For Challenge # 049

I'm not sure about the exact costs, but the idea seems right. Originally you paid X once up front, but there wasn't room on the card for all the text about charge counters. This way, you can get a mini-Crystal Ball for + , that filters away lands, which is probably really good, but if you're looking for a unique answer, you can also scry with a big X later on.

On occasions when you tap out, or plan to tap out, this could still be used just to look at the top card of your library. Like, for example, if you want to clash, but need to spend all your mana on the clashing card, you can get a quick peek at what's coming.

Except making X = 0 will ensure that you mill it. (Unless it's Motivational Piker.)

Oh, hey, I'm an idiot. That being said, milling yourself every turn isn't terrible either.

Um, am I misreading here? X=0, so CMC is not less than X, so it's just revealed.

Oh, good point. But there are already cards for that mill you one a turn with an upside, so this is still on the curve. It may be useful in too many different ways, although I think part of the attraction is the monkey-wrench effect when it can't do EXACTLY what you need, but it can do a good approximation to a wide variety of things.

Yay! I'm not an idiot! I just forget why I said things I said...

Yeah, this is kinda fun. A little bit like Darksteel Pendant, a little bit Crystal Ball, a little bit "Find me my big stuff!". Nice enough. Might play it in Limited.

Oh yeah, you're right, it's "look at", not "mill". Well, that's also fine.