[THB] PC Gamer Preview: Whirlwind Denial

[Dusk]

Source:
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-magic-the-g ... llcasters/


apt flavor text

[pierreb]

Woah. Counters spells, PW abilities, fetch lands, ETB. And storm. (Just when storm became good to counter urza and titan in modern...)

[CommanderMaster999]

I don't believe this that's almost flusterstorm

[Evenstar]

That's crazy good! Among other annoying things, it's perfectly on curve to counter a turn 4 Fabled Passage and screw the opponent mana/colors.

[Hawk]

Whoa this is strong. There have been times where I've felt like Convolute isn't thaaaat far off playable in Standard, and this is that + it can counter a wide variety of triggers. Flavor text is on point too. Feels like a new Commander staple to me that has some real applications in Standard and Pioneer and may even make it in Modern (although as mentioned, in that and other older formats this does have to compete with Flusterstorm)

[Sojourner Dusk]

You want to cast Hydroid Krasis? Draw no cards, gain no life, and your creature is denied.

Shuts down the triggers for Brineborn Cutthroat and Edgewall Innkeeper in addition to countering the spell that set off the trigger unless your opponent pays 4 for each. It shuts down Lucky Clover's trigger and initial spell.

This isn't Flusterstorm, and that's a good thing, because it can stifle and hit any spell type. This is, effectively, Voidbreak.

[darrenhabib]

Adding to the duel purpose single blue needing counterspells. This card should have an impact on multi-colored commander decks as a serious contender for inclusion.

Finally a way to deal with Eldrazi and their cast triggers in one go, like Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Kozilek, the Great Distortion, Oblivion Sower, Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre.

[Drusus]

This I can get behind. An actually good counterspell and its only uncommon to boot.