Both the flavor text and the card are amazing, and perfect examples of the Dimir mentality. The other guilds use their Keyrunes as weapons - the Dimir use theirs as a skeleton key.
Tiggurix
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
One of the best keyrunes. It's always nice with an unblockable attacker, especially with Cipher.
LordOfTheFlies87
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Should've been a 2/1 methinks. Too close to Azorius.
enjoy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
amazing if you can manage to pay the 2 extra to cipher something
Purplerooster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This has an advantage over Invisible Stalker for being a cipher target because this survives a board wipe, unlike the Stalker.
SyntheticDreamer
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Of course, like everyone says, it's the second best cipher target. However, in some cases it may actually be better than Invisible Stalker since it isn't always a creature - it can survive boardwipes!
Well, that sucks. Cypher will only work once on it and then it expires. What a waste. I hope I'm wrong, but I guess we'll see.
TheJord01
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@ handoflazav_414 You are wrong
Keiya
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Stats-wise, this card turns into Phantom Warrior, a card, and while that card never saw much play, this survives board wipes and can also tap for mana. Additionally, this card is an amazing Cipher target since the card will still be encoded even when it's not a creature. I would say this card is either better or tied with Rakdos Keyrune for the best keyrune of the set.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It could've been a 1/1 unblockable and it still would've been playable.
mdakw576
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
No joke, I was doing a draft and since the set is new, I didn't know what I was doing. I ended up getting this but didn't have any blue, although I did have a simic keyrune and 2 verdant havens to produce blue.
This actually did 20 damage to someone in a single game.
Todris052
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Looks absolutely AMAZING in foil... All foil artifacts with symbols do, though.
OrgasmandTea
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I like to play some of these along with Homicidal Seclusion in my Grixis deck. Surviving all but instant-speed removal and beating for five unblockable lifelink is just tops. And if I smell an instant coming, I can just tap it for mana instead.
orzhov20
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So dimir keyrune has watery grave in the background, scholar of atheros has temple of silence in the background, ... Someone finish this sentence.
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I hope I'm wrong, but I guess we'll see.
This actually did 20 damage to someone in a single game.