Quote Originally Posted by Jessenator View Post
Hey guys, I'm sure all of you have been seeing 2-3 Spell Pierces in the Esper Stoneblade list. I have been testing the deck repeatedly and have found that Pierces are probably the worst cards in the deck. It really does not negate anything that I want it to and its usually just a blank card that I want to get value out of immediately. I can see it is extremely good against the UW Miracles deck or combo decks, which haven't been too popular in the US.
Eh...lets you play turn 3 Stoneforge Mystic with some protection and doesn't afraid of anything.

Also...snap Spell Pierce Brainstorms and Ponders from RUG delver as a good player knows how to maximize value from Brainstorm and Ponder. Sure you side out some Spell Pierces against RUG delver, but its pretty vital to catch their card filtering.

Spell Pierce is also not completely dead against Maverick as you can still Spell Pierce Green Sun's Zenith and catch a Swords to Plowshares when they get greedy.