Hidetsugu's Second Rite

[smallface99]

After playtesting in Apprentice I have decided my original impression about this card was right....it is ABSURD! I am telling you, this card is going to make a serious impact in Standard and probably Kami block. Thoughts? Comments?
Jon

[dragon_flip24]

No. There are so many things wrong with Hidetsugu's Second Rite. Anyone can simply avoid having 10 life and fizzling the spell.

[smallface99]

Of course there are ways around it, that is true about every card! I know I personally am not going to be too disappointed if my opponent Magma Jets or Slogs themself in response to me playing Second Rite. If your opponent sees a Second Rite...well side it out for the next game. Nothing would be more pleasing then having my opponent mana burn themselves from 11 to 9 because they are afraid to lose to the card again...even though I sided them out. Of course there will be times when an opponent finds a way around Second Rite, but just the threat of it is enough to make your opponent play differently (Hmmm, I am at 12...you attack with two Hearth Kami...I could block one but, I don't want to get Second Rited...okay I'll take all 4...oops you didn't have a Second Rite!). Lastly, its an instant...what that is actually played other than red, City of Brass, and Tailismans can find a way to damage itself on the spot to prevent a Last Rite....? The card is good.
Jon

[smallface99]

Here playtest this...you will see...

4 Slogger
4 Seething Song
3 Tops
2 Pulse of the Forge
3 Second Rite
4 Magma Jet
4 Firewalker
4 Hearth Kami
4 Shrapnel Blast
4 Vulshok Sorcerer
4 Chrome Mox
4 Blinkmoth Nexus
16 Mountains

[dragon_flip24]

A player just needs to tap one land to mana burn himself to power his way out of a possible Rite hit.

So, it's just a bluff card. Tell me how many Rites you've successfully hit.

[smallface99]

Uh...buddy, mana doesn't drain from mana pools until the end of a phase...not right away. Know the rules before you start talking about the...and I would guess I successfully used it 20 plus times.
Jon

[dragon_flip24]

Okay, fine. I was wrong about the mana burn thing. I'll admit that.

Anyway, I'll give you 20 bucks if you can win a PTQ with that. Just to show me how impressive you claim it to be ;)

[Pawn907]

Anyway, I'll give you 20 bucks if you can win a PTQ with that. Just to show me how impressive you claim it to be ;)
You're gonna wish you'd never said that.

But anyways, it is a pretty good card, and will find it's way into many sligh decks, probably including Pawn907's. Maybe a sideboard card, but sided in against what? white weenie? black decks? I dunno. test with it some more and let us all know.