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u/No_Regret_714 1d ago
i like the design of this card an awful lot. at first glance it looks like a bad [[Remand]], but the original spell isn't returned to hand it is put in exile. so while the caster can recast it, they can only do so this turn if they have the mana. so situation-ally it is sometimes better than [[No More Lies]] and sometimes worse. It also goes around "can't be countered" effects such as [[Cavern of Souls]], [[Hexing Squelcher]], etc. well done!
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u/The_Divine_Anarch 1d ago
So basically if they've spent over half their curve on one spell this is strictly superior to counterspell and even exiles spells that can recur.
And if they don't try to curve out because this threat is in your hand...
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u/Kryptnyt 1d ago
There's no real playing around this, except that it happens to be bad against cheap spells later in the game. I'd say a sidegrade to counterspell and is worse most of the time. The real upside you'd want for this would be to have a more flexible cost than UU I think, rather than just exiling the spell.
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u/PrimusMobileVzla 1d ago edited 16h ago
How would an exceptionally powercrept Rethink fair nowadays?Â
By comparison this circumvents uncounterability, exiles the spell, and has the affected player pay mana equal to the mana cost instead of the mana value, all for {U}{U} instead of {2}{U} which makes it more fitting for monoblue decks.
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u/1HaveManyAlts 1d ago
So basically [[Reprieve]] but blue and it can target your own spells? (Minus the draw a card thing)
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u/PrincessOfZephyr that ass 1d ago
Isn't blue Reprieve just [[Remand]]?
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u/Accomplished_Mind792 1d ago
Reprieve is mostly better, baring anything that cares specifically about countering.
It gets around uncounterable while remand doesn't
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u/Sorfallo 1d ago
Having to recast it this turn is a very heavy restriction.
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u/VillainOfDominaria 19h ago
Yeah, reprieve is good because it can save your spell (suppose the oppo countered it) even if you can’t recast immediately. This doesn’t have that upside.
In the other hand, reprieve is bad because oppo could recast later (if you are the one doing the countering), but this doesn’t have that defect.
So they are related but have very different pros and cons.
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u/Xenthor267 1d ago
Given other similar cards have an additional effect like drawing or copying with the same mana cost I'd argue this could almost be a single blue mana.
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u/Do_You_AreHaveStupid 1d ago
Those other spells typically give the option for the spell to be cast on a later turn. I think this could cost {1}{U}, but apart from that I think this is perfectly balanced
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u/ChemicalOpposite2389 1d ago
use this on your own spell with storm to get over twice the storm value...