JJackson wrote:
Sheldon wrote:
Cast triggers are way more difficult to abuse than ETB triggers. While it seems like there might be an OSower/PT comparison, there isn't much of one.
I think this sums it up. A single PT is almost never a problem. It is the inevitable clones and reanimation that end up making it a format-warper.
And I totally agree, they aren't directly comparable. It's just that, in our group which runs a sufficient amount of Graveyard hate, exile effects, etc., PT doesn't alter games like it used to. I'm I calling for an unban? For the average person, probably not. But, for us, its a card we don't loathe anymore than deadeye navigator, consecrated sphinx, new ulamog, and so on.
In its absence, we discovered the power of casting a six drop colorless spell that, with out much set up, can double your mana in one non-interactive cast trigger. Lands inevitably end up in graveyards, and graveyards are inevitably exiled. As I mentioned earlier, it's common for an O Sower to snag 10 lands in our games. Should this card be banned? Absolutely not. But to clarify, my comparison was not direct. It was how games became about casting O Sower (especially for the non green decks) in the absence of PT.