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Battle of Wits
Ninth Edition
Reviewed July 12, 2005
Constructed: 3
Casual: 3.66
Limited: 1
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DeQuan
Watson
* Game Store Owner |
Battle of Wits
I have no idea what this card got reprinted. I
don't think there's truly anything wrong with it
I'm just wondering why. However, I have to admit
that it's neat have an additional win condition
in the core set. This card can only make it back
to the top tier of decks if the search spells
that are available allow it. You've got to have
ways of getting to Battle of Wits in a timely
manner.
Constructed: 2.5
Casual: 3
Limited: 1 |
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Paul Hagan |
Battle of Wits
I have always felt that Battle of Wits was
slightly overrated, even on its last trip
through Type II. You actually *can* make a
fairly consistent deck that utilized this
alternate win condition, but if you know how to
play against it, they never seemed to do as well
as a top-tier deck should. Expect Battle of Wits
to make a slight impact once 9th Edition hits,
but I don't see it being something to be too
concerned about.
Since I'm supposed to cover limited, I guess I
can sum the Battle of Wits / Limited link up in
a single word: garbage.
Constructed Rating: 2.5
Casual Rating: 3.0
Limited Rating: 1.0 |
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Christine
Gerhardt |
Battle of Wits
Ah, it's back! The card that on its own created
a nice sub-format deck for those seeking
something interestingly different. Battle of
Wits is all about proving that seeming
randomness can be built and tamed into making a
particular event transpire, namely, get this
thing on the board while you still have 200
cards in your library. For those that enjoy the
challenge, Wizards has given us a few more years
of challenge.
In limited, it's completely unplayable, of
course, since you don't have the card pool or
the tools to make it happen.
In casual, this can be a lot of fun and quite a
challenge against your friends. Definitely
something for everyone to try sooner or later in
their Magic career.
Constructed - 4
Casual - 5 (for challenge value)
Limited - 0 |
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