Multiverse: Power Redistribution

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CardName: Power Redistribution Cost: {2u}{2u} Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Return target non-land permanent to its owner's hand. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Archester Revival Common

Power Redistribution

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Return target non-land permanent to its owner's hand.

Updated on 08 Jun 2016 by MOON-E

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2015-09-29 19:19:49: MOON-E created the card Power Redistribution

by Raptor1210_.:

Are we sure this fits in the Colorless piece of the Color Pie? (And, yes, I see the irony of asking if Colorless fits in the Color Pie.)

The only justification I can find (castable purely for colorless) is Erratic Portal but that was in Exodus, over 17 years ago. An Arguement can be made for Crystal Shard being another example but that can also be activated with {u} and is still ~12 years old.

In any case, are we sure we want such an iconicly blue effect (Bounce) playable in every color?

by grimGrendel:

Would it be better if it was "Bounce unless that permanent's controller pays 1-2"? I would lean toward 2 for the price to pay in that case

by Raptor1210_.:

Unless I've missed my guess, I'm pretty sure that the "Unless its controller pays {1} " part of both Crystal Shard and Erratic Portal has more to do with them being repeatable sources of "Bounce" effect rather than "Bounce unless you pay N." being the original intent.

I'm not sure if those cards mean Bouncing in general is kosher in Artifacts or not and that's what has me worried.

by grimGrendel:

Artifacts can do anything, albeit not efficiently. Revoke Existence now exists at 7, so I would not have any problem printing a "bounce permanent" at five (which is one half of Void squall and Silent departure). That is inefficient enough I think. I would value a colorless bounce permanent at around 4.4 cmc, so adding any kind of slight drawback could make it priced appropriately.

Or, we just go for inefficient but elegant "1 {2/u} {2/u} Bounce target permanent (land included)"

by Visitor:

Yeah we recently got an "exile target permanent" card in BFZ but that's been around in colorless for a while, Lux Cannon, Spine of ish sah, ulamog are over 6 years old and set a fairly clear precedent for vindicate in colorless. Bounce has no similar (recent) precedent.

Ps this is raptor.

2016-01-26 09:03:37: MOON-E edited Power Redistribution:

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2016-06-08 22:02:00: MOON-E edited Power Redistribution:

Replaced with Overflowing Ideas

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