When you're cycling a card, you get a "free" Twiddle for 3-5 mana, is that good? I don't think so.. This card is over-costed because tapping / untapping can be a very strong action, but I can't think of broken combos here! :) Compare with Mind Over Matter..
majinara
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Well, you could play it, for example, with cinderhaze wretch for example. Tap the wretch to have a player discard, then untap the wretch with the bonds... and so on. Or if you play a team game, you could play with with cephalid broker. If your teammate needs lands or something, target him with the broker. Your teammate can draw and discard two, and then you can tap or untap two permanents (like untap two lands your teammate has).
SquareHippy
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
Bad one-liners of Magic: Laquatus Edition.
thorjy
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Why did they feel the need to make Mind Over Matter fair?
tcollins
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
Every time I look at this art I feel like that fish is just screaming "AAAAAUUUUUUUGH"
curebdc
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
It's really not that bad. I can see a use for it in some decks. Especially discard decks or a shocker mill deck. It bridges the gap between discard and control of permanents on the table. Definitely better and more creative than mind over matter in those kinds of decks.
Arachobia
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Why is the wizard saving the small fish from the big fish?
Lord_Ascapelion
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Dat flavor text... so ridiculous, lol.
Paolino
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Too narrow. And much too expensive for being so narrow...
Trygon_Predator
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Laquatus is the Mr. Freeze of Magic. Evidently meant to be used in a discard deck, but grossly overpriced.
BongRipper420
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not many cards scream "Johnny" as loud as this card does. Not that I'm saying it's good, mind you. Though I suppose it'd be really cool if you run a lot of Howling Mine's.
I use this in a deck with Cephalid Broker and Megrim. Even without Megrim, late in the game I often have enough mana to deck my opponent out in a couple of turns. Add Lotus Vale and you've got an infinite combo.
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Evidently meant to be used in a discard deck, but grossly overpriced.