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Blinkmoth Nexus
Darksteel
Reviewed February 2, 2004
Constructed: 2.79
Casual: 2.1
Limited: 2.65
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Judge
Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Monday - Blinkmoth
Nexus
Another remake
of an old favorite, as this has a similar
ability to Mishra's Factory, the original
man land. However, you give up a point of
power and toughness for the flying ability.
I personally believe this makes it too slow
for a control deck, and that the control
deck would rather use Stalking Stones
instead. However, i expect some people to
use this, as the evasion may prove more
pivotal than I think.
In casual,
you'll just use the original. If you want
flying, you'll use Faerie Conclave instead,
for the extra power point and the ability to
tap for colored mana.
In limited, I
wouldn't take it too high. A flier is good,
so I would definately play this. I just
wouldn't pick it too high, as it isn't that
game changing.
Constructed: 2.5
Casual: 2
Limited: 3.5
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Ray
"Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*Game Store Owner (Gamer's Edge) |
Blinkmoth Nexus
The New Mishra’s Factory! Well, kinda sorta. The
addition of flying does not make up for the 1/1
instead of 2/2. My Store Manager is really big
on this card, but the more I look at it, the
more it looks just too slow to work in control
decks, or anything else for that matter. I’m
sure it will have some uses, but I just don’t
see it becoming a mainstream must play kind of
card. In Limited you’ll play it unless your mana
base is REALLY shaky, and it could be fun in
casual decks, but for real constructed, I think
it misses the mark.
Casual: 2
Constructed: 1
Limited: 3 |
Jason
Matthews
* Level 1 DCI
Judge
*game store employee
* gaming for over 15 years |
Monday-Blinkmoth Nexus
Blinkmoth Nexus is an okay card that can have a
nice double use. I like that you can convert it
and then block and give it a bonus for a small
combat trick. I think there are better options
in the casual format. I would pick it up in
draft for an extra body and mana source. In
constructed you can could use it in a control
deck for another win condition. Not the most
impressive card in the set but it definitely has
its uses.
Constructed 2.75
Casual 2.5
Limited 2.75 |
Jonathan
Pechon
2 Grand
Prix Top 8's
Multiple Pro Tour
appearances |
Blinkmoth Nexus
So, I guess Wizards was faced with the option of
reprinting Mishra’s Factory, OR going with
something completely different and significantly
worse.
Welcome to the Nexus!
I sure hope this guy ends up being decent, since
I busted a foily one. Honestly, I can see this
thing seeing a little play in the stead of
Stalking Stones, perhaps…but I really am not
sure. Mishra’s was always a little nutty, and
this guy is pretty similar; the fact you have to
pay mana to pump other Blinkmoths kinda makes
him poopy.
If you draft this guy, he’s playable, but don’t
expect too much out of him, and don’t be ashamed
to let him sit in the sideboard; 1/1 fliers do
not normally a party make.
Man, in casual play….whew, there’s so much stuff
better than this guy it’s unbelievable. Let him
rot.
Constructed: 2.5
Limited: 2.0
Casual: 0.bleh |
DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The Game Closet - Waco,TX)
* pro tour player
* Scrye writer since 2002 |
Monday - Blinkmouth
Nexus
There are a lot
of good things to be said about this card.
It's really hard a card of this quality. It
fits in nearly every deck. It's good
against control. It's a good cheap flier
for control decks to play. The price on
this is already high and is probably going
to go up a bit more. It even has the option
of producing colorless mana, so it's never
useless.
This is a card
that might get played in more deck than it
rightfully should in the beginning. When
things settle down though, I think it will
still be one of the most popular cards in
the set. It offers a lot of options for
constructed play, but it's not much better
than other options you get in casual and
limited play.
Constructed: 4.2
Casual: 3
Limited: 2
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Chase |
Blinkmoth Nexus
When I write my reviews, there are
some cards that I come across that I just dont
want to review (for any reason, be it I wasnt
playing when this was released, I dont want to
make too strong an opinion yet, I dont
understand the mechanics synergy, etc.) Today
is one of those cards. I can only say that I
dont know what to say about this. Is it good?
Probably. Get something that untaps lands with
this? I dont think its worth it. Its second
ability wont do you much good unless you have
multiples. Bad for limited. It is uncounterable,
I know, but remember blue is beatdown (thanks
Andy =/) and the only things that are really
countered are artifacts anyway.
In Constructed,
its good but what deck will you put it in? Some
deck with Modular cards maybe?
In Casual, why
cant you just play with regular flying
creatures that arent rare?
In Limited, its
a 1/1 flying uncounterable with pay 1. Its
second ability is useless in limited as its a
rare which means that you cant swarm with this.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 2
Limited: 2
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Andy Van
Zandt |
Blinkmoth Nexus
I'm a big proponent of man-lands...
uncounterable win conditions, blockers in a
pinch, and this one even flies. Not grotesquely
powerful, but so solid and universally useful
that you can stick a couple into almost any deck
and it probably wouldn't hurt. I like this card
more than the any-color storage land, but that's
just me.
constructed 3.2
casual 3
limited 3.1 |
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Jeff Zandi |
Blinkmoth Nexus
Back in the day, Mishra’s Factory was a
no-brainer card that fit in many, many decks.
Even though you can only tap Blinkmoth Nexus (or
Mishra’s
Factory) for colorless mana, you have a card
that still counts as a land that you can use as
win condition at any opportune moment. The bad
news about the Nexus is that it only turns into
a 1/1 creature (albeit with
flying) as opposed to the 2/2 Factory Worker
that the Mishra’s Factory turns into. Like the
old school Mishra’s Factory, Blinkmoth Nexus
also taps to give a Blinkmoth creature +1/+1.
Blinkmoth Nexus is a rare, which will lower its
popularity for a while. This card is very good,
but it offers a fairly subtle advantage to
control decks of all colors. In limited, you
will be happy to take this card and put it in
your deck, but probably not early in a pack over
many other better commons and uncommons.
CONSTRUCTED: 4.0
CASUAL: 3.5
LIMITED: 3.5 |
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Chase |
Blinkmoth Nexus
When I write my reviews, there are some cards
that I come across that I just don’t want to
review (for any reason, be it I wasn’t playing
when this was released, I don’t want to make too
strong an opinion yet, I don’t understand the
mechanic’s synergy, etc.) Today is one of those
cards. I can only say that I don’t know what to
say about this. Is it good? Probably. Get
something that untaps lands with this? I don’t
think it’s worth it. Its second ability won’t do
you much good unless you have multiples. Bad for
limited. It is uncounterable, I know, but
remember “blue is beatdown” (thanks Andy =/) and
the only things that are really countered are
artifacts anyway.
In Constructed, it’s good but what deck will you
put it in? Some deck with Modular cards maybe?
In Casual, why can’t you just play with regular
flying creatures that aren’t rare?
In Limited, it’s a 1/1 flying uncounterable with
“pay 1”. Its second ability is useless in
limited as it’s a rare which means that you
can’t swarm with this.
Constructed: 3
Casual: 2
Limited: 2 |
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