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8 months ago ::
Oct 04, 2012 - 2:56PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 21, 2010
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Has anybody tried putting Research//Development on Isochron? It seems like some split of 9 power/3 cards every turn would be really, really good....
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8 months ago ::
Oct 05, 2012 - 3:28AM
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Sep 25, 2012
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i'm pretty sure you can't imprint that card on stick since dev.'s CMC is 5 but I could be wrong and unless you're packing some serious heat in your SB i'd rather imprint a different card
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8 months ago ::
Oct 05, 2012 - 9:15AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 21, 2010
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You can imprint a Split card on Scepter as long as one side is an Instant with CMC 2 or less. Then, when activating the Scepter, you can cast either side of the split card.
Etiamnunc sto, etiamsi caelum ruat.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 11, 2012 - 7:24PM
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The thing is, unlike other cards, if you don't have the stick out, R&D sucks.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 10:07AM
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Date Joined:
Sep 25, 2012
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I don't exactly know how R&D on a stick would be a good idea though since you're increasing your deck size for answers, and you can only use it up to 4 turns anyways given you get 4 cards 3 times and 3 on the 4th. I'd much rather have boomerang, holy day, fog, remand, or any other control card over R/D
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 1:57PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 21, 2010
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I don't exactly know how R&D on a stick would be a good idea though since you're increasing your deck size for answers, and you can only use it up to 4 turns anyways given you get 4 cards 3 times and 3 on the 4th. I'd much rather have boomerang, holy day, fog, remand, or any other control card over R/D
I'm not increasing my deck size at all. I'm getting some combination of 0-3 cards drawn and 0-3 3/1 creatures. That seems pretty good for 2 mana a turn.
Cat is right, though, both sides of R&D are pretty bad without the Scepter.
Etiamnunc sto, etiamsi caelum ruat.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 3:06PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 25, 2012
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How do you get 3 cards drawn? It shuffles up to 4 cards from your SB into your library unless I am completely blind...but yeah it could be a benefit to maybe a gifts deck or something but I don't think it'd be worth the mana spent =\
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8 months ago ::
Oct 12, 2012 - 3:08PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 25, 2012
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you're not getting creatures at all the cost of development is too high to play on a stick the CMC has to be 2 or less. nvm I guess I was wrong but still naturalize does wonders 
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5 months ago ::
Jan 05, 2013 - 11:08AM
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Like Rmd stated unless you are relying on heavy sideboard action it is not worth it. But there are alot of great cards to put on the stick like Orim's Chant  , Geth's Verdict  , Ponder  and the list goes on and on.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 06, 2013 - 9:30PM
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Except that Orim's Chant is not a card you can use in Modern. But that being said you can still use Silence.
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