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Gamble
- Urza's Saga
Reviewed
May 18, 2017
Constructed: 4.13
Casual: 4.00
Limited: 2.75
Multiplayer: 3.75
Commander [EDH]: 4.00
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David Fanany
Player since
1995 |
Gamble
Gamble used to be widely considered part of a
sort-of conceptual cycle with Mirage's various
tutor spells (Enlightened, Vampiric, Mystical,
and Worldly). It's clearly less purely powerful
than any of those four, but I think that's okay.
When your hand is large, it has a pretty good
chance of letting you keep the thing you
searched for, and even if it doesn't work out
that way, it guarantees you getting something in
your graveyard. There are a limited number of
ways to do that in mono-red, and more generally,
there are so many decks that don't really see
any difference between the graveyard and the
hand.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 4/5
Limited: 2/5
Multiplayer: 4/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5
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James H. |
Gamble (5/18)
With great power comes great risk. Gamble is one
of the most powerful tutoring cards ever
printed, but the risk is that you might not be
able to keep the card you keep. One mana is
still an excellent investment for any card, with
no restriction, and it can also work as a
sorcery-speed Entomb if you have nothing else in
hand. It also pairs decently with madness,
effects that don't mind being in the graveyard
(like dredge), and cards that have effects when
discarded.
The random aspect may dissuade you a bit, but
the power level makes this a worthy gamble (heh).
Gamble has been printed in Eternal Masters,
which makes it a reasonable way to get a copy if
you want one for Legacy, Commander, or casual
fun.
Constructed: 4.25
Casual: 4
Limited: 3.5
Multiplayer: 3.5
Commander: 4
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