This is going to be a powerful tool for white.
Most white kill cards require the card to be
attacking or blocking (Neck Snap) or are
toughness-based (Sunlance), or both (Hail of
Arrows), or are enchantments that could be
Disenchanted, allowing the creature to come back
(Pacifism). This one just needs to be able to
target a creature, and it's gone. That and the
fact that you can find it with Kithkin
Harbinger, reveal it to your Ancient
Amphitheater, or bring it back with Boggart
Birth Rite just make it all the more versatile.
Just make sure you don't get beat down by the
Shapeshifter token.
Constructed- 3.5
Casual- 4
Limited- 4
Aethereal
Thursday - Crib
Swap
A highly useful card for a specific deck. Most
of the time, Condemn is superior to this, but
because this has Changeling, it's a reusable
removal card as long as you have Haakon in play.
I can see this deck becoming a force in the near
future, because Haakon lets you replay any
Changeling card from your graveyard over and
over (since they are Knights). So, it's a really
good card in that one deck, but otherwise, I
would just play Condemn instead because it's so
much cheaper.
In casual, the combo with Haakon is pretty fun,
and you'll need removal to deal with their
fatties.
In limited, this is very useful, as it lets you
take out their big threat and replace it with a
weenie.
Constructed - 4 (in the one deck)
Casual - 3.5
Limited - 4
One of the better white removals in this set.
This is right up there with neck snap and
oblivion ring. The best thing about this card is
that if you really need a changeling you can
target one of your own creatures. There is
plenty of pseudo removal in green and blue so
changing your locked down creature into a
changeling looks very good.
Constructed: 4
Casual: 4
Limited: 5
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Crib Swap
This is Lorwyn's version of Afterlife, a card
that I thought never saw enough play in its day.
Of course, in its first day Swords to Plowshares
was legal, and in its second day removing one
creature for three mana didn't look so
impressive against a board of about 10,000
Rebels. Nowadays, the design team has a very
different standard of what sorts of spells and
creatures are acceptable, and using Crib Swap to
replace a 1/3 creature with fear that draws a
card when it damages you, or a 6/7 creature for
two mana, or a 9/7 creature for one mana and six
permanents, with a 1/1 Changeling is a fine
play. Crib Swap is also highly playable in
limited, especially since it's basically removal
on demand if you picked up a Harbinger or two.
Constructed: 3/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 4/5
The Missing
Linc
-Balding
for just over 5 years
-Playing MTG for just over 10
Crib
Swap
Removal in limited is good. I think
constructed will have its removal in the other
hot Lorwyn card as well as with condemn. So, I
don't think this will see a lot of constructed
play. However, in limited, this is a quick
pick. The changeling aspect may add to it's
feasiblity in block constructed.
Constructed: 2 but 3 in block
Casual: 2
Limited: 4
PsychoAnime
#1
Magic Noob in Canada since 2002
Crib Swap
For 3 mana you get instant speed removal and
leave them with a Goat that can potentially be
stolen with Goatnapper. The 1/1 token is next to
useless so this will still see play just because
it can take out anything troublesome and it
white removal that doesn't need an opponent to
attack first.
I would get 4 copies of this right now as it
sure to be played often until it rotates out.
In limited, it's removal so it can't be too bad
here.
Constructed: 3.5/5
Casual: 2.5/5
Limited: 3.5/5
Meb9000
10/18
Crib Swap
We take a look at the interesting Changeling
spell, Crib Swap today. Once again, we have
another card that will be compared to the iconic
Swords to Plowshares. This card has to compete
with the other StP look-alike, Condemn. Being
able to remove the creature from the game is a
huge bonus for Crib Swap, especially at instant
speed. Crib Swap has already established its
place in the new Hakkon Inverted deck as a
changeling that can be infinitely replayed
thanks to the Zombie Knight. Crib Swap can also
be tutored out by any Harbinger, allowing
another way to answer a given threat. The token
it gives the opponent is minimal and not much of
a threat. Look for this card to be quite popular
in the upcoming Standard.
Constructed: 4/5
Limited: 5/5: Top notch removal for pretty much
no drawback.
Until Next Time-meb9000
Swordmaster13
Thursday's
card is Crib Swap,perhaps the best removal card
in the set. It is a Tribal Shapeshifter card so
it can be searched with any of the harbringers
including the Kithkin one which is right for the
color. It removes a creature from play, giving
you a permanent answer to any creature opposing
you, plus it's an instant so the spell can be
used as an answer against an attacking creature
unless your foe plays Teferi. It turns Teferis,
Incarnations and other truly annoying creatures
for a 1/1 changeling creature which is not
nearly as opposing as the creature it removed.
Play 4 in your Kithkin deck, Merfolk deck or any
deck running white.
