Magic: The Gathering Thread XXV: 3 Vorthoses barely clinging to sanity and 45 Spikes

[The Hellbug]

Considering the stuff his compatriots do, it's positively pillowfort level nice. But fair, it's not NECESSARILY beneficial. Still counts.

It's almost never beneficial (and never is, barring other card effects that punish hand size or something). Almost always it reads as 'your opponent has to use the first card they draw on their turn that turn or lose it' which stuffs reactive cards in a big way. Note that they don't get any extra cards, they're just forced to use their first one or lose it. Another in a long line of red effects that try to restrict the way their opponents play to the way red stereotypically wants to play (tap out each turn, play all the cards, swing with everything etc).