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Title: Torpor orb uses?
Date Posted: Sat Apr/30/11 at 12:11pm

MorbidAnimosity
Posts: 557
Joined: 18-Apr-10



What are some awesome uses for torpor orb?

At the time,
i know it can let you play phage from other places (like your graveyard or your library),
or it can let you play phyrexian dreadnought with no downside
Date Posted: Sun May/01/11 at 3:02pm

DyingJester
Posts: 1771
Joined: 16-Dec-08

Well it hates on primeval titan, sun titan, grave titan, inferno titan, Stoneforge Mystic, Squadron Hawk, Allies, Eldrazi Spawn(ers). This card has so much potential it's insane!
Date Posted: Sun May/01/11 at 3:21pm

Wolfclan14
Posts: 461
Joined: 23-Jan-10

I have heard talk that this won't take off in standard. I disagree. It's a great deck.
Date Posted: Sun May/01/11 at 3:58pm

TheCaptain
Posts: 909
Joined: 13-Apr-11

Well with it Soul Warden and Soul Attendant (and even the new Suture Priest) will be a lot less powerful. Thank god that it doesn't stop landfall, which is one of my favorite mechanisms for sure
Date Posted: Sun May/01/11 at 11:10pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

As one of the people who says this won't take off in standard, lets look at why

Againest caw-blade- it screws it, i'll give you that

againest allies- screws them

againest valuket and the titans- it slows them down, doesn't stop them

Againest uw control- doesn't hurt it

againest mono black arrgo- doesn't hurt it

Againest boros-slows it down, unless its token boros which it doesn't hurt

So out of 7 decks the orb only seriously hurts 2 of them, and slows 2 more down, and 3 are left virtually untouched.  And all four of those desks it does effect are in colors that pack alot of artifact removal.

End result is that it is too situational, there is just not alot of cip abilitys worth stopping in standard right now.  It's not a card worth putting in main deck, sideboard maybe.

 

 

 
Date Posted: Mon May/02/11 at 11:44am

W@W Podcaster
Posts: 445
Joined: 01-Jun-10

I don't get what it does to boros. It really only affects the Stoneforge Mystics.
Date Posted: Mon May/02/11 at 4:01pm

MorbidAnimosity
Posts: 557
Joined: 18-Apr-10

It stops squadron hawks from getting more from your deck.
Date Posted: Mon May/02/11 at 5:41pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

Exactly. It stops boros creature drop each turn. Basically players switched out the creature/direct damage red in boros for the control aspects of blue and it evolved into cawblade.
However unlike cawblade which relys on the mystic. Sword. Hawk combo to win, boros has other options to win in addition to the above. Which is why the orb only slows it down rather then shutting it down
Date Posted: Mon May/02/11 at 6:37pm

W@W Podcaster
Posts: 445
Joined: 01-Jun-10

I didn't realize that boros was playing Hawks now. That card is everywhere...
Date Posted: Wed May/04/11 at 1:15am

strikerbolt
Posts: 25
Joined: 20-Oct-10

wow, this card decimates most of the decks i've ever built, and im bordering on 60something decks too (on another note, woot for deck-building programs)
Date Posted: Wed May/04/11 at 5:40am

shakii23
Posts: 5711
Joined: 08-Sep-09

even my soul sisters deck...



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