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CardName: Aetherwisp Cost: {U/R} Type: Creature - Elemental Pow/Tgh: 1/2 Rules Text: {U/R}: Scry 1. If you place any cards on the bottom of your library in this way, deal one damage to target creature or player. Flavour Text: The seams between the Void and dying worlds froth and sputter, spewing forth all manner of nothings and chaos where once was order and substance. Set/Rarity: Mana Clash Uncommon

Aetherwisp
{u/r}
 
 U 
Creature – Elemental
{u/r}: Scry 1. If you place any cards on the bottom of your library in this way, deal one damage to target creature or player.
The seams between the Void and dying worlds froth and sputter, spewing forth all manner of nothings and chaos where once was order and substance.
1/2
Updated on 18 Feb 2016 by Lumancer

Code: ue20

History: [-]

2011-03-20 06:23:36: Lumancer created the card Aetherwisp

Very nice idea. Unfortunately, the execution is something of a pain... you have to choose the target creature or player before you see the scried card. I might make it "each opponent" just to smooth the playing.

Also, a card with "{r}: Deal 1 damage to any target" - which this effectively is - should no way be uncommon or a one-drop. Compare with Spikeshot Elder, Kumano, Master Yamabushi and Flowstone Overseer, all of which are rare and plenty good enough while having a far less efficient burn ability.

Perhaps just {r/u}: scry 1, and the additional passive ability "Whenever a card is put on the bottom of your library, ~ deals one damage to itself and to target creature or player."

Would that be more appropriate?

Hmm. Could do.

I think you have to ask the question, what are you trying to achieve with this card? It's like you're wanting to make a Scry effect with a benefit for choosing one scry option rather than the other. That may be a reasonable aim, but when the reward is as good as a point of damage, it overwhelmingly draws the focus to the reward. At the moment it feels like Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind, except as a one-drop, which is obviously crazy. Make this a rare 4/4 flying Elemental and the ability would be fine (except that it's burn in mono-blue, of course)...

Right now, this card reads to me "{u}{u}{u}{u}{u}: Deal 5 damage divided any way you choose among any number of target creatures or players. Also do some stuff with your deck, and this happens to be a creature or something.

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