Body Snatcher (Urza's Destiny) - Community - Gatherer

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I kinda like this guy, he's one of those guys that'll let you cheat in Emrakul if you have a sac outlet

See: Nantuko Husk

Play husk, pass turn

next turn:

1.Play snatcher
2.Discard Emrakul
3.Respond to Emrakul's shuffling ability with sacking snatcher
4.Res Emrakul for happy times (no extra turn, but a 15/15 turn 4 isn't half bad)

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Posted By: Snafinturtle (11/26/2010 12:38:53 PM)

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This guy is pure secks. Both elements of reanimate, creature to the bin + return creature to play, on the same card. With a sac outlet, he's great, but even without he puts the opponent in the same kind of quandry as does a defensive Phyrexian Obliterator - can't kill it, can't attack into it.

Easily one of the best reanimator cards ever printed.

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Posted By: Justice1337 (8/18/2011 5:17:17 PM)

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Turn 1
- Swamp -> Black

;
- Carrion Feeder.
Turn 2
- Second Swamp -> Black

;
- With

cast Dark Ritual -> Black

;
- With

cast Body Snatcher and discard Emrakul;
- Emrakul's triggered ability (shuffle your graveyard into your library) goes on the stack;
- Sacrifice Body Snatcher to Carrion Feeder in response to the triggered ability;
- Body Snatcher's triggered ability goes on the stack above Emrakul's;
- Carrion Feeder's activated ability goes on the top of the stack;
- Carrion Feeder's ability resolves and it gets its +1/+1 counter;
- Body Snatcher's triggered ability resolves and Emrakul enters;
- Emrakul's triggered ability resolves and you shuffle your graveyard into your library;
- ENJOY YOUR SECOND TURN ANNIHILATOR 15/15!!!

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Posted By: Paolino (1/16/2012 2:00:58 AM)

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I firmly believe this is an excellent card.
Its power and toughness are virtually irrelevant, as you want it to die.
A beautiful peace of reanimation, if you can call it that. It's closer to cheating it to play, effect wise. Assuming you target the card you discarded, of course.

I really like the flavour too.
It steals a body form an uncast creature, and then, upon death, splits open to reveal something much nastier inside it.

Very nice.
I do, however, weep over the length of the rules text.
Imagine the flavour text you could have on a card called Body Snatcher!

4.5/5

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Posted By: Sharu (3/26/2012 4:05:25 AM)

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Kill this thing yourself to get Devouring Strossus.

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Posted By: Etregan (12/10/2009 1:35:06 AM)

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Use Buried Alive before casting Body Snatcher. Then use Victimize on the 'Snatcher and get 3 of the 4! YES. (Or just use Victimize on it in general and get a bonus creature- not tapped- out of it! Sweet!)

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Posted By: Entropic_Acolyte (3/28/2012 5:49:26 PM)

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It's a complicated sort of reanimate card, but with the advantage of combining two of the tricky elements of reanimation- not only does it reanimate, but it also lets you drop the creature from your hand into the graveyard.

If you don't want to discard a creature card, or can't, you can sac him at instant speed to get around his first ability.

Use him with Phyrexian Tower.

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Posted By: ScissorsLizard (5/2/2010 9:42:30 PM)

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Of all things to snatch....... a goblin? Not a Serra Avenger or something?

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Posted By: Goatllama (12/10/2011 6:44:21 PM)

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this card could easily replace mind maggots in my deck.

EDIT, nope actually mind maggots is probably gonna stay in, but this is still going to find a place in my deck. probably he'll actually replace one of the gravediggers...
or all of the gravediggers......

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Posted By: supershawn (3/14/2011 11:45:00 AM)

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