[ZEN] Kor Cartographer, Ravenous Trap, Punishing Fire, Piranha Marsh

[Jon]

Source: http://www.mtg.ru/forums/mymagic/topic354499.html

Kor Cartographer
Creature - Kor Scout (Common)
When Kor Cartographer enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
2/2

Ravenous Trap
Instant - Trap (Uncommon)
If an opponent had three or more cards put into his or her graveyard from anywhere this turn, you may pay rather than pay Ravenous Trap's mana cost.
Exile all cards from target player's graveyard.

Punishing Fire
Instant (Uncommon)
Punishing Fire deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
Whenever an opponent gains life, you may pay . If you do, return Punishing Fire from your graveyard to your hand.

Piranha Marsh
Land (Common)
Piranha Marsh enters the battlefield tapped.
When Piranha Marsh enters the battlefield, target player loses 1 life.
: Add to your mana pool.

[rabbit]

I'm kinda unimpressed by all of these actually. Maybe I'm just not seeing something special.

I do think that some of them would make good SB options depending on how the block turns out like the Punishing Fire, but other than that... natta.

[Psychomagus]

I have to agree with Rabbit, but Punishing Fire is ehh ok, but there are so many better spells to go in almost any deck with red in it .

[Johnny Blaze]

Kor Cartographer: This isn't bad, though it could be one generic mana less. Then it would've been smashing.

Ravenous Trap: Not really impressed, though it'd could some use in a sideboard, maybe a 1-2 of.

Punishing Fire: This could've been so much better. If it were 3 damage instead, it'd made a little bit more difference. Instead, you're paying three mana for a Pulse of the Forge that does 2 less damage.

Pirahna Marsh: This land is funny, though not something I'd play four of in MBC, if at all. I'd rather play the Crypt, or "Cabal Coffers Lite."

[Charlo0oki]

Originally Posted by Jon

Ravenous Trap
Instant - Trap (Uncommon)
If an opponent had three or more cards put into his or her graveyard from anywhere this turn, you may pay rather than pay Ravenous Trap's mana cost.
Exile all cards from target player's graveyard.

This could be nice for Vintage.

[THEDARKPRIESTCYRIC]

Originally Posted by Charlo0oki

This could be nice for Vintage.

Especially since it is an Instant so it can be fetched with Cunning Wish :mise:

[Forgotten One]

Originally Posted by Charlo0oki

This could be nice for Vintage.

Totally agree. This is another hoser for Dredge as well as a huge hoser for Yawgmoth's Will (for those decks that can't support blue).

Kor Cartographer - expensive Civic Wayfinder/Borderland Ranger although since green is supposed to be better than white at digging up land I can see why. This could be good if mono-White control becomes good (which it might)

Punishing Fire - not bad, but not very good either. You could potentially use it to hose people playing the new 'gain 1 life' lands, but my guess is that red decks will alrady have plenty of better burn at their disposal.

Piranha Marsh - This is better than it looks, but with the way that mono-black is shaping up I don't think it's going to make the cut.