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Heh. Fun. RGU can indeed basically Diabolic Tutor between them, can't they? Given Fabricate also exists, I'm guessing this doesn't artifact because of this set's flavour (artifacts are enemies of RGU) rather than colour pie restrictions.
The name confuses me. Both sides in this ideological conflict appear to have cards named after mathematical theories (eg Set Theory, Law of Averages)?
I certainly think Beast Within is clearly a colour-pie-breaking card from a colour-pie-breaking set, and shouldn't be used as any kind of precedent. The way that other recent cards with this effect (even Sylvan Primordial) only hit noncreatures indicates that that's what this should do too.
all i hear is intolerance in the face of minor, situational color bleed. it doesn't even directly target the artifact. it's not even any artifact, just a subtype. not only that, the artifact has to be in a specific state in a specific time.
color bleed happens all the time. red and black DO get enchantment removal. blue CAN destroy creatures. white CAN draw cards.
Bury expresses all the flavor of its rules text. The equipment gets buried along with its holder. just like in, murderous spoils, the equipment and the creature are a single entity. there are real world cases where respected warriors, soldiers, and rulers are buried with their favorite weapons and other items used in their lifetime.
Curse Artifact is specifically designed to hurt your opponent for having an artifact, because black can't destroy artifacts.
Gate to Phyrexia and Phyrexian Tribute hail from a time when "Black could do anything if it was willing to make a sacrifice". That thought process is kind of taboo nowadays. It's a bit like saying "White can do anything, if the opponent gains enough life".
Rats of Rath and Braids are interesting enigmas, eh? They're pretty old... I'd expect something like that from the Rats, but it's surprising to see Braids sacrifice artifacts. One card from the 21st century ain't much of a pattern, though.
Murderous Spoils is weird. I really don't have much else to say, except "What a weird card. I use to play that thing. I thought it was weird then, too."
My beef, though, is the name. Bury used to mean "Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated". I'm sure you know that... that's why you're making the reference. But bury doesn't mean "Destroy target equipment". Maybe there's a better name that could reference the fact that that creature is being buried with their stuff, without having the card make Melvin cry?
Braids, Cabal Minion's ability also doesn't help your argument, since she forces sacrifice. Forcing the sacrifice of permanents is definitely a slice of black's current pie, as seen on Undercity Plague.
Suddenly I have a craving for currant pie.
I'm pretty sure those cards are too old to cite to justify where things belong in the color pie. Except for Murderous Spoils, which doesn't help your argument at all, since stealing is totally different from destroying.
Wild Guess would be the closest. Desperate Ravings could be interesting. The discard two would make it harder to activate, so probably okay at common.
Sin Collector which is also uncommon is one of the inspiration, also Tidehollow Sculler. Of course creatures and auras are two focal points in this set.
Gate to Phyrexia, Phyrexian Tribute, Rats of Rath, Braids, Cabal Minion, Curse Artifact. Also of interest is Murderous Spoils
Unfortunately the color pie doesn't work that way.
no, it buries them.
And it also sounds less racist.
I really like this attack trigger.
Black doesn't destroy artifacts.
This seems a stronger effect than would normally be at common. I remember Cephalid Looter and Cephalid Broker. The Broker is pretty powerful at turboing through your deck. OTOH, I guess this does need you to discard two cards before you see any new ones... hmm.
The type line confuses me. What's he spellshaping, Divination? In Latulla, Keldon Overseer style? And you're not paying any mana for it?
Very nice take on Sign in Blood.
Reminds me strongly of the new Sin Collector. Is the resemblance deliberate? 1WB 2/1 Human Cleric, but uncommon rather than common... presumably because people play more creatures than instants/sorceries?