I love this card... I've gotten Chandra Nalaar out turn 1 w/ this. Mana Crypt + Mountain for Seething Song = Chandra and generally a scoop thereafter, especially when I also run Browbeat and Devastation in the deck.

  -- By Jay from Minneapolis, MN USA on November 10, 2010

I wish I had $160, I'd have four of them :D

  -- By Eric from Lethbridge, AB, Canada on April 06, 2010

just to clarify, this card is legal in vintage and edh as a one of. but banned in all other formats.

  -- By Anonymous from ontario on December 02, 2009

Great card! the 'Spanish' language card is really Portuguese!

  -- By Ian from Milan, MO USA on October 03, 2009

Awesome, the coin flipping might be antiquated but who really cares about three damage when you are winning on the first turn with two extra moxes!

  -- By Matt from Corbin, KY on March 24, 2008

This might be the most powerful card next to the lotus because of it's math. mox's give out 0:1 ratio as this one gives out 0:2. The side effect of flipping a coin is just nowhere near enough of a drawback to offset two free grey mana on turn one. I own four, and wish I had twelve. for the amout of money this card cost it is the very best you can get. It's also illegale in EVERY tournament format!

  -- By Azmodeus Lore from Dark Heart of the Wood on October 31, 2007

in combo decks it is a life saver getting 2 mana for free is a mayor boost

  -- By Anonymous from europe on September 18, 2006

life gain is great and all but why not just turn one mana crypt, island, tinker into mana crypt and put out something reasonable like a darksteel colossus?

  -- By niles from ventura, ca usa on September 08, 2006

This is card is wonderful in a black/white deck where you have some life point regeneration, can easily make up for any of the damage you take, makes this card unstopable.

  -- By Anonymous from California on May 30, 2005