What are the best draw spells?
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Posted on Oct. 29, 2012, 7:57 a.m. by gheridarigaaz
The question has been gnawing at me for a while and i'm just getting a few opinions and ideas for future deck ideas by doing this... which will probably help a few other people out on this site.
I'm thinking of 3 categories for them, sub-divivded into formats; standard, modern and legacy...
The categories are:
-Filtration Draw- cards that draw you one card but let you choose the card you get e.g. Impulse , Telling Time
-Quantitative Draw- cards that draw a large chunk of your library giving you a full hand e.g. Wheel of Fate , Harmonize
-Conistent Draw/Draw Engines- cards that can consistently keep you drawing more than your opponent turn after turn e.g. Underworld Connections , Howling Mine
Ohthenoises says... #3
Personally I like card:Tezzeret's Gambit for draw where is can be supported.
Effects like Reforge the Soul I like because it's combining card:Wit's End with "Draw 7 cards" at the measly cost of your present hand.
October 29, 2012 8:38 a.m.
gheridarigaaz says... #4
Yeah but most of the time card:Tezzeret's Gambit winds up as little more than a glorified colorless Divination if you don't have a planeswalker or something with counters in play. it'd be better if it was at instant speed (then again, what wouldn't?) but i still see your angle on the card.
October 29, 2012 9:41 a.m.
Dark Confidant technically counts as a consistent draw engine and is a staple for it in some formats.
Two of my personal favorites are Accumulated Knowledge because getting 4 cards for 2 mana is always nice, and Browbeat for the damned if I do damned if I don't situation it puts opponents in.
October 29, 2012 10:08 a.m.
Mind Unbound is pretty nice and Staff of Nin as well because only you get the extra draw and it can do damage. The main drawback to each is the 6 mana they cost to play.
gheridarigaaz says... #2
It's given that Brainstorm the best/most favored filtration spell in legacy.
October 29, 2012 8:09 a.m.