How can people not give this card 5 stars? So, 1 mana to draw and discard 2 cards is not enough? Then turn 2 do something awesome like reanimate, or discard turn 1 a basking rootwalla?
True_Mumin
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(8 votes)
I agree with CheezeItz, how can you not give this a 5? It rules. Whether you play with madness, reanimation, dredge or any combo deck you should run a playset of these if they're available in your format. It's THAT GOOD.
Laguz
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(9 votes)
This little sorcery has perfect synergy with about 254,000 cards. 5/5 easily.
It always says "draw two cards, then greatly benefit yourself twice."
True_Smog
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(5 votes)
I always love the moment when I manage to play it in the first turn and draw 2 cards then put 2 Basking Rootwallas into play.
Rpetiger
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Brainstorm Outshines this card
bigben013
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(7 votes)
Brainstorm is conditionally better but decks that use this to their advantage find this infinity better. draw 2 and 2 basking rootwala in play. im in!
Marlo12345
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(8 votes)
The reason its not 5 star is cause 5 star rating are for a cards that should b in 99% of all decks of the color of that card and although its brilliant for a lot of decks it does not belong in all blue decks.
Brainstorm does still edge this card out in most blue decks for the simple fact that discarded cards r useless unless u hav a way to use those cards.
Revelation666
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
This card is soooo good in a U/G madness deck.
gromgrom777
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Besides just madness, sometimes, you have the three lands your deck needs in your opening hand, or in the top 9-10 cards. Dropping a land and something you can grab Reclaim later
Test-Subject_217601
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Better than Frantic Search, even though Frantic Search is free. Since by the time you can cast the Search you don't have a lot worth getting rid of unless you're playing a U/B reanimator.
ClockworkSwordfish
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(2 votes)
It's always fun to see someone with a Basking Rootwallae and an island as their only land. 5/5
zarkman
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I ran four in my UG madness deck. Turn one draw two and play two basking rootwallas for free? Yes please!
DarthParallax
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Urza: I know how I can make it even better! 'Then untap one land you control' I'm brilliant!
all non-blue Planeswalkers: o.O screw. you.
kajillion
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Doesn't seem all that careful to me.
RJDroid
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
I put this in my The Mimeoplasm EDH deck. Oh my, the fun things I've dropped in the yard one turn, followed by a next turn beatstick of doom!
Is Frantic Search better? Who knows, because I run both.
Arachibutyrophobia
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(6 votes)
they're making a better version of this in dark ascension. it will get autocarded soon.
If you like this card you may be interested in Ideas Unbound.
Salient
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I wonder if this plus Faithless Looting will be enough to empower a solid Grixis Reanimator build.
Antares2
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If the name was accurate, then it would just be "Draw two cards".
Lifegainwithbite
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I don't understand why red gets a better version of this that has a flashback cost.. (Faithless Looting)
Gcrudaplaneswalker
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The flavor text should say:
"Decks are like crops-they must be thinned for best yield."
Earthdawn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Excellent library manipulation. Reanimation goodies. Putrid Imp is better on T1 as an enabler, but this card lets you draw more options. Perhaps use both?
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It always says "draw two cards, then greatly benefit yourself twice."
Brainstorm does still edge this card out in most blue decks for the simple fact that discarded cards r useless unless u hav a way to use those cards.
all non-blue Planeswalkers: o.O screw. you.
Is Frantic Search better? Who knows, because I run both.
faithless looting.
"Decks are like crops-they must be thinned for best yield."