Lich's Mastery casting conformation

starfall

Could we have a dialogue box to confirm whether we want to cast Lich's Mastery or not? I know that this behaviour is very uncommon for a support, but it's not unheard of, as Cast Out asks for casting confirmation.

In particular, casting multiple copies of LM can be very damaging to you, and in this modern era of free spells, accidentally putting two into play can be a real possibility.

Mburn7

Shame on you for cheating by using an obviously bugged card.  You deserve the confusion *sarcasm*


In all seriousness, though, you're probably right about this.  But I do like how this kind of balances a really powerful card.  You can use it, but you've got to be really careful with it.

techmarine5

Mburn7 said:

Shame on you for cheating by using an obviously bugged card.  You deserve the confusion *sarcasm*


In all seriousness, though, you're probably right about this.  But I do like how this kind of balances a really powerful card.  You can use it, but you've got to be really careful with it.

You would be right, except that support removal is a thing. It means that you have to be conscientious about your deck building, instead of just tossing in your best cards for an event. Just with creatures, hard removal is the built in counter to a card that is too powerful, especially with a card that has such a huge downside built in- a third of your health.

LordDorwin

When I use this card (mostly in PvE, where you can face idiotically overpowered enemies), I generally switch it off before charging it, then keep it in my hand until needed, when I turn it on to be played.

Tossing it in in the early stages of the game can be detrimental, and it's better to wait and see if the opponent has some sort of support removal ability.

I do the same with In Bolas's Clutches - if there aren't creatures to steal, using it is a waste of mana.

Cast Out is a bit different, as it requires you to specify what to disable, so the ability to decline to use it is more a side effect of that. 

Laeuftbeidir

Actually cast out did auto cast prior to.. Update whatever. I always found it counter intuitive to use a confirmation for a support.. But hey, at least Greg did benefit as well.

LordDorwin

Laeuftbeidir said:

Actually cast out did auto cast prior to.. Update whatever. I always found it counter intuitive to use a confirmation for a support.

Agree with you there - Cast Out is one of the few supports which offer a choice of targets.  I actually turn all supports affecting creatures (and Lich Mastery) off unless I'm certain that a target exists.  I arrange my hand, so I'm at fault if a support deploys into nothing. 

Shaaw

Personally, I'd like to see a "full control" mode where you could turn it on to be prompted for every cast of a spell... Err rather cast of a card..  

LordDorwin

There's supposed to be something where, if you pause the match before or while things are casting, you can stop them by pausing the game.  

I came across this in the FAQ but have not been able to get it to work, probably because the instructions aren't very clear.

starfall

LordDorwin said:

There's supposed to be something where, if you pause the match before or while things are casting, you can stop them by pausing the game.  

I came across this in the FAQ but have not been able to get it to work, probably because the instructions aren't very clear.

First I've heard of it.

Laeuftbeidir

Shaaw said:

Personally, I'd like to see a "full control" mode where you could turn it on to be prompted for every cast of a spell... Err rather cast of a card..  

Well, that'd make playing loop decks quite annoying. I'm not sure whether I see that as an argument in favor or against your idea... I think in favor.