Mental Misstep uses?
Asked by Trehiri 13 years ago
Could someone explain to me exactly how Mental Misstep is so good? I never understood why people would play it.
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #2
The Q&A is reserved for rules questions. This is more of a general card question.
Mental Misstep is a fantastic utility counterspell. It has the advantage of being able to be cast for no mana, meaning that on turn 0 or after being tapped down, you can still control some of what goes on. Also, it can stop a large number of great cards, such as discard, dig, buff, and ping spells. Additionally, aggro decks (which thrive on 1-drop creatures and spells) are more easily controlled and defeated using Misstep (again, especially because it can be cast without mana).
September 27, 2011 2:38 p.m.
One of the reason it was so good was it gave control a answer to one drop aggro creatures like Goblin Lackey and Wild Nacatl that wasn't a Force of Will . Also think about how many good cards are 1 CMC. AEther Vial , Brainstorm , Swords to Plowshares , Reanimate , Lightning Bolt , Enlightened Tutor , Cursecatcher , Path to Exile , Dark Ritual , Cabal Therapy , and of course Mental Misstep .
September 27, 2011 3:41 p.m.
xxxxxxCronoxxxxxx says... #4
its a 1 or 0 mana counter when the oppenent taps out to play something
once it suprizes someone its likely to keep them from taping out to play something and 1 land can slow down a deck greatly
September 28, 2011 1:58 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #5
I fail to see how it would matter whether the opponent taps out for something. It's not a Mana Leak or Spell Pierce , it's a hard counter.
September 28, 2011 2:08 a.m.
xxxxxxCronoxxxxxx says... #6
oops miss read again i thought it was like mana leak
September 29, 2011 2:48 a.m.
devotiontoblue says... #7
It is great for decks like Zoo, Goblins, and Combo to counter their stuff like AEther Vial , Brainstorm , Ancestral Recall , Ponder , Preordain , Duress , Gitaxian Probe , Cabal Therapy , Goblin Guide , Goblin Lackey , Wild Nacatl , Dark Ritual , Swords to Plowshares , Lightning Bolt , and my favorite 1 drop of all time, Deathrite Shaman on turn 1 when you just played your own Brainstorm or Wild Nacatl . It's banned for these reasons, and because Wizards thinks that somehow, this card is better than Force of Will or Daze .
December 25, 2013 4:48 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #8
@devotiontoblue: This question was answered over two years ago.
burnsbabe says... #1
Mostly because it kills all sorts of cards for next to nothing. Think Ponder , Giant Growth , Birds of Paradise , Shock , Lightning Bolt , etc. Run a Gatherer search for spells with a 1 cmc. It's a lot of good stuff.
September 27, 2011 1:48 p.m.