Unfortunately your opponent can use instants or creature abilities to gain life on the stack. And in addition realize that if your opponent is at an odd life total they lose half rounded up meaning if they are at 27 they get cut to 1, equation for this card, (x/2+y). X is the life total of the player and y is the remainder. But who cares, if your opponent is at one you can easily snipe them down.
Posted By:
EnV
(2/26/2010 6:38:04 PM)
Not really good in Standard, but an absolute bomb in casual, where the phrase "illegal cards" means nothing. As mentioned, 2 Dark Rituals + Guul Draz Vampire + this is evil, awesome, and to top it off, incredibly sexy, as the Vampire and this prominently feature shapely vampire ladies in the art (which, are, ironically enough, infinitely more alluring and tastefully drawn than this block's bikini angels. Go figure.).
Posted By:
Azazyel
(6/18/2010 9:49:19 PM)
Topless vampire.
Posted By:
A3Kitsune
(3/12/2010 12:26:14 AM)
So why is black the best color for lifegain, and white is the best color for removal?
what is this I don't even
Posted By:
MrBarrelRoll
(7/30/2010 12:39:48 PM)
Nice~! I like the idea of using with sanguine bond. Heh
Posted By:
JosirisDavid
(9/26/2009 3:33:41 AM)
When used with Sanguine Bond, this is a 2 card kill!
Nice! Thanks for the hint a few weeks before release, MaRO!
Posted By:
Pantheon
(9/25/2009 9:28:24 AM)
It's definitely stronger outside of standard. Why? Dark Ritual x2 to use it much, much earlier. As early as turn 2. Turn 1: Swap + Guul Draz Vampire. Turn 2: 2x Dark Ritual + this, tapping the Guul Draz Vamp for the kicker cost.
Posted By:
lukemol
(2/11/2010 10:38:53 PM)
This wouldn't work with Quest for Pure Flame because life loss isn't damage.
Posted By:
PhagePoker
(11/5/2009 3:33:23 PM)
@ Arcticus
No. If so, that'd be Multikicker. Also, the card says "If it was kicked, you gain life equal to the life lost this way" which signifies that the kicking would activate once. It's like if there was a card that says "if it was kicked, it gains trample (or) Deathtouch (or) first strike". You can't give it double deathtouch
Posted By:
Ferlord
(8/2/2012 8:21:24 AM)
This card is powerful, but slow enough in constructed, sealed, etc that it's not a huge deal. It should totally be banned in EDH/Commander though. That format is slower than the rest and being near 40 life is still a possibility by the time you have enough mana to cast this. Seeing your life total go from 40 to 20 and watching your opponent gain 20 life is not a good feeling.
Posted By:
BookTheDwarf
(4/28/2011 9:17:24 AM)