I see that thing either in a control deck, that wants to stall the ground until the enemy has been discarded of all useful cards and all creatures been killed, to then win. Or in a combo deck, that just wants to stall the ground again, until a certain combo has been found that instantly wins the game. Also: false cure, or cards that prevent lifegain.
Posted By:
majinara
(1/29/2013 1:14:43 PM)
Don't be fooled by his drawback in limited. Giving your opponent some life is okay because at 6/6 for 4 mana, you're basically killing anything that blocks (or gets blocked by) this.
Posted By:
mdakw576
(2/4/2013 11:29:10 PM)
Automatic 4 of in a deck with Lure and False Cure. I call it Malpractice.
Also, survives a turn 5 extorted Mutilate. Yeah, maybe not as bad as you think...
Posted By:
ThisisSakon
(2/18/2013 10:39:20 PM)
I still have a hard time seeing the issues here. He's a vicious beater. He's stopped by chump blocking for sure, but he *must* be blocked if you want to live long. If they are teching with False Cure then it's dangerous to do anything but chump it.
IMO, it does a decent enough job without anything special in similar ways to some of the old big beaters. 6/6 is hard for control decks to deal with appropriately if they've been removing your other threats, and 4 mana isn't too much of a set back for card neutrality (at worst.) If they can't get a steady board position after a bit this guy eats those kinds of decks alive; meaning he has a place.
I'll agree that Desecration Demon is better, as is Abyssal Persecutor (by a mile) but mono-black demons are almost always brutal if you manage their drawback. This guy doesn't need a lot of managing and is quite impressive. Again, mono-black is almost a drawback by comparison to mixin... (see all)
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(5/3/2013 8:27:16 AM)
Erebos bonded with this beast over their shared love of coins, the afterlife, and life "disadvantage."
Posted By:
SpaceMagic
(12/10/2013 7:27:14 PM)
I am quite happy to see some cards that aren't all upside being printed. Also the art is pretty sweet. It reminds me of the old book Dinotopia.
Posted By:
lorendorky
(1/22/2013 2:23:05 PM)
Turn 4 this.
Turn 5 Disciple of Bolas + Extort?
Holy Mantle?
Only things in standard I can think of.
Posted By:
noobmag1
(2/25/2013 2:01:44 AM)
kills weenies, clears the board, of course its no desecration demon, but skullcrack would make this card interesting
Posted By:
figgerhaggotnater
(1/22/2013 1:57:03 PM)
Give it first strike.
Posted By:
Mr.Anjiro
(2/25/2013 11:29:31 AM)
An interesting card, but very difficult to make good. It can definitely act as a large, efficient beater, and many will not want to block it to keep their creatures alive. However, it can easily be blocked to prevent death, and in the late game does more harm than good, as it will provide a decent body, but also life to keep the opponent going
2.5/5
Posted By:
Superllama12
(1/22/2013 1:52:52 PM)