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Flag Long_Con • January 21, 2013 4:33 AM PST

Bioshift U/G
Instant
Move any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller.

"It's all right if you change your mind. There's always a chance we can rearrange parts later." -Zija, Simic Mutationist

Good, flexible card with Evolve.

Flag Themisto • January 21, 2013 4:36 AM PST

Before the spoils, i was hoping simic would get this effect, but as a static ability in and enchantment or creature.

Flag Steinhauser • January 21, 2013 5:23 AM PST

I guess this can do some cool things with some of the rarer Simic cards that play with counters, but is it worth a slot in any old Simic deck?

Flag Living_Wings • January 21, 2013 5:28 AM PST

Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:23AM, Steinhauser wrote:
I guess this can do some cool things with some of the rarer Simic cards that play with counters, but is it worth a slot in any old Simic deck?

Limited? Yes.

Flag Nocculum • January 21, 2013 5:39 AM PST

Fate Transfer

Lite.

Flag RorixCollector • January 21, 2013 5:40 AM PST

Might be playable in dedicate evolve decks.

Flag Steinhauser • January 21, 2013 5:56 AM PST

Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:28AM, Living_Wings wrote:
Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:23AM, Steinhauser wrote:
I guess this can do some cool things with some of the rarer Simic cards that play with counters, but is it worth a slot in any old Simic deck?

Limited? Yes.

How so?

Without some way to get advanatage from your +1/+1 counters (like all the rares with evolve have), you're just making things bigger and smaller with this spell. Even as a trick, it doesn't seem worth spending a card to add 0 net power to the board.

Flag Glare_of_the_Loxodon • January 21, 2013 6:49 AM PST

Hah, this is really really Simic. XD

Flag Iamwinterborn • January 21, 2013 6:58 AM PST

Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:56AM, Steinhauser wrote:
Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:28AM, Living_Wings wrote:
Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:23AM, Steinhauser wrote:
I guess this can do some cool things with some of the rarer Simic cards that play with counters, but is it worth a slot in any old Simic deck?

Limited? Yes.

How so?

Without some way to get advanatage from your +1/+1 counters (like all the rares with evolve have), you're just making things bigger and smaller with this spell. Even as a trick, it doesn't seem worth spending a card to add 0 net power to the board.

Well... yeah. It can be used as a trick, and then the creature that got smaller can evolve again. Or they use removal, and you save their "evolution counters" and give them to someone else to turn THEM into a threat as well.

It just seems to have a lot of utility. I can tell you, on prerelease, if I am staring down a Simic board attacking me, I am going to be very afraid of this card. My blocks can go very wrong. (Which is why I will be playing Gruul at the first prerelease I go to, so I don't have to worry about such silly things like blocking.)

Flag Long_Con • January 21, 2013 7:56 AM PST

This card should always act as removal, or to counter removal, to be used properly.

Flag Kazepenku • January 21, 2013 7:58 AM PST

finished drawing 7 cards with zegana? Why not move all of them onto the manadork and cast your worldspine wurm?

Flag Long_Con • January 21, 2013 8:01 AM PST

Jan 21, 2013 -- 7:58AM, Kazepenku wrote:
finished drawing 7 cards with zegana? Why not move all of them onto the manadork and cast your worldspine wurm?

Perhaps use Gyre Sage as your mana dork of choice.

Flag HairlessThoctar • January 21, 2013 9:11 AM PST

A combat trick and evolve enabler?
Nice.

Flag CommanderGreven • January 21, 2013 10:14 AM PST

This could cause some headaches in limited.

Flag Rokukel • January 21, 2013 11:51 AM PST

I really like it. A very useful card.

Flag bay_falconer • January 21, 2013 11:54 AM PST

Jan 21, 2013 -- 9:11AM, HairlessThoctar wrote:
A combat trick and evolve enabler?
Nice.

SWDS: 5/5

But Simic usually are.

Flag RPJesus • January 21, 2013 12:01 PM PST

Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:56AM, Steinhauser wrote:
Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:28AM, Living_Wings wrote:
Jan 21, 2013 -- 5:23AM, Steinhauser wrote:
I guess this can do some cool things with some of the rarer Simic cards that play with counters, but is it worth a slot in any old Simic deck?

Limited? Yes.

How so?

Without some way to get advanatage from your +1/+1 counters (like all the rares with evolve have), you're just making things bigger and smaller with this spell. Even as a trick, it doesn't seem worth spending a card to add 0 net power to the board.

To quote my friend

"they ahve 1 blocker
I have 2 attackers.
I have 1 card in hand.
I stare him in the face
He knows."

Flag TheBringer • January 21, 2013 12:20 PM PST

This card is absolutely beautiful in a dedicated evolve deck.
I can't wait to play around with Simic, especially with this little gem in their arsenal.

Flag Matt_Holck • January 21, 2013 12:26 PM PST

It's a card loss, I'd rather cast an instant the gives me more +1/+1 counters

Flag Living_Wings • January 21, 2013 12:28 PM PST

Jan 21, 2013 -- 12:26PM, Matt_Holck wrote:
It's a card loss, I'd rather cast an instant the gives me more +1/+1 counters

I'd like to introduce you to my friend Fathom Mage.

Flag FortuneRahl • January 21, 2013 12:43 PM PST

Jan 21, 2013 -- 12:28PM, Living_Wings wrote:
Jan 21, 2013 -- 12:26PM, Matt_Holck wrote:
It's a card loss, I'd rather cast an instant the gives me more +1/+1 counters

I'd like to introduce you to my friend Fathom Mage.

Which i will introduce to Primordal Hydra, Which is really happy to meet Gyre Sage.