Multiverse: Sway of Opinion

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CardName: Sway of Opinion Cost: 7UUU Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Sway of Opinion costs {7} less to cast if you control at least three more creatures than each opponent. Gain control of target permanent. (This effect lasts indefinitely.) Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Melody Mythic

Sway of Opinion

Instant

Sway of Opinion costs {7}

less to cast if you control at least three more creatures than each opponent.
Gain control of target permanent. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Updated on 31 Mar 2012 by M_Houlding

Code: MU02

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2012-03-27 14:26:50: M_Houlding created the card Sway of Opinion

2012-03-27 14:28:25: M_Houlding edited Sway of Opinion

by M_Houlding:

Not sure if the cost-reduction clause is phrased properly, but hopefully it's understandable for the time being.

by Alex:

Is that meant as "three or more creatures more than each opponent"?

by jmgariepy:

[Comment redacted, since I'm probably wrong]

by M_Houlding:

@ Alex - Yes, I just could decided whether it was necessary to have the second "more". It felt like something that could be excised without disrupting interpretation, but apparently not. Has any card ever used "at least"? A-ha! Avatar of Might shows the way!

2012-03-28 13:53:50: M_Houlding edited Sway of Opinion

2012-03-31 02:45:17: M_Houlding edited Sway of Opinion:

Now part of the 10-mana Mythic cycle.

2012-03-31 02:45:55: M_Houlding edited Sway of Opinion

by M_Houlding:

I hope Sway of Opinion and Obsolescence demonstrate the natural antagonism between Blue and Red, while asking that color to do something somewhat against their nature.

2012-03-31 03:31:26: M_Houlding edited Sway of Opinion

by dude1818:

Your templating doesn't match that of Avatar of Might. In addition, you don't really need the reminder text.

The overall feel of this card doesn't strike me as mythic. Rare, definitely, but nothing awesome.

by M_Houlding:

dude1818, I was referring to a structural change that isn't apparent because, well, I made the change. And almost every non-permanent spell that permanently steals another permanent has that reminder, the exception being Govern the Guildless.

And not every Mythic is of equal grandiosity. But instant-speed thievery of any permanent is quite powerful, especially when it can be done for just three mana. The last instant-speed effect of this nature was Dominate, which could only steal creatures and cost a ton of mana.

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