Twenty Questions!

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Thu, 2009-03-19 12:11
Aurora Illumina
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Twenty Questions!

OK, so I brought up this thread in the Random Thoughts thread, and then ALEX Ryugami suggested that I create a thread for 20Q here, so here it is.

(This is a clone of a game thread on MTGS. If the mods don't want this here, I fully understand that.)

First, the rules:
-The person who is "it" thinks of a Magic card.
-Players can ask yes or no questions. Any number of people can ask questions, but only once before "it" answers all of them. In other words, if you ask a question, you can't ask another one until I answer that question. Whenever I answer a question, you're allowed to ask another one.

UPDATE to this rule: The first person to ask at the start of a round gets three questions and two guesses. The second gets two questions and three guesses. From that point on, it's one guess and one question per post.

-Multiple players are allowed to post one question each at a time. "It" will answer all of them the next time (s)he posts.
-Whenever you ask a question, you can also post your guess. There is no penalty for an incorrect guess, and guesses don't count to the total of twenty questions.
-Your guess doesn't have to "agree" to your question. For example, you can ask "Is it white?" and guess a nonwhite card.
-If you guess the card correctly, you gain points. The point value is equal to 20 minus the number of questions asked, not including the one you asked before your guess.
-The person who guesses correctly becomes "it" for the next round.
-If nobody guesses correctly, "it" gets 15 points and becomes "it" again (and chooses a new card).

Also, whenever someone wins a round, please copy and paste the scoreboard from the last time it was updated, and add the appropriate modifications.

Anyways, since I started the thread, it would seem as though I'm it. So...

What card am I thinking of?

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Thu, 2009-03-19 13:18
ALEX Ryugami
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Another game thread! :)

1st question (hoping not ninja'd and doing this rightly.)

Is it legal on T2?
Plumeveil

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Thu, 2009-03-19 13:33
Aurora Illumina
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Yes, you've got the

Yes, you've got the idea.

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.

Incorrect Guesses so far:
Plumeveil

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Thu, 2009-03-19 14:47
Idle Muse
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2. Is it coloured? Strip Mine

2. Is it coloured?
Strip Mine

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Thu, 2009-03-19 14:50
Aurora Illumina
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Answers to questions so

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.
18. Yes, it's colored.

Incorrect Guesses so far: (I won't bother with autocarding here, because it's too much work to copy and paste.)
Plumeveil
Strip Mine

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Thu, 2009-03-19 14:56
Pichoro
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Is it extended

Is it extended legal?

Sideswipe

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Thu, 2009-03-19 15:04
Aurora Illumina
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Answers to questions so

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.
18. Yes, it's colored.
17. Yes, it's extended-legal.

Incorrect Guesses so far:
Plumeveil
Strip Mine
Sideswipe

Illusion, reality
Traveling through eternity!
—Aurora,
Travel Through Eternity

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Thu, 2009-03-19 15:39
Fafnir
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Is it blue? Quicksilver

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Thu, 2009-03-19 15:43
Aurora Illumina
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Answers to questions so

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.
18. Yes, it's colored.
17. Yes, it's extended-legal.
16. No, it's not blue. (Usually, people try to ask for more than one color in this question, and narrow it down after that.)

Incorrect Guesses so far:
Plumeveil
Strip Mine
Sideswipe
Quicksilver Elemental

Illusion, reality
Traveling through eternity!
—Aurora,
Travel Through Eternity

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Thu, 2009-03-19 15:46
Fafnir
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I did. I asked for four

I did. I asked for four colors - using a more compact notation. Stick out your tongue

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Thu, 2009-03-19 15:52
Aurora Illumina
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Oh, I see then - But people

Oh, I see then - But people usually ask for three colors, to narrow it to 3 or 2 instead of 1 or 4.

Oh, and I think I explained something ambiguously - I said that you can't ask another question until I have answered that one. Once I answer your question, you're free to ask another one.

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—Aurora,
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Thu, 2009-03-19 16:00
Idle Muse
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Is it either red or

Is it either red or white?
Lightning Helix

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Thu, 2009-03-19 16:02
Aurora Illumina
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Answers to questions so

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.
18. Yes, it's colored.
17. Yes, it's extended-legal.
16. No, it's not blue. (Usually, people try to ask for more than one color in this question, and narrow it down after that.)
15. No, it's not red or white.

Incorrect Guesses so far:
Plumeveil
Strip Mine
Sideswipe
Quicksilver Elemental
Lightning Helix

Illusion, reality
Traveling through eternity!
—Aurora,
Travel Through Eternity

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Thu, 2009-03-19 16:06
Pichoro
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Is it a permanent? Nefashu

Is it a permanent?

Nefashu

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Thu, 2009-03-19 16:09
Aurora Illumina
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Answers to questions so

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.
18. Yes, it's colored.
17. Yes, it's extended-legal.
16. No, it's not blue. (Usually, people try to ask for more than one color in this question, and narrow it down after that.)
15. No, it's not red or white.
14. No, it's not a permanent.

Incorrect Guesses so far:
Plumeveil
Strip Mine
Sideswipe
Quicksilver Elemental
Lightning Helix
Nefashu

Illusion, reality
Traveling through eternity!
—Aurora,
Travel Through Eternity

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Thu, 2009-03-19 16:14
Liosan
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Is it's converted mana cost

Is it's converted mana cost greater than 5?

Minotaur illusionist

EDIT: Ugh, got ninja'd. Oh well, let's be fair, I'll keep the (obviously wrong) guess as it is A happy smile

Liosan

Thu, 2009-03-19 16:15
Aurora Illumina
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Answers to questions so

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.
18. Yes, it's colored.
17. Yes, it's extended-legal.
16. No, it's not blue. (Usually, people try to ask for more than one color in this question, and narrow it down after that.)
15. No, it's not red or white.
14. No, it's not a permanent.
13. No, its converted mana cost is not greater than 5.

Incorrect Guesses so far:
Plumeveil
Strip Mine
Sideswipe
Quicksilver Elemental
Lightning Helix
Nefashu
Minotaur Illusionist

(Also, when I say it's not blue, it also means it's not a multicolored card that includes blue.)

Illusion, reality
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—Aurora,
Travel Through Eternity

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Thu, 2009-03-19 16:19
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Is its converted mana cost

Is its converted mana cost less than or equal to 2?
Healing Leaves

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Thu, 2009-03-19 17:04
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sure, i'll bite

Is it an instant?

Kiku's shadow

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Thu, 2009-03-19 17:14
Aurora Illumina
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Answers to questions so

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.
18. Yes, it's colored.
17. Yes, it's extended-legal.
16. No, it's not blue.
15. No, it's not red or white.
14. No, it's not a permanent.
13. No, its converted mana cost is not greater than 5.
12. Yes, its converted mana cost is less than or equal to 2.
11. Yes, it's an instant.

Incorrect Guesses so far:
Plumeveil
Strip Mine
Sideswipe
Quicksilver Elemental
Lightning Helix
Nefashu
Minotaur Illusionist
Healing Leaves
Kiku's Shadow

(For some reason, this was above the post after me, until I edited it to restore the order.)

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Traveling through eternity!
—Aurora,
Travel Through Eternity

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Thu, 2009-03-19 17:37
Picks-at-Flies
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Does it contain a

Does it contain a keyword?

[card]Summoner's Pact[/card]

Thu, 2009-03-19 17:51
Guitarweeps

Is it in the Time

Is it in the Time Spiral/Coldsnap block?

Terror

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Triannon Shard Refraction
Drel Alar Block

Thu, 2009-03-19 19:22
Aurora Illumina
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Answers to questions so

Answers to questions so far:
19. No, it's not T2 legal.
18. Yes, it's colored.
17. Yes, it's extended-legal.
16. No, it's not blue.
15. No, it's not red or white.
14. No, it's not a permanent.
13. No, its converted mana cost is not greater than 5.
12. Yes, its converted mana cost is less than or equal to 2.
11. Yes, it's an instant.
10. Yes, it has a keyword on it.
9. Yes, it's in the Time Spiral or Coldsnap block.

Incorrect Guesses so far:
Plumeveil
Strip Mine
Sideswipe
Quicksilver Elemental
Lightning Helix
Nefashu
Minotaur Illusionist
Healing Leaves
Kiku's Shadow
Summoner's Pact
Terror

Illusion, reality
Traveling through eternity!
—Aurora,
Travel Through Eternity

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Thu, 2009-03-19 19:37
Ulxiz
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Is it rare or

Is it rare or special?

Extirpate

Thu, 2009-03-19 19:42
Aurora Illumina
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We have a winner! Ulxiz is

We have a winner! Ulxiz is the first one to get on the scoreboard, with Extirpate.

Ulxiz - 9

You may think of the next card whenever ready.

Illusion, reality
Traveling through eternity!
—Aurora,
Travel Through Eternity

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Thu, 2009-03-19 19:48
Ulxiz
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I don't know why, but I

I don't know why, but I started to like this game Stick out your tongue

Now, what card I'm thinking of?

Thu, 2009-03-19 19:49
Aurora Illumina
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Is the card red, green, or

Is the card red, green, or white?
Ankh of Mishra

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Thu, 2009-03-19 19:55
Ulxiz
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19.Yes, it is red, green or

19.Yes, it is red, green or white.

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra

Thu, 2009-03-19 20:04
Pichoro
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Is it extended legal? Wrath

Is it extended legal?

Wrath of God


Now that that is out of the way, unless Ulxiz protests, the winner of this round of 20 questions wins a mythic rare in the mini-planes project, if they are already a participant there.

If the winner is not a mini-planes participant, the mythic carries over to the third round of this game, and so on, until we have a winner for it.

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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:07
Ulxiz
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Well, i'm not particiapting

Well, i'm not particiapting the mini-planes set, so i guess the prize goes for the next winner.

19.Yes, it is red, green or white.
18.Yes, it is extended legal.

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra
Wrath of God

Thu, 2009-03-19 20:09
Aurora Illumina
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Is it standard-legal? Woolly

Is it standard-legal?
Woolly Thoctar

Illusion, reality
Traveling through eternity!
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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:11
Ulxiz
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19.Yes, it is red, green or

19.Yes, it is red, green or white.
18.Yes, it is extended legal.
17.Yes, it is standard legal.

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra
Wrath of God
Wooly Thoctar

Thu, 2009-03-19 20:11
innuendo
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Is it mono color? Hill Giant

Is it mono color?
Hill Giant

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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:11
Pichoro
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No, Ulxiz, I mean the mythic

No, Ulxiz, I mean the mythic rare giveaway starts with your round (the one we're in right now). And if the winner of this round isn't a participant, it carries over to round three.

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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:13
Ulxiz
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19.Yes, it is red, green or

19.Yes, it is red, green or white.
18.Yes, it is extended legal.
17.Yes, it is standard legal.
16.No, it's not mono color.

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra
Wrath of God
Wooly Thoctar
Hill Giant

Thu, 2009-03-19 20:14
Aurora Illumina
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Is it in the Shards of Alara

Is it in the Shards of Alara block?
Heartmender

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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:18
Ulxiz
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19.Yes, it is red, green or

19.Yes, it is red, green or white.
18.Yes, it is extended legal.
17.Yes, it is standard legal.
16.No, it's not mono color.
15.No, it's not in the Shards of Alara Block.

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra
Wrath of God
Wooly Thoctar
Hill Giant
Heartmender

Thu, 2009-03-19 20:18
innuendo
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Is it a permanent Apocalypse

Is it a permanent
Apocalypse Hydra

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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:19
Ulxiz
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19.Yes, it is red, green or

19.Yes, it is red, green or white.
18.Yes, it is extended legal.
17.Yes, it is standard legal.
16.No, it's not mono color.
15.No, it's not in the Shards of Alara Block.
14.No, it's not a permanent.

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra
Wrath of God
Wooly Thoctar
Hill Giant
Heartmender
Apocalypse Hydra

Thu, 2009-03-19 20:20
Aurora Illumina
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Is it rare? Call the

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Traveling through eternity!
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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:22
Pichoro
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Is it in Lorwyn

Is it in Lorwyn Block?

Tarfire.

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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:23
innuendo
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Is it's converted casting

Is it's converted casting cost greater than 2

Unmake

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Thu, 2009-03-19 20:32
Fafnir
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Is it in

Is it in Shadowmoor?

Firespout

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Fri, 2009-03-20 03:09
ALEX Ryugami
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Trip?

Is it an instant?
Torrent of Souls

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Ilesh, Expanded
Tales of Asdoria

Fri, 2009-03-20 03:43
Pichoro
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We're getting quite the pile

We're getting quite the pile up here. Interesting. Only 8 questions left, but the last 5 haven't been answered yet.

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Fri, 2009-03-20 17:30
Ulxiz
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19.Yes, it is red, green or

19.Yes, it is red, green or white.
18.Yes, it is extended legal.
17.Yes, it is standard legal.
16.No, it's not mono color.
15.No, it's not in the Shards of Alara Block.
14.No, it's not a permanent.
13.No, it's not rare.
12.No, it's not in the Lorwyn Block
11.No, it doesn't have converted mana cost greater than 2.
10.No, it's not on Shadowmoor Set.
9.Yes, it is an instant.

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra
Wrath of God
Wooly Thoctar
Hill Giant
Heartmender
Apocalypse Hydra
Call the Skybreaker
Tarfire
Unmake
Firespout
Torrent of Souls

Fri, 2009-03-20 17:37
Picks-at-Flies
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Yeesh... not many options

Yeesh... not many options left, so someone's going to get it.

Guess: Double Cleave
Question: Is it blue?

Fri, 2009-03-20 17:39
Ulxiz
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19.Yes, it is red, green or

19.Yes, it is red, green or white.
18.Yes, it is extended legal.
17.Yes, it is standard legal.
16.No, it's not mono color.
15.No, it's not in the Shards of Alara Block.
14.No, it's not a permanent.
13.No, it's not rare.
12.No, it's not in the Lorwyn Block
11.No, it doesn't have converted mana cost greater than 2.
10.No, it's not on Shadowmoor Set.
9.Yes, it is an instant.
8.No, it's not blue.

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra
Wrath of God
Wooly Thoctar
Hill Giant
Heartmender
Apocalypse Hydra
Call the Skybreaker
Tarfire
Unmake
Firespout
Torrent of Souls
Double Cleave

Fri, 2009-03-20 17:43
innuendo
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Is it green Manamorphose

Is it green

Manamorphose

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Fri, 2009-03-20 17:46
Ulxiz
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7 questions to go.

Answers
19.Yes, it is red, green or white.
18.Yes, it is extended legal.
17.Yes, it is standard legal.
16.No, it's not mono color.
15.No, it's not in the Shards of Alara Block.
14.No, it's not a permanent.
13.No, it's not rare.
12.No, it's not in the Lorwyn Block
11.No, it doesn't have converted mana cost greater than 2.
10.No, it's not on Shadowmoor Set.
9.Yes, it is an instant.
8.No, it's not blue.
7.No, it's not green

Incorrect Guesses
Ankh of Mishra
Wrath of God
Wooly Thoctar
Hill Giant
Heartmender
Apocalypse Hydra
Call the Skybreaker
Tarfire
Unmake
Firespout
Torrent of Souls
Double Cleave
Manamorphose

Fri, 2009-03-20 17:47
Picks-at-Flies
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As I understand the rules,

As I understand the rules, I'm allowed to ask another question, but to keep it vaguely fair I won't make the last guess if this isn't it.

Guess: Batwing Brume?
Question: Does it have a converted casting cost of 1?