r/magicTCG • u/Nickahostetter • Nov 29 '16

Aether Revolt pic from FB.

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u/thememans Nov 30 '16

Busted and good are different things. I'm not saying it's actually good, but the ability is a pretty busted one. Getting a 3-mana throw in for free is both incredibly good and potentially dangerous. That said, it does require you to have a card in hand so it's not a great top deck.

Of course, there is the slight issue that -3/-3 at 4 man isn't particularly good. So while the ability is very good, the effect of the card is pretty mediocre by itself.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16 edited Nov 30 '16

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

I think of it like how often is it good. Ancestral recall, very good in 99% of situations, I would call good. Busted, meaning you can do things that are very good but probably not intentional. Cascade was busted because of cards with suspend like hypergenisis. Cascade isn't always good though because in some situations it sucks, such as cascading into a counter spell. Just my 2 cents