The Top 15 Magic Items, part 5

The countdown of the Top 15 Spellfire: TAV magic items continues!

NUMBER 6: Takhisis's Helmet of Power (Dragonlance chase, 18/25).

Wait, is it a helmet or a mirror?

In the #6 spot on the countdown we find Takhisis's Helmet of Power, another magic item you really don't want attached to a champion in combat. Instead, put it on a champion who chills out in your pool. So long as it's in play, the Helmet negates all immunities on the table. Go ahead and use a Trapped on Gib Lhadsemlo. Kill Erellika with a Finger of Death. Use a Cataclysm to destroy The Gorgon's Crown. Mindshatter the Living Wall. All this and more is now possible! Be aware, however, you have to construct a deck that can properly take advantage of Takhisis's Helmet of Power. You can't just toss it into any old deck without wrecking half of your own champions and realms. But in the right deck, it's the sixth best magic item in Spellfire.


NUMBER 5: Staff of Conjuring (4th Edition, 165/500). 

Great, another chance to be beaten by a Loup-Garou.

I don't think I really have to explain why this magic item is at #5 on my list. Just read it! Imagine having to battle an opponent who can throw down a Dreaded Ghost or a Thought Eater every turn. Even worse, if circumstances allow the same champion to battle twice in a turn, the Staff of Conjuring can bring the ally back twice too! Your dragon deck might have to deal with a Noble Djinni over and over. Your low-level instant-kill deck might have to endure multiple Intellect Devourers. And don't get me started on the Thought Eaters and Loup-Garous. The only downside is, if the Staff of Conjuring is attached to a losing champion it's off to the Abyss. It's still one of the best magic items ever printed, though.

NUMBER 4: Star Gem of Martek: Clear Crystal (Runes & Ruins, 77/100).

"Come back here with my gem, you stupid scorpion!"

"Spells cast by the attached champion cannot be dispelled". That's a primo power. You can still Spell Turn them, though, right? Well, slap this baby onto Gib Reltub and you have a champion naturally immune to harmful events who can cast a Wish spell that can't be canceled or Spell Turned. Put it on Bigby and he can cast an unstoppable Spell Turning every turn. Better keep those Re-targets handy. The Star Gem of Martek: Clear Crystal is by far the best of the Star Gems, and renders most "counterspell" effects useless against the attached champion. Any deck with spellcasters needs to include one of these things - it's a must. Because of its general all-around awesomness, this magic item gets the #4 spot on the list.

Tomorrow: The conclusion! Magic items #3-1.