This card's effect has always been solid, and
remains a staple of sorts in Magic and indeed in
most card games with a randomized deck. I've
always thought it was counterintuitive to have
mechanics that eliminate randomness to this
degree in a game where part of its point is not
only randomness but variability of experience,
but Demonic Tutor has established it as a
precedent that's unlikely to be overturned now.
In this case, it's much easier to see why the
cost has historically been considered an issue
than for something like Time Walk: it's far from
out of the question to Tutor for something you
can play in the same turn, and which would
completely swing the game. Like surprisingly
many "overpowered" cards, this one requires
context to be broken, and so I'd think it could
remain in use in casual games in careful doses.
Demonic Tutoring for a kobold lord or a piece of
Kaldra's equipment is a lot less harmful to most
groups than a deck with 30 counterspells.
Welcome back readers as we continue too look at
broken cards this week. Demonic tutor is the
face of tutors, cheap and abusive it allows you
to search for combo pieces or silver bullets to
counteract your opponents. These days this card
is seeing increased notoriety and play in
commander decks. Tutors being one of the major
strengths of black decks. Like yesterdays card
there is not much to say about this card, it’s
one of the cheapest and most effective tutors
and when you need a tutor and are running or
even splashing black this is the most powerful
card. Overall a powerful and degenerate enabler.
Today's card of the day is Demonic Tutor which
is a two mana Black sorcery that can add any one
card from your library to your hand. The low
cost search for anything effect is very powerful
and adaptable to any situation or as support for
any combination with the only limitation being
what remains in your library. A top card
in the formats it is allowed in and is even
playable at double the casting cost as seen with
Diabolic Tutor.
Demonic Tutor is another Uncommon that most
people think is a Rare. Heck, it is probably
considered a Mythic rare now. Of all the cards
that we reviewed during this banned retro week,
Demonic Tutor has the best chance of seeing
Standard play some day. This card can be
splashed into any deck that likes to have
options. This means that Demonic Tutor can find
you the best card for whatever situation you may
be in. We all know that drawing cards is a great
way to get the cards that you need, but the
ability to get any card that you need is
downright nasty! Do you remember when some
“religious” folks were crapping their pants over
this card? That might be before your time.
