Phyrexian scriptures need some love.

Bil
Bil Posts: 831 Critical Contributor
edited June 2018 in MtGPQ General Discussion
   As the title says, this card could be great and could lead to interesting builds if it wasn't made useless because of the second chapter's conditions.
   To be worth playing and to get a decent chance to destroy creatures, it should target creatures that aren't artifact AND buffed instead of the current version that target creatures that aren't artifact OR buffed.
   Another option would be to stick to the paper version and destroy each and every non-artifact creature.

  As a sidenote, it would also be more coherent with the phyrexian background which would make sense as the sagas are depicting the story of Dominaria.

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  • bk1234
    bk1234 Posts: 2,924 Chairperson of the Boards
    Bil said:
       As the title says, this card could be great and could lead to interesting builds if it wasn't made useless because of the second chapter's conditions.
       To be worth playing and to get a decent chance to destroy creatures, it should target creatures that aren't artifact AND buffed instead of the current version that target creatures that aren't artifact OR buffed.
       Another option would be to stick to the paper version and destroy each and every non-artifact creature.

      As a sidenote, it would also be more coherent with the phyrexian background which would make sense as the sagas are depicting the story of Dominaria.
    I just pulled this yesterday and haven’t had the opportunity to try it — but this is discouraging. 
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  • wereotter
    wereotter Posts: 2,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    I've been able to abuse this support pretty readily using spells and creatures that buff each other, then just using Phyrexian Scriptures to destroy only my opponent's creatures. I don't think the support is bad, and it allows for more flexible builds than just destroying non-artifact creatures.
  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,959 Chairperson of the Boards
    @wereotter I used it that way too  but I found it somewhat interesting (and bummed me out a bit) how often the opponent buffs their creatures. The second chapter is so inconsistent that it's rarely that useful. 
  • Bil
    Bil Posts: 831 Critical Contributor
       I wouldn't say the support is bad as it still have useful functions but it is definitely not worth 15 mana as it is now. I'd rather play the eldest reborn instead ... At least i would be sure of the result.
       Besides, that buffed creatures thing is an addition that makes no sense at all. The original paper version of the card was ok ... what is the purpose of adding this ridiculous condition that just makes the card flavorless and hardly worth playing?
  • khurram
    khurram Posts: 1,090 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited June 2018
    It should at least give +3/+3 to the target creature and the second chapter should destroy all non artifacts (regardless of creatures or supports). Period.

    PS: Well, maybe not supports, but it would be awesome wouldn't it.
  • gogol666
    gogol666 Posts: 316 Mover and Shaker
    I agree with the need of removing the buffed condition from the destroy function and I will appreciate a larger buff in the first page, but I don't think it is necessary
  • FindingHeart8
    FindingHeart8 Posts: 2,731 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited June 2018
    Yeah it was the first mythic I'd pulled from Dominaria since the first wave of premium packs I purchased in the beginning.  May have some occasional uses but otherwise it's another mediocre mtgpq mythic.

    I guess to be fair the paper mtg card isn't much better, but a wrath-effect in paper magic is much more valuable than in mtgpq, so there's a strong argument for buffing it in mtgpq.
  • BATMAN1
    BATMAN1 Posts: 146 Tile Toppler
    I think the only weakness of this card lies in its 3rd saga. Either the damage should have no cap or the graveyard shouldn’t be exiled. 
  • Bil
    Bil Posts: 831 Critical Contributor
    edited June 2018
    BATMAN1 said:
    I think the only weakness of this card lies in its 3rd saga. Either the damage should have no cap or the graveyard shouldn’t be exiled. 
       If we refer to the paper version, the card was never meant to be a damage card though, its clearly meant to be a boardwipe that only prevents artifact creatures from being killed (which actually depicts the storyline of the phyrexian creation). In that perspective the mtgpq card is a fail.
       The damage on third chapter is also an addition that doesnt make much sense, and a week compensation if your oponent board resists the second chapter because of a buff.
        Honestly, I'd rather have a card that fulfils properly his main goal than a card that averagely and unsatisfactory fulfils two diferent purposes.

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