Just when you thought Split Second was too good.

ElvishGod · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 2929

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/357

i believe im in love.

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 886

Wow..just wow. That guy is so good.

XxfalvoxX · Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 102

it is good but think about its blue and cost uuu since wen can our current format support that? and blues usally doesnt play with to many creatures. am i right? if not tell me otherwise

nephilim206 · Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 68

What I care about most is his second ability. It completely WRECKS permission if it resolves. From now on, permission players must almost never tap out against a blue mage if he has 5 mana ready after untap. I love this card!

Dr_Moo · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 969

There was a time when this card would have been the stone-cold nuts. I still think it could be quite good, but I don't think it's anywhere near as good as many people will believe.

Russell_Nash · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 645 Location: Burn Ward

I think the important thing to remember is that this guy is an awesome blue hoser for.............BLUE. Blue just isnâ€™t that dominant of a color at the moment. Heâ€™s a cool card no doubt but he only fits really in a mono-blue/blue heavy deck AGAINST a blue counter based control deck. At the moment blue just isnâ€™t powerful enough to warrant packing this guy into a mono-blue deck in to hopes of hosing another mono-blue deck.

Lets just pretend that blue gets enough powerhouse cards to become dominant in the next t2..... then whatâ€™s from keeping the other blue mage from packing this guy in order to fu<k you over?

Definitely cool, but at the end of the day not that useful.

Dr_Moo · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 969

That's so untrue. His abilities are very relevant against a wide range of decks, not just permission decks.

Jorbes · Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 296 Location: Netherland

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 886

What happens if someone plays an instant and you respond with teferi? Would that make the instant fizzle, if so then it would be some kind of counterspell also..
But I guess since the spell is already on the stack is has already been played so it probably doesn't work. Sad

ck3gds · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 255

Spyx is correct. Whatever effect Teferi has on the gameplay will only apply AFTER he has resolved and come into play. Anything else on the stack while he is not in play is not affected by the hosing ability.

Craze · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 5481 Location: Indiana, U

nasa · Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 186

i know its soon to decide how broken he is,
but i really like him, its been every blue players dream to hold all his counterspells and play his creatures at eot,
and as for being able to remove him, he completely gets rid of their response instant speed removal, if they can play on spells during mainphases then you have complete control over countering them
as for 2UUU-not that big of a deal imo. just at first glance i think of a g/u control deck. similar to lashergro, woodelves, farseek, signets, etc and not to mention you have an amazing counterspell with slime.
all in all teferi is amazing.... so far, we'll have to see how the rest of TS pans out

GTKID · Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 38

I like it for U control against anything really because when you eot cast him they cannot cast spells until their next turn. Then your fully untapped waiting to drop eot SSS's and what nots.

Whats better for U control that an forcing an opponent to only play sorceries the rest of the game.

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 886

Also any creature you play at the end of his turn is uncounterable.

Jorbes · Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 296 Location: Netherland