Quicksand
This card is one of the most interesting
additions to this year's newest version of
Magic's base set, Ninth Edition. Originally
printed nearly ten years ago in Visions,
Quicksand provides extremely flexible colorless
removal to any deck. You do have to wait until a
non-flying creature attacks
you, but Quicksand is still a great tool.
Quicksand comes into play untapped
and makes colorless mana. If you don't already
have a supply of Visions edition Quicksands,
you'll be glad to know that Wizards of the Coast
is keeping Quicksand an uncommon, just as it was
first printed in Visions.
CONSTRUCTED: 4.0
CASUAL: 4.0
LIMITED: 4.0
This is mostly a control deck card. It's one
more way to try and keep creatures at bay. I
think this will be one of those cards that many
players don't use immediately, but over the life
of the set, it will get more play. The
interesting thing is that it cost you a mana
source to be able to kill a creature. So you
can't be too liberal with the usage of such a
card.
This card seems decent enough to me, but I
wouldn't call it great by any means. The part
about "target attacking creature" means your
opponent will be able to decide when you can use
it. I usually prefer to surprise my opponent
with removal. Overall, no matter what format,
Quicksand is OK, but doesn't always need to make
the cut.
