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Comments (11)

tapthatalter(09.01.2017 20:28)

OMG this got so Banned xD
Way the go in losing money fellas xD

CacatuaVerde(09.01.2017 20:15)

boooom! banned in modern. Good Bye PiF, Jeskai Ascendancy, and company

TCupcake(05.09.2016 13:07)

It is kind of wild to see a card as new as this in such desperate need of a reprint. Probably one of the best commons ever printed.

Closed-Cardmarket-Account-68262(27.05.2015 11:03)

Amazing. Information about the opponent's hand, card draw, and possible storm for ANT or just Flusterstorm. A+

DrakkarHeart(13.05.2015 16:25)

This is a perfect thoughtzeise combined with draw spells....it was just too good to pass it out.

thechrom(12.05.2015 23:08)

Play with 56 cards decks ! Combine it with Street wraith and play 52 cards decks ;)!

hugo87(12.05.2015 11:40)

This is a great example of how a simple design can be great: 0 mana for a sorcery speed peek. I'll take it.

Piromancer(09.05.2015 15:30)

Playing with informations about your opponents hand, drawing a card and all these without tapping a land is always good

noqxo(08.05.2015 16:33)

This is a card heavily used in modern and legacy combo decks, since it cantrips you "for free" and additionally gains you information about the opponents hand.

Fallatus(08.05.2015 08:03)

Strong in storm decks and in combination with specific discards.

Platinumflux(07.05.2015 22:34)

Always been curious about this, why is the foil worth so much more?

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