Multiverse: Arcane Absorption

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CardName: Arcane Absorption Cost: 2UUU Type: Enchantment Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: If a source an opponent controls would deal damage to you, instead cast a nonland card from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you can't, you lose the game. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Snap Rare

Arcane Absorption

Enchantment

If a source an opponent controls would deal damage to you, instead cast a nonland card from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you can't, you lose the game.

Updated on 14 Nov 2017 by Camruth

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2012-11-16 12:53:37: Alex created the card Arcane Absorption

2012-11-16 12:53:44: Alex edited Arcane Absorption

by Alex:

Created for (((Challenge # 059))). Token swarms and life loss still work.

Could alternatively be "Whenever a creature an opponent control attacks you, cast [etc]. If you can't, you lose the game." That works better with card-drawing spells and doesn't protect against burn.

2012-11-16 12:56:41: Alex edited Arcane Absorption

by Vitenka:

Oooh, that is an interesting one. Reminiscent of Lich in a way.

by Alex:

Yeah. I considered giving it the Lich / Nefarious Lich clause of "If you would gain life, instead draw that many cards", but I don't think it really needs it.

by Vitenka:

Well, casting one card per item of damage rather than discarding one per point is probably enough improvement.

Amusingly; you can also still lose by dealing damage to yourself.

by Jack V:

Wow, that's awesome. That's going to be really fun.

I'm not sure how workable it is: I imagine the best deck would be 1/3 islands, 2/3 card draw spells, and 4 of this..? :)

by jmgariepy:

4x Blinking Spirits. Just to be safe...

2017-11-14 03:32:06: Camruth moved the card Arcane Absorption from Multiverse Design Challenge into Snap

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