This card has found new life with the new landfall mechanic.
BelloAbril
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
It has an interesting and quite unusual effect, should be able to find place in decks with armageddon.
VoidedNote
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Great combo with cards that power up with cards in your hands. I did 14 damage with Soramaro, First to Dream using this by returning a lot of plains, each of which give him +1/+1, then another +1/+1 for having more cards in my hand.
allmighty_abacus
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0)(12 votes)
What the devil is that? A toenail with a mask on? I swear, they had no idea what they were doing when they drew these cards for this set. They just sat around and got really high and tried to make a whole set japanese-y.
Great job WotC, you actually printed a masked toenail on a card.
Don't ever do it again.
Tiggurix
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Actually, allmighty-abacus, I find the many fascinating spirit designs of the Kamigawa block to be among its greatest charms, and this is one of my favourites! So, speak for yourself if you don't want to see masked toenails on Magic cards in the future.
Ew, someone wants M:TG creatures to "strike a chord with established fantasy archetypes?" In other words, to limit the imagination of artists to derivative crap we've all seen before. No thank you. The best thing about the Magic universe is the bizarre diversity of its creatures.
And anyone who complains that a design looks childish instantly shows their lack of any sense of fun.
LuigiNumber1
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Nobody likes these Sweep cards it seems. My opinion is that they work good in weenie decks where you don't need that many lands.
Shadoflaam
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Why have I never heard of Sweep?
Mike-C
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Burn em' and Turn em'..Scorched earth is what I was thinkin!
Kryptnyt
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Sweep. It has to be my least favorite keyword. The card works just fine without needing a keyword stuttering your reading of the spell. Usually a keyword is something that can be put on a spell to replace text. You can put reminder text on commons and leave more room on more complicated spells. This, on the other hand, adds more text! So what's the point!? *RAGE.*
Trygon_Predator
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
More wonderfully weird art. Kamigawa was a refreshing break from the endless list of standard angels, demons, and dragons... Shame about the Sweep mechanic though. For what it did to you, it should have had some broken effect, but instead, you just end up without land. Maybe some awkward Armageddon combo where you save your lands before blowing everything up? ... I thought not.
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
...Is it just me, or is Sweep the single most situational mechanic ever, with the highest potential for backfire ever?
psychichobo
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I always wished they'd return to Kamigawa if only to give these weird creatures actual cards.
Anyway, this has high potential. That one guy getting through could very easily finish you off, especially if it's a double striker.
itsandycapp
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
First glance horrible, but actually pretty useful. Wish it gave counters though, that wouldn't be OP
space-coyote
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
There's a girl in my class I'd like to Plow Through Reito
TheManakinTransfer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This then Balance or even Balancing Act loses friends quickly. Though it is more powerful against control as you still need to discard.
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Great job WotC, you actually printed a masked toenail on a card.
Don't ever do it again.
And anyone who complains that a design looks childish instantly shows their lack of any sense of fun.
Usually a keyword is something that can be put on a spell to replace text. You can put reminder text on commons and leave more room on more complicated spells. This, on the other hand, adds more text! So what's the point!? *RAGE.*
Anyway, this has high potential. That one guy getting through could very easily finish you off, especially if it's a double striker.