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    [card] Ophidian

    I remember the good old days when this card used to be very good...

    2U Ophidian

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    whenever this creature deals combat damage to an opponent, you may negate the damage dealt to draw a card.

    1/3


    I used to play this in my Forbiddian deck a long time ago, but I never see it otherwise... is the card just bad?

    Or is there another reason?

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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    Well, actually there's a reason:

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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    The problem is that with things like Vial and Nimble Mongoose, you can't count on connecting every turn with a 1/3. I'd rather run Shadowmage Infiltrator or Dark Confidant. If you insist on running a creature like that, Jushi Apprentice is probably your best bet, but I'm not convinced that's a good plan.
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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    Sometimes shadowmage infiltrator is simply out of the question though... although I would have to agree that it is strictly better than the original.


    Does anyone have a list for forbiddian?

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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    There is also Merfolk Looter. You don't get an extra card to hand but you can filter cards and still do the damage. Shadow is probably the best bet to get the damage through.

    But Dark Confidant and Shadowmage are better then Ophidan.
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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    Isochron Scepter + Brainstorm > Ophidian.
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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    Quote Originally Posted by Anti~American4621 View Post
    Isochron Scepter + Brainstorm > Ophidian.
    That's a joke, right?

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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    Quote Originally Posted by Meekrab View Post
    That's a joke, right?
    No, I'm serious. Ophidian sucks in this format, because this format is like, removal heavy. The best thing you can get that is closest to Monoblue Control, is actually some random deck with Counterbalance and Top.
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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    Quote Originally Posted by thefreakaccident View Post
    Sometimes shadowmage infiltrator is simply out of the question though... although I would have to agree that it is strictly better than the original.


    Does anyone have a list for forbiddian?
    I have the original decklist here ^^
    It still works sometimes, but you can tweak it as you wish:

    Forbidian, a Jon Finkel's deck

    4 Counterspell
    4 Force of Will
    3 Forbid
    3 Annul
    4 Ophidian
    3 Morphling
    4 Powder Keg
    2 Nevinyrrals Disk
    4 Brainstorm
    4 Impulse
    4 Thawing Glaciers
    4 Wasteland
    2 Dust Bowl
    15 Island


    SB: 1 Annul
    SB: 2 Treachery
    SB: 4 Stifle
    SB: 4 Hydroblast
    SB: 4 Back to Basics
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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    The thing with Shadowmage is that it's in UB so it forces two of your colours. Also makes Back to Basics almost unusable. Mono-blue Ophidian has done well in past in this format and the deck certainly isn't as horrible as the amount of players it's got would make one believe. Ophidian is surprisingly useful against Joblins. When I first tested it, I thought it wouldn't be much, but the ability to block every non-Piledriver Goblin takes away some of the damage and the draw-ability is obviously amazing in a control-deck.

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    Re: [card] Ophidian

    There are matchups where Ophidian is better than Shadowmage Infiltrator. For example, if your opponent has Solitary Confinement or Engineered Plague on the board, Ophidian still draws you cards whereas Shadowmage Infiltrator does not.

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