Hey guys. There won’t be a tournament report this week because school starts today and I am short on time. My record Saturday was 3-1 in matches, only good enough for fifth place. The loss was to Lee Sandow in round one. You can expect a report next week though covering the Five Civilizations. Now onto Card of the Day! This week we are reviewing past promos from the TotFC, starting with...

Holy Awe

Type: Spell

Civilization: Light

Mana Cost: Six (6)

Rules Text:

Shield trigger (When this spell is put into your hand from your shield zone, you may cast it immediately for no cost.)
Tap all your opponent's creatures in the battle zone.

Rarity: Rare

Set: Base Set

Holy Awe was first reviewed in June of 2004. Several new sets have been released since then, but it remains just as deadly as before. Holy Awe is another one of those cards which works great because of the versatility it offers. Having multiple uses for the same spell is just nice.

Consider the tapping ability when triggered. Holy Awe effectively ends your opponents turn because their creatures can no longer attack. It is the only card right now able to stop 20 swarming creatures all at once. Just be careful not to rely on Awe as a trigger too much, because there are ways for your opponent to get around it like Cryptic Totem.

Now think about Holy Awe as an offensive maneuver. By tapping your opponent’s entire field on your own turn, this does two things: Firstly, it allows you attack (and destroy) any of their creatures. For example, he has a Bolmeteus Steel Dragon that will kill you the next turn. Holy Awe taps Bolmeteus, allowing your own fatty to smash him. Secondly, Holy Awe allows you to bypass opposing blockers and hit shields without resistance. This is great for handling stronger blockers like Thrash Crawler that would be difficult to destroy otherwise.

Limited: 5/5

Grab this immediately. There is absolutely no reason not to. Usually the good cards only become better in drafts, and Holy Awe is not an exception.

Constructed: 5/5

First-rate. Top-notch. Super-duper. Mind-blowing. Hyphenated adjectives are fun....