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MrPapersHead
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Here is the card in question:
Card Name: Sensei’s Divining Top
Cost: 1
Type: Artifact
Rules Text: 1: Look at the top three cards of your library, then
put them back in any order.
T: Draw a card, then put Sensei’s Divining Top on top
of its owner’s library.
Rarity: Uncommon
I have to just have this need to rant about this card and see what other people think of it. It is all up on us now, and my sanity may never be the same again. In my humble Budoka opinion, it is seeing way more play than it shoud.
I do have to admit that ther are good things about the card. Any deck playing colors that do not have easy access to card drawing will love this card. What is better than a 1 drop simple filter card, that can let you top-deck the spell you need to gain control of the board? The main problem is that when you encounter 3 land on your searching you are basically SOL. This is because, unlike the Blue counter-part, you can't shufflitize. This makes you a very sad Panda as you watch those land inevitablely come into your hand when you already have more than enough in play....if only it Scryed (but maybe that would be too good). And on one last good note, we have already seen that this card can have some crazy interactions with storm, as MaGo has shown us a few weeks ago.
The problem I run into is that I keep seeing it in colors like BLUE and BLACK! The two colors that have more card drawing spells between the two of them than green has actual spells that you would be willing to admit you had cast in some form or another. The card creates no card advantage...and did I mention it doesn't need to be in B or U? It is by no means a discount card advatage warehouse....in fact it's not even a discount card advatage tool-shed. You think something that came from a Sensei would be a little bit more helpful. I mean, even Mr. Miyagi's cryptic saying at least meant something eventually.
But I guess the fault lies at the level of R&D. Let's take a peak at what might have gone on at the time of creation at our card:
Wizards Design Monkey #1: Okay, one card left before break...I got it, lets Create a card drawing tool in artifacts again, to give players in green, red, and white some help. People love us and begin to give buyback head again.
Wizards Design Monkey #2: Hmmm, I think you are right. And Green is also tasty...Hey wait! Doesn't It have that card Plow Under? That card was awesome!
Wizards Design Monkey #3: You only say that cause you designed it. You do realize there are others card right? Now can we just finish this damn card so we can go to lunch.
Wizards Design Monkey #2: Lunch tastes almost as good as Green. In fact, we should have Green for lunch! That would be the most awesomest thing ever! And then we could use forests as toothpicks! I am a Genius!
Wizards Design Monkey #1: This is going nowhere....Screw it, Plow Under + Artifact + Card Draw = We go to lunch!
Wizards Design Monkey #3: Done and done.
Card Name: Sensei’s Divining Top
Cost: 1
Type: Artifact
Rules Text: 1: Look at the top three cards of your library, then
put them back in any order.
T: Draw a card, then put Sensei’s Divining Top on top
of its owner’s library.
Rarity: Uncommon
I have to just have this need to rant about this card and see what other people think of it. It is all up on us now, and my sanity may never be the same again. In my humble Budoka opinion, it is seeing way more play than it shoud.
I do have to admit that ther are good things about the card. Any deck playing colors that do not have easy access to card drawing will love this card. What is better than a 1 drop simple filter card, that can let you top-deck the spell you need to gain control of the board? The main problem is that when you encounter 3 land on your searching you are basically SOL. This is because, unlike the Blue counter-part, you can't shufflitize. This makes you a very sad Panda as you watch those land inevitablely come into your hand when you already have more than enough in play....if only it Scryed (but maybe that would be too good). And on one last good note, we have already seen that this card can have some crazy interactions with storm, as MaGo has shown us a few weeks ago.
The problem I run into is that I keep seeing it in colors like BLUE and BLACK! The two colors that have more card drawing spells between the two of them than green has actual spells that you would be willing to admit you had cast in some form or another. The card creates no card advantage...and did I mention it doesn't need to be in B or U? It is by no means a discount card advatage warehouse....in fact it's not even a discount card advatage tool-shed. You think something that came from a Sensei would be a little bit more helpful. I mean, even Mr. Miyagi's cryptic saying at least meant something eventually.
But I guess the fault lies at the level of R&D. Let's take a peak at what might have gone on at the time of creation at our card:
Wizards Design Monkey #1: Okay, one card left before break...I got it, lets Create a card drawing tool in artifacts again, to give players in green, red, and white some help. People love us and begin to give buyback head again.
Wizards Design Monkey #2: Hmmm, I think you are right. And Green is also tasty...Hey wait! Doesn't It have that card Plow Under? That card was awesome!
Wizards Design Monkey #3: You only say that cause you designed it. You do realize there are others card right? Now can we just finish this damn card so we can go to lunch.
Wizards Design Monkey #2: Lunch tastes almost as good as Green. In fact, we should have Green for lunch! That would be the most awesomest thing ever! And then we could use forests as toothpicks! I am a Genius!
Wizards Design Monkey #1: This is going nowhere....Screw it, Plow Under + Artifact + Card Draw = We go to lunch!
Wizards Design Monkey #3: Done and done.