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Aphetto Alchemist

Multiverse ID: 39530

Aphetto Alchemist

Comments (16)

Doom_Pie
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0) (4 votes)
Now made better with splinter twin! And I said better, not best.
vomitron6000
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (3 votes)
combo w/ Time Vault
ClockworkSwordfish
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (3 votes)
Surprise untapping doesn't suck, but it'd better be a big surprise to justify morphing this.
Qazior
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (5 votes)
This is ridiculous with Wake Thrasher
BorosRecruit
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5.0) (3 votes)
@Doom_Pie and Qazior

Best with both! Have them both keep untapping themselves for infinite counters on Wake Thrasher.
BastianQoU
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0) (5 votes)
Wouldn't you be able to untap with his own ability?
Lauch
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (5 votes)
Love the flavor of this card. Pay attention to the art. At first I thought he was the angry guy about to chuck the Skycloud Egg at someone, but really, the Aphetto Alchemist is the sketchy guy in back with the mustache, riling the other guy up.
Halo_Is_Overrated
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Ah crap, nevermind, token exiles itself, Stifle doesn't work as planned after all =(
raptorman333
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (3 votes)
Half-dead
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I swear that I bought lots of boosters back in the day and done quite a few drafts and NEVER saw this card.
Same with some mirrodin block commons.
weird, are some cards within a rarity more rare than others?
(I believe this happened with old sets)
ICEFANG13
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
@BastianQoU

Yes you can

He targets himself, and taps a cost
His ability resolves, untapping his target (himself)

The creature you choose doesn't have to be tapped to use it on itself, you can 'waste' it on any creature
Dankirk
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Very powerful and versatile ability. Essentially double's any other artifacts or creatures tap ability for {1}{U}, which is most likely less than playing another copy of the artifact/creature. With 2 toughness it can block the humblest critters or just substitute for vigilance for that big guy.
Seat of the Synod is pretty unexpected combo aswell.

Never really used the morph ability, as I'd like to cast some tap card for {3} (or some other card for {4} with Seat of the Synod in play) on my 3rd turn. Temple Bell is a perfect example. Make the 2 draws at end of opponents next turn and follow up with 2x Ebony Owl Netsuke on turn 4, then draw another 2 cards to hit for 8. Throw in a few bounce cards, and you've got a deck.
Ferlord
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Whenever I get nervous or someone's going to do something to me in EDH, I start tapping and untapping him in response. It's the little things that make it look like I'm doing some when I really am not.

And if I'm on the verge of defeat, I can just Tap: untap, Tap: untap, Tap: untap, Tap: untap, Tap: untap... until they understand this game isn't going anywhere unless they kill him. I guess you could call me a sore loser.
Arachnos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Pathrazer: Fireslinger? Try Lightning Crafter.
XxCrimsonSunxX
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I have a digital wizard tribal that i've always wanted to build. This guy is a definite 4 of along side Arcanis the Omnipotent