[SHM] WoTC Previews - 4/1 - Thought Reflection, Mossbridge Troll

[Ravarshi]

The new preview card tonight is Though reflection.

Thought reflection 4UUU
Enchantment R
If you would Draw a Card, draw two cards instead.
Knowledge Fills the mind of a Fool, And opens the mind of a Sage.



And the troll:

[azngenius]

Kinda works well with the Swans... breaks the synergy if you're both gonna be drawing cards

[ZetaZeta]

Does it stack so you draw 4 cards in two are in play? (I believe this is how it works) Even so it's still way too expensive. Good if you cheat it into play and then combo off it somehow.

[Millatog45]

I think that this card costs way too much for serious play, but it could be fun in casual.

[Vadskye]

I think it's wayyyy to expensive to see play outside of casual... too bad it's not an enchant player, so you can't Aura Swap it. Still, my EDH deck might like it.

[H1jAcK]

Yeah... play draw spells. Seems like an efficient way to abuse it. The card is very linear, it tells you exactly what it wants you to do. It needs something like Tron or Eight-Post with some mana filters to work better, but to power it out, you have Pris Lens and Coalition Relic, and the storage lands. It has some potential, but nothing to really break it besides good draw spells. Mind Spring seems a bit better, though. -Jack

.::EDIT::.

@Mosswort; Mostly casual fodder, but he loves to play with the Elves. Just give him trample somehow. Shouldn't be too hard, right? Rageater Witch likes to play dirty with him. -Jack

[mada7]

If you have 7 mana to cast thought reflection and youre playing a deck that has that much blue in it chances are this card is a complete waste of deckspace. A nice idea in theory but hte cost is way too high for it ot be of any use

EDIT: The troll is good as a late game beater but mostly for it's first ability the second one seems like a huge waste without trample. Using up 2-4 decently sized creatures to make one 25/25 creature that can get chump blocked seems a bit weak. At 7 mana they couldve definitely given trample to him

[Bitterblossom]

I bet one or both of these cards are april fools jokes... but I could be wrong

Other card is:
Mossbridge Troll

If Mossbridge Troll would be destroyed, regenerate it.

Tap any number of untapped creatures you control other than Mossbridge Troll with total power 10 or greater: Mossbridge Troll gets +20/+20

[ZetaZeta]

OH!!! It's a drawback free Phyrexian Arena blue has always wanted!!! /sarcasm

Yeah, if it was 2 fewer mana and had flash... :S

[azngenius]

Originally Posted by Blackhawk5193

What really sucks is that during preview season the site always takes forever to load because everyones there

QFT. I've just decided to not check the spoilers until I wake up tomorrow (or they just get posted here), because there's no point in getting aggravated. Besides, I have better things to amuse myself with - see Mod Lounge "LOLOLOL"

[eotinb]

Seems like it doesn't really fit into decks that already run efficient draw spells, given the cost. Maybe a new deck built around not-so-good draw effects, like Research the Deep, and cantrips, and maybe Hoofprints of the Stag...

[Shaman08]

Originally Posted by Millatog45

no evasion.

Could be a joke. But, I like it.

[aaronfetty]

lost auramancers cheats it into play pretty well

[sirgog]

Originally Posted by ZetaZeta

Does it stack so you draw 4 cards in two are in play? (I believe this is how it works) Even so it's still way too expensive. Good if you cheat it into play and then combo off it somehow.

Yeah, each one you have doubles all of your draws. 2 of them, you draw 4, three, you draw 8, etc.

Give me a Honden of Seeing Winds anyday.

[kami.inu]

Mossbridge Troll is cool (+20/+20) but is definitely isn't likely to become awesome outside of limited, where it doesn't even seem that good unless you're already winning.
Thought Reflection is something that seems to fit MUC, but I don't play that so don't really care.