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CardName: Sapphire-Winged Herald Cost: 4UU Type: Enchantment Creature - Spirit Pow/Tgh: 5/4 Rules Text: Flash When Sapphire-Winged Herald enters the battlefield, each opponent chooses an untapped permanent they control and taps it. Then, you chant (Your enchantments can enhance this effect. Copy this effect for each enchantment you tap in response.). Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Silmarillion: The War of the Jewels Common

Sapphire-Winged Herald

Enchantment Creature – Spirit

Flash
When Sapphire-Winged Herald enters the battlefield, each opponent chooses an untapped permanent they control and taps it. Then, you chant (Your enchantments can enhance this effect. Copy this effect for each enchantment you tap in response.).

Illus. Anna Steinbauer

5/4

Updated on 26 Jan 2018 by Tahazzar

Code: CU05

Active?: true

History: [-]

2017-06-11 19:56:46: Tahazzar created and commented on the card Sapphire-Winged Herald

by Tahazzar:

Maybe too crazy at common.

REDFLAGGED:

Text line count is pushing it.
May be assumed to have flying because of name and art.
The ability is convoluted and easily misunderstood (who does what).
You can tap itself for its own chant, which isn't obvious.

2017-06-15 19:19:03: Tahazzar edited Sapphire-Winged Herald:

CU01 to UU05

2017-07-21 20:10:34: Tahazzar edited Sapphire-Winged Herald:

UU05 -> CU05. Still gonna test this at common. New wording attempting to make it clear it's the opponent's choice which permanents are tapped.

by SecretInfiltrator:

The wording is unfortunate. Since the "then chant" follows directly after an action performed by an opponent.

I also want to mention that the illustration and name both imply flying - which the card currently does not have.

Is this worth the red flag?

by Tahazzar:

Hmm, maaybe? To me it looks like those wings aren't large enough to make that being take flight - they seem more 'ornamental' to me. I mean, if you have wings made out of sapphire I wouldn't automatically assume you can fly.
Having 'winged' in its name is quite implying so you're probably right about that.

The card's wording is very likely red flag deserving. I think I can live with one or two red flagged cards at common though.

by Mal:

Might be better to read with a period. Like

>...each opponent taps an untapped permanent they control of their choice. Then, chant. (Your blah blah blah...)

On another note, you get allowance for 20% of your common cards to be redflagged anyway, and IIRC you can only redflag cards at common.

by SecretInfiltrator:

I hope you are aware those "wings" are actually not growing out of the back and are actually highly ornamental sleeves/straps for the frost-themed mostly painted on texture that suggests a dress.

That's why they are also in front of the arm. Your "wings" are shoulder pads.

The text alone means this needs to be red-flagged, right?

I'd probably reword it to:

"... each opponent chooses an untapped permanent they control and taps it. Then, you chant."

at least the pre-chant text I'd change this way either way since it puts the choice action in the correct order.

I'm still certain this is going to be a puzzler due to the unorthodox ability alone.

2017-11-29 05:50:05: Tahazzar edited Sapphire-Winged Herald:

reworded as suggested

by SoulofZendikar:

Completely ignoring the effect, this size body on Flash without a drawback is crazy for blue. Common creatures this size in blue are usually Leviathans that you have to jump through hoops just to get to attack at all.

by Tahazzar:

I don't know about flash, but how does hexproof compare? {u} 's been getting pretty hefty creatures without drawbacks as of late. Bastion Inventor, Gearseeker Serpent, and Striped Riverwinder for example.

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