Why doesn't this see play?
Modern forum
Posted on April 11, 2014, 3:50 a.m. by KingSorin
Scrying Sheets . In mono-coloured decks, i think you can easily run 1-4 of these and make all of your lands snow-covered. My guess is you kinda have to play this or Mutavault , and pretty much everyone prefers muta, but i still think that this is really good.
It's not very good and there's lots of other better colourless utility lands that you'd choose over it like mutavault.
April 11, 2014 4:24 a.m.
The simplest answer is that this does not combo or set up a combo (not right now at least) its still honestly an ok card but paying 2 mana which is essentially paying 3 may not be worth the set up, but it does work well with Courser of Kruphix
and added synergy with Summer Bloom
but then you dig deeper and you just get back to the turn 2 Primeval Titan
strategy instead.
I mean go ahead and build a deck using it, someone should at least play with it. See if you like it.
April 11, 2014 4:51 a.m.
You need a very dedicated shell to use this effectively. The only deck to be able to do this is the Mighty Quinn in legacy. If you get a isochron scepter with silence under it, you can safely use scrying sheets.
So, the suggested correct shell for that is a pillowfort deck.
April 11, 2014 5:26 a.m.
mowservision says... #6
In my mind, it's just too slow and not cost-effective enough to be run in any non-dedicated deck except in the EDH format. In a 60 card game, things just move too quickly for Scrying Sheets to see heavy use.
April 11, 2014 5:53 a.m.
April 11, 2014 7:57 a.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #8
Mono Red Control uses it with Mind Stone
Boros Reckoner + Skred is the win-con, so it makes sense.
brokensaint058 says... #2
There is no point imo, you are spending two mana for a land a control deck would have in abundance anyway. That mana could have been spent on better things, which is crucial early in the game and kind of loses its effect in the lategame. Later you would need specific scryers or tutors and not something that green excells at doing.
April 11, 2014 4:23 a.m.