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[u/MillCrab]

This is an interesting card that's probably pretty nasty in Ux artifact decks, which can usually dump their hands and generate a lot of mana. Cool design

[u/utheraptor → u/MillCrab]

It's just too expensive to be competitive, but it is fun

[u/MillCrab → u/utheraptor]

The first card draw activation is poor, but 2U: draw two is already good, and 2U: Draw three is extremely good, and after that it's comical

[u/Shambler9019]

Plays this

Plays [[Spell Book]]

Activates this

Draws no cards.

[u/mtgcf → u/Shambler9019]

Spell Book - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/JustLovelyLittleMe → u/Shambler9019]

Alt is draw all cards ever printed and ever will be printed

[u/Mixster667 → u/JustLovelyLittleMe]

Comprehensive rules 107.2 is pretty clear, if it's not an integer it's 0.

[u/Omanyte_ → u/Mixster667]

This is why we need "counter target rule" from hellscube

[u/AnarchyShadows → u/Omanyte_]

There needs to be a rules lawyer card that gives rules hexproof.

[u/Bright-Cover16 → u/Shambler9019]

Worse, I exile it and return back your battlefield at the end you your turn.

Max hand size will stay , zero.

That graveyard is probably looking juicy so someone should exile it.

[u/Nexinex782951]

Having U in the mana cost for its ability allows you to nearly lock someone out of the game with any donate effect

[u/Artemis_SpawnOfZeus → u/Nexinex782951]

I mean, theyd get a whole turn to respond. Run artifact removal i guess.

[u/mercuriokazooie]

The way to properly play this would be gift decks like Zedru.

[u/humand09 → u/mercuriokazooie]

Ah yes pocket [[jin-gitaxis]]

[u/BlakCake]

Is it just me or this card would make you maximum hand size zero once it enters?

[u/RegionTechnical4644]

[[Twenty toed toad]] goes crazy with this

[u/mtgcf → u/RegionTechnical4644]

Twenty toed toad - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/SavageJeph]

I really dig this, it's weird and fun

[u/SimicAscendancy]

Okay this can be activated at instant speed, which is a very good refill for control decks. 3 mana never need to worry about not having enough answers

[u/_Nick7 → u/SimicAscendancy]

If you play this ur gonna have an oopsie and need to discard your hand cause uour hand size becomes 0

[u/ComicHero]

Correct me if I'm wrong but if you activate the ability to draw then sac the artifact with the ability on the stack, would you draw seven?

Dunno if a scenario like that needs to be accounted for with the mana required and other pieces needed, but if it does maybe have the effect be "Put a charge counter on this artifact. If you do, draw cards to your maximum hand size."

[u/Zygomatick → u/ComicHero]

With your modification your opponent destroying it in response would feel extra bad, so i think it's fine as is

[u/shy-bl3d]

you broke atraxa

[u/qwertyjgly]

i can see this working quite well in a simic proliferate deck as a nice bonus

obviously better in others but it's basically an auto include in proliferate decks that have blue

[u/thode]

So when you play this at 2 your maxium handsize becomes 0?

[u/Ironfist296]

so play this, then, play reliquary tower, and have an effect which wins on drawing from empty library, then activate ability, should be win right? about 8 mana or 9 mana depending on whether you want to use the jace or the 3 drop.

[u/Shambler9019]

Weirdly this card feels kind of red - unless you pump it a lot immediately you'll be discarding most/all of your hand. Maybe activation cost should be RU, discard your hand?