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CardName: Startling Discovery Cost: XXU Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Draw X cards. Miracle {X}{U} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.) Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Cards With No Home Rare

Startling Discovery
{x}{x}{u}
 
 R 
Instant
Draw X cards.
Miracle {x}{u} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Updated on 10 Jun 2012 by Cymerdown

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2012-06-08 11:02:20: Cymerdown created the card Startling Discovery

A pretty obvious miracle spell - I'll bet that there was one like this in the file. I'm sure they decided the time walk one was more exciting and would help sell the idea better. Miracle-ing this for any more than Divination mana and that's a ton of cards...

I don't know; I think it might be underwhelming compared to Mind Spring.

They renamed BrainGeyser?

They reprinted it without the mill option.

2012-06-10 04:46:38: Cymerdown edited Startling Discovery

Yeah, I think making it an Instant is a little more appealing. Also, I'm not sure they would reprint Mind Spring, I think a scaleable spell that draws 3 for 5 and 1 additional per mana after that is perhaps a bit on the strong side. But you're right in that the hard-cast and miracle versions are probably a little too far on the weak side.

Maybe instant speed? It won't affect the Miracle side of the card, but it will make the non-miracle side a bit appealing...

Oh, and as a side note... I think the reason why we didn't see this card (assuming someone designed it) is because it doesn't really feel like a miracle. Miracles (in theory) are supposed to save you from total disaster. If you're in dire straights and you draw this card, you start cursing. You really need to cast your spells right now, not draw them.

It's still a pretty cool card in my opinion, though.

@jmg: Yeah, I'm sure you're right about why it wasn't printed :)

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