "FIRE THE TOWER!" when you pay 8 mana.
WE'RE GONNA USE IT TONIGHT
I know they put this in a New Phyrexia Intro Deck just to p*ss me off. Last time I buy one without checking the decklist.
The Tower of Calamaties gets the last laugh. Guard Gomazoa is protected against combat damage, but the Tower's ability is not combat damage.
"What's that, Gomazoa? Laughing at me? BAM! Twelve points of delicious overkilly damage."
Turn 2 Mountain + Mana Myr
Turn 3 Land + Semblance Anvil imprint an artifact
Turn 4 Land + Stuffy Doll + Phyresis
Turn 5 Land Palladium Myr + Tower of Calamities
Turn 6 Land
Tower of Calamities rules text now says "
WE'RE GONNA USE IT TONIGHT"
IT'S GONNA END YOUR LIFE
<3 Dethklock
Anyways on to the card... atleast it has uses in Commander...
(It was supposed to be the last of a set of Towers from Mirrodin block, but wasn't printed. The Flavor text specifically says that it's power is now needed. SO MUCH FLAVORS)
Or for
how about yelling "Rearm the Doom Citadel!" instead?
(That thing you're thinking? You're exactly right. Tower of Saruman, meet Treebeard.)
As with the aforementioned card, Cloudpost+Vesuva+Glimmerpost should allow you to make use of it a lot faster.
otherwise, it's a stale card that STILL can't kill Krosan Cloudscraper
Also this is just really overpowered removal. It's fun. Shivan meteor sees play in my playgroup. Why not this? Though if you play it with spitemare I will kick you in the teeth.
Also epic art. You get a star for that alone. So tht's 2.5 stars :P
In its current state... nah
Then we would all know who was winning the draft.