I run him in my vampires and I've dropped him on turn 3 without a problem. Turn 1, Swamp, Tap, Guul Draz Vampire, end. (next turn) Swamp, tap 2, Demonic Tutor to get Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet to my hand, swing for 1, end. (3rd turn) Swamp, Tap 3, cast 2 Dark Ritual, drop Kalitas. I did that just to drive one of my friends insane. Otherwise, I would've snagged out my Nirkana Revenant i had in hand turn 2.
On a more related note, Just 3 Black and Tap him to kill anything and essentially make a copy of it on your side of the battlefield? Pretty damn good. His cost to get out is a tad high, but Nirkana Revenant takes care of almost all large cost issues in black, especially monoblack. Seeing as I'm running 4 Revenant, I'm actually debating on tossing in my Staff of Domination to actually have more of a way of abusing her mana production. All-in-all, solid card. I'd give it a 4/5.
Posted By:
Megapossum
(12/24/2010 12:06:17 PM)
Great card!It is pure vampire power!The cost of course is high but this black guy truly deserves it.
Posted By:
Hell-oGR
(12/26/2010 1:04:08 AM)
made more interesting with the inclusion of necrotic ooze. I would love to have this ability on turn 5 or earlier with a {g} {b} deck.
Posted By:
frommerman
(2/28/2011 7:01:47 PM)
I don't understand why people who play black would be putting this out on turn 8...
dark rituals aside I would have this baby out turn 4-5.
then he starts destroying ANYTHING and putting a creature of irrelivant strenth onto my side of the field as well...
turn eight my ass!
Posted By:
supershawn
(3/5/2011 12:15:40 PM)
Crazy anti-Bonehoard tech.
Posted By:
auriscope
(3/26/2011 5:09:49 AM)
This guy is one hell of a beast in a mono-black vampire EDH deck, especially as a general.
As long as you tutor for your Cabal Coffers, you should be able to cast him surprisingly early in a good deck. Then, from there, he is killer board control. Think of him as a token generator, though, because the best part is the magic he can work with a Bloodline Keeper, especially when he transforms (which really won't take long at all with those two out.
Get out Anowon, the Ruin Sage and from that point on, you have the table. The rest of the very short game is dodging removal while you slam enemies with all your huge vampires. Bonus points if you drop in a Butcher of Malakir just for the lulz.
With all the death that should be happening if you play your cards right, the new Blood Artist is a fun addition, letting you slowly drain people. He's one of the many reasons I love playing a aut... (see all)
Posted By:
hubbcapp
(5/2/2012 6:57:31 PM)
I see a lot of discontent for this guy, which I think of its wrong. This guy isn't good for an aggressive deck, but he is good for control. Just run one or two of him just incase you've been having a hard time landing the killing blow to your opponent. Drop this guy out and it won't be long before your opponent has nothing left.
Posted By:
Cygore
(8/4/2012 11:55:55 AM)
A well designed mythic with a very effective and flavorful ability. However, my favorite part about Kalitas is the art. The view from behind him is really effective for some reason, perhaps it gives the impression of a giant bat.
Posted By:
Goatllama
(9/11/2012 8:13:52 AM)
I find the lack of flying disturbing for 7 mana but the ability is awesome. Still feel like Olivia outclasses him but I'd play him in mono-black.
Posted By:
Smoke_Stack
(2/9/2013 10:56:44 AM)
Hmm... What I don't like about guys like these is: you spend a lot of mana, you have a guy with a high power and toughness around, and then you can't attack, because you want to use the tap ability.
I like it more when it's done on the invasion dragon cycle, where you get large expensive creatures, and you get their special abilities to trigger when they deal damage.
Posted By:
majinara
(5/28/2013 4:48:56 AM)