Figure of Destiny - Foil

People who give this a low score are confused. This is easily one of the best one drops every created. This card has dominated past tournaments and been in many top decks, especially when Kithkin was big.

The fact that the current tournament scene doesn’t support it doesn’t mean anything. Pick these up when they’re cheap because they will be big again, and you won’t regret it.

You people who say it doesn't get tournament play are wrong. There's a deck in extended this year that's top 8'ed with these, students of warfare, and ranger of eos'. Think about it. It rocks. the thing that makes figure good is you don't have to "level" him as a sorcery... save your mana for your paths or what have you and if you don't need them, level him. He's so good.

Yes, it has some flaws, being that it doesn't get any abilities until you pump it full of mana and build it up. However, many people overlook that it is a 1 drop and improvable, meaning that you get it out on the field for an extra creature (maybe use it to buff up your Kinsbaile Borderguard) and in the meantime you use widespread buffs to get it beefy along with your other smaller whites. If you have excess mana in between turns, you start leveling it at instant speed. Then at your leisure, or in a pinch, you're got your 8/8 first strike flying.

If you are very lucky, you might be able to level him up completely by turn 4. That's if you don't spend any mana on anything else. If you are casting other spells, you are probably not going to have 6 mana available all at once until turn 6 at the earliest. That is WAY too slow for tournament play. It is sad that people see a pro using a card and just assume that it must be an awesome card, instead of actually putting some of their own thought into it. Be a wizard, not a robot.

I do not have the room to explain it here, but a person who has read and understood "The Art of War" will know the reasons for my one star rating. It is amazing how much of that book is relevant to the game of Magic.