A decent discard spell. Against moncolored
decks, it gets all nonartifact spells. But what
about the current Standard format, where
multicolor abounds? Well, more gold cards means
more chances of getting a lot of cards, but more
colors per deck means it's easier to pick the
wrong color. Also, some decks play out all their
good spells by turn four, so this gets less and
less useful as the game goes on. It might combo
with yesterday's card, if your opponent will let
you draw it.
Constructed- 3.5
Casual- 3.5
Limited- 3.5
KC MetroGnome
Persecute
One of the ultimate "unfair" cards out there.
Persecute will simply win the game for you in
some games, and others it may get you one or two
cards. Either way it's pretty good. It probably
loses a little steam in the current standard
because of the multi-colored greatness of
Ravnica (as opposed to, say, mono
green/red/black elf/goblin/zombie decks from
several years ago), but it still sees plenty of
play. Probably not maindeck material for
limited, but don't forget that it's in your
sideboard when you get to games 2 and 3. Leave
it on the bench for casual games, unless you are
trying to get kicked out of your play group.
Constructed - 4
Casual - 1 (not for being a bad card, but for
making people hate you)
Limited - 2
Aethereal
Persecute
A powerful discard card that should be at the
very least sideboarded in decks running enough
black to support it. This was a powerful card in
the recent Solar Flare deck and still sees play
in black decks today. It gets worse the more
multicolor your opponent's deck is, and decks
tend to be 2 or 3 colors these days, so you
probably won't get to see its maximum potential
too often. However, if you play it smart, you
can usually knock away a good portion of their
hand. Also, drop this against a MartyrTron deck
naming white and watch them cuss you out. :)
In casual, Hymn to Tourach and Duress are better
than this, but you can play it if you need the
extra discard and/or you are playing against a
lot of mono-colored decks.
In limited, not a first pick but not awful. I'd
be much more likely to play it in draft than in
sealed, though. Blasting some of their hand away
can win you the game sometimes.
