@FanOfMostEverything
Plus the other guy can choose to sacrifice Kethis and then use his ability to get him back next turn, assuming their graveyard is sufficiently well-stocked, and they should be doing everything they can to make sure it is.
Agreed, it’s a stretch. But this is Magic. Absolute statements like ‘the effect never runs afoul of the “legend rule.”’ are very, very rarely true, given the number of cards and situations that can override even the most core of mechanics and strategies.
@ElderlyWalrus
Given that it only works in the mirror match, I think it’s an acceptable corner case. Of course, the cards I make do sometimes need more development; I’m only one guy. But this isn’t exactly breaking the game in half.
(Plus, Four-Color Kethis already has vastly more efficient options for the mirror.)
“I have a Kethis, you have a Kethis and something I want dead. My Kethis is now your non-Kethis, you have two Kethis’s now and have to choose which to keep”
@Phil Srobeighn
I see it more as a one-turn Switcheroo. If anything, I’d say there’s an even stronger argument for blue-red.
@ElderlyWalrus
Not really necessary. Since the two become copies of one another simultaneously, the effect never runs afoul of the “legend rule.”
The fact that I was playing a War of the Spark draft on Friday and got blown out in round 3 by a guy who had two God-Eternals has absolutely nothing to do with my position on the matter.
I’d rather see this as GU; it feels too much like a combination of Turn to Frog and Giant Growth. I’d also think it uncommon if it weren’t so outside NNWO; totally one of those intuitive cards that would strike terror in the hearts of judges and errata writers.
Plus the other guy can choose to sacrifice Kethis and then use his ability to get him back next turn, assuming their graveyard is sufficiently well-stocked, and they should be doing everything they can to make sure it is.
Red-blue is true; it just feels Simicish I guess.
@ElderlyWalrus
Giant Growth is from my desire to play it during combat.
Given that it only works in the mirror match, I think it’s an acceptable corner case. Of course, the cards I make do sometimes need more development; I’m only one guy. But this isn’t exactly breaking the game in half.
(Plus, Four-Color Kethis already has vastly more efficient options for the mirror.)
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“I have a Kethis, you have a Kethis and something I want dead. My Kethis is now your non-Kethis, you have two Kethis’s now and have to choose which to keep”
I see it more as a one-turn Switcheroo. If anything, I’d say there’s an even stronger argument for blue-red.
@ElderlyWalrus
Not really necessary. Since the two become copies of one another simultaneously, the effect never runs afoul of the “legend rule.”
The fact that I was playing a War of the Spark draft on Friday and got blown out in round 3 by a guy who had two God-Eternals has absolutely nothing to do with my position on the matter.
Seconding UG, not sure where you’re getting Giant Growth vibes from though…
The closest card I can think of to this is Cytoshape, half the effect but in those colors. https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=107346
It also means this probably should include a “non-legendary” limit.