Glyph Keeper

[Melvin Vorthosian]

Do you think it will be banned in standard? I cannot believe I'm doing this as I'm breaking one of my own cardinal rules in this forum, and in MTG as a whole, but Glyph Keeper breaks this format. If it didn't have embalm I might disagree, but having to use four removal spells on a creature, two a turn, that can swing for 5 (kill in 4 turns) and then be embalmed and brought back for the same effect (though bouncing it will remove it a second time) is too powerful in this limited format, and it is absolutely too powerful in standard. I'd bet money that it will be banned in the next rotation.

What are your thoughts? Please try to keep it relatively clean and positive. Thanks for your input.

[Finrod]

Go watch the Standard pro tour right now on https://www.twitch.tv/magic. Glyph Keeper is definitely not going to take over the Standard format.

[Primordial]

No.

Originally posted by Melvin Vorthosian:

I'd bet money that it will be banned in the next rotation.

Unless it becomes essential in a busted deck between now and then, you will lose that bet. Hard.

[sithlordofsnark]

It will not become banned.

[Marci]

It has flying, but it is not unblockable; with only 3 toughness, it's not that hard to kill if you have flyers or reach. And giving it avoidance (or buff it in any way) is hard for its controller too: its ability is a lot worse than hexproof.

And its ability effects not just spells, but abilities too, so as an opponent you could target it with a beneficial ability from one of your creatures, and after that was countered, kill it..

[arenaynieve]

Originally posted by ratedx73:

It will not become banned.

It will. Why?/How I know that? Easy. I used some Jet on me and I saw it in the "vision"

[Nannok]

It gets killed eveytime i play it. Like most must kill critters.

[GeneralVeers]

Gee, wouldn't it be great if there was something out there that could block Glyph Keeper?? It would need to be a flier, of course.......and it would need at least 3 power to kill the Glyph Keeper.......and it would need to have some protection from removal so your opponent can't just Murder it and then swing in with Glyph Keeper.......and what would be REALLY great is if it could ressurect itself to counter Glyph Keeper's embalm???

OH! I know! I just thought of the perfect counter to Glyph Keeper!


ANOTHER GLYPH KEEPER!!!!


I'm a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ genius. :)


Or, more simply: keep a critter around that has a cheap ping effect, such as a Spawnbinder Mage. Use Spawnbinder to ping Glyph Keeper, then fire an Oblivion Strike at him. :)