Multiverse: Binding Defence

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CardName: Binding Defence Cost: {U} Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: {1}{U}, Reveal this card from your hand: Target permanent Imitates another target permanent (It gains a name another target permanent has until the end of turn.) Each permanent that shares a name with this card gains hexproof until the end of turn. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Names Matter 1 Common

Binding Defence

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, Reveal this card from your hand: Target permanent Imitates another target permanent (It gains a name another target permanent has until the end of turn.)

Each permanent that shares a name with this card gains hexproof until the end of turn.

Updated on 02 Mar 2015 by 10vernothin

Code: CU12

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2015-02-04 00:30:05: 10vernothin created the card Binding Defence

2015-03-01 21:29:15: 10vernothin edited Binding Defence

by Alex:

Seems fairly expensive for single-target hexproof, and it's rare to need multi-target hexproof. Cf Mizzium Skin which was 1 mana for single-target and 2 mana for ubiquitous.

...Wait. This isn't single-target hexproof. This will never grant hexproof on its own. It's just a source of lots of imitation, but hiding in the hand where it can't be interacted with.

I think this is a bad design, then, because a) people will think it says "Target permanent imitates this card" (not "imitates another permanent"), and b) it'll virtually never actually grant hexproof on its own. That means the card doesn't do what it looks like it does, which is okay for an occasional rare, but a very bad idea for a common.

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