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Jan 10, 2013 - 4:29AM
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Close, but not quite  You're just activating an ability of the card, not actually casting it - therefore, there's no 'spell to counter as such. Stifle  would work to counter Bloodrush though.
Mana abilities are things that add mana to your mana pool, and there you're exactly right, they can't be responded to 
Which brings to an interesting thought, now that you mentions Stifle:
It seems like a perfect time for a Stifle-like printing. Plenty of activated/triggered abilities out for it to be relevant, and it's not incredibly powerful. I could see something being printed at Uncommon, though not exactly stifle. Maybe not stifle per-se, but a counter to activated abilities.
Just a musing.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 5:09AM
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I feel it is not unlikely for there to be a reprint of Squelch  or a riff on Voidslime  . Although if they were going to do a Voidslime reference I suspect they'd have spoiled it already.
Rules Adviser, casual tournament organizer, lover of EDH and MtG evangelist.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 5:28AM
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Yea, between Miracle triggers and Bloodrush it seems a perfect time to get stifle into modern... if they decide they want stifle in modern that is. Of cource they could stick with "whatever, throw it in there and then we can just ban it."
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 5:28AM
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WOW this is an uncommon... absolutely in INSANE in draft.
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Okay, here is the clincher. I've been waiting to say this.
The "cam girl" this was inspired by was just a girl from a social networking website, Stickam. Her name was TinyTerror and she was just a regular girl who was on her webcam, totally unrelated to any type of adult content.
I hope you all feel really smart now.
This is like someone coming into class with a bloody nose and everyone's like "Jeez what happened to you" and they're like "I ran into a wall" and everyone laughs at them for being an idiot but then at the end of the class they say "HAHA JUST KIDDING I PUNCHED MYSELF IN THE FACE!!!!!! TALK ABOUT OWNED HAHAHAHAHA"
I really enjoy imagining this from Kevin's perspective. Because in Kevin's world, Rosewater actually reads everything he types. Mark is sitting there right now, reading this, and thinking "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled. . ." Or some such. He chuckles low, then clicks on "The Best Of KEVINSET" and says "Yes, this'll do just fine. A busty lady with banding who deals direct damage to Zones!? Why this will be the star of my next set, and no one will ever believe you Kevin." Then he closes his Macbook, so his servant may move it out of the way, while another servant puts a Fetal Richard Garfield Clone lathered in Steak Sauce in front of him. Then Mark Feasts.
Sorin walked into the chamber where his newly wed bride, Vampy, awaited. A beam of moonlight illuminated his brilliant silver hair as he strode with confidence towards the bed. His shirtless body showcased his powerful abdominal muscles and he was wearing jeans with holes in the knees.
I wish more girls play magic cards...
Have you considered assassinating Kevin?
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 5:37AM
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- UnCon Prizewinner 2008
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Close, but not quite You're just activating an ability of the card, not actually casting it - therefore, there's no 'spell to counter as such. Stifle would work to counter Bloodrush though.
Mana abilities are things that add mana to your mana pool, and there you're exactly right, they can't be responded to
Which brings to an interesting thought, now that you mentions Stifle:
It seems like a perfect time for a Stifle-like printing. Plenty of activated/triggered abilities out for it to be relevant, and it's not incredibly powerful. I could see something being printed at Uncommon, though not exactly stifle. Maybe not stifle per-se, but a counter to activated abilities.
Just a musing.
stifle actually works against all 5 gatecrash mechanics, neat
if there's a powerful stifle-esque card in the set I'll be very happy
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Ceci n'est pas une pipe.
This definitely doesn't mean what you think it means.
I was referring to the painting The Treachery of Images.
I know.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 5:48AM
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Yea, between Miracle triggers and Bloodrush it seems a perfect time to get stifle into modern... if they decide they want stifle in modern that is. Of cource they could stick with "whatever, throw it in there and then we can just ban it."
That's what I'm thinking. There's been some griping also from the community as a whole about Thragtusk  , and it would handily deal with both this problem and the ridiculousness that comes from Restoration Angel  (The real offender of the decks that run both). And although the red burn spell is a decent enough counter to it, it doesn't really solve that problem.
An uncommon "Counter target activated or triggered ability" at 2 cmc seems plausible(I doubt they'll straight up reprint stifle).
And it just makes sense for limited play, as its becoming more apparent that Gruul is going to be a powerhouse with bloodrush. It would provide a decent answer, without being terribly overbearing.
It would be a heavily used card, methinks, but not one that is meta-defining(It would be run in the SB of every blue deck at least, but it wouldn't swing games in a degenerate manner it would seem).
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 5:55AM
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stifle actually works against all 5 gatecrash mechanics, neat
if there's a powerful stifle-esque card in the set I'll be very happy
That is interesting. Would add an extra level to the play, and given either Simic or Dimir a fighting chance (Although I think Simic stands pretty strong now that we have seen quite a few, Dimir needs some lovin).
Out of the 10 guild mechanics, 8 are pretty much activating or triggered abilities, with only Unleash and Overload being completely exempt. It wouldn't completely hose any of the guilds either, however would just give  players a toolkit to use.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 5:57AM
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ub card, counter target activated or triggered ability, it's controller discards a card
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 6:05AM
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best bloodrush card spoiled so far I think
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5 months ago ::
Jan 10, 2013 - 6:43AM
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This is uncommon!?! Whoa. 
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