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1d4chan>SirSprinkles at 07:35, 10 March 2022

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	''Each player shuffles his or her hand and graveyard into his or her library, then draws seven cards.''		''Each player shuffles his or her hand and graveyard into his or her library, then draws seven cards.''

	Timetwister isn't as obviously broken as the other members of the Power Nine, since it's seemingly symmetrical, but if there's a large ''asymmetry'' in players' current hand sizes the casting player can get a downright degenerate level of card swing out of one card and three mana, while kicking any combo pieces out of the opponents' hands and/or graveyards. Timetwister has the unique distinction of being the only member of the Power Nine ''not'' banned/restricted in every format; it's legal in Commander , though its expense and rarity means you're very unlikely to see it ''(and frankly in Commander there's a good chance you'll regret giving your opponent a fresh hand)''.		Timetwister isn't as obviously broken as the other members of the Power Nine, since it's seemingly symmetrical, but if there's a large ''asymmetry'' in players' current hand sizes the casting player can get a downright degenerate level of card swing out of one card and three mana, while kicking any combo pieces out of the opponents' hands and/or graveyards. Timetwister has the unique distinction of being the only member of the Power Nine ''not'' banned/restricted in every format; it's legal in Commander, though its expense and rarity means you're very unlikely to see it ''(and frankly in Commander there's a good chance you'll regret giving your opponent a fresh hand)''.

	== Additional Contenders ==		== Additional Contenders ==

1d4chan>SpectralTime: /* Timetwister */

2021-05-31T16:13:33Z

Timetwister

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	''Each player shuffles his or her hand and graveyard into his or her library, then draws seven cards.''		''Each player shuffles his or her hand and graveyard into his or her library, then draws seven cards.''

	Timetwister isn't as obviously broken as the other members of the Power Nine, since it's seemingly symmetrical, but if there's a large ''asymmetry'' in players' current hand sizes the casting player can get a downright degenerate level of card swing out of one card and three mana, while kicking any combo pieces out of the opponents' hands. Timetwister has the unique distinction of being the only member of the Power Nine ''not'' banned/restricted in every format; it's legal in Commander , though its expense and rarity means you're very unlikely to see it ''(and frankly in Commander there's a good chance you'll regret giving your opponent a fresh hand)''.		Timetwister isn't as obviously broken as the other members of the Power Nine, since it's seemingly symmetrical, but if there's a large ''asymmetry'' in players' current hand sizes the casting player can get a downright degenerate level of card swing out of one card and three mana, while kicking any combo pieces out of the opponents' hands and/or graveyards. Timetwister has the unique distinction of being the only member of the Power Nine ''not'' banned/restricted in every format; it's legal in Commander , though its expense and rarity means you're very unlikely to see it ''(and frankly in Commander there's a good chance you'll regret giving your opponent a fresh hand)''.

	== Additional Contenders ==		== Additional Contenders ==

1d4chan>SpectralTime: /* Contract from Below */

2021-03-10T05:49:03Z

Contract from Below

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	=== Contract from Below ===		=== Contract from Below ===
	''Discard your hand, ante the top card of your library, and draw 7 cards. Remove contract from below from your deck at the ~~beggining~~ of the game if ~~your~~ not playing for ante.''		''Discard your hand, ante the top card of your library, and draw 7 cards. Remove contract from below from your deck at the beginning of the game if you're not playing for ante.''

	Literally banned from every format not because of its power level but because it incorporates literal gambling into the game. WotC banned it, alongside all other ante cards before the authorities would step in because the game had gambling elements. Ignoring the fact that it adds to your ante, it lets you draw a whole new hand for a single black mana. You are probably not losing if you just drew a whole new hand, and if this card can be built around (like in a storm deck) it is downright unstoppable. But again, since it is an ante card it cannot be legally used in any official format. Since Shandalar is a single-player video game the gambling problem isn't relevant and even then it's on the same defacto ban list as the Power Nine.		Literally banned from every format not because of its power level but because it incorporates literal gambling into the game. WotC banned it, alongside all other ante cards before the authorities would step in because the game had gambling elements. Ignoring the fact that it adds to your ante, it lets you draw a whole new hand for a single black mana. You are probably not losing if you just drew a whole new hand, and if this card can be built around (like in a storm deck) it is downright unstoppable. But again, since it is an ante card it cannot be legally used in any official format. Since Shandalar is a single-player video game the gambling problem isn't relevant and even then it's on the same defacto ban list as the Power Nine.

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Black Lotus */

2020-11-22T23:32:25Z

Black Lotus

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	''Sacrifice Black Lotus: Add three mana of any one color to your mana pool.''		''Sacrifice Black Lotus: Add three mana of any one color to your mana pool.''

	~~Jesus Christ~~, ~~how horrifying~~. Wizards has a long history of trying to "fix" this card, and every time except for one (Lotus Bloom, which takes ''three'' turns to get you mana and ''still'' ended up being the highlight of at least one World Championship deck) the "balanced" Lotus clone was still so hideously broken that it ended up getting banned.		Mother of god. Forget ''linear'' infinite mana, there are ways to go '''exponentially''' infinite mana with this. Wizards has a long history of trying to "fix" this card, and every time except for one (Lotus Bloom, which takes ''three'' turns to get you mana and ''still'' ended up being the highlight of at least one World Championship deck) the "balanced" Lotus clone was still so hideously broken that it ended up getting banned.

	=== Moxen ===		=== Moxen ===

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Tolarian Academy */

2020-10-14T02:31:22Z

Tolarian Academy

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	''<nowiki>{T}</nowiki>: Add <nowiki>{U}</nowiki> to your mana pool for each artifact you control.''		''<nowiki>{T}</nowiki>: Add <nowiki>{U}</nowiki> to your mana pool for each artifact you control.''

	HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. '''Banned.''' Banned in Legacy, banned in Commander, restricted in Vintage. This ''legendary'' land doesn't even come into play tapped. It can pump more mana off the goddamn moxes and sol rings. ~~It was banned in Standard barely two months after it came out.~~		HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. '''Banned.''' Banned in Legacy, banned in Commander, restricted in Vintage. This ''legendary'' land doesn't even come into play tapped. It can pump more mana off the goddamn moxes and sol rings.

	[[Category:Magic: The Gathering]][[Category:Gamebreaking]][[Category:Gamer Slang]]		[[Category:Magic: The Gathering]][[Category:Gamebreaking]][[Category:Gamer Slang]]

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Tolarian Academy */

2020-10-14T02:28:09Z

Tolarian Academy

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	''<nowiki>{T}</nowiki>: Add <nowiki>{U}</nowiki> to your mana pool for each artifact you control.''		''<nowiki>{T}</nowiki>: Add <nowiki>{U}</nowiki> to your mana pool for each artifact you control.''

	HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. '''Banned.''' Banned in Legacy, banned in Commander, restricted in Vintage. This ''legendary'' land doesn't even come into play tapped. It can pump more mana off the goddamn moxes and sol rings.		HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. '''Banned.''' Banned in Legacy, banned in Commander, restricted in Vintage. This ''legendary'' land doesn't even come into play tapped. It can pump more mana off the goddamn moxes and sol rings. It was banned in Standard barely two months after it came out.

	[[Category:Magic: The Gathering]][[Category:Gamebreaking]][[Category:Gamer Slang]]		[[Category:Magic: The Gathering]][[Category:Gamebreaking]][[Category:Gamer Slang]]

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Tolarian Academy */

2020-10-14T02:20:39Z

Tolarian Academy

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	Sol Ring is a ridiculous mana source from Alpha that is restricted in Vintage, which leads many to refer to it as the tenth member of the Power Nine, although [[Arabian Nights\|Library of Alexandria]] is also a strong contender for the title. Unlike the "real" Power Nine, Sol Ring is weak enough to be considered legal in [[Commander]], where the increased life totals and singleton limit on cards keep the ramp it provides from being too big of a deal.		Sol Ring is a ridiculous mana source from Alpha that is restricted in Vintage, which leads many to refer to it as the tenth member of the Power Nine, although [[Arabian Nights\|Library of Alexandria]] is also a strong contender for the title. Unlike the "real" Power Nine, Sol Ring is weak enough to be considered legal in [[Commander]], where the increased life totals and singleton limit on cards keep the ramp it provides from being too big of a deal.

	==Tolarian Academy==		===Tolarian Academy===
	''<nowiki>{T}</nowiki>: Add <nowiki>{U}</nowiki> to your mana pool for each artifact you control.''		''<nowiki>{T}</nowiki>: Add <nowiki>{U}</nowiki> to your mana pool for each artifact you control.''

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Tolarian Academy */

2020-10-14T02:20:07Z

Tolarian Academy

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	''<nowiki>{T}</nowiki>: Add <nowiki>{U}</nowiki> to your mana pool for each artifact you control.''		''<nowiki>{T}</nowiki>: Add <nowiki>{U}</nowiki> to your mana pool for each artifact you control.''

	HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. '''Banned.''' Banned in Legacy, banned in Commander, restricted in Vintage. This ''legendary'' land doesn't even come into play tapped. It can pump ~~'''~~more~~'''~~ mana off the goddamn moxes.		HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. '''Banned.''' Banned in Legacy, banned in Commander, restricted in Vintage. This ''legendary'' land doesn't even come into play tapped. It can pump more mana off the goddamn moxes and sol rings.

	[[Category:Magic: The Gathering]][[Category:Gamebreaking]][[Category:Gamer Slang]]		[[Category:Magic: The Gathering]][[Category:Gamebreaking]][[Category:Gamer Slang]]