Pivot the Storm
New Way Forward is a tactical instant that converts an incoming blow into card advantage and direct punishment. Castable in response to a looming threat, it prevents the next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn and then redirects that prevented damage as direct damage to the source's controller while letting you draw that many cards. In practice this card stabilizes a risky turn and replaces tempo loss with resources you can use immediately.
Deckbuilders value New Way Forward for its flexibility in Dragonscale or five color shells that can reliably cast its cost. It reads well in control builds that want interaction that also refuels the hand and in midrange lists that can profitingly flip opposing burn or combat damage into card draw and reach. This near mint English print from Tarkir Dragonstorm is ready for play or collection and slots cleanly into Commander or Constructed strategies that benefit from prevention effects paired with payoff.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{U}{B}{R}{W}
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Card Type – Instant
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Subtypes –
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. When damage is prevented this way, New Way Forward deals that much damage to that source's controller and you draw that many cards.
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Power / Toughness –
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Condition – Near Mint
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Set – Tarkir: Dragonstorm
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Language – English
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Rarity – Rare
