Multiverse: Spy Thopter

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CardName: Spy Thopter Cost: 3 Type: Artifact Creature - Thopter Pow/Tgh: 2/1 Rules Text: Flying When Spy Thopter enters the battlefield, look at target opponent's hand. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Tesla Project Uncommon

Spy Thopter

Artifact Creature – Thopter

Flying
When Spy Thopter enters the battlefield, look at target opponent's hand.

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Updated on 18 Dec 2015 by Doombringer

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2015-12-08 06:26:32: Doombringer created the card Spy Thopter

2015-12-09 04:36:39: Doombringer edited Spy Thopter:

changed to an ETB effect

by CasualR:

http://www.magicmultiverse.net/cards/49443

Heh.

by CasualR:

Could/should this be moved to common?

by Doombringer:

I'm not sure hand revealing is something you want too easily available at common

by jmgariepy:

It actually used to be very common. Peek, Clairvoyance, Talas Explorer, Duress, Ostracize, Telepathic Spies, Thrull Surgeon, Wanderguard Sentry, etc., etc...

It does appear, however, that the last time it was a common occurrence was in Tenth Edition. After that, there was one more common Gitaxian Probe. But the New Phyrexia cards were intended to feel invasive, so that may have been their reasoning to move telepathy into common for a set. I wouldn't call the mechanic a no-no in common, but I can see why Wizards hasn't been doing it as much as they used to.

by CasualR:

Ah, see, I was thinking of Cogwork Spy as a virtual copy of this card. Reading cards still too strong.

Still, fair points. The answer seems to be "yes, but no," which is fine.

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