Pointed Discussion

Magic: The Gathering Card Comments Archive

Rhystic Shield

Multiverse ID: 24551

Rhystic Shield

Comments (7)

mrredhatter
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
I would rather Fortify.
Roy1138
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.9/5.0) (10 votes)
Or, you know, i could counterspell.
achilleselbow
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Yea, you could counterspell if you're retarded. If you're not, you'll just pay the 2 mana and not use up a counterspell.
pumaman83
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Good luck playing Counterspell in a mono white deck.
scumbling1
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
It's bad even if they don't pay! The artwork's kinda cool, though.
Todris052
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Does anyone else think this should've been reprinted in Commander? Just for Doran.
tcollins
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Roy1138 / pumaman83: Not counterspell, use Mana Tithe!

That said, this card sucks, though there is nothing strictly better... there are other options:
Tower Defense is a much better option... though it's in {G}
Shield Wall provides a smaller, more reliable boost without the condition.
Steadfastness gives the +0/+3 but is at sorcery speed..which kind of defeats the whole point of a combat trick