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Acquire

Multiverse ID: 51088

Acquire

Comments (16)

Shiduba
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0) (6 votes)
I like this card, even though it's a bit pricey you can steal your opponent's most powerful artifact creature or put some annoying artifact. I give it a 3.5, would be better if it costed less.
Forgeling
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (13 votes)
or if you could search your own library, considering how many decks don't run artifacts.
Bauble
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (4 votes)
This is arguably better than Mind Control, and is a great contestant for the sideboard. Just use it, and pray as hard as you can that your opponent runs a Darksteel Colossus.
mdakw576
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0) (5 votes)
that flavor text is awesome
MTGFreak
★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5.0) (11 votes)
Forgeling, you fail at reading. Search OPPONENT'S deck not yours.
brunsbr103
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0) (9 votes)
MTGFreak, Forgeling says if you could search your own library, suggesting that he merely thinks that it would be better if it did do that.

I did have to read his comment twice to get what he was saying, but it seems that he posted right after Shiduba, to add to his comment. However, the comment system doesn't work in order of posting from oldest to newest, so it is a bit confusing

in other words, no MTGFreak, you are a failure at reading
RobotWithHumanHair
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0) (2 votes)
A friend of mine started running these in his deck just too tick me off. Sure the casting cost is a little high but for 5 mana he could steal my Akroma's Memorial or sundering titan.
Aun
★☆☆☆☆ (1.7/5.0) (3 votes)
4 Walking Atlas + 4 Dimir Signet + 4 Acquire against Esper, olololol
RowanKeltizar
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0) (4 votes)
This card is amazingly good for several reasons.

The artifact you steal is put into play instead of into your hand, which means you don't have to pay it's mana cost.
You can look through your opponents library and see all their cards, giving you the advantage of knowing their strategy. No surprises.
The artifact should take away from their strategy as well, possibly breaking several of their planned combos.

5/5
nammertime
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0) (3 votes)
@brunsbr103: If you scroll down a bit, you'll see that the comment system is in fact also sorted from newest to oldest.

Though I prefer Bribery in most cases, this card is pretty powerful by itself, especially in EDH. In fact, in EDH, it's arguably better.
Kaizeischi
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (6 votes)
Considering all the Blightsteel Colossus users there'll be in EDH, this just got a lot nicer :3
Guest1655437463
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (3 votes)
The vedalken is acquiring a Banshee's Blade.
JFM2796
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Especially good in EDH with all the crazy artifacts.
roguepariah
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If I were better at such things, I would create an alternate art where he's stealing an x-box controller with a blightsteel in the background...
Dr.NoFace
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Great Card, 4/5 Easy.

I would use it to steal a copy of their Jitte and then equip it on my creature.

Sure, it is a bit situational, but it would be so amazing to pull it off.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Thank goodness my Emrakul is not an artifact. This card can either be extremely powerful or useless, recommended sideboard, maindeck for EDH.