Pact of Negation

[EvACiDe]

Now I know how useful this card can be in protecting combos, but I've been struggling to find a practical application for it. So I figured why not ask the forum for some input!

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{Hive Mind}

[EvACiDe]

{Hive Mind}

Oh wow I like that. I never noticed that it was not a "you may" card!

[Silent1236]

It's a counter.  For 0 mana.  That's the practical application. 

It's great for when you are comboing off or are going to win in that turn.  If you happen to not win that turn, you just pay 5 mana for a counter spell that you could use at an opportune time.  Look at {Force of Will}.  It's super expensive.  You can use it whenever for no mana.  It's great!

[Silent1236]

I just noticed, {force of will} is an uncommon.  Wtf?  I thought it was rare.

Lol off-topic, but it took me forever to realize that the Darksteel {Æther Vial} is uncommon, not rare.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

I just noticed, {force of will} is an uncommon.  Wtf?  I thought it was rare.

Anyone know how much it was when it was standard?

$30, you can google any card with "price history" after it and see some graphs.

[EvACiDe]

I just noticed, {force of will} is an uncommon.  Wtf?  I thought it was rare.

Lol off-topic, but it took me forever to realize that the Darksteel {Æther Vial} is uncommon, not rare.

Yeah! When it first came out and I saw that it was uncommon, I was like "how is this NOT rare?" As for force of will, obviously it's an awesome card but its situationally better than pact of negation in my opinion. If you're on the draw, being able to counter a nasty 1 drop with no land is awesome.

[Birdbrain]

{platnium angel}

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{platnium angel}

Throw in an {Isochron Scepter} and troll away!

[Birdbrain]

{platnium angel}

Throw in an {Isochron Scepter} and troll away!

i see a new deck archetype forming

[Birdbrain]

Throw in all the pacts, put some forests and green creatures worth retrieving, find a way to get out the angel. Then win the game through a ridiculous circumstance

[Dudecore]

If {Force of Will} were a rare it would have been put on the reserve list. It would be at least 10-20x the already crazy price it is now.

[EvACiDe]

Throw in all the pacts, put some forests and green creatures worth retrieving, find a way to get out the angel. Then win the game through a ridiculous circumstance

See, the problem with the platinum angel, at least in my opinion is if you are able to ramp up {7}, you should've won by this point. Or at least have a combo established to enable you to win.

[Silent1236]

Throw in all the pacts, put some forests and green creatures worth retrieving, find a way to get out the angel. Then win the game through a ridiculous circumstance

See, the problem with the platinum angel, at least in my opinion is if you are able to ramp up {7}, you should've won by this point. Or at least have a combo established to enable you to win.

Tron says differently.

[Birdbrain]

I never said anything about ramp. I only mentioned green because one of the pacts mentions green, so logically, it should be the color that's used