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Shimmer

Multiverse ID: 3363

Shimmer

Comments (14)

WOTC_MikeTurian
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0) (5 votes)
This card was called Mirage during Mirage development. At the time R&D didn't want a card with the same name as the set.
Fragskull
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (5 votes)
This card is abusive in multiplayer; and everyone will hate you.
Wusanderz
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0) (4 votes)
I guess I might as well state the obvious:
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
izzet_guild_mage
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
Haha, this is rude...oh, lookie here, you can take out Locuses, Lairs, and Power-Plants in addition to basic land types XD
A3Kitsune
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Play this, then, on your next turn play Stasis.
achilleselbow
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (5 votes)
Why the hell would you play Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth? You're supposed to choose a land type that your opponent is playing and you're not. Why would you want to make it affect your lands as well?
KarmasPayment
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0) (2 votes)
"Play this, then, on your next turn play Stasis."
-A3Kitsune

Doesn't seem all that thought through.
NARFNra
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Step 1: Figure out what your opponent's main lands are
Step 2: Shimmer your lands
Step 3: Armageddon. Obliterate or Apocalypse if you're feeling particularly insane.
Step 4: Proceed to destroy your foe.

Note that you won't be able to play your cleansing spell of choice if it's the color of the lands you phased out. I prefer to play Blue/White, Shimmer Islands, then Armageddon and then Blue him to death.
Andon_A
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0) (2 votes)
If you use Urborg and choose Swamps, then they'll only phase out half as often - Since when Urborg is phased out, then all lands are whatever they are regularly. However, using Urborg will get all lands to phase out at once rather than only half of them, since they'll only phase out when Urborg phases out.

Now, if you wanted a U/B deck that screws everyone's land over every turn, use Blanket of Night. Just make sure you have some artifact accel out first.
Superllama12
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
__Silence__
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
rules on phasing state that phasing occurs during the untap phase. This makes it so that as long as you can pay your upkeep cost for the stasis their lands will never phase back in... if they play a land you can simply return stasis to your hand and give them one turn with their lands. (maybe you can force them to discard their hand or something before you let them phase everything back in) 5/5
NeoKoda
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Use it to phase out Urza's.
Continue
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade... away... again...
Narffet
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
You use Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth and play this choosing Swamps. Then at the end of your opponents' turn you bounce the Tomb, then replay as land for turn. Your lands won't phase because that kicks before you even untap, while your 'poor, unfortunate' opponents are forced to have swamp-lands they can only use half the time.