What should the mana cost be for this artifact?
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Posted on July 22, 2016, 4:12 a.m. by MagicalHacker
What should the mana cost be?
Orb of Aching 
Artifact
At the beginning of your end step, search each player's library for a card, and exile that card face-down. Then each player shuffles his or her library.
MagicalHacker says... #3
The idea of exiling someone's Palinchron face-down is too awesome. Imagine the hilarity when they don't know whether or not to try to get to their infinite combo or not. And this is coming from a Johnny player!
July 22, 2016 4:25 a.m.
Oh this card does something. You're literaly removing cards they need out of their decks and making you more powerful. This is a 5 cost card if I ever saw one
July 22, 2016 6:59 a.m.
Also, you never specified what happens to the cards once the Orb leaves the battlefield. Do you shuffle back into the decks? Do they stay exiled?
July 22, 2016 7:05 a.m.
Gidgetimer says... #6
If there is no ability allowing the cards to return then they will remain exiled. The current templating is correct for them staying in exile.
I would cost this at 6 at the very least. It does a lot. Jester's Cap allows you to search a single player's library for 3 cards and exile them face up. It also requires a sacrifice and does not allow you to manipulate your own deck.
July 22, 2016 10:01 a.m.
CharonSquared says... #7
This card shouldn't exist. A part of the reason Sensei's Divining Top was banned in modern was because it's too time consuming, and it's only letting you look at 3 cards a turn. Going through everyone's deck every turn = going to time every round in a tournament, and putting everyone to sleep in casual.
July 22, 2016 10:31 a.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #8
I'd say 4. this totally hinders combos and I love it. It gives players and incentive to not only know how combos work but would also force combo players to add more resilience to their decks.
then again, I also tend to only think in terms of edh.
July 22, 2016 12:26 p.m. Edited.
Postmortal_Pop says... #9
This cards potential in EDH is amazing. I would put it at 5 mana, or 4 of you added some contrived rule like "as long as ~ is untapped..." and an enter tapped effect.
July 22, 2016 12:46 p.m.
i would say this needs to be a single players deck searhed at 1-2
Boza says... #2
Well, it does not really do anything, so I would say either cost it at 2 or 3 if you want to be safe. But this is more of a black ability rather than an artifact one.
I like this card a lot. Annoying as hell in multiplayer (you are basically doing something more time-consuming than fetching), and you can thin your own deck!
July 22, 2016 4:17 a.m. Edited.