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Orim's
Chant
Champions of Kamigawa
Reviewed November 12, 2004
Constructed: 3.6
Casual: 3.6
Limited: 2.6
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based on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ...
average.
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Scott
Gerhardt
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Orim's Chant |
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Chris
Gerhardt
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game store owner in CA,
ShuffleAndCut |
When Chant first came
out, it seemed just a quirky spell that didn't
really seem to have a niche. But time has
changed all that, and Orim's Chant has taken its
place in control as a power card. A low with
kicker casting cost of only WW makes it extremely
playable. Throw this under a
Isochron Scepter, and it becomes even more
crazy.
In limited, it loses
some vigor as this card really needs a deck to be
built around it. In casual, though, it's
extremely fun control when you play it with the
Isochron Scepter combo, and will most likely have
your opponent's chanting back at you (with foul
language) as you frustrate the hell out of them.
Constructed:
4
Casual: 4
Limited: 1.5
Current Price:
Orim's
Chant -
Planeshift - $11.36
Combos
Well With:
Isochron
Scepter -
Mirrodin - $4.13
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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Finally, to one of the two key cards in the
other semifinalist (Nicholas West's deck) [along
with Isochron Scepter, which
we reviewed over a year ago]. This is taken
right from (what seems like) a popular casual
deck, in which putting this on the Scepter leads
to your opponent never being able to cast any
non-instant spell, as well as being not able to
attack if you pay the extra white mana. West
tuned this deck to perfection, and rode it all
the way to the semifinals, losing to a red deck.
Being able to lock your opponent out of the game
for one turn can be good. Being able to lock
your opponent out of the rest of his turns can
be huge.
As I said above, his deck was originally a
casual deck, before he found the right listing
and the right luck. Looks like a lot of fun to
play, too.
In limited, this isn't too good. It doesn't
affect the board at all, and is a minor
nuisance. But just a minor nuisance.
Constructed: 4
Casual: 4.5
Limited: 1.5
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Orim's Chant
Orim's Chant never measured up to the greatness of
its predecessor,
Abeyance. During the summer following Abeyance's
debut, Abeyance was legally
used for effects from countering a spell to giving
its controller a free
turn. In the end, Abeyance was neither
Counterspell nor Time Walk. Once the
rules were all straightened out, Abeyance turned
out to be...well, Orim's
Chant. In limited, Orim's Chant was fun because
you could alpha strike on
your turn (kind of means ATTACK WITH EVERYTHING)
and then cast Orim's Chant
during your opponent's turn to keep them from
attacking on their turn or
even from adding to their creature forces. Orim's
Chant played a certain
role in constructed control decks during its time
in Standard format play,
but was never a really outstanding card.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.0
CASUAL: 3.5
LIMITED: 3.5 |
Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Orim’s Chant
I am a big fan of
Abeyance, and this card is as good even if it
doesn’t draw me a card. Recently the extended Pro
Tour showed how great it was to put this on an
Isochron Scepter, and it’s hard to deny the
capability of the card to act as a psuedo-Time
Walk in almost every case. This card has benefits
in limited as well, with it “fog” like ability,
and in Casual, its bound to cause a stir or two,
while it may make you quite the target afterwards.
In short, it’s just a great solid card.
Constructed:
4
Casual:
3
Limited:
3 |
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The
Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
This card
is...well...good. In almost every way, this thing
is brilliant. It's cheap to cast. It can really
upset an opponent's plan. It's like a psuedo Time
walk in many cases. It even trades well.
I would be surprised to see anyone on our panel
give this card a low rating. The card is scary
enough that you have to actually plan on your
opponent having it sometimes just to keep yourself
from getting caught with your pants down.
Constructed: 4
Casual: 3.5
Limited: 3.5 |
Paul
Hagan |
Orim's Chant --
Writing this review, I have a suspicion I might be
the low man on the totem pole when it comes to
rating this card, because I'm not a huge fan of
it. Yes, someone will mention Isochron Scepter,
but even then, I honestly don't hold it in *that*
high of regard. Orim's Chant seems like its OK,
but it never seemed to do quite enough for me.
Whenever I see Orim's Chant in a deck, there is
usually a card that would fit a little bit
better. I'm giving it a mediocre rating, because
I think the Chant is a sideboard card at best.
I might play Chant in limited, if only to delay my
opponent from beating my face in. It might be a
good combination with a ton of creatures, as you
get to Alpha Strike two turns in a row.
Constructed Rating: 2.5
Casual Rating: 3.0
Limited Rating: 2.5 |
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