Just pulled my 2nd masterpiece

Sinitar
Sinitar Posts: 42 Just Dropped In
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Just pulled Pact of Negation from a basic pack unlike my first masterpiece it can definitely find a home in any deck how would the elite players out there rank it?

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  • khurram
    khurram Posts: 1,090 Chairperson of the Boards
    Congratulations on opening it from a basic pack :) I have yet to open one from anything other than an elite pack.

    But wait... by basic pack do you mean the single card or three cards booster? Because those are the ones usually referred so.

    Anyway, Pact seemed awesome in theory. But I don't find myself using it as much as I thought I would. Insidious Will always takes preference for me.
  • HomeRn
    HomeRn Posts: 330 Mover and Shaker
    Pact of Negation is a vicious surprise - that can also backfire if you aren't ready for it to drop unexpectedly.  A 2 mana Insidious Will with 5 times the shields is rather annoying.  Especially that forces your opponent to waste a card to get around this (and can buy you time to get set up).

    Just make sure that it doesn't drop into the playfield when you're not ready!
  • Sinitar
    Sinitar Posts: 42 Just Dropped In
    Yeah I guess I should clarify that I did pull it from a basic amonkhet pack
  • wereotter
    wereotter Posts: 2,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    I was about to question that considering if you look at the available cards, you can't get masterpieces from the basic boosters.  But congrats!

    I think others summed it up, just make sure that you disable whatever spells you have coming afterwards. All in all, I feel like playing on the other side of it (I don't own it myself) that Insidious Will is stronger, largely because it's easier to abuse and doesn't effect your spells.

    But the lower cost and higher shield count definitely makes it a powerful card. Just the thing is if you're playing against it, it's really easy to just set the cards in your hand to not cast when filled, and then let the AI counter its own next spell with that support.
  • ManiiNames
    ManiiNames Posts: 213 Tile Toppler
    Ya the AI plays it very poorly.
  • ZW2007-
    ZW2007- Posts: 812 Critical Contributor
    I don't own it but I can see a few applications for it. It seems to be good in a deck/color that has limited removal options. Mono-blue in standard for example is limited to frog or bounce spells for creatures and has no options to deal with supports (excluding Insidious Will of course). Combine it with bounce spells for great effect. It could also go well in decks that have a rather high mana curve. Drop it and charge your next large spell and wait for the AI to counter a spell before casting yours. It could even be a nice little buffer against L1 decks that constantly make you discard. It only takes 2 mana to fill and can sit in your first card slot waiting to be discarded; an added bonus here is that extra copies are redundant anyway.
  • Iworb
    Iworb Posts: 61 Match Maker
    I got my first MP by open free pack too (event reward). It was 'Dark Ritual'. Sadly, my next MP was the same too. Now I've got 5, but only 2 of them are not useless.
  • Firinmahlazer
    Firinmahlazer Posts: 417 Mover and Shaker
    Meanwhile I can't pull a mythic from a Premium Pack. Sigh.
  • Toodles
    Toodles Posts: 31 Just Dropped In
    I'd pay good money for a masterpiece of my choosing. Even if it was only a 'one time purchase' offer. 
  • Rhasget
    Rhasget Posts: 412 Mover and Shaker
    I have actually pulled three MPs since booster crafting came. From rewarded packs since I don't buy any until Ixalan comes.
    Unfortunately they were Mind's Eye x2 and Shatterstorm, the only two I had before.
    Atleast I got alot of orbs but since you can't craft MPs it's annoying to pull dupes so frequently from such a scarce rarity.
  • khurram
    khurram Posts: 1,090 Chairperson of the Boards
    Rhasget said:
    I have actually pulled three MPs since booster crafting came. From rewarded packs since I don't buy any until Ixalan comes.
    Unfortunately they were Mind's Eye x2 and Shatterstorm, the only two I had before.
    Atleast I got alot of orbs but since you can't craft MPs it's annoying to pull dupes so frequently from such a scarce rarity.
    How about you just pretend that you pulled 2 brand new legacy mythics instead?
    I find that it helps.  :)
  • Krishna
    Krishna Posts: 205 Tile Toppler
    its colorless. Colorless. if blue wasnt so damn strong (i.e. cycling) I think pact might be more useful. . But I would LOVE to have pact for my Nahiri x or less damage deck. 
  • GrizzoMtGPQ
    GrizzoMtGPQ Posts: 776 Critical Contributor
    Pact is very excellent.
  • Gunmix25
    Gunmix25 Posts: 1,442 Chairperson of the Boards
      Toodles said:
    I'd pay good money for a masterpiece of my choosing. Even if it was only a 'one time purchase' offer. 

    By "choosing," you mean Omniscience, right? :D
  • James13
    James13 Posts: 665 Critical Contributor
    Gunmix25 said:
      Toodles said:
    I'd pay good money for a masterpiece of my choosing. Even if it was only a 'one time purchase' offer. 

    By "choosing," you mean Omniscience, right? :D
    I'd be hard pressed to say no to Omniscience, but I really would love to have Black Vise.
  • Gunmix25
    Gunmix25 Posts: 1,442 Chairperson of the Boards
    James13 said:
    Gunmix25 said:
      Toodles said:
    I'd pay good money for a masterpiece of my choosing. Even if it was only a 'one time purchase' offer. 

    By "choosing," you mean Omniscience, right? :D
    I'd be hard pressed to say no to Omniscience, but I really would love to have Black Vise.

    I would too. Black Vise is dear to my cold black heart of Paper MTG in the 90'S
  • Grixis197
    Grixis197 Posts: 188 Tile Toppler
    Only have 2 MPs myself just Choke and Omniscience 
  • Sirchombli
    Sirchombli Posts: 322 Mover and Shaker
    I have 5. One is garbage (boots), 1 is hot garbage (gauntlets) one is meh (shatterstorm, which I've pulled 3 of ) then 2 are pretty sweet (chrome mox, and no mercy ) I find it awkward how all over the place their power levels are. Pulling a garbage mp from a regular pack is whatever, but getting one in an elite pack is not fun. One of the many reasons I think they should go the way of the Buffalo 
  • Matthew
    Matthew Posts: 605 Critical Contributor
    Sirchombli said:
    One of the many reasons I think they should go the way of the Buffalo 
    So you think they should be rapidly hunted to near-extinction and then gradually brought back to healthy and sustainable population levels through comprehensive regulatory conservation efforts?

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