A shame that Magic's first catoblepas had to be this mediocre. For reference, the mythical catoblepas was an ox-like beast whose heavy head dragged on the ground, whose stench was suffocating, and whose mere gaze was deadly.
Posted By:
Trygon_Predator
(9/17/2013 2:47:43 PM)
Interesting, Comboes with itself, can be removal, but ultimately overcosted.
Posted By:
Purplerooster
(9/18/2013 9:08:53 PM)
I know I wasn't sure this QUITE merited being called "catoblepas", since the term was a neologism of Pliny the Elder's meaning "downward gazing". The head's fifty degrees too high.
Interestingly enough, Pliny wasn't Hellenic, but Roman--and he was the first to describe the catoblepas. However, I'm wondering if catoblepases in Theros might be a kind of inside joke about D&D. Namely, D&D's gorgon creatures were THEMSELVES catoblepases with a touch of Stonka (from Hungarian myth).
Posted By:
SkyknightXi
(9/17/2013 8:48:57 PM)
It certainly is loathsome.
Posted By:
NinStarRune
(12/13/2013 12:08:36 PM)
Should've been called Festering Catoblepas. (Just kidding plz don't kill me, Vorthos.)
Posted By:
JimmyNoobPlayer
(9/18/2013 12:28:01 AM)
Just a little overcosted.
Perhaps if it was 5cmc and 3/2 it would be a tastefully playable common, like countless others in Theros?
Posted By:
Petertracy
(12/14/2013 3:43:52 AM)
As someone who played first edition DnD, this is really, really underwhelming. Seriously, catoblepas' were ridiculous, this thing should have AT LEAST had deathtouch, gorgons have deathtouch because they have a stars that turns you to stone, the catoblepas does the same thing, I am ashamed wizards.
Posted By:
Lazrbeams
(2/14/2014 8:42:06 PM)