by ElspethFTW, Gaming Successfully Staff
I have to give Richard Garfield a ton of credit for creating this card. There is no doubt that Shahrazad is perhaps the most fascinating card in Magic the Gathering simply because of its effect. This card is banned in every format for a reason. Seriously, the card tells you to leave your current game of Magic to go and play a separate game of Magic with the remaining cards! Then after that game is over, you come back to your original game and the loser of the sub-game loses half of his or her life, rounded up. Then you still have to finish the original game!
Wow, that’s a pretty awesome concept: having a game of Magic inside of a game of Magic. Can it ever be practically worked out in a tournament setting? Absolutely not. But it doesn’t mean casual players don’t proxy this and try it out just for fun. Heck, if you actually own a copy of this card, why not stick it in a deck for chuckles? Heck, what if you ran 4 copies of this in a deck? You could potentially have a game of Magic inside a game of Magic inside a game of Magic inside a game of Magic!
And thus, the ban hammer came down…
Please keep your Shahrazads sleeved and bindered, please…
Wow, that’s a pretty awesome concept: having a game of Magic inside of a game of Magic. Can it ever be practically worked out in a tournament setting? Absolutely not. But it doesn’t mean casual players don’t proxy this and try it out just for fun. Heck, if you actually own a copy of this card, why not stick it in a deck for chuckles? Heck, what if you ran 4 copies of this in a deck? You could potentially have a game of Magic inside a game of Magic inside a game of Magic inside a game of Magic!
And thus, the ban hammer came down…
Please keep your Shahrazads sleeved and bindered, please…
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