Card Text : Buyback - Choose and discard 2 cards. (You may choose and discard two cards in addition to any other costs when you play this spell. If you do, put Forbid into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.)
use in my five color 1.5 deck. works great, especially with the buyback option. i themed my five color on each of the colores traditional strengths and surprise! 'forbid' became representative of its color. works in conjunction with 'bazaar of baghdad' , 'intuition' , and 'squee, goblin nabob.' a counterspell every turn can obviously be devastating to your opponent. or , if you don't have the cards to discard to it (like 'squee') you can lock the game down for a turn or three if your board position is better. then use 'eternal witness' to get back all the goodies you threw away to this card. in conclusion; a niche card that can be very powerful in the right deck....... -- By Anonymous from gainesville, FL USA on February 05, 2005