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I have seen, and played many Magic cards, and I'm sure you guys and girls have too.
Over the time, and this is natural, Magic gains a "clone" card, also known as "watered down version". "Clone" cards are cards like Snap, which "clones" Unsummon.
Snap and Unsummon are basically the "same" cards; Snap being a bit twisted.
There are many, and maybe, countless "clone" cards in Magic.
Unsummon vs. Seal of Removal vs. Snap is just a small example.
Some of these "clones" are also "trends".
Visions, for example had an angel, the Archangel.
Stronghold, also being the second set of the block, had an angel, Warrior Angel.
Urza's Legacy, again, being the second set of the block, had an angel, Radiant, Archangel.
And finally, Nemesis, sharing the same characteristics of the others, also gave us an angel, Blinding Angel.
Other trends could be the "counter unless..." trends.
Stronghold had Mana Leak.
Urza's Legacy had Miscalculation.
Nemesis had Daze.
(If the trend continues, we'll get a counter that says: "counter target spell unless opponent pays 0 ).
Now, for the good part; my question is, between play testing, playing, and just looking at the cards, I have gain knowledge about them. I gained the ability to tell which card of the whole "clone wars" is the best.
I am interested in your opinion too.
Here's a small analysis about some of my favorite "clones":
Snap versus Unsummon: I'll take Snap any day. Is one turn really a major problem? Not really. I'll wait a turn, and play a Snap for free.
Snap versus Seal of Removal: I'll play Seal of Removal. Sure, it's not free, but whenever I get it, I'll play it, and just let it sit there until I need to use it. Unlike Unsummon versus Seal of Removal is more versatile.
Seal of Removal versus Unsummon: See above.
Mana Leak versus Miscalculation: This should be a very hard one to answer. Mana leak is much more effective, but late game, it's very useless unless you have multiples. Miscalculation, however, can be 'Cycled' to give you a better option. I'll leave this one to you.
Mana Leak versus Daze: Mana Leak for sure. Daze is only good on the first, and maybe the second turn. There's a chance for use after that, but it, just like Force Spike, fail to gain the attention. ACC might be tempting for some, but do you really want to play such mind games? Why not just play a Mana Leak and get it over with.
Miscalculation versus Daze: See above.
Expunge versus Terror: 100% Expunge. Terror could become useless in many situations, and I mean many!
Expunge can't become useless thanks for Cycling. I have used Expunge so many times; I have even used it over Snuff Out many times.
Expunge versus Snuff Out: Again, I'll go with Expunge. There's nothing like the versatility of the Expunge. Snuff Out, just like Terror, could become useless many times. Although the ACC could be a very luring matter, I find Cycling even more tempting.
Snuff Out versus Terror: Kind of a hard choice, but, I'll go with Snuff Out. The only thing that could beat Snuff Out is Expunge and Diabolic Edict. Terror, with the low cost, doesn't tempt me at all. Snuff Out is much more playable in my opinion.
There are more trends, and more "clones", so feel free to comment any of the ones I failed to mention, just keep in mind to be serious .
"Will there be another angel in Plane Shift? If you ask me, I'll say: 100% ."
Over the time, and this is natural, Magic gains a "clone" card, also known as "watered down version". "Clone" cards are cards like Snap, which "clones" Unsummon.
Snap and Unsummon are basically the "same" cards; Snap being a bit twisted.
There are many, and maybe, countless "clone" cards in Magic.
Unsummon vs. Seal of Removal vs. Snap is just a small example.
Some of these "clones" are also "trends".
Visions, for example had an angel, the Archangel.
Stronghold, also being the second set of the block, had an angel, Warrior Angel.
Urza's Legacy, again, being the second set of the block, had an angel, Radiant, Archangel.
And finally, Nemesis, sharing the same characteristics of the others, also gave us an angel, Blinding Angel.
Other trends could be the "counter unless..." trends.
Stronghold had Mana Leak.
Urza's Legacy had Miscalculation.
Nemesis had Daze.
(If the trend continues, we'll get a counter that says: "counter target spell unless opponent pays 0 ).
Now, for the good part; my question is, between play testing, playing, and just looking at the cards, I have gain knowledge about them. I gained the ability to tell which card of the whole "clone wars" is the best.
I am interested in your opinion too.
Here's a small analysis about some of my favorite "clones":
Snap versus Unsummon: I'll take Snap any day. Is one turn really a major problem? Not really. I'll wait a turn, and play a Snap for free.
Snap versus Seal of Removal: I'll play Seal of Removal. Sure, it's not free, but whenever I get it, I'll play it, and just let it sit there until I need to use it. Unlike Unsummon versus Seal of Removal is more versatile.
Seal of Removal versus Unsummon: See above.
Mana Leak versus Miscalculation: This should be a very hard one to answer. Mana leak is much more effective, but late game, it's very useless unless you have multiples. Miscalculation, however, can be 'Cycled' to give you a better option. I'll leave this one to you.
Mana Leak versus Daze: Mana Leak for sure. Daze is only good on the first, and maybe the second turn. There's a chance for use after that, but it, just like Force Spike, fail to gain the attention. ACC might be tempting for some, but do you really want to play such mind games? Why not just play a Mana Leak and get it over with.
Miscalculation versus Daze: See above.
Expunge versus Terror: 100% Expunge. Terror could become useless in many situations, and I mean many!
Expunge can't become useless thanks for Cycling. I have used Expunge so many times; I have even used it over Snuff Out many times.
Expunge versus Snuff Out: Again, I'll go with Expunge. There's nothing like the versatility of the Expunge. Snuff Out, just like Terror, could become useless many times. Although the ACC could be a very luring matter, I find Cycling even more tempting.
Snuff Out versus Terror: Kind of a hard choice, but, I'll go with Snuff Out. The only thing that could beat Snuff Out is Expunge and Diabolic Edict. Terror, with the low cost, doesn't tempt me at all. Snuff Out is much more playable in my opinion.
There are more trends, and more "clones", so feel free to comment any of the ones I failed to mention, just keep in mind to be serious .
"Will there be another angel in Plane Shift? If you ask me, I'll say: 100% ."