Created by L2i0n0k7 for Challenge # 062, along with Reflection Array, based on SadisticMystic's Proving Ground.

This would be really annoying. It's somewhere between Revered Dead with lifelink and Mistfolk, but also with the ability to channel a bunch of spare mana into life at the end of every turn. Yikes.

I thought alternate casting costs operated at the same speed as the normal cost, meaning that this can only be cast at sorcery speed.

That was my first impression. I think Proving Ground threw Alex. Still, saying "You may activate this only when you could normally cast this spell" may be wise.

My own experience is that an activated ability that gains you 1 life for is too strong. It doesn't seem that crazy... but all those little activations add up. is fine, though, maybe not for common. Or maybe it is, I don't know.

This is one of those very weird mechanics that ask you to say "What's the point?" But I'm sure a number of players said that the first time they saw Flicker, too. It's a neat toy, and I think it would be cool to see what happens when it gets explored... though I'm afraid that it's best use may to super-charge Storm spells and Cathars' Crusade. I'm thinking this ability may want to pull a page from Scavenge: Keep the ability big and the casting cost high (Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Reincarnate ). It looks like just any other other activated ability, but, at low costs, it's best use is as a trigger for cards like Pyroconvergence.

Yeah, the reincarnate cost needs to go up. You're right.

Huh, you're right, I completely assumed you could do this at instant speed, for no good reason except that Proving Ground allowed it. Ignore me.

I think jmg is right that : Gain 1 life is sadly too good, even though it doesn't look it. This looks more like a common version of it now.