Far too expensive for what it does. Reduce both costs by 1 or 2 and then it could be nice.
Vampire96
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Where is it!, says someone at the back. "Aladdin is already using it, stand back!" Says Aladdin's friend. A beggar mumbles: "...poor Aladdin, he might have hit his head or something."
I cant believe something this bad was reprinted as a rare this many times.
shotoku64
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Azuredrake89 No, it wouldn't
wholelottalove
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
*taps Aladdin's Ring and pays 8 mana*
Bam, made his head explode.
MaestroWingnut
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Nervan must not have been referring to this ring.
To be honest, I would love this card if it dealt 1 damage instead and lost the tap payment, because although that would make this card even worse, it would make this card more understandable. Making it deal 4 damage makes it seem that the Ring was meant to be good and rewarding to the player that got enough mana. For this effect of "your chronically built-up mana finally paying off" to be fulfilled with the cost of 8 colorless and tapping I think the damage would need to be at least 5. Having the damage at 4 is confusing in this way, since the idea of it wants play but the numbers create too insufficient an effect for the player, leaving them disappointed. Having the damge at 1 would shatter the illusion that the card is supposed to be a nuclear bomb that ends the game, as well as admit to not having play ability instead of trying to achieve so, and thus makes the card more understandable. Losing the tap payment would make this useful in infinite mana combos as well.
car2n
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Jostens were always overpriced to be so lame.
MillingMaster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I get paying 8 mana on the eight edition but on fourth edition?
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"Aladdin is already using it, stand back!" Says Aladdin's friend.
A beggar mumbles: "...poor Aladdin, he might have hit his head or something."
No, it wouldn't
Bam, made his head explode.
To be honest, I would love this card if it dealt 1 damage instead and lost the tap payment, because although that would make this card even worse, it would make this card more understandable. Making it deal 4 damage makes it seem that the Ring was meant to be good and rewarding to the player that got enough mana. For this effect of "your chronically built-up mana finally paying off" to be fulfilled with the cost of 8 colorless and tapping I think the damage would need to be at least 5. Having the damage at 4 is confusing in this way, since the idea of it wants play but the numbers create too insufficient an effect for the player, leaving them disappointed. Having the damge at 1 would shatter the illusion that the card is supposed to be a nuclear bomb that ends the game, as well as admit to not having play ability instead of trying to achieve so, and thus makes the card more understandable. Losing the tap payment would make this useful in infinite mana combos as well.