I like the design overall, but I think one of the mana symbols should be changed to pure . Otherwise, this card gives direct damage to mono-blue. I assume it's intended for Commander, and it's not viable in Legacy or Vintage, but it's possible to use it as a very un-blue damage source in Casual, both as attacking and as burn.
There are currently four types of blue cards with the word "haste":
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also require (Sprite Dragon, Adeliz, the Cinder Wind, etc.)
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grant it to something else (Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper, Reins of Power, etc.)
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have defender and an activated ability (Bonded Fetch, Errant, Street Artist)
So a creature with haste and the ability to immediately attack and cause direct noncombat damage to any target is pretty well out of mono-'s wheelhouse, and this card as written gives it exactly that.
All the same, I like the effect, the stats seem fair, and I could otherwise see this as a real card.
TypicalTimmy says... #2
I was thinking of only costing it as , but I recognized that you likely would not have enough mana for a spell afterwards, in most cases. So I bumped it up to and gave it haste, so you do not need to wait a turn for it to start dishing out the damage.
Little fan service never hurt anyone :)
May 28, 2022 3:31 a.m.