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Shivan
Meteor
- Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might
Reviewed
April 19, 2017
Constructed: 3.25
Casual: 4.75
Limited: 4.50
Multiplayer: 3.25
Commander [EDH]: 3.50
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David Fanany
Player since
1995 |
Shivan Meteor
This card does a lot of amusing things, in a
darkly comedic sort of way (fittingly, as the
whole thing with its art is that the meteor is
coming out of a time rift five feet from the
guy's face). Back in 2007, I always wanted to
use it as a sideboard card against Dralnu, Lich
Lord, but those decks would usually have enough
counterspells left over to stop it. However,
it's a much better prospect in casual Magic,
interacting with things like Stuffy Doll and
Swans of Bryn Argoll in ways that make you laugh
until you realize you just got buried in card
advantage or lost the game out of nowhere. It
also makes you stop and think about
design mechanics when you realize that there
have been a lot of five-mana "destroy target
creature" spells in recent sets.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 5/5
Limited: 5/5
Multiplayer: 4/5
EDH/Commander: 4/5
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James H. |
Shivan Meteor (4/19)
Five mana, kill a creature?
Seems like a fair deal. Or three mana, wait two
turns, then kill a creature. Either way works.
For a color that can struggle to deal with large
creatures, Shivan Meteor offers a way to kill
almost anything. It's not flashy or fancy, but
it gets the job done, and suspend lets it
synergize well with storm. Five mana is a bit
pricey, and waiting with it on suspend may leave
it without a target when it comes off of
suspend, but it's potentially a way to rid the
field of something you might not be able to
handle otherwise.
Constructed: 3.5
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 4
Multiplayer: 2.5
Commander: 3
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