This reminds me of the combo blizzard that was
Mirrodin block: artifacts lend themselves to
combos. At the very worst, it can use its
ability to bounce itself and put itself back
into play, thus dodging removal. Heck, it can do
that to any artifact to protect it from
Naturalize. At best, trading a Chromatic Star
for a Sharuum the Hegemon, and then retriggering
Sharuum's ability at will? Yes please!
Constructed- 3
Casual- 4.5
Limited- 4
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Master Transmuter
I mentioned Sneak Attack yesterday, which is
both one of the most imitated cards in Magic and
one of the hardest to make its variants
balanced. Master Transmuter leans towards the
powerful end of the scale, especially if you
play it in older formats. Time will tell whether
or not it lives up to its potential, but that
potential is huge. Comes-into-play and
leaves-play triggers are more the realm of
colored cards than artifacts, but those that do
exist are nearly all constructed-worthy, and
Master Transmuter could be too. The fact that
she has an activated ability that says "Counter
target spell or ability that targets an Esper
creature" in Alara block draft is the icing on
the cake.
I was about to dismiss this card, but then I got
to thinking. Something like this could be REALLY
good in limited play. If you have an artifact
that reloads counters or has a "comes into play"
ability, that could be huge as well. Then of
course, don 't forget that the transmuter
herself is an artifact. You can return her to
your hand to save her and trick another card
into play. It's not a must have an any deck I
wouldn't imagine, but it does have some
interesting uses.
Constructed: 2.5
Casual: 3
Limited: 4
Jake
Wednesday- Master Transmuter
Here we go, a card for johnny's everywhere. If
you'll check the faq on this card you'll see you
can even return itself, dodging removal. A card
i can see spikes using as well as you can get
out an early mindslaver or dare i say darksteel
collossus. I'm sure somebody will break this
card in an Esper deck. A definite card to keep
your eye on. In limited you can break out your
huge artifact creatures for a beat down.
Constructed: 4, callin it right now
Casual: 3
Limited: 4
