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This is just one of the best card you can put in a blue deck. If you combine it with powerfull expensive card you almost cannot be beaten
-- By Anonymous from New York on November 12, 2001
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This card must have been a mistake, it's insanely good. i love it. i want one.
-- By Anonymous from Anonymous on March 13, 2003
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This is Magic best counterspell, but i have burned my self to death on it so be careful to have something to spend the mana on.
-- By Anonymous from Norway on October 29, 2003
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Imagine this: A Mahamoti Djinn out on the 3rd turn.
-- By Anonymous from Honolulu, HI on December 31, 2003
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i have a mana drain, when you bring a huge monster to the game at the second turn because you have countered a spell at first turn, you are understanding the value of it more and more and more... best counterspell of the game.
-- By anonymous from anonymous on September 07, 2004
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The power behind so many different decks....If you burn yourself to death, then you are doing something wrong :-/
-- By Anonymous from texas on January 03, 2005
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the best counterspell in magic! dropping jester's cap 2nd turn or even a abyss or moat will definately cripple ur opponent =)
-- By Anonymous from Singapore on January 08, 2005
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You might be thinking, "why is this counterspell worth so much money?" Well despite the rarity of the card, its extra ability of providing mana is the fuel for every blue based deck in Type One. This card is essential. Plus its got a cool picture. I mean, I like the bug.
-- By Royal Ass. from K.C. on January 15, 2005
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Questa carta buonissima assai. E' la carta contra magica piu forte.
-- By Royal Ass from K.C. on January 15, 2005
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I have just one, but u can still feel the power. My opponent had a god hand and hardcasted a ds colossus. I countered it....to play my own one :D
-- By Anonymous from Netherlands on February 13, 2005
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3rd or 4th turn, countered first millstone with mana drain, used it on jesters cap, other 3 millstones gone.
-- By Legend from Maine on March 08, 2005
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The best counterspell in the game. The mana it gives is useful for casting such things as Mindslaver, Pentabus, and other bombs.
-- By Ben from Canada on June 05, 2005
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Mi puzza il culo come pochi!!!
-- By Antonio Fa Caldo from Napoli on July 14, 2005
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its very very very good but its not the best counterspell in the game. that title belongs to force of will. no question
-- By Anonymous from Moon on November 08, 2007
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This was good but then they printed DAZE
-- By David from NYC, NY USA on December 01, 2007
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How in the world is Daze even remotely on par with this card. Daze lets you pull an island up instead of paying the 2. And it only counters the spell unless they pay 1 colorless. Mana drain counters the spell (bye bye) and gives you the mana next turn to play with.
-- By Anonymous from under the rainbow on January 31, 2008
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this card has won more games of magic than any other, ever, period.
-- By Anonymous from sudbury,ontario,canada on February 06, 2008
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it's between this and force of will for the best counterspell...what a toss up, right? this is just great if your opponent flips up something darksteel-colossus-like with a hideaway land..."counter your spell, my turn? ok. i'll demonfire you for 16." ouch...that guy just got pwned.
-- By greg from here on February 27, 2009
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While Force of Will is a very, very good counterspell, it doesn't hold a candle to this spell; and it's not even close.
Not only Mana Drain stop your opponent from executing a spell, it ALSO accelerates your mana. Properly used, this is a deadly combination.
Force of Will isn't even in this card's league...
-- By Lunaticfringe from So Cal, USA on March 24, 2009
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This car helped me win several 1.5 tourneys..heck, the 4 I bought more than piad for themselves truth be told..they helped me win a black lotus. Play with the card or get beat by it and you will really understand its power in the game.
-- By Bigfoot from Kentucky on July 19, 2009
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LMFAO at Bigfoot, you won a Black Lotus, SURE. But anyways, cant beleave this card has gone over $100, so glade I traded for a ton when they first came about, and still have 12 of them. :/ Sure wish I had more for more deck.
-- By Ragnar from Oroville, CA. USA on August 11, 2009
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With the Magic 2010 rules' removal of mana burn, Mana Drain just became the best counterspell in the game. There is no downside to use it anymore, and thus it is strictly better than the identically-costing Counterspell. Force of Will is probably the only other counterspell whose strength is comparable, but it has a different role.
-- By Myria from Orange County, CA on August 18, 2009
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I could just cry!!!!! I had five of these cards...and I lost them to a house fire!!!
if only I knew how valuable it was...I would have grabed my box of magic cards instead of my cell phone when the fire hit...I could just cry!!! In fact I am crying!!!
Man my friend would just kill himself if he knew what he traded me for six booster packs of Weatherlight! lol!
This sucks!!!
Oh and...yah it is an awsome spell! I rarely used it myself because I only like red and black magic...but still an awsome spell!
-- By Jese Anderson from Alaska on October 24, 2009
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Myria is right on all counts. this is the crown jewel of any control deck. strictly better than counterspell.
-- By matt from places on October 31, 2009
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The Mana you gain from countering must be used during your upkeep, which greatly limits the card's traditional effectiveness. I miss the extra Main Phase mana bonus!
-- By ferrioso from Sioux Falls, SD on November 13, 2009
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@ferrioso: What do you mean it can only be used during upkeep? It says "your next main phase" on the card and last time I checked upkeep was not a main phase.
Other than that this card became even more dumbtarded after mana burning got nixed. Nothing feels better than Mana Draining someone's FoW : - )
-- By Khurtz from Fairport, NY on February 19, 2010
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to your mana pool, where X is the casting cost of target spell.
