card drawing for you. card drawing for all your opponents too. net change: no card advantage for you. Sorry, but I can't come up with a good reasn for them to print Font of Mythos, and as for Jace, to compare him to Mine or Font is a joke. He allows you to keep a 2-1 card draw advantage over your opponent. All by himself. No other cards needed. you can't say the same about Howling Mine or Font of Mythos.

  -- By Kitsune from Canada on January 27, 2011

No advantage eh? Try with Tezzeret, Time Sieve, Open the Vaults, borderposts, cheap artifacts in general. I made a deck with infinite turns, an infinite library, and immunity to exile. Seriously, this deck finds card advantage from the ultimate of Jace, the Mind Sculptor being played AGAINST it. See relic of progentius and mirror of fate to understand that. And the most valuable card in the deck is honestly howling mine. If you think the mine is junk you just arent a Johnny, combo player. NBD but give the mine its due. If you think this sucks ask yourself why Jace Beleren and Font of mythos were ever printed? I own 20 copies of this and need 4 more.

  -- By Dinosaur from Capron, Il on October 18, 2010

In order to defeat your opponent in a game, you must create some kind of advantageous situation for yourself. This card provides absolutely no advantage over your opponent. None. Nada. Zilch. Zip. Zero. I don't see how it could be any more obvious. The more cards like this you have in a deck that don't improve your overall situation,the less likely you are to win. That's just basic common sense.. at least I thought it was....

  -- By Kitsune from Canada on October 05, 2010

ah i think , 2 anvil of bogardan plus 2 howling mine is better, in a right deck...hehehe...

  -- By Noy Noy from pilipinas on March 23, 2010

This card may not help most of the time with card "advantage" but is an awsome addition to the right deck. There are tons of decks in which this thing works wonders.. and is actually a near Staple in any deck i use that runs Stasis. There are all kinds of ways to take away the bonus from the opponents extra draw.. relic barrier... loadstone myr... Icy Manipulator... These in deck with Font of Mythos.. think Runeflare Trap. Wonderful card in the right deck.. anyone who gives it less than 3 stars because they think the card is useless.. obviously isnt playing the same game. Buy 4 of these and they will go well in countless decks you'll make for the rest of your mtg playing life.

  -- By JEA from Shepherdsville, Ky U.S. on February 05, 2010

i think that if you have a deck that is pland to have this card then you are much beter off then your opnent

  -- By Anonymous from u.s.a on January 02, 2010

It is very stupid to play cards that help your opponent just as much as they help you it gives you no advantage at all, unless you start throwing other cards in you deck to combo with, but then you are just wasting time and mana because there are much more better ways to get card advantage.

  -- By Mark from Wisconsin on December 16, 2009

combined with icy manipulator, this most definitely IS card advantage...for next to nothing, too! icy manipulator can double as a creature-tapper if you haven't drawn your howling mine(s) yet, too, which is cool. also awesome with underworld dreams and kederekt parasite.

  -- By greg from here on March 29, 2009

Can someone please say... Underworld Dreams! Make your opponent wince instead of smile when you have 3 of these out. Throw a couple of Black Vises in play too. Seriously this is one of the most underestimated cards out there.

  -- By Bernd from Ternat, Belgium on January 31, 2009

This card is certainly not for every deck, which is precisely why it is so powerful. In my experience with the card, the deck that contains it is able to handle the added cards each turn and your opponent cannot make use of it as well as you can. For this reason, it actually helps you more than your opponent since your deck can make full use of it.

  -- By Anonymous from Maine on January 27, 2009

This card will not give you card advantage without something extra. Sure you can draw cards, but so can your opponent. In fact, your opponent gets to draw cards first, because you cannot play it until after your draw phase. If you do manage to find some way to tap it every turn after you gain the card, you are kind of wasting your time. There are much better things to do with an ability to tap permanents. Not a great rare.

  -- By Geckle from RI on March 26, 2008

It's okay. it's only really good in millstone decks. maybe discard decks because you also help your opponent as much as you help yourself.

  -- By Anonymous from Springfield, MO USA on March 16, 2007

very useful card. Mix this with a black deck running underworld dreams, and you have an extra little knife twist to other players in a group game.

  -- By Anonymous from California on October 06, 2005

I give this card a 4 since although it allows you to draw more cards it helps your opponent, but not only does it help your foe. It helps them first. It takes effect durning the upkeep, and by the time you play this card yours has past allowing them to draw first.

  -- By Bruce Daw from UT.Sandy on August 21, 2005

Best artifact ever!

  -- By Jordan Kennedy from Pittsfield, MA on September 08, 2004

Say it with me. W00T! Best card drawing for its cost, next to Ancestral Recall.

  -- By Anonymous from Canada on January 29, 2004

This is definetly a phenomenal card...in combo decks. Try using this with an ensnaring bridge and a grafted skullcap, add a few living deaths too while you're at it. If you're not into classic decks, try donate, megrim, and grafted skullcap with this. But if you find combo decks unreliable, try it with some spellshapers. This is definetly a card to get.

  -- By Matt Marinello from Minneapolis, MN USA on September 10, 2003

i think this artifact is one of the best of all, and if you don't believe me try it i have 4 in my deck and i win the 90% thanks to this card. when i started playind the game one of the guys told me that the best thing that we can do in the game is draw cards and believe me it is true.

  -- By artifact lover from miami, FL USA on April 01, 2003

this one and words of wilding yummy

  -- By Alex from Borgholm Öland Sweden on November 16, 2002

Howling mine is another one of those excellent cards. You get 2 cards a turn and that greatly increases your chances of drawing a game breaking card like Roffelos, Grim Lavamancer, Braids, Spiritmonger, and helps you set up combos. I love this card cause it is so useful although it does give your opponent another draw it is usually worth it. :)

  -- By Anonymous from mn on May 10, 2002

howling mine will aways be a great card in any deck card drawing is a staple win winning and howling mine is just the best best card drawer avalible plain and simple

  -- By michael from forest lake mn on December 31, 2001

A useful card. Especially for swarm decks and burn decks, because when you have no cards, you can't do nuthin'

  -- By Hani Ebeid from Denton, Texas on June 04, 2001