Combo with Inexorable Tide and you can wish for more wishes.
HuntedWumpusMustDie
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Note to Inistrad... This ability, and other cards like mass polymorph seem sort of red to me, or maybe it would just be awesome if red had it. Don't know why. Maybe along with some of thier old big creatures... butcher orgg :)
AngelPhoenix
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(2 votes)
A tad expensive, and it's kinda forcing you to play mono-blue (or blue-supported artifact), but it seems pretty solid to me, espcially with all the library rearranging blue (and various artifacts) can do, in standard and beyond.
Loved this card in M10, glad to see it make a comeback, although it's a shame scry is gone. Still, Ponder will work too.
ajpinton
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Can you say Eldraz, but the earliest I see you being able to combo that off with out luck of the draw is turn 6 with ramp and 7 with out.
tcollins
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
You had me at 4/4 Flying for {2}{U}{U}....that extra ability is just fantastic especially with spells that grant you benefits when casting them, such as Emrakrul, The Aeons Torn or Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, in {U} you can use things with scry such as Augury Owl so that you know what you'll hit with your wish, and cards like Contagion Clasp can help keep wish counters or Glimmerpoint Stag and Venser, The Sojourner can help by resetting the counters entirely. Also great synergy with anything that puts cards on top of your library, such as the -2 ability of Liliana Vess.
Make sure you keep a lot of Sage Owls and Ponders around when using this, and you'll know what you're wishing for.
Tantudo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this+omen machine+knowledge pool+inexorable tide, for fun odd jemmy combos, and guess what; IT'S ALL IN STANDARD! will never see it played but fun non-the-less
TheGluttony
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Probably my most favorite card ever printed. Loved building casual decks around this in M10 or drafting this badboy and loads of large creatures and keep wishing away.
Overall this card is great.
4/4 Flying for that cost isn't exactly bad but this ability is just great. Obviously the ability works best when you build a deck around it ( Sage Owl, Ponder, Preordian, etc. ) but even without that. You get to play a random card from the top of your deck for a small fee of 4 mana? That's nowhere near bad.
TLDR;
I partied when i heard it was coming back.. the party is still going strong.
ok here is the perfect combination for this card
obviously this card
crystal seer
and some other card that can return djinn of wishes to your hand so you can re play it and renew its wish counters
@DarthParallax This is the reason the 5 star rating exists. That's awesome
DocBernard
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Even in a deck not built around it, I've found it very useful. I used it recently in a classic blue milling deck I had built out of a few recent core booster packs. The thing tears apart decks. Since his ability is not a tap, you can simply play a Jace's Erasure, equip him or your other flyers with Curiosity and bombard the opponent well destroying their deck. Then, when the wish counters run out, just throw him against another 4/4 or keep attacking the opponent until you can play a few Jace's Erasure cards.
MechaKraken
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
He combos pretty good with Vengeful Pharaoh, whose weakness is that the opponent will know what you will be drawing when the Pharaoh get's topdecked . Use the Djinn's ability to save yourself one mana to cast the Pharaoh during upkeep, get him out, and also not mess up your draw.
I'm thinking about playing this in my EDH deck. I could combo this with Sakashima the Impostor. Just use up all of her wishes, then bounce her back to my hand for more.
Lash_of_Dragonbreath
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
What about using him in EDH/Commander? I'm just building my first EDH deck, but he seems like you could put him to some use in a format where games last longer and decks are filled with high-CMC bombs.
My Intet, the dreamer deck already has a lot of topdeck manipulation (duh, look who's the general) with stuff like Crystal Ball and recurring Halimar Depths and a lot of hideously fat spells to cheat into play.
This guy is solid even when you dont have any top-deck control. I ran him in a deck with ponder, but even when I couldn't ponder + wish, random instant speed wishes have been really great.
Very undervalued card, 4.5/5
pmcdowell
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I use this with brainstorm. I pulled off a turn 6 omniscience and Enter the Infinite. Then the Eldrazi came out.
DarthParallaxsGF
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
@DarthParallax: 5 stars. ;D
Wormfang
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
equip with illusionist's bracers to multiply wishes
DarthParallax
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(6 votes)
Well Ali Baba had them Forty Thiefs Shahrazad-ie had a Thousand tales But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves You got a brand of MAGIC never fails! You got some power in your corner now! Some heavy ammunition in your camp You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and HOW See all you gotta do is rub that Lamp And I'll say
Mister Aladdin, sir What will your pleasure be? Let me take your orders Jot it down! You ain't never had a friend like me No No NO
Life is your restaurant And I'm your Maitre D' C'mon whisper what it is you want You Ain't Never Had a Friend like Me!
Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service You're the Boss The King, the Shah! Say what you Wish It's yours! True dish How about a little more Baklava?
Have some of column "A" Try ALL of column "B" I'm in the mood to help you dude You Ain't Never had a Friend like ME! ;D
Can your friends do THIS? Do your friends do THAT? Do your friends pull this outta their little hat? Can your friends go, poof?! Well, looky here!! 3;D Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er RIP!! And then make-the-Sucker-Disappear?!
So doncha sit there slack jawed, BUGGY EYED, I'm here to answer all your midday prayers! You got me BONA FIDE, Certified- You got a Genie for your chare d'affaires! I got a powerful urge to help you out So what-cha wish? I really wanna know. You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt Well, all you gotta do is rub like so - and oh... 3:D
Mister Aladdin, sir! Have a wish or two or three I'm on the job, you big nabob You ain't never had a friend, Never had a friend! You ain't Never had a friend, never had a friend! You ain't NEVER! had a friend like me! You ain't Never had a friend like me, hah!
mrchuckmorris
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Sets up all sorts of fun with Melek, Izzet Paragon. You always know your top card, and if it's an instant or sorcery you can get it out of the way (copied!) with Melek, making way for those lands or high-cost beauties you'd gladly pay 4 mana to whip out.
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And by "badly" I mean "hilariously".
Combo with the new Ponder, Preordain, Crystal Ball or an old classic Scroll Rack, my all time favorite deck manager.
Loved building casual decks around this in M10 or drafting this badboy and loads of large creatures and keep wishing away.
Overall this card is great.
4/4 Flying for that cost isn't exactly bad but this ability is just great.
Obviously the ability works best when you build a deck around it ( Sage Owl, Ponder, Preordian, etc. ) but even without that. You get to play a random card from the top of your deck for a small fee of 4 mana? That's nowhere near bad.
TLDR;
I partied when i heard it was coming back.. the party is still going strong.
obviously this card
crystal seer
and some other card that can return djinn of wishes to your hand so you can re play it and renew its wish counters
This is the reason the 5 star rating exists. That's awesome
I'm thinking about playing this in my EDH deck. I could combo this with Sakashima the Impostor. Just use up all of her wishes, then bounce her back to my hand for more.
My Intet, the dreamer deck already has a lot of topdeck manipulation (duh, look who's the general) with stuff like Crystal Ball and recurring Halimar Depths and a lot of hideously fat spells to cheat into play.
Sphinx of Jwar Isle) + Inexorable Tide...
Play the top card of your library for BB... For as long as you have these four.
Convoluted by infinitely fun :D
Very undervalued card, 4.5/5
Shahrazad-ie had a Thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves
You got a brand of MAGIC never fails!
You got some power in your corner now!
Some heavy ammunition in your camp
You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and HOW
See all you gotta do is rub that Lamp
And I'll say
Mister Aladdin, sir
What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your orders
Jot it down!
You ain't never had a friend like me
No No NO
Life is your restaurant
And I'm your Maitre D'
C'mon whisper what it is you want
You Ain't Never Had a Friend like Me!
Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service
You're the Boss
The King, the Shah!
Say what you Wish
It's yours! True dish
How about a little more Baklava?
Have some of column "A"
Try ALL of column "B"
I'm in the mood to help you dude
You Ain't Never had a Friend like ME! ;D
Can your friends do THIS?
Do your friends do THAT?
Do your friends pull this outta their little hat?
Can your friends go, poof?!
Well, looky here!! 3;D
Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er RIP!!
And then make-the-Sucker-Disappear?!
So doncha sit there slack jawed, BUGGY EYED,
I'm here to answer all your midday prayers!
You got me BONA FIDE, Certified-
You got a Genie for your chare d'affaires!
I got a powerful urge to help you out
So what-cha wish? I really wanna know.
You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt
Well, all you gotta do is rub like so - and oh... 3:D
Mister Aladdin, sir! Have a wish or two or three
I'm on the job, you big nabob
You ain't never had a friend, Never had a friend! You ain't
Never had a friend, never had a friend! You ain't
NEVER!
had a
friend
like
me!
You ain't Never had a friend like me, hah!
It's from Aladdin. Erm... the Disney movie.
Chandra, Pyromaster
Not quite the same; Chandra, Pyromaster still requires you to pay the mana cost to play it. This card just chucks it into play for 4 mana.
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• +0/+1.
• For an extra
• Only works 3 times.