I'll never understand the Rhystic cards. They were very badly made, and this is no exception. The difference is that in this case the card came far better than intended as opposed to the rest that just didn't work.
Well, not much else to say about this card really. It's just permanently good.
TheManakinTransfer
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(4 votes)
It surprises me that this is the first reprint. That said, any blue deck in a format with drawn out games will benefit from this card.
Jerec_Onyx
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I really want to run a few of these in a tithe deck.
Funny, it was never used when it came out. Really interesting how this format (EDH) resurrected cards that were never / rarely thought of. I guess that's why we like it.
DarthParallax
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(9 votes)
The Rhystic cards, believe it or not, actually seem to have the same flavor as Force of Will.
That extra mana you pay to stop the Rhystic effect 'feels' a lot like the card you pay to outright counter something. If you watch a bunch of second season Yu-Gi-Oh! anime or a bunch of any DBZ anime....really just pretty much if you watch a bunch of anime then you can see the conceptual connection, although the execution is very different.
In Magic, Life Points and cards out of hand (either by discard or exile) are softer costs to pay to stop something than mana, but if you tried to imagine what casting Force of Will vs. 'activating' Rhystic Study by paying mana would "Look" like in a YouTube channel about Planeswalker Duels....they would probably end up being shown almost exactly the same way.
qk1
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(11 votes)
@DarthParallax:
What?
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
It essentially makes your opponents spells cost more to cast.
Dathorin
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
say I am the controller of this card, opponent casts a spell and I counter it. Do they still have to pay the one?
Yes, in the same way if you have out a Angel's Feather and then you cast a white spell, and they counter it, you still gain the 1 life for the cast. The effect goes on the stack just after the cast spell does.
RunedServitor
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I hate this card, it's so OP. As revenge, I make its controller ask me if I'm paying every single time they want to draw. It says you MAY draw a card, so if they forget, I don't have to pay.
Demonic_Math_Tutor
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
"Do you pay the one?" "Do you pay the one?" "Do you pay the one?"
God this card is infuriating
BloodJunkie
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(10 votes)
@Demonic_Math_Tutor: First of all, why did you ask the exact same question 3 times?
If by infuriating you mean confusing, I have to stop you there because this card is one of the most self-explanatory blue enchantments there is.
Now to answer your question "Do you pay the 1 mana". Well, let's read the card's text: "Whenever an opponent casts a spell you may draw a card unless that player pays 1". The keyword here is 'opponent'. You are not your opponent and therefore do not need to pay the 1 mana. If your opponent does not pay 1 mana, you draw a card, if they do pay 1 mana you do not draw a card. It says this right on the card so it boggles my mind that you even needed to ask this once let alone 3 times, but I hope I answered your question nonetheless.
MisterAction
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is the only card that I hate not for its power level, but because of the attitude of the players who use it. Every time I cast a spell, they get that smug look of superiority as they ask me, "Did you pay an extra mana for that spell?"
Which is why I'm so glad they printed Notion Thief. Rhystic Study's draw trigger is optional so I'll never actually get a card out of it, but I love finally being able to say "Oops, I didn't pay an extra mana. Do you want to draw a card?"
pmalleable
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(9 votes)
@BloodJunkie:
By "infuriating," Demonic_Math_Tutor meant "Infuriating." He was referring to the fact that people ask that question over and over when they play the card.
Be careful making condescending remarks about someone's reading comprehension when your own is terrible.
twiddleman12
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
@DarthParallax .....Okay... So what does the second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Anime Youtube channels have to do with Force of Will again?
Richyc
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Type your comment here.
cotf1692
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Twiddleman DarthParallax only sees non existent movies/shows/books and Kaalia of the Vast references. He makes some pretty far fetch'd grasps at nothing for his references too, and I am surprised his comment can be read without clicking "see all"
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Well, not much else to say about this card really. It's just permanently good.
That extra mana you pay to stop the Rhystic effect 'feels' a lot like the card you pay to outright counter something. If you watch a bunch of second season Yu-Gi-Oh! anime or a bunch of any DBZ anime....really just pretty much if you watch a bunch of anime then you can see the conceptual connection, although the execution is very different.
In Magic, Life Points and cards out of hand (either by discard or exile) are softer costs to pay to stop something than mana, but if you tried to imagine what casting Force of Will vs. 'activating' Rhystic Study by paying mana would "Look" like in a YouTube channel about Planeswalker Duels....they would probably end up being shown almost exactly the same way.
What?
Misdirection
Complicate
Judge's Familiar
spiketail creatures
"You better not pay that {1}..."
(copy enchantment..)
Yes, in the same way if you have out a Angel's Feather and then you cast a white spell, and they counter it, you still gain the 1 life for the cast. The effect goes on the stack just after the cast spell does.
God this card is infuriating
First of all, why did you ask the exact same question 3 times?
If by infuriating you mean confusing, I have to stop you there because this card is one of the most self-explanatory blue enchantments there is.
Now to answer your question "Do you pay the 1 mana". Well, let's read the card's text: "Whenever an opponent casts a spell you may draw a card unless that player pays 1". The keyword here is 'opponent'. You are not your opponent and therefore do not need to pay the 1 mana. If your opponent does not pay 1 mana, you draw a card, if they do pay 1 mana you do not draw a card. It says this right on the card so it boggles my mind that you even needed to ask this once let alone 3 times, but I hope I answered your question nonetheless.
Which is why I'm so glad they printed Notion Thief. Rhystic Study's draw trigger is optional so I'll never actually get a card out of it, but I love finally being able to say "Oops, I didn't pay an extra mana. Do you want to draw a card?"
By "infuriating," Demonic_Math_Tutor meant "Infuriating." He was referring to the fact that people ask that question over and over when they play the card.
Be careful making condescending remarks about someone's reading comprehension when your own is terrible.
.....Okay...
So what does the second season of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Anime Youtube channels have to do with Force of Will again?
DarthParallax only sees non existent movies/shows/books and Kaalia of the Vast references. He makes some pretty far fetch'd grasps at nothing for his references too, and I am surprised his comment can be read without clicking "see all"