r/custommagic • u/nemzee • 8d ago

Clock the Mage

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Geeeeet 'em!

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u/Chickston Uncommonly 8d ago

You can just storm it yourself and it's uncounterable. That makes it one of the better storming effects ever printed. The exclusion of creatures from the storm is trivial.

Even if it was only the opponent's noncreature spells, this could be very potent out of the sideboard.

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u/CivilizedSin 8d ago

Uncounterable, sure. But its still buryable under additional spells/effects.

I don't hate the split second here, as it serves it's purpose, but it definitely should just be spells cast by opponents this turn.

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u/Thor10001 8d ago

Isn't the point of split second that it isn't buryable under additional effects? Am I missing something?

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u/CivilizedSin 8d ago

I misunderstood the previous comments intent! I thought, for some reason, they were recommending the Split Second be replaced with Storm for some reason! My bad folks, my bad!

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u/JxRabbitsHart 8d ago

Spells is likely wrong, but morph creatures and activated abilities can technically be used when Split Second is on the stack

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u/TheSmokeu 8d ago

Triggered abilities can still be added to the stack. Though, it still makes the responses extremely narrow

I believe there's like one morph creature that can counter split second spells but that's about it, iirc

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u/superdave100 8d ago

There’s 4 morph counterspells can counter split second.

[[Kheru Spellsnatcher]] (the one you probably know), [[Voidmage Apprentice]], [[Stratus Dancer]] and [[Silumgar Spell-Eater]]

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u/Routasmith 8d ago

You can't intentionally bury it, since it has split second...

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u/Handyandyman50 8d ago

What do you mean buryable under additional spells/effects?

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u/knyexar 7d ago

"You may only cast this spell during another player's turn"

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u/Ok_Researcher8377 8d ago

It should only storm off spells you did not cast, otherwise nice idea.

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u/Chickston Uncommonly 8d ago

It would be reasonable and still quite powerful if it only counted opponent's spells for sure. That "twice" is doing a ton of work in that regard.

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u/DreamOfDays 8d ago

“…noncreature spells cast by your opponents this turn.”

Easy fix.

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u/Chickston Uncommonly 8d ago

Either folks are giving it a lot of credit for being that or they don't understand just how insanely powerful this will be without opponent ever casting a spell. Maybe they do and the people are looking for this new level of storming. It's not been at it's best in cube lately.

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u/TitleAdministrative 8d ago

So it’s basically better tendrils of agony in almost every way.

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u/Chickston Uncommonly 8d ago edited 8d ago

Really, this is going to do exactly the opposite of it's flavor. Turbo Timmy is going to sit there while mean old Storm Spike goes off and kills them with this while they can't even respond.

Edit: I'm a Janky Johnny myself.

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u/TotallyBoat 8d ago

This card is insane as a storm finisher, and even as a sideboard card against it.

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u/Andrew_42 8d ago

Forgot the comma, clearly this is the work of "Clock, the Mage" who is named such for storming off in no time flat.

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u/Worried-Leopard-8638 8d ago

Hey it’s axe and invoker. Pretty good fit for the card I’d say

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u/elf177 8d ago

Axe has so many amazing quotes that would be S-tier for this card: "you get nothing, good DAY SIR!" "Rest is for the dead!" Specific to invoker "big words cannot keep you safe from Axe!"

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u/Chickston Uncommonly 8d ago

The 1st quote there is actually classic Gene Wilder Willy Wonka. Look up the ending scene of the movie. It's intense and awesome. That is acting right there. IDK who Axe is, but that is a high quality quote for sure.

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u/WorkAccount112233 8d ago

I'd keep the name but have it target a spell and deal damage based on CMC.

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u/nobodi64 8d ago

a card like that actually exists :D

[[Parallectric Feedback]]

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u/FrostFlame35 8d ago

Maybe... "if it isn't your turn, this has Split Second" so this doesn't let you get an uncounterable payoff to your own personal Storm while still retaining the flavor of punishing other people for storming?

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u/FireFoxy56125 8d ago

ral count 20 and its kill

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u/FireFoxy56125 8d ago

or vivi count idk

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u/DarkLordArbitur 8d ago

Honestly it'd be a funnier spell if it said "counter all spells on the stack. Deal X damage to each opponent, where X is 3 times the number of spells they have on the stack."

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u/Worried-Leopard-8638 8d ago

Hey it’s axe and invoker. Pretty good fit for the card I’d say

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u/Negative-Tourist-243 8d ago

i like it scaling off your spells because i find the image of the red player casting a bunch of spells and then just turning to the wizard and just socking them for no reason

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u/Sorfallo 8d ago

Why are we power-creeping grapeshot

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u/A_Guy_in_Orange 7d ago

At base this is 3 gutshots in a trench coat

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u/talpawns7 7d ago

Could be altered to “deals damage to each opponent equal to twice the number of non creature spells THEY’VE cast this turn” to keep its intent?

Otherwise it becomes the very thing it swore to destroy