Archived from the original on 21 February 1999
Its just too weak as a commander
Both the Alcove Edge and Alcove Flip are built to accommodate standard size cards, making them compatible with Commander, Magic, and other trading card games
More importantly, the creature card has a useful ability in that whenever it attacks or is targeted by an opponents spell, it can deal three damage to each opponent (making it potentially useful in multiplayer formats such as Commander) or exile (essentially remove from the game, in Magic: The Gatherings lingo) the top two cards of the players deck - the player then picks one of those two cards, which they can choose to play until the end of their next turn
Retreat: C Weakness: F Resistance: None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Magneton D24 - Rare Type: Lightning Evolution: Stage 1 Evolution (Evolves from Magnemite) Level: 35 HP: 80 LC - Sonicboom (20) Effect: Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack
However, we should all be paying attention to the additional trigger it gives for permanents with magecraft-like triggers