General Guess the Card
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Onderzeeboot
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I've read several inquests, but I don't remember any of it :')
Ok, another hint then: it creates some kind of token.
And the other clues were:
It is a creature
It pays tribute to Warcraft2
It isn't red
It is old border
The fact that the card is an Warcraft related joke was in InQuest magazine
I'll throw in another obscure bonus hint. You could legally buy boosters from the set the card is in before the set was released.
And the other clues were:
It is a creature
It pays tribute to Warcraft2
It isn't red
It is old border
The fact that the card is an Warcraft related joke was in InQuest magazine
I'll throw in another obscure bonus hint. You could legally buy boosters from the set the card is in before the set was released.
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Onderzeeboot
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I got it! It has to be
The human Mage unit could cast polymorph
Right?
The human Mage unit could cast polymorph
Right?
Yes! You got it!I got it! It has to be
The human Mage unit could cast polymorph
Right?
Onderzeeboot
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Cool! Guess I'll have to give a hint on my puzzle, since no one is bitingSweet! I've been brooding on one of the red herring puzzles since they first premiered in this thread
My card has exactly one thing in common with Adorable Kitten.
I have no clue but maybe one lucky guess:
Onderzeeboot
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Alas! You fell into a trap!
Of course!
The humans in Warcraft had a unit, the Mage, which could polymorph any unit into a sheep, rendering it useless. So someone in Wizards must have been a huge Fan of Warcraft and designed a card, which does the same.
Before Visions was actually released you could buy a storage box with Visions art and 3 or 4 boosters of Visions. I can't say exactly how much earlier that box was released, but I got one in my FLGS at the time. After looking at the cards, I actually had opened an Ovinomancer and it reminded me immediately of Warcraft. It was even mentioned in InQuest the next month. There they pointed out that it was indeed a reference to Warcraft.
Unfortunately the card itself is literally almost unplayable. It might see play in EDH though.
Edit: after some searching I found the box. It was called Multiverse gift box and had two Visions booster and some others. The box was released November 96 and Visions was released February 97.
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You still have to bounce 3 lands when Ovinomancer comes into play and bounce him when you use the ability.
Nope you do not have to bounce lands…
Let the bounce or sacrifice trigger go onto the stack, and tap and return ovino in response. You destroy a creature and then you can choose to either sacrifice ovino (which is already returned to the hand) or bounce three lands. The choice to sacrifice something non-existing or bounce 3 lands is up to you.
See the oracle of lotus vale for comparison.
Chris Taylor
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https://adnd2e.fandom.com/wiki/Polymorph_Self
There is a polymorph self spell in AD&D from 1977
3.5 adds the ability to polymorph a willing creature, but it's still not quite ophiomancer, at least on the base polymorph spell. Baleful Polymorph (A much higher level spell) lets you permanently alter someone else, and IIRC the duration on Polymorph (at least in WC3 Ladder play) is permanent?
Wait never mind AD&D has polymorph other as just a different spell: https://adnd2e.fandom.com/wiki/Polymorph_Other
I'm going to chock it up to old game design weirdness that there's 3 different polymorph spells listed in different places (All in the PHB or equivilent)
There is a polymorph self spell in AD&D from 1977
3.5 adds the ability to polymorph a willing creature, but it's still not quite ophiomancer, at least on the base polymorph spell. Baleful Polymorph (A much higher level spell) lets you permanently alter someone else, and IIRC the duration on Polymorph (at least in WC3 Ladder play) is permanent?
Wait never mind AD&D has polymorph other as just a different spell: https://adnd2e.fandom.com/wiki/Polymorph_Other
I'm going to chock it up to old game design weirdness that there's 3 different polymorph spells listed in different places (All in the PHB or equivilent)
Onderzeeboot
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It's additional hint time!
Hint 1: My card has exactly one thing in common with Adorable Kitten.
Hint 2. My card has even more in common with Garruk the Slayer, but like with the Kitten, it's not the text on the card that matches.
Sweet! I've been brooding on one of the red herring puzzles since they first premiered in this thread Four of these represent the card I'm thinking of in one way or another, the other four are just there to lead you astray.
Hint 1: My card has exactly one thing in common with Adorable Kitten.
Hint 2. My card has even more in common with Garruk the Slayer, but like with the Kitten, it's not the text on the card that matches.
Onderzeeboot
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Onderzeeboot
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Red herrings all aroundYou just showed us two cards who were both number 001 in the series and that's not the hint?
Onderzeeboot
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New day, new hint!
Hint 1: My card has exactly one thing in common with Adorable Kitten.
Hint 2: My card has even more in common with Garruk the Slayer, but like with the Kitten, it's not the text on the card that matches.
Hint 3: My card does not buff Tarmogoyf.
Sweet! I've been brooding on one of the red herring puzzles since they first premiered in this thread Four of these represent the card I'm thinking of in one way or another, the other four are just there to lead you astray.
Hint 1: My card has exactly one thing in common with Adorable Kitten.
Hint 2: My card has even more in common with Garruk the Slayer, but like with the Kitten, it's not the text on the card that matches.
Hint 3: My card does not buff Tarmogoyf.
Red Sun's Zenith?
I'm thinking it's
But that's more of based on the kitten and Garruk, I have no idea how the rest of the cards fit in. Barrin, Master Wizard and Karn seem to fit though since Barrin is a knowledge seeker and Karn is a planeswalker.