A Giant Growth effect? In blue? And it
grants flying? Yes, it says "becomes 4/4",
not "+4/+4", but that will still turn most
creatures into bigger flyers, and allow some
punishing blocks. Then there's the creature
type ability, which is more often helpful
than hurtful, but even without it, this is
probably one of the most potent blue
instants in Standard today.
Constructed- 4
Casual- 4
Limited-
4.5
Aethereal
Friday - Wings of Velis Vel
I'm not sure why you would want to play this in
constructed, as it's a temporary effect that
doesn't really do a whole lot. Sure, it can
provide you with a creature of any type you
might need, but only for one turn. If you're
looking for a changeling, play a good changeling
card instead. The one saving grace is that this
card is a blue combat trick, but blue doesn't
need combat tricks in casual or tournament.
In limited, however, this is a solid card. You
can save or pump a guy, and provide tribal
support for a turn if you even need that. This
is mostly good for the pump and flying, though.
Constructed - 2
Casual - 2
Limited - 3.5
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Wings of Velis
Vel
This is an interesting card, if only because
there are not very many cards that actually set
a creature's power and toughness to a specific
value. It can make for some large surprise hits
("My Riptide Pilferer is a 4/4 now!") and in
limited it sometimes makes creatures smaller
than they usually are. The funniest play I ever
saw with Wings of Velis Vel was at the Lorwyn
Sneak Peek; I attacked with a Changeling Titan,
my opponent blocked with a Shapesharer, made it
become a copy of the Titan, and then played
Wings of Velis Vel on the Titan to make it a 4/4
being blocked by a 7/7. In constructed play, you
probably have better options, but keep in mind
that this card is more versatile than it looks
at first.
Constructed: 2/5
Casual: 2/5
Limited: 3/5
PsychoAnime
#1
Magic Noob in Canada since 2002
Wings of Velis
Vel
I like this card because of its changeling and
how it gives changeling. It has tons of combo
because it is changeling and it can mess up many
combos because it grants changeling. It's also a
nice combat trick for blue as it can become a
Giant Growth and Jump for 1U.
In casual, it's good for tribal, and fighting
against tribal.
In limited, this combat trick kills their best
flier.
