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Thran Lens

Multiverse ID: 8852

Thran Lens

Comments (19)

Etregan
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0) (5 votes)
Good-bye protection. Hello Terror.
psyklone
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (7 votes)
Each of your sentences are correct. Just not together.
Kryptnyt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Does this save me from Painter's Servant abuse?
DrJones
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Prevents opponents from casting Natural Order.
Master_Yumyums
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's too narrow of a hoser to be all that useful, IMO.
AngelxLegna
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0) (4 votes)
Looks like our friend Urza could see into the terrible future of the Eldrazi and created this device to save his creations from a RISE OF THE ELDRAZI!!!!!!
Ichorix
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (17 votes)
Combo with All is Dust to destroy absolutely nothing.
Arglypuff
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0) (9 votes)
Psyklone, I believe you mean, "Each of your sentences IS correct."
OpenSeasonNoobs
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
This doesn't protect from Painter's Servant, the way it works is whichever one is placed second is the one that counts. So if you played a Thran Lens and then they played a painter's servant the next turn, it would re-color everything. Thus is the way of static effects.
sir_dwar
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Kryptnyt- Sometimes, but it doesn't affect the color of spells being cast, so not all uses are affected, and this does nothing to protect you from the grindstone-painter's servant combo.
achilleselbow
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
It only affects permanents, not cards that aren't in play, so it doesn't help against Painter's Servant, at least not in a way that would actually matter. Only uses I could think of are to protect from All is Dust or color-hating sideboard cards like Kor Firewalker. Could also be annoying for green decks that rely on having green creatures, or preventing a Coalition Victory.
Spideredd
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
@Arglypuff, I think psyklone is trying to say:
All your sentance are belong to us. Just not together
orisiti
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Just want to point out that this and the servant together is different than just the servant, if they both have their abilities stacked, then every thing is mono-chosen colored, where the servant alone just adds another color.
doombladez
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
A case of a card that didn't find its real functionality until many years later when a certain Eldrazi card came around.
Moxxy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The flavor text bothers me. It mentions rock Red, water Blue, growth Green, and decay Black but nothing that represents white mana.
-Stu
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Combine with Vela the Night-Clad to make all your creatures unblockable!
patronofthesound
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Arglypuff, shut up
adrian.malacoda
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Moxxy: "Unity of vision" sounds pretty white to me.
MattLynn
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Neutralizes Etched Champion or Prismatic Angel from stomping over whatever.