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Enduring Ideal
Saviors of Kamigawa
Reviewed May 25, 2005
Constructed: 2.125
Casual: 2.63
Limited: 1.38
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Jeff Zandi
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Enduring Ideal
Epic spells sound kind of interesting. The idea
of having a powerful spell effect that recurs
each turn is interesting. Unfortunately, the
cost is heavy, both in mana and the restriction
of not being able to play any more spells for
the rest of the game. No matter what you get
from an Epic spell, there is a good chance you
could easily get caught needing to cast one of
the cards in your hand. Enduring Ideal sounds
less interesting to me than several of the other
Epic spells in Saviors of Kamigawa. This card is
pure constructed, and pure combo. I don't have a
combo deck in mind for this card, but I know it
has a lot of enchantments in it, and I know it
takes FOREVER to set up.
CONSTRUCTED: 2.0
CASUAL: 2.5
LIMITED: 2.0
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DeQuan
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Enduring Ideal
This card is very intriguing. I think that many
players are going to find the epic spells
interesting. Granted, you are taking a gamble
when you play them. I think Enduring Ideal is
costed properly and to make use of it, you will
likely have to build a deck around it. There are
some interesting ideas and strategies already
floating around regarding this card, so it will
be fun to see what comes of it.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 4
Limited: 1.5
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Paul Hagan |
Enduring Ideal
I'm going to stick this card in the same
category as yesterday: Lame. Again, I am sure
there are ways to utilize this card to make it
slightly better than it is at face value, but
why would you really want to limit yourself to
no spells for the rest of the game for *this*
ability? I'm not going to rate Enduring Ideal at
the absolute minimum, if only because I know
that if I do, there will be some amazing combo
deck within two weeks that makes me look like a
complete moron. So I'm going to give it a low
rating to reflect the fact that it is a horrific
card unless you build a deck around it.
In limited, when you can't pick and choose from
a wide variety of cards to maximize the
usefulness of Enduring Ideal, it is absolutely
dreadful. Don't play it. Please.
Constructed Rating: 2.0
Casual Rating: 2.0
Limited Rating: 1.0
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Christine
Gerhardt |
Whoa there.... so
Wizards has come up with a way to make
Enchantments "Legendary"! Epic is the new
mechanic, and hmm... what a price to pay, yet
what benefits it could reap. Is it worth the
cost - the inability to play spells the rest of
the game? Yeesh...time will tell, I suppose.
But I'm going to guess that Epic is going to be
a hard sell. Enduring Ideal has the problem of
its high casting cost to overcome. Then you are
forever limited to its Epic ability. In
Enduring Ideal's case, all your opponent has to
do is sideboard mass enchantment removal, and he
wrecks your world, and most likely then beats
the ever-living crap outta you. NOT a good
thing. So, Ideal may be good against your
schoolyard buddies for a few games when you can
surprise them. But rest assured, when they
catch on, the next day they will come back with
the sideboard necessary to put an end to your
Ideal world.
And now we have
PICTURES! If you'd like to see pics of all
the Saviors of Kamigawa rares, check them
out here:
Saviors of Kamigawa!
Very cool!! And as a bonus ONLY for
Pojo.com readers... if you win any
Saviors auctions from me, email me and let
me know you are a Pojo.com fan and I will
throw in a free Bonus Rare with your
winnings! Good luck!
Constructed - 1.5
Casual - 2
Limited - 1
Christine
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