At first sight this card looks terribly narrow, but reflecting back on Masques block constructed, when Rebel decks pretty much were the only deck played, this was a attempt to balance Masques block constructed.
Sironos
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(6 votes)
"We need something to balance rebels" "Let's force them to sacrifice lands!"
This is what I call driving in ditches.
Perfect_Genetics
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
A narrow, but needed, hoser.
Kirbster
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(16 votes)
Something tells me this isn't a maindeck card.
PineappleDisciple
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(5 votes)
The blatancy of this hoser shocks me.
Couldn't it been a little bit more subtle? Maybe if it let you name a creature type when it came into play instead of only working on Rebels, or if it punished searching through libraries.
I know a card like this was needed, but still.
Test-Subject_217601
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Suck it you rebellious bitches!
Hoonster
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
@Kirbster You are insane.
Exclaimer999
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
No narrow and hilarious. Good luck activating ANYTHING now.
Dragon_Whelp
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(7 votes)
Guys, the card in named BRUTAL Suppression. Not Subtle Suppression, not Sow-Dismay-Among-Enemies-Over-Many-Years Suppression. BRUTAL Suppression. It's only fair that this card's ability is equally BRUTAL.
Turn 3+: all opponent's activated abilities are useless.
Kryptnyt
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Wow man that suppression is just brutal its brutal! ~Nathan Explosion
DarthParallax
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(11 votes)
umm...anybody else think an anti-Rebel land tax should be...i dunno...white?
the color of oppressing?
and that the rebels should have been red?
the color of...rebelling?
just a thought. :P
JFM2796
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Works well against changelings. Can hose tribal decks if used with certain cards.
ChaosK
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
@Darth Parallax
Rebels in white show the aspects of morality and ethics of white. They embody the desire of white to correct the morally wrong concepts of oppression (this actually shows, that white in general, is controversial imho) The concept of white, to support the weak seems to play a role too.
But i agree that red's desire for freedom would have been a better choice. Maybe they should have just made them
Newer cards like Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer also show that the theme of rebel is and (as well as the whole SoM block did - being the least phyrexian colors)
The oppressing side of red shown in this card is just another form of the concept of the bully which is quite a broad concept among red creatures.
But i agree that both this card and rebels could have switched colors.
Etsap
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
@Ideatog Turn 1: Brutal Suppression. Turn 2: Unnatural Selection. Turn 3+: all opponent's activated abilities are useless.
This doesn't work as well as you think. If you target their creature with Unnatural Selection after they activate the ability, then it does nothing. If you target their creature before they activate the ability, then they can just activate it in response so you've still done nothing. All this really does is allows you to control when they activate the ability, not what it's actually going to cost. Artificial Evolution on the other hand could actually accomplish what you want, but only for one of your opponent's creature types at a time.
ScissorsLizard
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Every part of this card just screams "Oops! Sorry guys!"
I feel like Conspiracy would be a good compliment to this card. I'm a casual player, and all my decks have a theme or represent some faction. A deck whose theme is a conspiracy to commit brutal suppression? I think yes.
Comments (21)
This is what I call driving in ditches.
Couldn't it been a little bit more subtle? Maybe if it let you name a creature type when it came into play instead of only working on Rebels, or if it punished searching through libraries.
I know a card like this was needed, but still.
You are insane.
Turn 2: Unnatural Selection.
Turn 3+: all opponent's activated abilities are useless.
the color of oppressing?
and that the rebels should have been red?
the color of...rebelling?
just a thought. :P
Rebels in white show the aspects of morality and ethics of white. They embody the desire of white to correct the morally wrong concepts of oppression (this actually shows, that white in general, is controversial imho) The concept of white, to support the weak seems to play a role too.
But i agree that red's desire for freedom would have been a better choice. Maybe they should have just made them
Newer cards like Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer also show that the theme of rebel is
The oppressing side of red shown in this card is just another form of the concept of the bully which is quite a broad concept among red creatures.
But i agree that both this card and rebels could have switched colors.
Turn 1: Brutal Suppression.
Turn 2: Unnatural Selection.
Turn 3+: all opponent's activated abilities are useless.
This doesn't work as well as you think. If you target their creature with Unnatural Selection after they activate the ability, then it does nothing. If you target their creature before they activate the ability, then they can just activate it in response so you've still done nothing. All this really does is allows you to control when they activate the ability, not what it's actually going to cost. Artificial Evolution on the other hand could actually accomplish what you want, but only for one of your opponent's creature types at a time.
Well... um... Hey, it works on Changlings?!
2/5 Starsl