Unblockability AND scrying? Sign me up! Throw
this on anything bigger than a 3/3 and it's
basically Game Over: You Win. On a smaller
creature it's still a force to be reckoned with
that will whiddle away your opponent while it
smooths out your draws. I personally would play
it on a smaller creature-- not just because I
like to scry, but because I would rather force
my opponent to use his kill spell on a small
creature I don't actually care about losing than
on a 5/5 monstrosity that can probably already
cave his face in without the help.
Constructed- 3.75
Casual- 4.5
Limited- 4.5
Multiplayer- 4.25
David Fanany
Player since
1995
Aqueous Form
You get way, way more than you pay for on this
card. Consider that newer "saboteur" style
creatures tend not to also have evasive
abilities, and that many of them put you far
ahead with even one attack. Consider that
scrying even one card deep is a valuable
saboteur ability in itself, and can improve your
position disproportionately. The great thing
about this aura is that it works on almost any
kind of creature - it turns a smaller creature
into a disruptive threat and a large creature
into an unstoppable monstrosity. How many cards
can say that?
Today's card of the day is Aqueous Form which
is a one mana Blue aura that gives unblockable
and Scry 1 whenever the enchanted creature
attacks. One mana to give a creature true
evasion is an excellent bargain and combines
with many when attacks are declared or damage an
opponent. That alone would make this a
psolid card, but adding in a beneficial library
manipulator that activates by doing something
you'd likely do anyway it becomes one of the top
auras. There is still a risk of a two for
one, but this effect alongside Hexproof is a
serious threat to just about any opponent and
should see frequent play competitively and
casually.
In Limited this is a game winner with even a
moderately powerful creature and should always
be played when even a splash of Blue mana is
being used in Sealed. A strong second
choice in Booster and one of the more dangerous
cards in the format, particularly alongside
Heroic and Scry effects.
This is a great Aura for creatures with hexproof
or for players out there that have fallen in
love with Consuming Aberration. There are a lot
of unblockable auras out there but Aqueous Form
gives you the ability to scry 1. If you’ve been
playing Magic at all in the past 10 years then
you should know that the Scry ability is very
useful. Try putting Aqueous Form on a creature
that draws cards when it deals combat damage.
Aqueous Form is a card that may never see play
in any competitive formats, but Limited players
should have an eye out for this card.
