[SCD] Light up the Stage

[morgan_coke]

So I've been seeing a lot of this card in Arena, and I'm pretty sure it's not only Legacy playable, but actually really strong. For reference

Light up the Stage

Light up the Stage
2R
Sorcery
Spectacle R
Exile the top two cards of your library, until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.

The words "Next Turn" are what really sells this card, because it turns it into basically a pure draw 2 for R. Even if you draw 2 lands, you can still play them both out.

The most obvious application is in burn type lists obviously, but it also works just about as well in Delver lists. I mean, Brainstorm and Ponder pretty much couldn't work any better to set this up if they tried. And all 3 are still good on their own, obviously. This is a lot of refueling in a RUG or Grixis Delver, or say a Dreadnought list or something similar.

This feels like by far the biggest Legacy card of the set, and a huge sleeper. I guess time will tell, but I think we're all so used to these kinds of cards being "this turn" trash for 2 or 3 mana that this got overlooked big time.

[mistercakes]

#rubystorm

[kinda]

Its very strong. But I doubt better than the blue ones which limits it. Burn or dragon stumpy?

[Poron]

It plays around Chalice as well.

Good card but not in a blue shell. Predict and Knowledge give you the very same cards (or more at Instant speed)

[morgan_coke]

Its very strong. But I doubt better than the blue ones which limits it. Burn or dragon stumpy?

Attack with Delver. Cast Brainstorm - put two cards you want to play over the next two turns on top of your library, all counters in your hand. Cast Light up the Stage.

Attack with Delver. Cast Ponder, put the counterspell into your hand and the land and creature on top. Cast Light up the Stage.

No, seems to work pretty dang well with BS and Ponder as the mythical "3rd great cantrip, except it actually draws you cards"

[Mr. Safety]

I seriously think it will be played in at least Burn and Ruby Storm, possibly other decks. The card is very good, probably the best red draw spell since Faithless Looting.

[from Cairo]

Burn and Ruby Storm

^

Agreed, I'm planning to try both decks with 4x and go from there.

[kinda]

Attack with Delver. Cast Brainstorm - put two cards you want to play over the next two turns on top of your library, all counters in your hand. Cast Light up the Stage.

Attack with Delver. Cast Ponder, put the counterspell into your hand and the land and creature on top. Cast Light up the Stage.

No, seems to work pretty dang well with BS and Ponder as the mythical "3rd great cantrip, except it actually draws you cards"

So the card is good when you have an active delver which is connecting...

[PirateKing]

I wish it was an instant, because it would be better but still fair kind of.
If your opponent cracks a fetch or plays a shockland, you can cast this at the end of their turn for Spectacle, but then you'd only get the cards for your next turn, so it's half as long but the window to cast it is twice as big. Self regulating elegance. But then it'd be a Mythic most likely :/

Anyways I really like the card, it's a flavorful red draw that the color pie needed. I'm hoping the design space gets explored more.

[mistercakes]

So the card is good when you have an active delver which is connecting...

also good when you have a connecting goblin guide. :)

[FTW]

Burn might not want it. "R: draw 1 land and 1 Bolt" is worse tempo than just casting the Spectacle Bolt for R. If Burn needs gas, Risk Factor already sees play.

#rubystorm

This

[Poron]

Well it’s surely worth to own a playset of this