Card of the Day 2019-08-13: >
Creature – Human Advisor (R)
Whenever you cast a spell from exile, if it's the first spell you cast this turn, you may put that card into your hand rather than another zone as it resolves.
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I'd just like to say that it's very strange to look at a change in philosophy in how multicolor cards are handled and then apply it to hybrid cards when they are deliberately different things. Also, faithless looting does looting, it was made when they first started sharing that ability with red and hadn't yet decided that red would get rummaging instead.spacemonaut wrote: ↑4 years agoThis is neat. I like it, and it feels dimir and UB. And hey, it's Faithless Looting but it actually does looting!
It isn't strictly blue or strictly black, but I read recently Maro's revised how they approach multicolor cards: this post, then also this post, then also this one. I think last month before reading those posts I would've said "this feels more like it should cost UB" but in light of those posts think it's great as a hybrid.
I know they're different things. I don't mean to straight-up apply one to the other unthinkingly. However, lessons about one can still have lessons about the other.user_938036 wrote: ↑4 years agoI'd just like to say that it's very strange to look at a change in philosophy in how multicolor cards are handled and then apply it to hybrid cards when they are deliberately different things.
Whoops, you're right, it does do looting. Why did I have it registered differently in my head? (Probably because it's red I guess.) So I guess it's Faithless Looting but with life loss. Valid concern about Fatihless Looting as a card of course.user_938036 wrote: ↑4 years agoAlso, faithless looting does looting, it was made when they first started sharing that ability with red and hadn't yet decided that red would get rummaging instead.
Well, since I'm describing it as something that would probably fare better if I added "~ can't block" the linked cards provide plenty of examples of that.spacemonaut wrote: ↑4 years agoIt would be on color (in either color) to give Venerable Ghast flying if tribute wasn't paid. Straight up "can't be blocked" isn't really a black effect like you seem to be describing; it's blue.