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Sensei's Divining Top
Champions of Kamigawa
Reviewed October 29, 2004
Constructed: 2.33
Casual: 2.42
Limited: 2.58
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
I have to say, I've
seen this card in action, and it's a lot more
interesting than it first appears. It's
actually pretty powerful. And I have seen a
high demand for the card already.
In limited, this thing
is great in helping you get to what you need to
draw.
In casual, people
usually aren't big on card draw.
Constructed:
3
Casual: 2
Limited: 3.5
Current Price:
Sensei's
Divining Top -
Champions of Kamigawa -
$2.94 |
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Friday -
A lot of people are pretty
psyched about this card.
However, unless you have a way
to shuffle your deck (*cough*
Journeyer's Kite *cough*), it's
just an Orcish Spy. So this
turns out to be a highly
specialized card, but one that
will see some play, I'm sure.
In casual, people will probably
like this. It lets you set up
your draws, and in a pinch, it
gets you one card deeper.
In limited, it's ok. Not bad,
but nothing to write home about,
either.
Constructed: 2.5
Casual: 3
Limited: 2.5
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Sensei's Divining Top
This card is better than I thought it was when I
first saw it. In limited, the Divining Top is
probably good enough to play most of the time.
The reason I thought it was bad was because I
was thinking about this card as a poor
card-drawing device. I SHOULD have been thinking
of the Top as a library manipulation device. I
don't know how this got past me, because I was
an ARDENT ADMIRER of this card's "grandfather",
Sylvan Library. My fifth round opponent schooled
me with this card at Grand Prix Austin a few
weeks ago, knocking me right out of the
tournament! It remains to be seen if this card
is good enough for constructed play, I think
it's a little too clunky and slow and probably
just not enough of a difference maker for
constructed, but we'll all just have to keep an
eye on this card and maybe give it a shot in a
few decks.
CONSTRUCTED: 2.5
CASUAL: 2.5
LIMITED: 3.0 |
Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Sensei’s Divining Top
There’s been a lot of talk about this card
being constructed worthy, and it even showed
up in some of the States decks this past
weekend, but I have to say I’m a naysayer on
this one. While it is some form of deck
manipulation, it’s not really card draw
except purely as a cantrip of sorts, and it
seems to suck up mana in a format that,
while slower, is still rather tempo driven.
Sorry, I vote thumbs down on the top. If I
want deck manipulation, I’ll play blue.
Constructed: 1
Casual: 2
Limited: 2
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner |
Sensei's Divining Top - Friday
I honestly don't know if this card is any good
for constructed or not. It doesn't really seem
like it. However, with some of the new guys that
let you get special effects for knowing what
your top card is, this might be key. Casual
players tend to enjoy cards like this, so this
is most likely tailored to their crowd. In
limited play, this is definitely OK.
Constructed: 2
Casual: 2.5
Limited: 2.5 |
Paul
Hagan |
Sensei's Divining Top --
I really like the Top. It's dirt cheap, it lets
you stack your deck, and if you are on the hunt
for a card, you can get it -- at the cost of the
next card you draw. Overall, I don't think the
Top belongs in every deck, but it can definitely
find room in anything remotely slow and
controllish.
I may or may not play this card in limited. It
won't be the first card to make the cut into my
deck; in fact, it might be one of the last two
or three. However, I can see it being very
useful, so I won't give it a horrible rating.
Constructed Rating: 3.0
Casual Rating: 2.5
Limited Rating: 2.0 |
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