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Cryptic Totem (883 words) |
 | Cryptic Totem's effect can undo any work your opponent performed manipulating his shields to reap mana advantage, and prevent him from utilizing a random trigger like Holy Awe to stop you from sweeping his shields. |
 | When you're able to place limitations like Cryptic Totem's negation effect onto your opponent's options, and thus hinder his ability to reap certain advantages from his cards, you minimize the effectiveness of your opponent's card plays, and swing control of the duel to your side of the table. |
 | Even though in some cases Cryptic Totem's effect may not be as debilitating as Bolmeteus Steel Dragon's (because your opponent is able to place broken shields into his hand), it's still a very dangerous effect. |
| cryptic scenery/chs biography (2315 words) |
 | much of this material was committed to tape; this led to the recording and release of the first cryptic scenery tape called 'cupboard', which featured five minimalist and ambient tracks and was reissued as a limited edition cd-r in 2004 on the bsbta label. |
 | buse's drumming gave this incarnation of cryptic scenery a harder-edged sound which was to be heard in two final concerts in july, 2003. |
 | as much as there was a loss in orchestration by three musicians leaving cryptic scenery, it gave a possibility of stretching out into different musical directions without having to consider how this direction would sit and fit in with the whole group. |