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Arbiter of the Ideal

Multiverse ID: 378403

Arbiter of the Ideal

Comments (20)

Hunter06
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (3 votes)
Freed from the Reel turns this into a monster, same being for the rest of the 'Inspired' cards, but this one seams to benefit the most from the untap ability

4/5 Stars
Purplerooster
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0) (6 votes)
Because making an enchantment an enchantment would just be insane.
SirLibraryEater
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
I'm playing blue at the prerelease for 3 reasons:
I want this so I can have "Enchantment Enchantment Creatures" and Enchantment Lands(why aren't they a thing yet?)
I want this in foil because it's so pretty
I want this because it's a 4/5 flyer that can generate card advantage possibly every turn, almost certainly with Aqueous Form.
DaLucaray
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (1 vote)
At six mana this won't see competitive play, but this will be a fantastic Timmy enabler for casual.
anotherfan321
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The Inspiration ability likely won't be the biggest draw of this card during prerelease, but with a bit of luck, you might get some additional value from your 4/5 Flyer for 6. Plus, it is fun.

Derevi EDH might have a blast with it too.
Cloudchaser.Kestrel
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
@DaLucaray - I feel like standard has slowed down enough we might see this. Wizards has been working really hard to make six mana playable and I'm feeling it.

Also the Vorthos in me is freaking out because of the plato - shadows in the cave feeling around this lady. I also love that its an inspired sphinx who is finally able to discover the perfect (enchantment) version of things.

Also Sphere of safety ethereal armor enchantment lands
Cyberium
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Being a flyer, the sphinx has less chance of being blocked and killed, therefore improved her chance of attacking and untapping. Enlightened Tutor would benefit tremendously with the sphinx, given that plenty of creatures in this block are also enchantments.
BorosGreengrocer
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
The manifestation counters! They do nothing!
amgj
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
this and forgestoker had a great polar opposite nemesis thing going on in pre-release.
Phaeoxen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So I just had the weirdest thing happen. I bought this gal's precon deck because I thought her and Curse of the Swine would go good in my Derevi deck.

So I'm opening the 2 included boosters and 1 of my rares is... an Arbiter of the Ideal.

And I'm okay with that.
gunnerman211
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is actually pretty goods for my artifact deck considering stuff is normally costly and there are only 3 spells not fitting the criteria
Three_Toe
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@hunter06 - hahahaha "Freed from the Reel" {U} - instant - Untap all serpent, leviathan, octopus, kraken, fish and merfolk creatures you control.

gonna work really well in a roon of the hidden realm deck.
Travelsonic
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This + Infinite Reflection + low CMC (0-1 CMC) nontoken creatures == lots of fun. :D
JmLyan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Hunter06 Aura of Dominion does the same, but at 1 CMC less and only costs 1 mana per inspired trigger.
Kori260
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Anyone else just really appreciate the flavor of this card?
AdditionalDakka
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
So how does this work with Constellation? Does it become an Enchantment before it hits the table?
Oxman
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Any cards with the inspired mechanic can trigger as ETB abilities if you have an Amulet of Vigor and an Orb of Dreams in play. This card really seams to be the only one that would benefit greatly from the combo. All of the others are either underwhelming or require additional mana. FUN THOUGH! ! !