It remains to be seen whether other creature-based stax decks will find this card too disruptive to their own play patterns, but Im definitely looking forward to bolstering my stable of Rule of Law effects
On top of that, it punishes aggressive and card-hungry opponents by letting you draw whenever they attack with multiple creatures, draw their second card, or cast their second spell during a turn
Replacement effects that modify how a creature enters the battlefield are applied in the following order: first, control-changing effects (such as Gather Specimens), then copy effects (such as the abilities of Mystic Reflection and Clone), then all other effects
Cryptic Command Cryptic Command ranks among the most iconic blue instants, right up there with Counterspell and Brainstorm
Even on its own, this is a brilliant ability - as it guarantees at least one lore every turn without you needing to even quest
If your deck needs cheap artifacts, you could probably do worse, but I dont think youd play Sage's Nouliths otherwise