We get an enchantment like this just about every
block, so I guess people like them.
Understandably - they often give you extra value
out of whole classes of spells, and, in some
examples including Secrets of the Dead, combine
with cards from one end of the multiverse to
another. In fact, Secrets of the Dead almost
demands to be played in Extended and beyond:
flashback is already a card advantage mechanic
in itself, but there are more ways to play cards
from graveyards the further back you go. It
solves the downside of Shadowmoor's retrace
mechanic, namely the danger of running out of
cards, and have you seen how insane things get
when you control this along with Haakon,
Stromgald Scourge?
Welcome back readers todays card of the day is
an interesting compliment to Burning Vengeance,
Secrets of The Dead allows you to draw a card
whenever you cast a spell from a graveyard. In
standard in I could envision this card being
played side by side with Burning Vengeance in a
flashback deck combined with cards like Think
Twice and Reckless Looting the cards are
available and it has the potential to be a combo
deck. Card advantage is always solid and
flashback provides more bang for your buck and
this card advantage on top of it. In extended
and modern a large card pool is available but
the amount of red and blue combo decks already
available may relegate this to the sidelines In
favor of Splinter Twin or even Pyromancers
Ascension. In legacy and vintage I can’t see
this card seeing much play as it is an
enchantment with no immediate impact on the
board and too slow for the format. In casual and
multiplayer this card provides steady card
advantage and a basis to build a powerful deck
around combining this with flashback and Burning
Vengeance you have a pretty solid combo/ control
deck. In limited it’s a build around and can be
abused easily. Overall a powerful combo style
card that is a boon to flashback and Burning
Vengeance style decks.
Today's card of the day is Secrets of the Dead
which is a three mana Blue enchantment that has
you draw a card whenever you cast a spell from
the graveyard. This is a solid addition to
a Blue/Black or Flashback deck that uses the
graveyard like additional hand space, though is
fairly useless in anything that isn't heavily
dedicated to those or similar themes.
For Limited card drawing effects can be a huge
advantage, but Secrets of the Dead is very
conditional and requires specific effects to be
of any value. Fortunately there are many
cards with Flashback in the block which makes
this viable in a Sealed pool depending on what's
available.
For Booster it is tempting to pick this first
for the card advantage and then drafting as much
Flashback as possible. A build like that
has potential and would be efficient with or
without Secrets in play, so it is definitely
worth trying.
Welcome to
the Pojo.com card of the day. We kick off the
week looking at Secrets of the Dead from Dark
Ascension. Secrets of the Dead is an uncommon
blue enchantment that costs two generic and a
blue mana. Secrets of the Dead says that
whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard,
draw a card.
Secrets of the Dead is the sibling spell of
Burning Vengeance from Innistrad that allowed
you to deal two damage to target creature or
player for casting a spell from your graveyard.
When combined they could be an awful lot of fun.
Now, most people are hung up on the idea that
these cards are meant for a Flashback based
deck. And while yes, they do work extremely well
in that sort of deck, they have another great
deck type that they fall into. That deck type is
Zombies. That’s right! With how many Zombie
cards have been printed especially over the last
few sets that allow you to cast cards from your
graveyard, Secrets of the Dead, and perhaps even
the Burning Vengeance, should certainly be in a
Zombie deck. From Dark Ascension alone you got
two great cards for this purpose, Gravecrawler
and Havengul Lich.
