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Pojo's Magic The Gathering
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Rare-B-Gone
Unhinged
Reviewed November 23, 2004
Constructed: 3.00
Casual: 3.17
Limited: 2.33
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Judge Bill
*Level 2
MTG Judge
*game store employee
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There always
seems to be at least one person in a
playgroup that brings out their deck full of
rares? Are you sick of that guy? Then play
this card. It'll send your friend back to
playing decks with less rares in them.
Then again, if
your playgroup doesn't have many rares, then
this isn't that useful. As for many things
in Magic, your mileage may vary.
I guess if this
is the only way to get rid of Richard
Garfield in your pool, it may be OK for
limited. But unless you're playing a lot of
cards in your limited format, this will be
not very useful.
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Jeff Zandi
5
Time Pro Tour
Veteran
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Rare-B-Gone
When I was a casual player trying to play in
Magic tournaments against "serious" players,
Rare-B-Gone was EXACTLY the card I wanted to
have most of all! Moxes, Juzam Djinn and lots of
other powerful rares were kicking my butt on a
daily basis. Rare-B-Gone is the casual
competitior's dream come true. If this card were
legal, it might not be too good for limited, but
it would certainly see play in lots of
constructed decks, if not in the maindeck,
certainly in the sideboard. Even in a deck where
YOU are playing as many rares as your opponent,
this card gives you a chance to pick a spot in
the game where playing Rare-B-Gone gives you a
distinct advantage. When you have a handful of
rares and more rares in play than your opponent,
you sit on Rare-B-Gone and wait. Sooner or
later, this card will give you a chance to gain
a big advantage in the game, as long as
constructed players keep filling their decks up
with rares.
CONSTRUCTED: 3.5
CASUAL: 4.0
LIMITED: 3.0 |
Ray "Monk"
Powers
* Level 3 DCI Judge
*DCI Tournament Organizer |
Rare-B-Gone
Slay those evil
moneybags deck builders with one fell swoop!
This four mana sorcery wipes clean all those
nasty money rares your opponents keep playing
against you, and boy do they deserve it! I
suggest several of these in any deck you can fit
it in. Teach those rare mongers how ineffective
their money cards can be!
Constructed: 3
Casual: 5
Limited: 2
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DeQuan
Watson
* game store owner (The
Game Closet - Waco,TX) |
This one is fun at
least. I know there are times players wish there
were something like this in normal Magic.
Honestly though, it's not that great. It's fun
though. I think casual players will love a card
like this.
Constructed: You Wish!
Casual: 4
Limited (Un-sets only play): 1.5 |
Paul
Hagan |
Rare-B-Gone --
Unfortunately for Rare-B-Gone, it seems like a
lot of the power cards running around recently
aren't rares at all. Sure, you have your Tooth
and Nails and your Arcbound Ravagers, but what
about Eternal Witness, Myr Enforcer, and
Shrapnel Blast? However, I won't dog the card
entirely -- 2RB isn't horrible for what this
card does.
In limited, I'm not so sure that this card is
all that great, but I'd play it if I'm in those
colors. You know your opponent has to be playing
at *least* one rare.
Constructed Rating: 2.0
Casual Rating: 2.5
Limited Rating: 3.0 |
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Andy
Van Zandt |
Rare-B-Gone
Very interesting... the worst part is that it
makes you get rid of any other copies of it you
have in your hand. Aside from that, it is, in
most matches, worth far more than you paid for
it... in mana.
constructed 3.5
casual 3
limited 3 |
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