I like it. Whatever you get, it won't disappoint you.
Nucleon
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I can see this being used in a heavy library manipulation deck. Preordain, Top where legal, etc. A new way to cheat fatties into play is always welcome, and since you cast it, you can get full benefits of Eldrazi titans. Plus, no need to worry about reanimation prevention effects on the cards or graveyard hate. This could find a home somewhere, at the very least it'll be funny in EDH.
Compare with Mind's Desire as well. Similar effect, but with STORM of all things, for 4UU.
Sleaw
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Nucleon, library manipulation won't help much since you have to shuffle before you reveal. It's almost impossible to get predictable results with this card - which, as the name suggest, is exactly the point. xD
Cyberium
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Unfortunately doesn't work well with X spells, but the fact you could return it to your hand upon a land card guarantee you something regardless.
drpvfx
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Library Manipulation doesn't work with this- the first step of the effect is to shuffle your library.
Still, I freaking love it. It may not be the most powerful spell ever printed, but it's *kind of* like the Coiling Oracle effect on steroids. I'm also really fond of randomness, even if it sometimes loses games.
El_Pared
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
so I get a free spell, or a free spell and a free land? Sounds good to me. Could be fun with storm
The results are quite expected after Enter The Infnite.
blindthrall
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@TimmyForever: I bet your kid looked like that lemur-thing.
Totema
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This gives you free spells. And even if you hit a land, you get this card back to try again. It deserves way more than the current 3.1 rating.
BongRipper420
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Doomsday is probably one of the better options to combo this card with.
kuroisekai
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card saved my life back in the prerelease. Was on the receiving end of a beatdown from a Gruul-user, and my evolved creatures barely held, leaving a Skaarg Guildmage tapped and a Zhur-taa Swine defending the other end. Then I cast this, topdecking a Totally Lost. Bounced the pig, then went in for an alphastrike.
Awesome. 5/5
pedrodyl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Tricky and unpredictable, as biology can be sometimes.
Pheso
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Couldn't you respond to the reveal trigger with something like Sensei's Divining Top (1) and stack your flip? Correct me if I'm wrong but the shuffle and the flip triggers are two separate effects?
Ike38
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is a good card. It is almost similar to when you have Djinn of Wishes with unlimited wish counters. It is pretty awesome.
Trygon_Predator
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"Congratulations, it's a... squid". Random effects are always wonky. You could get that game-winning spell... and you could get another land you have no need for. At least it works well with infinite-mana combos in casual games (then again, there are better things to do with infinite mana).
CastleOrange
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This hit every time I cast it at the pre-re, but I don't imagine it will usually be that consistent.
majinara
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In general I like the card. The problem is of course, that if you play blue, you probably run counterspells, and revealing one of those would be obviously not very useful. At least you are not forced to play it, so if you don't want to play it right now, but need it anyway, you can just draw it next turn.
No library manipulation you say? Well not exactly =P True you can't interrupt the card's ability halfway through but you can screw with your deck beforehand. Once you have four mana in your hand and on the field cast Mana Severance and exile ALL your land. Next use Selective Memory to exile all cards in your library that aren't Unexpected Results, Progenitus, Omniscience, Emrakul, and other epic spells. Then cast An Unexpected Results and you're guarenteed something good! The nature of the deck also means that by exiling your useless draws you draw things you want. Laboratory Maniac is also a good addition in case things go bad regarding winning or deck size. This is probably a stupid idea but it makes for entertaining games
azure_drake222222
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Truly unexpected.
Ferlord
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this card! This is a really fun card to play!
Even if you play something that's cheap, you're thinning out your deck in the process. If you get a land, it's practically a Rampant Growth, except you get the spell back and the land is untapped.
Seriously though, this can potentially hit anything you put in your deck, seems fun. Kind of like Warp World imo...
dreamquiet
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm curious; what happens if you cast Unexpected Results from your graveyard (say, via Snapcaster Mage, reveal a land card and put it onto the battlefield. Does Unexpected Results come back to your hand, or does it stay exiled since it was cast with flashback?
syrazemyla
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
702.32a Flashback appears on some instants and sorceries. It represents two static abilities: one that functions while the card is in a player's graveyard and the other that functions while the card is on the stack. "Flashback " means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack." Casting a spell using its flashback ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2e-g.
So no, it would be exiled. The only recursion that works with flashback is the type on cards like Arc Blade, because it's still going to exile.
Noobzoid
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Doomsday and unexpected results = Almost auto win.
4 Emrakul and 1 Omniscience maybe?
Nessus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The first time I played this was at a mini-release-limited tournament I did with my friends. I layed the spell out and started shuffling my library as I explained what it did. At the end, my opponent said, "Oh, that's pretty cool. I'll counterspell that." I stared at him blankly, still shuffling my deck.
The result ... was definately unexpected ^_^
Nightshaper
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
since there are multiple steps in this card how would it work if you did something like Crystal Ball or a Scry effect right after the shuffle step of the card? would you be able to try and manipulate the card in some respects or would you be unable to play with it at all?
Hercynian
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is undoubtedly fun, but it is unfortunate when you reveal a prime speaker or a biomass muattion (some of the best cards in simic).
To play this I would need to have some idea of what's in my next few draws à la ponder or something akin to that.
Coolclaytony
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(2 votes)
This can't be right, it was only supposed to have one eye!
ThinkOriginal
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(11 votes)
Sometimes, a card beats you in such a amazing fashion, it must be shared...
My opponent played Unexpected Results. After shuffling, they revealed Omniscience. They then played Enter the Infinite for free, drew their deck (and put one card back), and played Borborygmos Enraged...for free. My opponent then proceeded to launch 7 makeshift-Lightning Bolts to my face, courtesy of Borborygmos.
I tried this on a Simic deck that generates lots of mana via Arbor Elf and Verdant Haven. Of course, I also have many cards with X in the mana cost (Biomass Mutation, Slime Molding and Nimbus Swimmer are my favorite), and many counters, as is the norm for any blue deck worth its salt. The point is, the odds of drawing a useless card with this is very high. And being specifically a Simic card, I don't really see much synergy between this card and the general mantra of the Guild. Maybe in a reanimator deck where you get the chance to put a very nasty creature into play, whether directly or by casting a revival spell for free, but other than that, this card is too risky and too expensive, at least in my case.
Halaphax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Tiggurix
Unless the spell has an X cost.
HowardTreesong
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I can't see myself using this outside EDH, or in a very particular type of deck. Any 'unexpected results' would probably turn out to be something totally useless like a counterspell.
Psychrates
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Too wonky a CMC @ the 4-slot to risk a re-cast by random draw. 1st 0.5/5 I've ever given because I got one of these piles.
abcent1
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this is a ton of fun. at fnm, i played three matches and played this during each one. revealing a land kills the build-up of suspense, but during one match i got my stormtide leviathan out on turn 5. in the right deck you cant go wrong..
Dr.
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This plus Eco Mage's maxed abilty.
Mode
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The card absolutely lives up to its name. There's effectively no way to ensure any specific results. Unless you try extreme stunts like trying to get your desired card with Scroll Rack, then casting Leveler, and then putting that particular card and another one back on top so you can cast this.
@Tiggurix Well, it will if you happen to pull an X-spell. Arguably you could just exclude them from your deck, but imho this is why Wizards should consider a twist for some of these cards in the future so we can make use of X-spells for once, e.g. by putting wording on it like "If a card with in its cost is revealed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost as if was spent for ."
Azariah19
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
What would happen if you cast this with no card in your library?
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Clicking "random card" from this card always feels good.
On an unrelated note, I'm sure there's a hilarious way to combo this with Selective Memory to mill your entire deck.
atemu1234
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Day 1: The fetus seems to have developed some sort of congenital brain defect. More research warranted. Day 2: Subject seems to have developed the ability to speak, though it speaks with such coarse arrogance and stupidity, it seems to have little in the way of conscious thought. Day 3: Subject attacked one of his attendants, calling the attendant a "***". We will flush him into the sewers today, and hope that it will die. However, prior to this we will give it a name. We chose: "Timmyforever".
Dinobeer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Made a Simic deck with three of these to work with Incursion Specialist. Results as follows:
No Specialists on the board, sort of getting mana-screwed. I cast Unexpected Results and hit… Unexpected Results. : I start shuffling and say to my opponent “I bet you $10 I hit ‘Unexpected Results’ again.” Sure enough number three came up, to which I swore and shuffled and revealed again. I think I finally landed on Battering Krasis which failed to make a splash, but I think I won the game anyway. ‘Twas annoying.
Embrace the random! I love this kind of card. Unexpected Results into Omniscience into Enter the Infinite, drop deck, everyone scoops, or into an Eldrazi. Or sit there an ineffectually flip over land the entire game. Can't win them all.
EidolonDragon
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I like this card a lot. It helps me make a deck that I can stuff full of powerful cards and actually get a benefit from not having a lot of cheap cards. Either you play the card you want to ramp for, or you ramp for it next turn and keep the card. Woohoo!
Lazrbeams
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
mind's desire is that you? You've really let yourself go.
I think this card and mind's desire are prime examples for the sheer ridiculousness of the storm keyword. That said this card is fun and balanced, R&D knocked this one out of the park.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is kind of a modern version of Temporal Aperture. It comes online slightly sooner, but you only get 1-non-land out of it.
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Compare with Mind's Desire as well. Similar effect, but with STORM of all things, for 4UU.
Still, I freaking love it.
It may not be the most powerful spell ever printed, but it's *kind of* like the Coiling Oracle effect on steroids.
I'm also really fond of randomness, even if it sometimes loses games.
Awesome. 5/5
Random effects are always wonky. You could get that game-winning spell... and you could get another land you have no need for. At least it works well with infinite-mana combos in casual games (then again, there are better things to do with infinite mana).
2. Cast Wheel of Sun and Moon enchanting you.
3. Cast Unexpected Results, doing nothing.
4. Cast second Unexpected Results, drawing the game.
5. Laught maniacally
Even if you play something that's cheap, you're thinning out your deck in the process. If you get a land, it's practically a Rampant Growth, except you get the spell back and the land is untapped.
Seriously though, this can potentially hit anything you put in your deck, seems fun. Kind of like Warp World imo...
So no, it would be exiled. The only recursion that works with flashback is the type on cards like Arc Blade, because it's still going to exile.
4 Emrakul and 1 Omniscience maybe?
The result ... was definately unexpected ^_^
To play this I would need to have some idea of what's in my next few draws à la ponder or something akin to that.
My opponent played Unexpected Results. After shuffling, they revealed Omniscience. They then played Enter the Infinite for free, drew their deck (and put one card back), and played Borborygmos Enraged...for free. My opponent then proceeded to launch 7 makeshift-Lightning Bolts to my face, courtesy of Borborygmos.
That certainly was "unexpected."
Unless the spell has an X cost.
There's effectively no way to ensure any specific results.
Unless you try extreme stunts like trying to get your desired card with Scroll Rack, then casting Leveler, and then putting that particular card and another one back on top so you can cast this.
@Tiggurix Well, it will if you happen to pull an X-spell.
Arguably you could just exclude them from your deck,
but imho this is why Wizards should consider a twist for some of these cards in the future so we can make use of X-spells for once, e.g. by putting wording on it like
"If a card with
On an unrelated note, I'm sure there's a hilarious way to combo this with Selective Memory to mill your entire deck.
Day 2: Subject seems to have developed the ability to speak, though it speaks with such coarse arrogance and stupidity, it seems to have little in the way of conscious thought.
Day 3: Subject attacked one of his attendants, calling the attendant a "***". We will flush him into the sewers today, and hope that it will die. However, prior to this we will give it a name. We chose: "Timmyforever".
No Specialists on the board, sort of getting mana-screwed. I cast Unexpected Results and hit… Unexpected Results. : I start shuffling and say to my opponent “I bet you $10 I hit ‘Unexpected Results’ again.” Sure enough number three came up, to which I swore and shuffled and revealed again. I think I finally landed on Battering Krasis which failed to make a splash, but I think I won the game anyway. ‘Twas annoying.
I think this card and mind's desire are prime examples for the sheer ridiculousness of the storm keyword. That said this card is fun and balanced, R&D knocked this one out of the park.
It comes online slightly sooner, but you only get 1-non-land out of it.