Syphon Mind

Syphon Mind: a Break?

Would syphon mind be considered a break since it’s black card draw with no downside?

I consider it a break.

Bend / Break Black Card Draw Syphon Mind

Monochrome Cruel Ultimatum's Card Function

Re Cruel Ultimatum being mono-black: Are syphon mind, archon of cruelty and waste not breaks? Drawing off of someone else's discard seems to fit in black's color pie best. And invoke despair draws cards with the opponent paying the cost. Skull raid is a straight draw 2 against an empty handed opponent, so the opponent doesn't even need to lose anything.

We’ve done a few opponent discards and you draw as sort of a “drain cards” effect, but it was a mistake. Black needs to pay some cost to draw. The opponent losing cards is not a cost.

Archon Archon of Cruelty Black Color Pie Cruel Ultimatum Discard Invoke Despair Raid Skull Raid Syphon Mind Waste Not

Black Card Draw Nature

Doesn't syphon mind fit in with black's parasitism? Does black parasitism only apply to life?

Black should pay a cost to draw cards. It’s opponent suffering is not a cost.

Black Card Draw Syphon Mind

Black Card Draw Views

"Card draw is supposed to have a cost beyond mama for Black." What about when you're not the one paying the cost, like with Syphon Mind?

Not really a fan.

Black Card Draw Syphon Mind

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