Hy, don't underestimate this card. it's a delayed Divination for 1 less, and triggers heroic. Also, completely negates aura's innate card disadvantage.
MageofVoid
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
The real beauty in this card is that it triggers Heroic, not to mention that Return to Ravnica gave us Sphere of Safety and Ethereal Armor.
Lazenca_Seifus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(8 votes)
Theran fortune cookies are kind of a downer. "'You will die, and someone will profit from it?' That was my fortune last time!"
Taudisban
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Somehow Divination looks so much less appealing as a do nothing enchantment. That type line seems really forced.
Fiddlestickderp
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Really, it should probably be compared to Ior Ruin Expedition. Both of them are two mana enchantments that eventually are sacrificed and draw you two cards. The nice thing about this card is that you get one of the cards right away and you will probably let your creature die before you hit your fourth land. Plus, it isn't a dead draw late in the game. However, if you don't have a creature to enchant, then this is a dead card. Additionally, someone might remove the creature as you're casting this, getting an easy 2 for 1.
All in all, it's a decent common, works well with heroic and works well in limited.
3.5/5
chainsmoker
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
slap to this to an opponents creature, just to tell him how much dead you want that creature.
Zenzei
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
This will see significant constructed play (alongside the Ordeal of Thassa) before the Theros block is said and done.
OrgasmandTea
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
If you wanna f*ck with your opponent, put it on his creatures, so that they go out of their way to keep their most useless creature alive. It reminds me of Ice Cage - it doesn't look very powerful, but it's one of the few cards that can force your opponent to play spells and use tactics that they don't want to. Not powerful, but amusing when used by an intelligent player on a less intelligent player.
Purplerooster
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Divination that helps with Heroic, Devotion, and an Enchantment. Use with a good Sacrifice effect for immediate card advantage.
Even without heroic, this would be an autoinclude in any Limited blue deck simply because, while it isn't flashy or powerful, it does a fine job of being that 10th-last pick. It's a cantrip, it's a sacrificial lamb, and it's a removal deterrent. All for the low, low price of two mana.
LordRandomness
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
@OrgasmandTea: Unfortunately, the controller of the enchanted creature draws the card, not the controller of the enchantment (usually it would be the controller of the enchantment, but this one specifically says the creature's controller gets the card)
This, for 2 mana, replaces itself, and replaces the creature it's enchanting. Marvelous.
Equinox523
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This reminds me a lot of Bequeathal, and is pretty good with the Heroic mechanic. It was probably a good call to have it's controller draw the card rather than "you draw a card" - otherwise you could just enchant an opposing creature and then kill it.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
No one seems to be able to read this card.
"When enchanted creature dies, its controller draws a card."
Putting this on a creature an opponent controls just makes them draw a card when you kill it. You don't put this on a useless creature of theirs, that's stupid. You put it on an crazy USEFUL creature of theirs so they'll think twice about trying to save it.
Shadowcaster3975
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I find this combos nicely with mindreaver of all things.
Trigger heroic - opponent mills 3
Draw a card, then another when it dies, or on the off chance you sac it to counter their spell.
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All in all, it's a decent common, works well with heroic and works well in limited.
3.5/5
Makes an interesting start to the game with Alchemist's Apprentice.
"When enchanted creature dies, its controller draws a card."
Putting this on a creature an opponent controls just makes them draw a card when you kill it. You don't put this on a useless creature of theirs, that's stupid. You put it on an crazy USEFUL creature of theirs so they'll think twice about trying to save it.
Trigger heroic - opponent mills 3
Draw a card, then another when it dies, or on the off chance you sac it to counter their spell.