Before I write today's review, I just want to say something.  I could have SWORN I'd chosen this card to review, but it looks like someone else decided to use it instead...  That being said, let's go ahead and review a card that just BEGS to have a deck built around it.

 

Divine Riptide

Cost:  9

Civilization:  Water

Card Type:  Spell

• Return all cards in both players mana zones to their hands.

Flavor Text:  "No idea."

Mana Generated: 1

Rarity:  Rare

Card Number:  23/55

 

This can be a NICE card if it is used in the right deck.  By that I mean a deck based around it.  Let's review!

 

Civilization:  It's a water spell.  Obviously, it would need to go in a water deck or a water/something else deck.  A deck with alot of mana accel would be perfect for this card...

 

Cost:  This spell costs NINE mana.  That is a LOT of mana.  I rarely get nine mana in my games, but I don't run mana accel either.  A deck using a bunch of mana accel cards with this would work great.  Otherwise, don't expect to get nine mana very often. 

 

Abilities:  This card has an ability unparraleled by any other card.  It completely resets the mana zone, thus causing both players to have to start from scratch in their mana zones.  This COMPLETELY throws off the tempo of your game, since you are literally back to square one in the mana zone.  However, if you have several creatures on the field (and your opponent few or none), when you drop this, you pretty much win.  Your opponent will NOT be able to deal with your army becasue they will not have the mana to do so.  Unless they have some KILLER shields, they won't be able to stem the slaughter.

 

Oh, and this is fun to use if your opponent has several mana nexuses in the shields.  Use this, then break their shields.  Watch them get mad. ;)

 

Ok, now that I’ve reviewed these stats, let’s see how they stack up. 

 

Constructed overview:  Don't use this unless you build the deck to focus on this card.  Expect to play it as mana if you draw it early on, so you'd probably do well to use several copies.  Build the deck to get creatures out, clean your opponents field, then use the riptide.  This also makes a great move to drop AFTER you summon King Tsunami (We'll get to him next week).  Heck, if you amass 21 mana, you can do both in one turn.  4/5 in a deck based around it, 1/5 anywhere else.

 

Limited overview:  Don't even think about it.  0/5 (but since I can't put 0, 1/5)

 

The Tournament of the Five Civilizations Approaches.  My Revenge is at Hand!!!