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CardName: Tremble in Fear Cost: 3R Type: Sorcery Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Creatures can't block this turn. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Portal of New New World Order Common

Tremble in Fear
{3}{r}
 
 C 
Sorcery
Creatures can't block this turn.
Updated on 29 Nov 2017 by Tahazzar

Code: CR13

Active?: true

History: [-]

2017-11-27 15:20:28: Tahazzar created the card Tremble in Fear

6 words - not counting reminder text.
Being tapped is pretty much the same thing as "can't block" anyway.

2017-11-28 08:53:12: Tahazzar edited Tremble in Fear

Shame it can't quite be "Tap two creatures". Oooh! Could it be "Tap two targets"? That even alliterates better!

I don't know about the ambiguous 'targets' wording, but...

2017-11-28 13:08:14: Tahazzar edited Tremble in Fear:

"Tap up to two target creatures." -> "Tap two permanents."

2017-11-28 13:09:16: Tahazzar edited Tremble in Fear:

added 'target'. derp

Oh no. Now it should have the reminder text about what is a 'permanent' (see Nature's Spiral).

2017-11-28 13:24:46: Tahazzar edited Tremble in Fear:

back to original

2017-11-29 05:36:53: Tahazzar edited Tremble in Fear:

­{r} -> {3}{r} tapping all creatures you don't control

Much better than the targeted versions by avoiding any "up to" business as well.

While I generally have no problem with tapping at sorcery speed in red, it should be noted that with instant-speed removed from common the speed is no longer a good distinguishing feature for colors, so you don't want to overdo the innovation with regards to the color pie.

I can see the point about non-instant tapping no longer being a real option. Still, IMO sorcery speed tapping isn't particularly {w} nor {u} since it can only be used aggressively. Plus, I used tapping instead of "can't block this" to showcase the tap reminder text. Learning/understanding this aspect of being tapped is nice so I would prefer using it where possible. In limited, I think this will have at least a 90 % chance of meaning the same thing as "creatures you don't control can't block this turn".

2017-11-29 08:09:10: Tahazzar edited Tremble in Fear:

Assigned to CR12 slot.

2017-11-29 08:57:17: SecretInfiltrator edited Tremble in Fear:

moved from burn slot to panic slot

I don't see what's wrong with aggressive tapping in white or blue. Blue makes stuff unblockable as well. I think we can make use of the "doesn't untap" version for them though, so it can be defensive as well?

Now that I really think about, yeah, fair enough.

2017-11-29 09:41:37: Tahazzar edited Tremble in Fear:

from tap creatures you don't control to straight-up can't block

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