New Phyrexia had an immediate impact on Legacy,
if nothing else. In particular, this card is
showing up in all sorts of decks and events;
despite its superficial mission of bringing
counterspells to other colors, it's also
empowered blue decks. If you don't play that
format, though, you don't need to fear this card
nearly as much - Legacy is very much an
early-game setting, and with deck in Standard,
limited, and casual play generally having a more
diverse range of mana costs, Mental Misstep
becomes a little less reliable.
Today's card of the day is Mental Misstep which
is a one mana Blue or two life spell that
counters a spell with a converted mana cost of
one.
This is an okay countermagic in modern formats,
but very effective as you go into older ones
where it can work against many of the key cards
available without costing you a turn. The
change in tempo by having them tap mana while
you pay life, in any color deck, to counter a
spell can easily win the game making this a
format altering card. In Standard it isn't
nearly that dramatic and may not even see a
great deal of play, so overall this is dependent
on the exact format in Constructed and isn't
always better than more versatile countermagics.
In Limited the relatively low number of one mana
spells makes this a very poor card that is
almost never worth including in your main deck.
It should be sidedecked in Sealed and drafted in
Booster only if passed around or for the value.
If an opponent happens to have several in their
deck it can be sidedecked in, but you may not
even see them again when this is in hand making
the value relatively low compared to other
formats.
Welcome to the Card of
the Day section here at Pojo.com. Today we are
looking into Mental Misstep from New Phyrexia.
Mental Misstep is an instant that costs one blue
phyrexian mana. Mental Misstep counters target
spell with converted mana cost one.
While this card has soared in price, becoming the most
sought after uncommon card for many people from
this set, and worth more online than many of the
rare cards from the set, I am one of the many
people who do not seem to understand why. The
ability to spend life to counter a one mana drop
just doesn’t seem worth it. Many of the best
spells certainly cost more than one mana. And
even if tapped out, countering the feared
Lightning Bolt does not seem worth it. Perhaps
if your back is to the wall, than this is a good
card, but that seems the most likely reason, and
the fact that your back is against the wall in
that scenario means that I very highly doubt
that what you need to counter is only going to
be costing one mana.
For me, it is a decent early game card at best, nothing
worth having later. The likelihood that the
things you should be countering only have a
converted cost of one seems very unlikely.
Magic The Gathering Card of The Day:
Mental Misstep
Welcome back readers today’s card of the day is
one of the most influential and powerful cards
from New Phyrexia. Mental Misstep has
fundamentally shifted legacy and provided a
power blue counter to deal with commonly played
cards. In standard it may see a small amount of
play but its targets are truly limited. In
extended it may see fringe play but its impact
may be small. In legacy this is a format
changing card and should be treated as
such countering all the great cards such as
Goblin Lackey, Aether Vial among others is just
absurd and this card is worthy of all the legacy
hype. In vintage it may see play as well
countering an Ancestral Recall is an ok play. In
casual and multiplayer this card is obviously
good early game and poorer late game I don’t
forsee this seeing play over counters such as
Counterspell. In limited it’s a money card to
some degree and it can counter a few spells.
Overall a card that has fundamently shifted
legacy and powerful new blue card for blue
legacy decks.
